Season 2 - Episode 11 - Maria Stevens - The Marketer!

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Let's just say that food and hospitality has always been around for Maria Stevens.
Originally from Spain, we all know that the Spanish not only know about great food and service, but they have given us the likes of Ferran Adria, Serrano ham, and notably a world class football league.
Maria started her professional marketing journey by the way of being a restaurant manager, always having to look after what should be on the monthly food and beverage social media calendar.
Always having a passion for delicious dishes and impeccable service, there no better place to be than on the palm in Dubai woking in the award winning Social by Heinz Beck.
Here she was working alongside the team in both the back and front of house as the Food and Beverage Sales Manager.
https://www.heinzbeck.com
After this, she got the opportunity to be the manager of a friends restaurant, where again she not only had to take full responsibility of the business, she also looked after the marketing, which led her to question what career path should she take?
Once the contract had ended, after a well earned break, she then decided to take a course in Digital Marketing, during this time she took on various consulting projects that allowed to have a deeper understanding of the Marketing industry and what it takes to convert campaigns into real customers.
Once the studying was over, Maria took the position of Marketing Manager for the Steigenberger Hotel, Business Bay, Dubai.
https://www.steigenberger.com/en/hotels/all-hotels/dubai/dubai/steigenberger-hotel-business-bay
She managed all of the Food and Beverage for the entire hotel, which is not an easy task in a city like Dubai, but a challenge that Maria took fully in her stride.
At the same time, if this wasn't enough, she is also in charge of the marketing for The Dubai Chef's Collective, this is a completely different ball game altogether, as this time there are over 30 different chefs to manage.
This is one of the projects that she truly enjoys to work on, as each chef brings something different to the table.
https://www.dubaichefscollective.com
There is no arguing that Maria loves her job, and above all she loves all things hospitality, and by the way did I mention she's married to a chef!
On the side Maria is also a Reiki healer, not just for humans but also for animals, another incredible passion.
To see what Maria is doing, not only can you click on the Dubai Chef's Collective page, but you can also follow her on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mayulacoquette
Digital marketing is now an integral part of any business, so if you need any advise or a consultant, you now where to find one!

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