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Marcia Griffin
Step Up and Wear the Damn Shoes
Soles, stories and lessons in business and life from Marcia Griffin, bestselling author of High Heeled Success. A personal, polished and practical reflection on courage, reinvention, resilience and choosing how we walk the road ahead.
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Entrepreneur. Business leader. Author. Advocate. Community leader.
Meet Marcia Griffin
A trailblazing entrepreneur, author and community leader.
Marcia Griffin is an accomplished entrepreneur, business leader, author and advocate with a career spanning corporate strategy, brand-building, governance and community service. Her professional life began at the Australian Wool Corporation, before she moved into entrepreneurship and launched Pola Cosmetics in Australia.
As CEO of Pola Cosmetics, Marcia grew the business from the ground up, building a sales force of nearly 5,000 consultants across Australia and New Zealand. Her success led to her being named the first Telstra Victorian Business Woman of the Year in 1995.
Since then, Marcia has written several books exploring business success, purpose and meaning, while also serving on numerous boards and community organisations. Across business, writing and advocacy, her story reflects a life driven by curiosity, leadership, purpose and lasting impact.
Business leadership
Marcia built Pola Cosmetics in Australia and New Zealand, growing a substantial consultant network and a respected national profile.
Writing and advocacy
Her books explore business success, purpose, meaning and the practical lessons gathered through life experience.
Community contribution
Marcia’s board and community work reflects her continuing commitment to leadership, service and lasting impact.
The New Book
Stories you can borrow when your own road changes texture.
I have always loved shoes, not just as something you wear, but as a way of understanding how we live. Shoes tell the truth. They reveal where you have been. They show what you have carried. They hold the shape of your habits. They also hold the shape of your hope.
Some seasons call for sturdy boots, when life is steep and you must keep going even with tired legs. Some seasons call for soft slippers, when the bravest thing you can do is rest. Some seasons call for sandals, when you are meant to stay open, to meet people, to let the world in. And sometimes life hands you ski boots, the kind you never imagined wearing, when you must step onto unfamiliar ground and find your balance as you go.
In these pages, you will find some of the stories that have supported Marcia through both business and life. This is not advice shouted from a stage, but lessons gathered from real moments; shoes you can borrow when your own road changes texture.
Courage
For moments when you need a little more faith in yourself.
Patience
For seasons that ask you to keep going, rest or find your balance again.
Choice
Because we do not always choose the road, but we do choose how we walk it.
“We do not always get to choose the road, but we do get to choose how we walk it.”
From Step Up and Wear the Damn Shoes
At Hill of Content Publishing, we are proud to publish books that inform, inspire, and empower readers to live richer, more meaningful lives. Step Up and Wear the Damn Shoes embodies that commitment. In this remarkable book, Marcia Griffin shares far more than the story of her professional success; she offers a lifetime of hard-earned wisdom about courage, resilience, financial independence, and the transformative power of believing in yourself. With honesty, warmth, and refreshing authenticity, she challenges women to rethink the limitations they have accepted and recognise the extraordinary strength that has been within them all along.
We believe this is an important book for our time. As women continue to redefine leadership, success, and personal freedom on their own terms, Marcia's voice offers both practical guidance and enduring hope. Her message is clear - independence is not simply about money. It is about having the confidence to make your own decisions, the courage to walk away from what no longer serves you, and the determination to build a life that reflects your true worth.
It is our privilege to bring Step Up and Wear the Damn Shoes to readers everywhere, and we are confident it will encourage countless women to step forward with purpose, conviction, and the belief that their best chapter is still ahead.
Hill of Content Publishing
Publicity
Media, publicity and interview information.
Marcia is available for enquiries relating to her book, speaking engagements, interviews and media opportunities. A press release will be published when the book is about to be released and the publicity campaign begins.
Author Bio
About Marcia
Marcia Griffin is a trailblazing entrepreneur, author and community leader whose career spans global business, brand-building, governance and advocacy.
Interview Themes
Speaking topics
Business, resilience, reinvention, courage, purpose, meaning, leadership and the lessons we gather through life.
Speaking
For book events, interviews, collaborations and speaking engagements.
Marcia’s story draws on entrepreneurship, business growth, community leadership, writing and the search for purpose and meaning. Her speaking can support book events, media interviews, panels, community events and business audiences.
Business and leadership
Lessons from building Pola Cosmetics in Australia and New Zealand, leading large teams and making bold decisions.
Life and reinvention
Stories about courage, patience, resilience and choosing the attitude we lace up each day.
Purpose and meaning
Reflections on what we carry forward, what we learn from experience and how we keep moving.
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Contact
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Send an email to griffinmarcia@outlook.com
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