Ruth Handler - “Disruption”
Originally a plastics company, Mattel changed their focus to toys when co-founder Ruth Handler sensed a growing need for toys after the post-war baby-boom. Years later, she would disrupt the toy marke...
19 Jun 20181h 10min
Martha Stewart - “Commitment to Quality”
Martha Stewart started with a modest catering company and parlayed it into a branded empire that focused on quality. This simple business principle set Stewart on her way to becoming the first self-ma...
12 Jun 20181h 2min
Julia Child - “Investing in Oneself”
Julia Child was a world famous chef, culinary educator, and entrepreneur. After meeting her husband Paul in the Office of Strategic Services, she followed him to France in 1948 where he was stationed....
5 Jun 20181h 18min
Coco Chanel - "The Art of Branding"
Coco Chanel understood women’s fashion, perfume, and jewelry. But what she understood the most was that consumers don’t just buy fashion, they buy brands. And Coco Chanel was one of the first to under...
4 Jun 201859min
Welcome to Great Women of Business!
Mrs. Fields. Estee Lauder. Chanel. You know the businesses, but do you know the women behind them? Every Tuesday, Great Women of Business spotlights inspiring careers, savvy decisions, and catastrophi...
19 Mai 20181min
