Maria Hatzistefanis on building a...

Maria Hatzistefanis on building a beauty empire, the freedom to choose, and creating a life on her own terms

Six Degrees of Purpose di Six Degrees
S1 · E8
10 set 2026
41:13

Note sull'episodio

What happens when getting fired turns out to be the best thing that ever happened to you?

In this episode of Six Degrees of Purpose, we're joined by Maria Hatzistefanis - founder of Rodial and Nip+Fab, bestselling author, and investor on Dragon's Den Greece - to explore what it really takes to build something from nothing, and keep it entirely your own.

Maria shares how a childhood passion for fashion and style eventually led her away from a career in banking, and why losing that job felt more like relief than failure. She reflects on what it means to take bold decisions - from naming an anti-ageing serum 'Snake Serum' to building a second brand and then stepping back from it - and why self-awareness is one of the most underrated qualities in a founder.

We discuss the value of independence, and how that same value now shapes the conversations she has with her own children. And we explore what money really means in the context of a life well lived - how to create the life you want, and how to know when you've built enough to walk away.

This conversation is for anyone who has ever wondered what success actually looks like when you stop letting other people define it.

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