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As CEO of POLA Cosmetics Australia and New Zealand between 1982 and 1997, Marcia Griffin is believed to be one of the few Caucasian women in the world to have ever headed up a Japanese company. POLA Cosmetics, unheard of in Australia before 1982, is a $3bn corporation based in Tokyo. Marcia joined the Australian franchisee who started marketing POLA in 1982,as the solitary sales person, by December 1997 she had built the company to a multi-million dollar business, with approximately 4,700 POLA consultants across Australia and New Zealand. In December 1997,Marcia sold back her share of the Pola business to the parent company to take on other challenges.
Marcia's educational qualifications are BA (Melbourne University), Dip. Ed (Monash University), B. Commerce (Melbourne University), MBA Preliminary Year (Melbourne University).
In May 1995 Marcia won the first Telstra Victorian
Business Woman of the Year Award.
In July 1998 Marcia published a book about her life and business -High Heeled Success.
Marcia has been on the board of a number of organizations including Tourism Victoria, the World
Master Games, and the Australian Direct Selling Association.
Her current Board roles include PMP, Australia’s largest printing and distribution company.
Topics Covered by Marcia Griffin include:
· Secrets for Business Success
· Just do it-the power of vision, energy and focus
· Selling is not beneath any of us - It’s a necessity
· To Succeed - Think like a man, act like a lady, work like a dog!
· Managing Change in Business and Life
· How to make balance in life a reality
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