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Empowering Leaders to Bridge the Gap
Between Strategy and Execution
GET TO KNOW
Maliha Khan
Maliha Khan is a marketing strategist, educator, and founder of Khanect the Dots LLC and Khancepts Studio, through which she helps brands bridge the gap between strategy and execution.
Maliha is known for her warm, story-driven delivery that blends humor, honesty, and hard-won lessons from entrepreneurship. Her talks connect strategy to real-world action—helping audiences walk away inspired and equipped with practical frameworks they can apply right away.
She’s been featured on stages from Content Marketing World, Content Entrepreneur Expo to Digital Women KC, Central Exchange, and Global Entrepreneurship Week. She continues to lead the conversation on what she calls The Messy Middle of modern marketing and leadership.
She’s especially passionate about the intersection of AI and marketing, and is known for sharing approachable, forward-thinking insights that help leaders design smarter, work faster, and stay authentic in the age of AI.
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Signature Talks
Owning the Messy Middle: Finding Your Voice
Every great idea hits turbulence between vision and reality. In this powerful keynote, Maliha explores what it means to lead through uncertainty and how the courage to be more audacious can guide you through the messy middle and find your voice.
Authentic AI: A Human-Centered Content Framework
AI is rewriting the rules of marketing—but what happens when your brand starts to sound like everyone else’s? In this session, learn how to use AI intentionally without losing your voice, values, or vision. Explore how tools like ChatGPT, Canva, and Descript can help you maintain consistency, creativity, and authenticity in your brand storytelling.
Design Smarter, Not Harder: Unlock the Potential of Canva AI
Discover how to design faster and think smarter with Canva’s newest AI-powered features. From Magic Write to Magic Switch, Maliha shows how to turn prompts into polished visuals while keeping creativity and brand consistency at the core. Whether in a keynote or workshop setting, participants learn practical ways to save time, scale content, and design with strategy—not just style.
Bridging the Gap Between Strategy and Execution
Most great ideas don’t fail from lack of vision, but rather fail in the Messy Middle. In this talk, Maliha introduces her framework to help teams diagnose where they’re stuck, caught in strategic paralysis or tactical chaos, and find the clarity and focus to turn ideas into impact.
What Audiences Are Saying...
It's like you have a Ferrari and you're driving it at 35mph – not knowing it's a Ferrari. That's how I felt about Canva after Maliha's workshop on AI and Content Creation at CEX.
Shane W.
Your session was so informative and helpful! Thank you so much for sharing such wonderful insights on Canva and for making me laugh out loud several times during your presentation!
Jamie R.
It was a very useful presentation! I'm a novice Canva user & your info showed me how I can save tons of time & have better output. Your style was very engaging too.
Carey P.
Workshops & Trainings
Mastering Prompt-Writing
Learn how to craft prompts that consistently deliver high-quality, on-brand results.
Designing Smarter, Not Harder with Canva AI
Explore Canva’s newest AI features and discover how to design faster—without losing your creative spark.
How to Create Killer Presentations in Canva
Build visually engaging decks that communicate ideas with clarity and confidence.
How to Create 100 On-Brand Graphics in Minutes Using Bulk Create
Turn one design into dozens of on-brand graphics using Canva’s Bulk Create feature—without starting from scratch.
Beyond AI Tools: AI as a Strategic Operating System
Learn how to use AI as a strategic operating system — a thinking partner that helps you get ideas out of your head.
How to Build Buyer Personas with AI
Understand your ideal customers so you can speak to what truly motivates them.
Brand Voice in the Era of Automation
Uncover the tone, language, and personality that make your brand distinct.
Strategic Planning for Marketing Teams
Transform your big goals into clear, actionable priorities with measurable outcomes.
Customer Journey Development
Visualize the full path from awareness to conversion and identify gaps in engagement.
Content Creation with AI Workshop
This hands-on workshop shows you how to use AI tools like ChatGPT, Canva, and Descript to brainstorm ideas, write on-brand copy, design visuals, and build a repeatable content workflow.
Her content on AI-powered workflows and practical marketing solutions is both cutting edge and immediately applicable. I left with tools I could implement right away.
Maliha teaches with warmth, clarity, and authenticity. If you have the opportunity to learn from her, do not hesitate!
LeeAnn F.
Central Exchange
Notable Speaking Engagements
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YourMembership.com's Xperience Conference – "How to Amplify Engagement at Your Event"
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Content Marketing World – Facilitated and Presented at the Nonprofit Forum
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Content Entrepreneur Expo (CEX) – Co-led “Leveraging AI for Content Creation” with Rich Brooks
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Digital Women of Kansas City MiniCon – "Designing Smarter Not Harder: Unlocking the Potential of Canva AI"
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Central Exchange Kansas City – "Lead With AI: Mastering Prompt-Writing for Women in Leadership"
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Global Entrepreneurship Week KC – "Authentic AI: How to Stay Human in the Age of Automation"
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MAICON (Marketing AI Conference) – Moderator, Applied AI Track
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EAG Advertising’s Small Business Miracles Podcast – Guest Speaker
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Social Media News Live Podcast with Jeff Sieh – Guest Speaker
