I Feel Like I'm Part Of History

The Company Was Actually Founded On Creating Earnings Opportunities For Women, Even Before It Went Into Skincare, Lipstick, And Fragrance. The Founding Avon Principle, Before Women Could Vote And When Basically Only Men Were Working, Was To Allow Women To Get Out Of Their Homes And To Create An Entrepreneurship Opportunity For Them.

Since I'm A Mother And A Wife, I Have To Have Passion Or The Frustration Would Win Out. But I Love Managing People. The Product Is Second To Managing The People. And Marketing To Consumers Is So Challenging Because It Is Evolving Constantly.

I Think It's Critical That You Feel You're Working For A Person Who Is Committed To Advancing Your Career.

There Are Pros And Cons Of Experience. A Con Is That You Can't Look At The Business With A Fresh Pair Of Eyes And As Objectively As If You Were A New Ceo. Fire Yourself On A Friday Night And Come In On Monday Morning As If A Search Firm Put You There As A Turn-around Leader. Can You Be Objective And Make The Bold Change?

Talent Is The No. 1 Priority For A Ceo. You Think It's About Vision And Strategy, But You Have To Get The Right People First.