If you feel like it's difficult to change, you will probably have a harder time succeeding. Andrea Jung More Quotes by Andrea Jung More Quotes From Andrea Jung I feel like I'm part of history being made. I leave Apple board meetings thinking, 'I've got to do a better job.' Andrea Jung apples jobs thinking There's obviously a correlation between an economically empowered woman and the investments she makes. That leads to her social and moral conscience for bettering her community. Andrea Jung investment moral community President Obama's 100-day plan is pretty impressive. I think it's a Wow 100-plus days. The administration is not operating from fear, it is trying to drive change for the future, and that's a good thing. Andrea Jung president trying thinking I think the economic empowerment of women that has been growing over the past decade is at the 'inflection point' with this global recession. Women are, we believe, the solution for their families in their ability to go out and increase household income. Andrea Jung believe past thinking I became CEO at the beginning of the hit on old economy stocks. When something like that occurs in your first six months as a CEO of a more traditional branded firm, it makes for a fast learning curve. Andrea Jung six-months curves firsts China is going to be one of Avon's largest market opportunities. It has a large geographic expanse, with hundreds of thousands of women in small villages really striving to make an earnings opportunity for themselves. Andrea Jung small-villages opportunity earning I can only have dinner with my girlfriends once a month instead of once a week. Andrea Jung dinner girlfriend months Women like myself, CEOs, can pave the way for more women to get to the top. Andrea Jung ceo way 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! Andrea Jung unique games talking That was very much ahead of its time back in the 1880s and, not surprisingly, it was met with some resistance. [I]f you fast forward to today and the fact that we're the single largest source of employment for women (broadly speaking, as the reps are independent contractors), we've been an important creator of entrepreneurship for women. Andrea Jung women independent important It has given me a global vantage point, being the daughter of immigrants from China, who had nothing when they came here. And now I am leading a company. It speaks to something deep in me, the concept that you don't have to start with anything. Andrea Jung vantage-point daughter mother We also never undercut representatives' prices. A representative will always be able to sell the discounts in our core business, which are not offered at retail. So it's never more advantageous to buy there. Andrea Jung discounts retail able A representative is free delivery; she's a personal beauty consultant. Some people want that high touch. Andrea Jung some-people free beauty people
