38: Maria McCool, Founder of Calista Shares her Journey to Being a QVC Super Star, Juggling Building a Business as a Single Parent

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Maria McCool shares her journey of building her hair care brand Calista and scaling it through QVC. She started as a hairstylist and salon owner, and eventually ventured into creating her own products and tools. She discusses the challenges and successes of selling on QVC and the importance of effective pitching. Maria encourages aspiring entrepreneurs to take risks, learn from failures, and persevere. She also shares what it was like to build her business all while raising young children on her own as a single parent.

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