Martha Stewart
Martha Stewart
Martha Helen Stewartis an American businesswoman, writer, and television personality. As founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, she has gained success through a variety of business ventures, encompassing publishing, broadcasting, merchandising, and electronic commerce. She has written numerous bestselling books, is the publisher of the Martha Stewart Living magazine, and hosted two long-running syndicated television shows, Martha, which ran from 2005 to 2012, and Martha Stewart Living, which ran from 1993 to 2005...
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth3 August 1941
CityJersey City, NJ
That's reality, it's accessibility. People are used to seeing me like that for the last year, I think, ... To avoid it is avoidance. We're not going to avoid things.
I wish I were closer friends with Snoop Dogg.
We met financial expectations for the quarter in a difficult economic environment. We also signed a two-year programming agreement with Home & Garden Television to launch two new cable television series, and launched the Martha Stewart Kids magazine These initiatives provide future revenue and earnings growth for the brand and build long-term value for shareholders.
I really do have rules for running and managing a business that have never been formalized before.
You have to watch the clock constantly because youre only allowed out of your home for a limited period, and for a busy person, watching the clock and knowing other people are watching the clock is extremely difficult.
Many of my executives have worked with me since the beginning. I can be fair and decisive and encouraging as well as demanding.
I think I may be a better person for having given serious time and thought and effort to gardening.
Gardening is a humbling experience.
This is a funny story. We'd asked the guards every day for cappuccino. You know, just as a joke. And they'd come in with their cups of coffee and stuff. And so I get here and I have a spot for a cappuccino machine, and it didn't work. So I don't have any cappuccino ... I didn't miss the cappuccino, I missed the idea of cappuccino.
I don't have time to have friends come and stay, except on weekends in Maine. I invite a lot of people to come to Maine.
I don't even like firing people. I don't think I've ever said, 'You're fired' to anybody.
I can keep learning about all the different technologies. It's my most telling characteristic. I'm interested in trying anything new.
I believe in a man and a woman being equal. I really believe that we can do anything we set our minds to.
I am a hero worshiper. I love the number one tennis player. I love the number one baseball player. I want to see those records broken.