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.

Since I'm a mother and a wife, I have to have passion or the frustration would win out. But I love managing people. The product is second to managing the people. And marketing to consumers is so challenging because it is evolving constantly.

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

The product is second to managing the people.

If you feel like it's difficult to change, you will probably have a harder time succeeding.

There are pros and cons of experience. A con is that you can't look at the business with a fresh pair of eyes and as objectively as if you were a new CEO. Fire yourself on a Friday night and come in on Monday morning as if a search firm put you there as a turn-around leader. Can you be objective and make the bold change?

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.