In an interview to Glamour Magazine, Maria Sharapova commented on her role as a Sugarpova investor. The famous sweets brand was launched in 2012 and it has made some huge steps forward over the years. "I love being a female businesswoman in the candy world because it’s completely different to my day job. What’s been interesting is coming into a career in which I didn’t have a lot of knowledge. From that perspective, that was difficult, but I forced the questions that men and maybe women didn’t think about because they were in there every single day so that I enjoy. I’ve learnt a lot; I know what works and what I want to do with it", said Sharapova.
The five-time Grand Slam winner learned a lot of things along the way: "I’ve learnt to take responsibility. When you’re on a call and a lot of the time they’re a lot older than I am that are much more experienced in the industry, but I feel like I have to take the lead and I’ve learnt how to handle that. I want to give people the space to contribute to my company, but you are the driver of it."
On the attempt to make men and women get equal pay in sports, Sharapova concluded: "I still feel like it’s a debate. Female athletes are fighting for that equality, which is the right thing to do but is it right to still be doing it in 2019? No! It’s another thing we have to fight for, and we do because it’s part of our profession and part of our life. I want equality across the entire board and across all sports."
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