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No One In My Family Had A Retail Or Marketing Background. They Were Professionals. They Didn't Understand Just What I Was Doing By Going Into Retailing. After I Started, Though, It Got Into My Blood. I Knew This Was What I Wanted.

Women Are Clearly The Major Consumers In Far More Than Just Female Categories. It Doesn't Matter Whether It Is Purchases Of Cars, Cosmetics, Or Even Products For Men, Female Consumption Power Is The Leading Consumption Power In The World. Any Company That Overlooks The Woman As The Decision Maker Is Making A Huge Mistake.

It's An Unbelievable Responsibility To Influence Decisions, Shareholder Value And Most Important To Me, People's Careers And Livelihoods.

It Has Given Me A Global Vantage Point, Being The Daughter Of Immigrants From China, Who Had Nothing When They Came Here. And Now I Am Leading A Company. It Speaks To Something Deep In Me, The Concept That You Don't Have To Start With Anything.

That Was Very Much Ahead Of Its Time Back In The 1880s And, Not Surprisingly, It Was Met With Some Resistance. [i]f You Fast Forward To Today And The Fact That We're The Single Largest Source Of Employment For Women (broadly Speaking, As The Reps Are Independent Contractors), We've Been An Important Creator Of Entrepreneurship For Women.