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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.

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!

The Product Is Second To Managing The People.

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.

It's An Unbelievable Responsibility To Influence Decisions, Shareholder Value And Most Important To Me, People's Careers And Livelihoods.