{"id":109560,"date":"2025-09-24T18:04:36","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T16:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rumporter.com\/?p=109560"},"modified":"2025-09-26T12:01:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T10:01:21","slug":"interview-marie-el-hanafi-brand-ambassador-for-ron-millonario-peru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rumporter.com\/en\/interview-marie-el-hanafi-brand-ambassador-for-ron-millonario-peru\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview – Marie El Hanafi, brand ambassador for Ron Millonario (Peru)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marie El Hanafi represents the Peruvian brand with great energy and panache at events throughout France and Navarre (and even beyond). She is also a talented mixologist!<\/p>\n

\"Marie<\/p>\n

Were you easily accepted by your male colleagues?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes, the team wanted to bring a woman on board. I sometimes had to raise my voice to be heard, but today, my voice really counts. On the other hand, some rum \u2018fans\u2019 initially saw me as nothing more than a \u2018marketing tool\u2019: a woman who looks good… Now I’m the one leading our key projects!<\/p>\n

When you started five years ago, were there many women in the rum industry?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A few talented ones, but they weren’t given enough prominence.<\/p>\n

Are there more today?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Absolutely! You see women at all levels! In fact, the Women Leading Rum association brings them together so that they can be seen and valued.<\/p>\n

\"Millonario\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

Do you think women really hold positions of power in the rum industry?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Increasingly, yes. We already influence major decisions and positions of high responsibility are opening up to us.<\/p>\n

What could be done to better encourage women to pursue careers in the rum industry?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Integrate them everywhere: showcase role models, launch mentoring programmes and real training courses (I am actually setting up a course dedicated to rum) and ensure a safe and inclusive environment.<\/p>\n

Have you ever encountered sexist behaviour and\/or harassment in the course of your work and travels?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes, at the beginning: online harassment for a video where \u2018my cleavage was too provocative\u2019. Insults, obscene remarks, questioning of my intelligence… Not great, but I’m still here!<\/p>\n

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