I would go into my office at the same time every day with a list of tasks and it was no different than when I was with Esprit. Less than 20 years ago women were just entering the work force and corporations were grappling with the confusion of women in business and the possibility of their being in positions of authority. The varied background that I bring to the field of image consulting. Many years in the field of fashion and retail, my background in art, my interest in the world of culture, my ability to see a goal and move towards it. My background in business, advertising, fashion, and retail gave me the ability to have a very broad view of the business of image and to see the possibilities for many areas in which it applies.
Image is everywhere.
I don't know if there was a very worst moment, but when in 1986 I took the direction of owning a retail store and realized after nearly five years in business that it was not going to be the success that I envisioned and made the decision to complete that part of my life and go back into image consulting full time. I knew if I was to do that it needed to be something newsworthy. I had no idea what that was to be. I started working with her in 1991. Oprah took a great deal of my time because we worked with her on everything she wore.