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
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