| Immigrant entrepreneur: | Maria Karr |
| Company: | RumoreBeauty |
| Place of birth: | Siberia, Russia |
| Employees: | 0 |
Show notes
Maria originally came from Siberia, Russia when she was 19 years old. Her plan was to go to college and then go back home. It was never her intent to stay in United States. However, after college she started working for the corporate world. She ended up working for a PR agency that focused on Korean beauty products.
After diving into the beauty products world she noticed that there wasn’t a single company in the States that sold Russian beauty products. So she decided to change that.
Maria launched, RumoreBeauty where she works with specific brands from Russia to bring beauty products to our markets. Her mission is to only work with brands who source their ingredients naturally, from the Russian’s nature.
She initially launched her company with her husband during COVID as a side hustle, but quickly learned that the business was taking off and she had to quit. Maria has a remarkable story to share and her experience from immigration to entrepreneurship is truly inspirational.
Quotes by Maria
It was not my intent to come to the US and stay.
We are working with some influencers on social media.
We recently started to dip our toes into paid Facebook ads and Instagram ads.
For me, it’s really important to get in the zone and when I’m in the zone I just power through it.
My biggest mistake was not starting the business sooner.
We didn’t have family here, we had to rely on ourselves.
You just need to go and pursue your dreams.
My American dream has been evolving since the last 14 years I’ve been here.
The American dream: it’s all about possibilities.
Here in the US, I realize that there are so many different paths that exists. Not only paths that exist, but paths that you can create.
Everything is possible, if you have dedication if you’re ready to commit your time, if you’re ready to commit your heart, you can do amazing things.
You can do anything here.
If you have something in mind, there are so many ways and so many opportunities to make it happen, and I feel like America gives you those opportunities – that’s the American dream to me.
If you have an idea, just go for it.
