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The product is second to managing the people.
Andrea Jung
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Andrea Jung
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: August 28
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City of Toronto
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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.
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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.
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I think there is a big and significant difference between being a leader and being a manager-leaders lead from the heart. You have to be analytical and flexible. Flexibility is one of the key ingredients to being successful. If you feel like it's difficult to change, you will probably have a harder time succeeding.
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I think the economic empowerment of women that has been growing over the past decade is at the 'inflection point' with this global recession. Women are, we believe, the solution for their families in their ability to go out and increase household income.
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My parents ingrained in me early on that the perfect score is always something to strive for. I want to win and I want to succeed no matter what.
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Follow your compass, not your clock.
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It's an unbelievable responsibility to influence decisions, shareholder value and most important to me, people's careers and livelihoods.
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You know, you go home and you try on a new mascara, and I guess a male CEO can't do that.
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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.
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I feel like I'm part of history being made. I leave Apple board meetings thinking, 'I've got to do a better job.'
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We also never undercut representatives' prices. A representative will always be able to sell the discounts in our core business, which are not offered at retail. So it's never more advantageous to buy there.
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Avon invented the concept of direct marketing and direct selling beauty. And that's still very valid to us. We'll have a firm that will be around for another 114 years as strongly as it was the first 114.
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I can only have dinner with my girlfriends once a month instead of once a week.
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China is going to be one of Avon's largest market opportunities. It has a large geographic expanse, with hundreds of thousands of women in small villages really striving to make an earnings opportunity for themselves.
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Women like to use products that other women say work. The Internet will be a big opportunity, but you cant smell a fragrance there yet.
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The game in beauty is changing so much, if your product isn't high tech or can't make a unique performance claim - plump your lips, reduce your lines, look glossy, and stay on for 24 hours - you can't go to market today. I'm not just talking about a $20 lipstick, but a $5 lipstick!
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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.
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When a woman earns a dollar, the payback is higher. She'll invest in her children, in their education, health care, and basic needs. The impact of a woman's role in the economy benefits society at large.
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Women like myself, CEOs, can pave the way for more women to get to the top.
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