I think it's critical that you feel you're working for a person who is committed to advancing your career.

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.

I can only have dinner with my girlfriends once a month instead of once a week.

Talent is the No. 1 priority for a CEO. You think it's about vision and strategy, but you have to get the right people first.

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.

I think it's critical that you feel you're working for a person who is committed to advancing your career.

Women are clearly the major consumers in far more than just female categories. It doesn't matter whether it is purchases of cars, cosmetics, or even products for men, female consumption power is the leading consumption power in the world. Any company that overlooks the woman as the decision maker is making a huge mistake.