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You're not going to become a great manager overnight. You're not going to become a great public speaker or figure out how to raise money. These are the things you want to start the clock on as early as possible.

I'm a middle-class former housewife who goes to my daughter's softball games.

We're providing planning to a huge audience who's never had access to financial planners before. This was always my plan for LearnVest. It was in my very first pitch deck.

If I look myself as a manager, I have lot more to learn.

I started working in the oilfield upon graduating high school. I was on the service end of it, driving tank trucks for Johnny Geer for a couple years and learning about oil and gas production. I had a whole cadre of mentors.

Being a manager is about getting into the minds of the people you represent.

I vividly remember a conversation I had many years ago in 1974, which marked a turning point in my leadership journey. I was sitting at a Holiday Inn with my friend, Kurt Campmeyer, when he asked me if I had a personal growth plan. I didn't. In fact, I didn't even know you were supposed to have one.

Basically, I'm living the life of an actress in L.A. And I've recently had some pretty good fortune.

I went to a woman for advice about how to be in business, but I learned a great deal from men.

To be a good personal manager, you have to be on the case, holding pop stars' hands.