Maria Hatzistefanis: What if she hadn't been fired?

About this episode

Maria Hatzistefanis discusses her career journey and pivotal moments that shaped her success in the beauty industry.

Maria Hatzistefanis is a Founder, CEO, and Bestselling Author who built a multimillion-pound beauty empire including Rodial and Nip+Fab. She has written four books, with her latest ‘How to Make Your First Million’ released earlier this year. She serves as a Patron of the British Fashion Council, and appeared in the first three seasons of Dragons’ Den Greece as an investor. In this episode she takes us through her career journey and explains where her passion and drive come from. Maria has proven there is no reward without risk and you can learn from mistakes you make along the way. Her three Sliding Doors Moments include: Getting fired and choosing to start Rodial instead of finding another job, naming a product “Snake Serum” instead of a generic anti-aging product name, and getting onto the property ladder in her twenties. Follow the podcast to keep up to date with episodes each week! To share your own sliding door moments, discuss your thoughts on episodes and enjoy bonus content, subscribe to our Substack and follow us on Instagram. @slidingdoorspod  Hosted by: @jenbecks28  Guest:  @mrsrodial Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Jennie Becker

Guest: Maria Hatzistefanis

Topics covered

• career journey
• entrepreneurship
• beauty industry
• risk and reward
• personal growth

Keywords

• Maria Hatzistefanis
• Rodial
• Nip+Fab
• entrepreneurship
• beauty empire
• career journey
• risk
• personal growth
• Dragons’ Den Greece

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rodial, Nip+Fab, British Fashion Council, Dragons’ Den Greece

Books & works: How to Make Your First Million

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