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
We tried very hard to choose contestants that would be good for a job at Martha Stewart Living, ... It's not very different from what reality is.
For styling, I don't like a lot of mousse. I do use Sally Hershberger's Texture Blast, which is like a hair spray, but just at the roots. I have really good hair, and I don't like to plaster it.
I had hoped for, at the most, some confinement, community service, ... And instead I have five months of incarceration, and five months of house arrest that's monitored. ... But it could have been worse. ... Five months versus 10 months or 16 months ... That's a good thing.
You should feel good about making your home nicer for your family and your friends. You should feel great about cooking a good dinner and making a dress for a granddaughter, creating a beautiful birthday party. It's all part of life.
I sat down once with the application for Match.com and started to laugh. I couldn't even get past the first page. And that's a very good site!
I am very interested in entrepreneurial initiative. Wherever I find it, I'm always encouraging it ... and trying to give them good advice, sound advice....
I must reclaim my good life and I must return to my good works.
I was a very good cook, and I knew I could build a business.
I invented 'It's a good thing' before you were even born.
What the heck are girls walking around in Dutch outfits selling tulips... what do they have to do with the brand?
The probation officer assigned to (Stewart) will basically be her CEO,
I used to wear fur, but like many others, I had a change of heart when I learned what actually happens to the animals.
Each generation is smarter than the generation before, and they need total diversion and encouragement and things to think about.
Quitters? Forget it... I don't think I've ever quit a job... I've gone through JAIL, I could have whined and cried... I made the best of a very difficult situation.