Fired from My Own Company — By My Husband: Chocolatier Katrina Markoff on Trusting Yourself and Making Bold Decisions

About this episode

Katrina Markoff shares her journey of overcoming personal and professional betrayal while discussing themes of burnout and identity loss.

Katrina Markoff built a globally successful chocolate empire, only to lose it all in a devastating corporate and personal betrayal. In this episode of The Messy Parts, Katrina gets real with Maryam about burnout, identity loss, and the fear of starting over. From staying too long in “safe” situations to learning how to trust her instincts again, Katrina shares the messy in-between moments most people hide. She and Maryam discuss bad business breakups, comparison culture, and why you don’...

People in this episode

Host: Maryam Banikarim

Guest: Katrina Markoff

Topics covered

• burnout
• identity loss
• trusting yourself
• bold decisions
• business breakups
• comparison culture

Keywords

• Katrina Markoff
• burnout
• identity loss
• trusting yourself
• business breakups
• chocolate empire
• bold decisions

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Organizations: chocolate empire

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