Maria Sharapova: Founder and CEO of Sugarpova and Former Professional Tennis Player

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Clique Media, Female Founder, Entrepreneurship, Career Change, Career Pivot, Fashion & Beauty, Hillary Kerr, Personal Journals, Who What Wear, Clique, Career, Arts, Business, Careers, Second Life, Career Advice, Self-made, Entrepreneur, Mydomaine, Society & Culture

4.7 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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World-class tennis champion Maria Sharapova is an absolute powerhouse. At a young age, Sharapova achieved the unthinkable: At age 17, she won Wimbledon, which was just the start of her tennis career. She went on to win five career Grand Slam titles, became the seventh female player in the Open era to complete the career Grand Slam, and was the first-ever female athlete to serve as the Russian delegation’s Olympic flag bearer. In February of this year, Sharapova announced her retirement, but her success doesn’t end on the tennis courts. Sharapova founded Sugarpova, a premium candy brand and strategically advises and invests in like-minded brands like Bala Bangles, Therabody, and Supergoop!. On this episode of Second Life, find out how Sharapova is evolving her career and using her past experiences to catapult into new business ventures.

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0:00.0	This episode of Second Life is brought to you by the House of Chanel.
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0:37.0	Hi everyone! I'm Hillary Kerr, the co-founder and chief co-heat officer of Who What Wear.
0:46.0	And this is Second Life, a podcast spotlighting women who have truly inspiring careers.
0:53.0	We're talking about their work journeys, what they've learned from the process of
0:58.0	setting aside their doubts or fears and what happens when they embark on their
1:03.0	Second Life. Today on the pod I'm speaking with the world-class tennis champion
1:08.0	and entrepreneur Maria Sharapova. After moving to the US at the age of six to pursue a career in
1:16.0	tennis, Maria turned professional when she was just 14 years old.
1:21.0	She won Wimbleton when she was 17, the first of her five career grand slam titles
1:28.0	and has been ranked number one in the world by the WTA on five separate occasions.
1:33.0	In 2017, she also became a New York Times best-selling author,
1:38.0	writing about her tennis career in the autobiography, Unstoppable, My Life So Far.
1:44.0	But after 28 years immersed in a world that most of us can only imagine, just this
1:51.0	past February, Maria announced her retirement from tennis.
1:55.0	Though her departure came as a shock to many, Maria had always had many
2:00.0	facets to her career. Beyond her endorsement feels, she's also been an active founder
2:06.0	and the CEO of her incredible Confection Line, Sugar Pova since 2012.
2:14.0	Now, Maria is not only focused on her own company but also on a wide array of business ventures
2:20.0	where she acts as a strategic investor and advisor for brands like Supergoop,
2:25.0	TheraBody, and The Skills. Maria's career both on and off the court is beyond
2:31.0	fascinating and she's here to talk about what it's like to make the switch from professional
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