I have invested in the stock market since I was very young.
I have invested in the stock market since I was very young.
I expected to go into journalism or law.
I expected to go into journalism or law.
I've lectured at the Harvard Business School several times.
I've lectured at the Harvard Business School several times.
Some, but much of my money is tied up in Playboy stock.
Some, but much of my money is tied up in Playboy stock.
Actually, my parents were separated by the time I was about 2 years old.
Actually, my parents were separated by the time I was about 2 years old.
I don't think about financial success as the measurement of my success.
I don't think about financial success as the measurement of my success.
I developed a great sense of self-confidence when I was very young.
I developed a great sense of self-confidence when I was very young.
The very first stock I bought right out of college was Berkshire Hathaway.
The very first stock I bought right out of college was Berkshire Hathaway.
No, I never thought about my father's money as my money.
No, I never thought about my father's money as my money.
I think in terms of what I am able to accomplish and build.
I think in terms of what I am able to accomplish and build.
I'm basically a gift-giver.
I'm basically a gift-giver.
But maybe because the dot-com world gives people positions at a younger age, and many women are prom...
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But maybe because the dot-com world gives people positions at a younger age, and many women are prominent in this business, it will help change the view about who can run big companies.
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Not only did I enjoy the creative side of Playboy and enjoy being surrounded by people who are curio...
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Not only did I enjoy the creative side of Playboy and enjoy being surrounded by people who are curious about life, but I also love the analytical and hard business side of it.
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I'm surrounded by very powerful women and very progressive men.
I'm surrounded by very powerful women and very progressive men.
I never have to this day, because my money is the money I earn.
I never have to this day, because my money is the money I earn.
I don't know what a world would be like if you do away with sexy images.
I don't know what a world would be like if you do away with sexy images.
From the time that I can remember, I worked to make money - either baby-sitting, or one year wrappin...
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From the time that I can remember, I worked to make money - either baby-sitting, or one year wrapping gifts at a department store at Christmas, so I could have my own money.
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I had higher math SATs than in English - yet I became an English major in college.
I had higher math SATs than in English - yet I became an English major in college.
In college, my big money memory was saving up to buy a car with my boyfriend, whom I lived with.
In college, my big money memory was saving up to buy a car with my boyfriend, whom I lived with.
Billy not only had a distinguished career in the Legislature, but he also has great business instinc...
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Billy not only had a distinguished career in the Legislature, but he also has great business instincts and has done exceedingly well making investment decisions in both stocks and private ventures such as real estate.
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We don't fight about money... I hate to see people fight about money.
We don't fight about money... I hate to see people fight about money.
I defend the right of almost everything to be published... because I think that you're better off in...
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I defend the right of almost everything to be published... because I think that you're better off in trusting the marketplace than allowing other people to make that decision.
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Most people sell stock to pay taxes, but I didn't want to sell any stock.
Most people sell stock to pay taxes, but I didn't want to sell any stock.
It's important not to limit the amount of their own money that candidates can spend, but to give oth...
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It's important not to limit the amount of their own money that candidates can spend, but to give other people access to enough money to run competitive races.
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I had an allowance, but I had to do things around the house to earn it. I think I always wanted my o...
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I had an allowance, but I had to do things around the house to earn it. I think I always wanted my own money.
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Half of my employees are women.
Half of my employees are women.
Well, I grew up around the magazine and was part of a generation that was embracing our sexuality.
Well, I grew up around the magazine and was part of a generation that was embracing our sexuality.
I know what the attitudes of the readers are: These are guys who love women and respect women.
I know what the attitudes of the readers are: These are guys who love women and respect women.
Even though money seems such an objective topic, it can also be the most intimate, and possibly harm...
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Even though money seems such an objective topic, it can also be the most intimate, and possibly harmful, part of a relationship.
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My mother thinks I could have even run a larger company.
My mother thinks I could have even run a larger company.
I came to Playboy not expecting to stay. But after five years, I found myself really enjoying the bu...
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I came to Playboy not expecting to stay. But after five years, I found myself really enjoying the business world, and I realized I had some skill.
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Being a CEO still means sitting across the table from big institutional investors and showing your l...
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Being a CEO still means sitting across the table from big institutional investors and showing your leadership and having them believe in you.
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I'd guess that 80 percent of the people who work for Playboy are feminists.
I'd guess that 80 percent of the people who work for Playboy are feminists.
