I make money because I have to pay for everything apart from my school fees. My mother even makes me pay my own telephone bill.

I think my mom threatened to put me up for adoption a few times.

People underestimate me, and that's fine. I prefer to go into negotiations being underestimated.

Traditionally women have been more reticent to acknowledge their ambition and to say it with pride. So I like having people who work for us who are ambitious, engaged, respectful. Mis-hiring is a huge mistake. It's a tremendous opportunity cost throwing the position to the wrong person.

I obviously have a great love and appreciation of jewelry, thanks to my mother, much to the dismay of both my father and my boyfriends.

I think there are multiple ways to have your voice heard. In some cases, it's through protest and it's through going on the nightly news and talking about or denouncing every issue on which you disagree with. Other times it is quietly and directly and candidly.

I'd love to have three or four kids. But my mom always says: "Speak to me after you have your first".