#164:Founder,LeslieTesslerbegan her career in fashion at Ralph Lauren, moving to Italian denim brand Replay, where she was responsibleforopening retail locations throughout the country. She transitioned to beauty, a lifelong passion, heading up marketingforKérastase followed by Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare.After a spontaneous move to Buenos Aires,Lesliebegan managing fragrance at Coty Argentina and went on to freelanceforvarious startups in Latin America.In Buenos Aires,Leslieturned a 6-month sabbatical into a 10-year, life-changing professional and personal move. During this time,Lesliebegan traveling throughout the world on behalf of Latin American beauty brands, scouting the next big trends in global beauty.It was on one such trip to Tokyo, after getting a face shave with a straight razor at a local men’s barbershop, thatLesliefirst fell in love with the single blade. Determined to finally give women access to a proper shave that lays the foundationforhealthy, glowing skin, hanni was born. At its core, hanni believes that shaving is the first step to great skin and aims to help empower women to make time to take care of themselves.Leslielives between the US and Buenos Aires with her husband, 3 kids, and dog George.Topics discussed:How to overcome fear of taking risks, in both personal life and in professional careerThe beauty of living in another country and immersing yourself in a completely different culture than your ownThe raw reality of beginning a new business and the natural process of pivoting from the original ideaIs there such thing as right person, wrong time? How much does timing play a role in your natural course?A special thank you to Magic Mind for sponsoring this episode. Magic Mind is the world's first productivity drink that helps me with maintaining laser focus and energy and improving my workflow. It's tasty and full of natural ingredients including matcha green tea, turmeric, and more. Enjoy 20% off your purchase with code "FULFILL" atwww.magicmind.co/fulfillENJOY 10% OFF THE WHAT FULFILLS YOU? CARD GAME AT www.whatfulfillsyou.com - code "WHATFULFILLSYOU10"Follow Hanni on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/hannismoothShop Hanni products online: https://heyhanni.com/Follow the What Fulfills You? Podcast Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/whatfulfillsyouFollow Emily Elizabeth's Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/emilyeduong/Read more on the blog:https://emilyelizabeth.blog/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/what-fulfills-you-podcast/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy