‘The book every ambitious women should read this year’
Dragons’ Den Greece investor, beauty entrepreneur and founder of Rodial skincare, Maria Hatzistefanis, has launched a new book, titled: ‘How To Make Your First Million’. Featuring practical business advice, this could be ideal for any budding entrepreneurs.
The book is currently available from Rodial’s website for £14.75. It is said to offer simple, practical steps to grow income, opportunities and financial confidence, along with a list of 100 actionable steps.
In the book, Maria draws on her 25+ years of experience, sharing the mindset and strategies behind her successes. This includes turning networks into net worth and scaling influence through visibility, to using property and diversification to build wealth. Maria reveals the tips and tricks that helped her develop what she calls ‘a Millionaire Mindset’ and grow her brand.
She began her journey after being fired from an investment bank, taking a risk to start a beauty business. Through failures, rejections and near-bankruptcy, she says, she built the global beauty brands Rodial and NIP+FAB. She also joined the British Fashion Council and became a Dragons’ Den Greece investor, highlighting her varied successes and experiences.
Events platform Mother+ has praised How To Make Your First Million by Maria Hatzistefanis, calling it “the book every ambitious women should read this year”. And recognisable names have also spoken out, like American makeup artist Bobbi Brown, who said: “Maria built an amazing brand from the ground up and I can absolutely relate to her strategy.”
The How To Make Your First Million book is available from Rodial
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It includes practical business advice
Interior designer Kelly Hoppen CBE said: “Every page of Maria’s book reminds you that the first million isn’t luck, it’s about authenticity, tenacity, courage, persistence and simply hard work. And most of all, passion to succeed.” While Model Erin O’Connor MBE added: “I love Maria’s writing style, motivational and funny at the same time.”
Designer India Hicks, left positive comments about the book. India said: “I know how hard-won every success story is – this book celebrates that fight, that focus and that belief in yourself.”
If shoppers are looking for other books, they could pick up The Diary of a CEO: The 33 Laws of Business and Life by Steven Bartlett. This is currently available for £7 from Amazon, down from £10.99, for a paperback, and it is said to help those who want to ‘redefine success and achieve their potential’.
Or at Debenhams, there’s Good To Great Hardback Book by Jim Collins, which is available for £29.13. This is said to include compelling business insights and rigorous evidence-based research, focusing on how organisations can go from ‘good to great’.
There are reviews of the book on Amazon. One person said: “I love Maria’s books as they are full of transparency, real life stories from her brands business adventures and they are very motivating. I always say lot of authors make money on “manifestation advice” but there are not many authors that actually made money in a different field and then wrote a book how they did it. All Maria’s books are like that they are great example how one “attracts” abundance and success and keeps momentum. This book yet again makes me motivated and also disciplined. Thank you.”
Another said: “I couldn’t put it down, I finished it in one go! What really resonated with me is the chapter on time and how trying to do everything at the same time can be counterproductive. I’m feeling super inspired after reading this book.”
While there are no negative reviews of the book on Rodial or Amazon, one thing from her previous book, How to Be an Overnight Success, people have claimed is it focused a bit more on the glamorous side of business than the gritty details.
However, on this current book, another person said: “I love Maria’s books as they are full of transparency, real life stories from her brands business adventures and they are very motivating. I always say lot of authors make money on “manifestation advice” but there are not many authors that actually made money in a different field and then wrote a book how they did it. All Maria’s books are like that they are great example how one “attracts” abundance and success and keeps momentum. This book yet again makes me motivated and also disciplined. Thank you.”
How To Make Your First Million by Maria Hatzistefanis is available for £14.75.
