Here's the truth: breaking into fashion isn't about luck – it's about having the right strategy, skills and connections.
After helping many aspiring professionals navigate this competitive industry, I've developed a proven roadmap to fast-track your success.
Whether you're dreaming of the runway, the showroom or the C-suite, I'll show you exactly how to:
I'M MARIA HEDIAN
Here's the truth: breaking into fashion isn't about luck – it's about having the right strategy, skills and connections. After helping many aspiring professionals navigate this competitive industry, I've developed a proven roadmap to fast-track your success.
Whether you're dreaming of the runway, the showroom or the
C-suite, I'll show you exactly how to:
• Position yourself for opportunities at top fashion brands
• Build an influential network of industry connections
• Develop the essential skills that employers actually want
• Navigate the unwritten rules of the fashion industry
Ready to stop dreaming about your fashion career and start living it? Let's make it happen.
CAREER
Get instant access to The Fashion Vault, your library of career-launching resources crafted from real industry experience. Includes interview questions, email scripts and PDFs used by successful fashion professionals.
Join the waitlist for our signature programs, providing a comprehensive roadmap to landing your dream role in the fashion industry. Get personalized guidance, feedback and industry connections.
Work with me directly through 1:1 Career Mentorship. Get tailored advice, strategic planning, resume and LinkedIn audits, and dedicated support to overcome your specific challenges and reach your fashion career goals.
Get instant access to The Fashion Vault, your library of career-launching resources crafted from real industry experience. Includes interview questions, email scripts and PDFs used by successful fashion professionals.
Join the waitlist for our signature programs, providing a comprehensive roadmap to landing your dream role in the fashion industry. Get personalized guidance, feedback and industry connections.
Work with me directly through 1:1 Career Mentorship. Get tailored advice, strategic planning, resume and LinkedIn audits, and dedicated support to overcome your specific challenges and reach your fashion career goals.
Book your complimentary 15-min Fashion Career Strategy Session where we'll:
• Uncover what's really holding you back
• Create your personalized action plan
• Identify your unique industry advantage
• Map out your next career moves
"My breakthrough call with Maria gave me more clarity than months of searching on my own. Her guidance helped me completely shift my approach to landing my first job."
JESSICA M. | Assistant Buyer, Bloomingdale's
Limited breakthrough sessions available each week.
CHOOSE YOUR PATH:
Your complete toolkit for breaking into fashion. Transform your resume, optimize your LinkedIn and master the art of industry networking.
Dive deeper with focused guidance sessions tailored to your specific goals and challenges.
Get a professionally crafted resume that speaks directly to fashion industry recruiters.
Your personal fashion career coach, with customized training and ongoing support to accelerate your success.
Every episode is designed to help you take immediate action that will help advance your fashion career to the next level.
CHOOSE YOUR PATH:
Your complete toolkit for breaking into fashion. Transform your resume, optimize your LinkedIn and master the art of industry networking.
Dive deeper with focused guidance sessions tailored to your specific goals and challenges.
Get a professionally crafted resume that speaks directly to fashion industry recruiters.
Your personal fashion career coach, with customized training and ongoing support to accelerate your success.
The Into The Fashion Industry Career Podcast transforms insider knowledge into actionable strategies for launching and accelerating your fashion career.
Drawing from my 20+ years of experience - from producing New York Fashion Week shows and events, to working corporate at Ralph Lauren for almost a decade to teaching at FIT and LIM College - each episode delivers practical guidance on the questions you're actually asking.
With each episode, I cut through the confusion and give you clear, proven steps to move your fashion career forward. No fluff, no generic advice - just real strategies that work in today's fashion industry.
I've walked every step of the path you're on right now – from working on visuals at the mall to producing shows at New York Fashion Week. That journey taught me something crucial: success in fashion doesn't have to take forever when you have the right mentor.
LET MY JOURNEY BE YOUR BLUEPRINT.
→ Started as a retail sales associate, just like many of you
→ Worked my way up to Visual Manager
→ Got a full time role as a Visual Merchandiser at Neiman Marcus while going to school full time
→ Spent 8 years at Ralph Lauren working on: Public Relations, Wholesale & Digital Marketing, Styling, Special Events
→ Built a successful freelance career from scratch through strategic networking
→ Evolved from NYFW model dresser to sought-after Fashion Show & Event Producer
Now, I help ambitious fashion professionals like you skip the years of trial and error.
Why?
I've walked every step of the path you're on right now – from working on visuals at the mall to producing shows at New York Fashion Week. That journey taught me something crucial: success in fashion doesn't have to take forever when you have the right mentor.
LET MY JOURNEY BE YOUR BLUEPRINT.
→ Started as a retail sales associate, just like many of you
→ Worked my way up to Visual Manager
→ Got a full time role as a Visual Merchandiser at Neiman Marcus while going to school full time
→ Spent 8 years at Ralph Lauren working on: Public Relations, Wholesale & Digital Marketing, Styling, Special Events
→ Built a successful freelance career from scratch through strategic networking
→ Evolved from NYFW model dresser to sought-after Fashion Show & Event Producer
Now, I help ambitious fashion professionals like you skip the years of trial and error.
Why?
▸ Proven strategies that actually work in today's industry
▸ Insider shortcuts I wish I'd known starting out
▸ Real-world techniques tested at top brands
▸ Network-building methods that open doors
▸ Confidence that comes from expert guidance
Theory | Heron Preston | Pamella Roland | Dion Lee | Batsheva | Rebecca Minkoff | Jason Wu | Kith | N. Hoolywood | Vivienne Westwood | Giorgio Armani | Zadig & Voltaire | Misha Collection | Creatures of Comfort | Prabal Gurung | Victoria's Secret | Noon By Noor | Pronovias | Brooks Brothers | Peter Pilotto | Brooks Brothers | Celine | Oscar de la Renta | Rachel Zoe | Marchesa | Charlotte Ronson | The Blonds | Erin Fetherston | Stella McCartney | Monique Lhuillier | Vera Wang | Zac Posen | Mango x JCP | Mara Hoffman | Jeremy Scott | Rodarte | Thakoon | Lauren Ralph Lauren | Bill Blass
▸ Proven strategies that actually work in today's industry
▸ Insider shortcuts I wish I'd known starting out
▸ Real-world techniques tested at top brands
▸ Network-building methods that open doors
▸ Confidence that comes from expert guidance
Theory | Heron Preston | Pamella Roland | Dion Lee | Batsheva | Rebecca Minkoff | Jason Wu | Kith
N. Hoolywood | Vivienne Westwood | Giorgio Armani | Zadig & Voltaire | Misha Collection
Creatures of Comfort | Prabal Gurung | Victoria's Secret | Noon By Noor | Pronovias | Brooks Brothers
Peter Pilotto | Brooks Brothers | Celine |Oscar de la Renta | Rachel Zoe | Marchesa
Charlotte Ronson | The Blonds | Erin Fetherston | Stella McCartney | Monique Lhuillier | Vera Wang
Zac Posen | Mango x JCP Launch Show | Mara Hoffman | Jeremy Scott | Rodarte
Thakoon | Dillard's Kentucky Derby Fashion Show | Lauren Ralph Lauren | Bill Blass
Join fashion professionals of all different experience levels from around the world in our private fashion career network. Some benefits include trainings on strategies, insider tips and step-by-step advice to help you start or further your career in the fashion industry, and exclusive job and internship opportunities directly from hiring managers, recruiters and industry contacts I'm connected with.
©2024 MARIA HEDIAN MEDIA - NEW YORK⠀⠀⠀
TERMS | PRIVACY | DISCLAIMER | CONTACT