Episode 27 featuring Maha Atef

Hi, my name is Maha Atef, I’m the co-founder of Selsal online gift store and art school. I’m a self-taught artist with a pharmacy degree. I’ve been designing and making gifts and jewelry with polymer clay since 2013 and for as long as I can remember, I’ve had a great passion for art and drawing. Along with my younger sister Menna, she was a high school student in those days, we started Selsal in 2013.

And for a whole year, I was working in a pharmaceutical company while simultaneously growing my own business. Menna and I were in a position to create a variety of designs for jewelry and keychains. It wasn’t until I realized how much people like our products that I decided to leave my pharmaceutical career behind and own my own business. Despite my family’s worries about such a decision, they have fully respected my will and supported me once I made the leap. With their help, Selsal studio was formed in the ground floor of the family home. And this is how Selsal was born from my desire to finding success at something I am passionate about.

As I love to share my knowledge with people, two years ago, I’ve started Selsal School to do so through a number of online courses in drawing and polymer clay. Through Selsal School online courses, I can share my experience and all that I’ve learned from my mistakes with students from all over the World. And that makes me so excited about what I do. And this also makes me so curious to learn more so I can teach more.

Other info
My online courses in polymer clay and ink markers on Udemy and Skillshare have more than 2000 students from all over the World. And two of my courses have Udemy's badge as "Highest Rated" courses!

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