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Beauty Empire Founder: The Untold Story Behind The Global Brand Rodial - Maria Hatzistefanis

2026-03-05 · 54 min · episode 62 · 13 entities

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This week Alberto sat down with Maria Hatzistefanis, founder and CEO of the Rodial Group, bestselling author, and a Dragon on Dragons Den Greece. Maria grew up on a small island in Greece, dreaming of a bigger world. She moved into magazines, studied business at Columbia, entered investment banking, then got fired at 25, a moment that forced her to choose what she actually wanted. With 20,000 in savings and no beauty industry experience, she started Rodial from home, faced investor rejection, and built the brand through focus, persistence, and product storytelling. She took a suitcase to Cosmoprof, met suppliers stand by stand, found the lab she still works with today, and launched with a tight initial range, because focus beats noise in the early days. You will learn How Maria built Rodial from home, with limited capital, no funding, and no industry background Why launching with focus beats launching too many products, and how to pick a niche that travels How to win attention without huge budgets, naming, storytelling, press strategy, and consistent brand positioning How to think about influencers realistically, what works now, what changed after Covid, and why long term partnerships matter How to handle failure, cash flow pressure, and decision making, including the lesson from a mistake that nearly ended everything Follow Maria: https://www.instagram.com/mrsrodial https://uk.linkedin.com/in/maria-hatzistefanis-64b7985 https://www.tiktok.com/@mrsrodial https://twitter.com/MrsRodial Get Maria's books: How to Make Your First Million: Build wealth with style and audacity https://amzn.to/4crK3P1 How to Make it Happen: Turning Failure into Success https://amzn.to/46B3DEN How to Be an Overnight Success https://amzn.to/4b1ACmV How to Live Your Best Life: Transform your mindset and manifest https://amzn.to/4blUL8F #entrepreneurship #founderstory #startupjourney #mariahatzistefanis #mrsrodial #rodial #beautybrand #businesspodcast #startupadvice #femalefounder #thrivingminds #marketingstrategy #brandbuilding #entrepreneurlife #dragonsdengr Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.