London-based beauty entrepreneur Maria Hatzistefanis started her career as a beauty writer
before moving to New York where she received an MBA from Columbia Business School. She founded
her ground-breaking skincare group Rodial in 1999 by identifying a niche for treatments
targeted to specific skin concerns with evocative tongue-in-cheek names such as Snake Serum
and Dragon¿s Blood. Maria now runs two brands ¿ Rodial and Nip + Fab ¿ with products selling
through 20 000 doors across 35 countries worldwide. Today the cutting-edge products are
available in the most prestigious stores around the world with support and praise from high
profile names in the fashion and beauty industries.
