Meet Mrs Rodial

Maria started her career as a beauty writer before moving to New York where she received an MBA from Columbia Business School.

After a stint in corporate finance at Solomon Brothers, first in New York and then London, she followed her passion and instinct for beauty by founding Rodial.

Maria has become a respected and sought after opinion leader. Her point of view attracts followers both online and off, and she is increasingly in demand to speak at fashion, business and digital conferences. She has acted as a guest judge on Project Runway and is a patron of the British Fashion Council. Maria pioneered the concept of communicating with the consumer in the digital age via social media with her own social media handle.

In 2017 she launched the bestselling book ‘How To Be An Overnight Success’, which tells the story of how Maria built and began her brands along with the challenges and fun that she has encountered along the way.