I design my start-up ventures around my own personal beliefs and values.

I realized I was an attractive older woman who never wanted to settle down.

My background is advertising: I moved to New York from London in 1998 to start up the U.S. office of ad agency Bartle Bogle Hegarty.

I realized relatively early on that I had no desire to be a mother whatsoever. I actually love children, but specifically other people's.

Vulnerability is a loaded word, and it can off-putting and terrifying to people. The best moment of my life (and by the way, this actually wasn’t a single moment) was when I realized that I no longer give a damn about what anybody thinks. What you'd talk about as vulnerability, I'd talk about as simply being true to yourself.

Despite their good intentions, today's businesses are missing an opportunity to integrate social responsibility and day-to-day business objectives - to do good and make money simultaneously.

Anyone who has worked with me knows that I am extremely action-oriented. I'm all about making things happen.