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… — Andrea Jung Copy Share Image
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… — Andrea Jung Copy Share Image
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… — Andrea Jung Copy Share Image
Some people just wait for someone to take them under their wings but they should just find someones wings to grab onto. — Andrea Jung Copy Share Image
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… — Andrea Jung Copy Share Image
I think it's critical that you feel you're working for a person who is committed to advancing your career. — Andrea Jung Copy Share Image
There's obviously a correlation between an economically empowered woman and the investments she makes. That leads to her social and moral conscience for bettering… — Andrea Jung Copy Share Image
A representative is free delivery; she's a personal beauty consultant. Some people want that high touch. — Andrea Jung Copy Share Image
The company was actually founded on creating earnings opportunities for women, even before it went into skincare, lipstick, and fragrance. The founding Avon principle,… — Andrea Jung Copy Share Image
You know, you go home and you try on a new mascara, and I guess a male CEO can't do that. — Andrea Jung Copy Share Image
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… — Andrea Jung Copy Share
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… — Andrea Jung Copy Share Image
It has given me a global vantage point, being the daughter of immigrants from China, who had nothing when they came here. And now… — Andrea Jung Copy Share Image
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