Biography of Mary Kay

Yes, despite the status of the multimillionaire and the head of the international corporation, Mary Kay remained in the soul of the same girl from Texas, who would prefer a good burger to the most exquisite treats, and in a purse she wore a seasoning of halapeno peppers, which quietly flavored the masterpieces of the chefs. The third husband, Mel Ash, was Mary Kay's true love, and here is the most expensive face, her true love and bitter loss ...

They met exactly twenty years ago - friends hardly persuaded Mary Kay for a date. Mel Ash, a simple retirement representative, managed to make her laugh. They did not part anymore. Finally, she was happy, following her main priorities: faith, family, career. Therefore, she always left her office and was in a hurry to Mel ... Finally, she was happy, following her main priorities: Vera, family, quarry no more to rush to.

If it were not for her large Mary Kay Cosmetics family, she would hardly have experienced this tragedy. In m, her beloved husband was diagnosed with cancer in the last stage. To take care of him, she stopped coming to the office. Seven weeks later, Mel Ash, the love of her life, died ... In the meantime, her brainchild, her company became more large. Mary Kay Cosmetics was talked about as a phenomenon in the world of business.

In just ten years, Mary Kay Ash turned her company into a successful multimillion -dollar corporation, giving thousands of women the opportunity to enter the world of financial freedom. In the year, the company's turnover reached a record million. One after another, markets of different countries were submitted. And even the recent decline in sales, she managed to wrap up, having bought all the shares and again making a family company ...

Consultant Catch Quinn with a pink “Cadillac” donated to her, G. every day was planned - and so her whole life. Lifting at five in the morning - when you have three children, you can have time much more in those couple of hours while they are sleeping.

Half an hour for lunch. She sniffs with everyone in the dining room - we did not wean her wealth reasonably. And again in the office, for work. The publication of the first book “About the ability to work with people”, which was recognized as the bestseller The Wall Street Journal, the bright Texas sun flooded all its invaluable memories captured in the photo: children and grandchildren, leaders and consultants, group pictures from the annual seminars and her favorite holiday, thanks day.

How she loves when the whole family gathers under one roof - and those of her employees who have nowhere to go and very lonely. She will devote time to everyone, warm her soul to everyone. I wonder what she will be remembered when once she will not become? Mary Kay firmly knew the answer: a woman who helped other women understand how magnificent they are and what they can achieve if they help each other ...

No one is allowed to predict where and when his earthly path will end. It seemed that Mary Kay would manage the company forever. She wrote three books that parted around the world with millions of print runs. In memory of her husband, she organized a charity fund, giving consultants the opportunity to sacrifice funds to study the causes of cancer. A few years later, the fund expanded the activity, adding a program of combating domestic violence.

But in the year the tireless Mary Kay suffered a heavy stroke. She lost the ability to speak - but did not lose the ability to inspire. In the same year, she last appeared at the annual seminar. She uttered the last three inspiring words with the titanic effort of will: "You can." She was 83 years old. There is a huge heritage on Earth: a company that produces innovative effective cosmetics, and millions of women in almost 40 countries of the world who managed to build a business with soul and heart.

The name has become a world brand, and her life is an inspiring example that it is never too late to become happy and successful. The facts and numbers of Mary Kay Ash first open the door of his company. On the calendar was Friday, on September. But Mary Kay was not superstitious. At that time, the state, in addition to the founder and her son, consisted of 9 independent beauty consultants, and the office occupied the M2 Square.

They had to work at 14 hours a day, but this had its fruits: the company completed the first year of its activity with profit for the first year. The main recipes purchased by Mary Kay were related to facial skin, because the first line of cosmetics consisted of several basic products. In years, most bathrooms in the houses of the Americans were painted in Bely.

In the year, Mary Kay Cosmetics becomes joint -stock, but in the m family of Ash bought all the shares. The company is private to this day. Mary Kay Ash wrote three books - they all became bestsellers. Her name is placed in the National Hall of Glory of the Forbes magazine business. The University of Bayilor recognized her the greatest entrepreneur in history among women.

The business model she created is studied at the Harvard Business School. Among the awards and titles of Mary Kay Ash are the prestigious Horatio Elger prize: she is awarded to “outstanding personalities in our society, who achieved success contrary to hardships.” This was the case of Mary Kay herself.Another symbol of the success of the company was a brooch in the form of a diamond bumblebee.

According to studies in the field of aerodynamics, a bumblebee cannot fly: his body is too heavy, and the wings are small. Photo: Mary Kay.