If these rich women from 5th Avenue spend a fortune on cashmere sweaters, they will come to my store to buy gummy bears.

My mom is a painter and photographer and my grandfather was an artist, so I've always been surrounded by creative people.

I always liked the idea of leadership and being a captain.

I know everything about candy. Would you believe I even know where to find gumballs in the middle of Africa?

I am a picky eater. By that I mean, I love to pick the raisins out of oatmeal raisin cookies, the chips out of chocolate chip cookies, the white side off of black and white cookies, and the vanilla center out of Oreos.

My friends call me Clark Kent: I'm known to change in phone booths.

Pinterest has been helpful to my business. Making inspiration boards is really key to developing products. When I was getting married, I literally cut out tear sheets and put my own boards together. Had I known about Pinterest, I would have been able to do it so much more easily.