Q. Can you tell us a little bit about your background and how you got started in the beauty business?
Beauty and fashion have always been passions of mine. I started as a beauty writer for Seventeen magazine while I was at university in Greece, before moving to NewYork City to get my MBA in business. When I finished studying, I worked in banking. At that time, I didn’t know what I wanted to do with my life. Getting fired from my job in banking was one of the best things that ever happened to me, as it pushed me to do something I was passionate about.