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My Brain Has 100 Tabs Open. And Honestly, I Think I Kind of Love It.
Creative thinking can feel like having 100 tabs open. My take on balancing a corporate marketing career, content creation, ideas and actually pressing publish.
Molly Johannsen
Sep 85 min read


What It Really Takes to Rebrand a Business
When I joined Edwards & Towers, I had no idea that one of the biggest projects of my career would become reimagining a brand that had already spent more than two decades building its reputation. This is the reality of what it really takes to rebrand a business. Like many established businesses, Edwards & Towers already had everything you can't manufacture overnight. It had trust. It had credibility. It had loyal clients, experienced people and a respected name within Dubai's
Molly Johannsen
Jul 283 min read


I Had Nothing to Write About Today.So I Wrote About That.
Creative block is real, it is frustrating, and it happens to everyone. Here is how I actually get out of it. Written on a day I genuinely could not think of a single thing to say.
Molly Johannsen
Jun 297 min read


What It Means To Be A Creative
Discover what it truly means to be a creative. From endless ideas and creative sparks to the challenges of bringing visions to life, explore the realities of working in marketing, branding, and content creation.
Molly Johannsen
Jun 13 min read


The Career Advice I Wish Someone Had Given Me at 22
The honest career lessons I learned the hard way — on building a reputation, saying yes to the right things, and what actually accelerates a career. From a Dubai-based marketing strategist.
Molly Johannsen
May 194 min read


Living Far From Home: The Beautiful and Brutal Parts of Life in Dubai
I moved to Dubai without a set idea of what my life would look like here. No fixed timeline. No clear end goal. And if I’m honest, sometimes I still feel like that. Life here is always shifting. Just when you think you’ve found your rhythm, something changes, your routine, your people, your perspective. Dubai, although an ever changing city, has turned into my forever home, and I can not be more happy with how my journey has been, and where it will take me. What this city ta
Molly Johannsen
Apr 23 min read


The Year I Stopped Playing Small and Started Backing Myself
2025 was the year something shifted. Not in a loud, dramatic way. Not in a “new year, new me” kind of way. But quietly, internally, and honestly… in the way that matters most. It was the year I stopped questioning whether I belonged in the rooms I was in. The year I stopped shrinking my ideas to make them easier to digest. The year I stopped waiting for permission. And 2026 is the year I finally started backing myself. I’ve spent a lot of my career building brands, shaping bu
Molly Johannsen
Apr 22 min read
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