On this episode, Maria takes us through the learning journey of a chemist from Greece turned into VP of a global enterprise. She reflects on her career aspirations, the forks in the road, and the serendipitous moments that shaped the first decade of her corporate path. She talks about the opportunities she attracted through her commitment to people and customers and how she was able to leverage her experience and skills to achieve both business results and her professional goals. Tune in for some great insights from Maria that will inspire you to think deeply about your own career and life choices.
On this episode, Maria takes us through the learning journey of a chemist from Greece turned into VP of a global enterprise. She reflects on her career aspirations, the forks in the road, and the serendipitous moments that shaped the first decade of her corporate path. She talks about the opportunities she attracted through her commitment to people and customers and how she was able to leverage her experience and skills to achieve both business results and her professional goals. Tune in for some great insights from Maria that will inspire you to think deeply about your own career and life choices.
Production team:
Host : Maria Xenidou
Producer: Julie-Roxane Krikorian
Introduction Voice: David Bourne
Contact us:
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Music credits:
Like Lee performed by The Mini Vandals
Bluesy Vibes performed by Doug Maxwell
Book Bag performed by E's Jammy Jam
Mentioned in this episode
Henkel - https://www.henkel.com/company
Maria's LinkedIn profile that shows her career path - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariaxenidou/
Listen to this episode and explore:
How Maria joined a global team (2:47)
Her desire to lead a team (7:07)
The first fork in the road (8:44)
An acquisition at the right time (12:05)
Meeting the most influential person in her career (13:28)
Maria’s first international assignment to Germany (16:45)
A story of speaking up (19:53)
Covering for her boss on Thanksgiving holiday and how it created a career opportunity (22:13)
Saying no to the first opportunity to become VP in the headquarters (23:33)
The lessons learned (26:26)