I'm lucky that it's about fashion and perfume and cosmetics. If my father had owned a tire company, I don't know what I would have done.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
What's great about my father is that, because we've been involved in the business from such a young age, he's given us - and we've earned - autonomy, and he's given us the rope to go out and grow the brand.
My father was so much more than an accomplished businessman.
My dad is an unbelievable entrepreneur who balanced his life as a father and a president of two very successful companies.
My dad is often horrified by what I've spent my money on.
When I sold my first business, I wanted to do something nice for my dad. I wanted to give my parents a bunch of money, but they wouldn't take anything from me. They were so happy for me; they felt they didn't need money.
Never let an inventor run a company. You can never get him to stop tinkering and bring something to market.
My parents had a factory, so I was linked to the textile and fashion industry.
My dad was an entrepreneurial businessman, and maybe I got some of his ability.
My dad only ever talked about two things: bicycles and Mercedes.
My father earned every penny he had, and I would have loved to have bought him a Rolls-Royce because his whole life was cars. Sadly, he didn't live to see the day when I could have done that for him, which still hurts.