My business savvy it’s instinct. Everything I do is just really my intuition, and every time I go against my intuition, it’s a mistake. Even though I may sit down and analyze and intellectualize something on paper, if I go against my gut feeling, it’s wrong.

There's this sort of migration west at the moment, a sort of energy that's definitely moving to LA.

I don't really care about gossip. I care about building great businesses.

I have Vie Luxe candles in every room. In 2006 I spent the month of August in Sardinia, and the scent reminds me of the wonderful time we had.

I had to put the company through a reorg, raise a new round of financing, and sort of press the restart button. But my feeling was that I wasn't going to be bullied. I wasn't going to let them take me down. I had to pull myself together and move forward.

If a woman gets tough in negotiations, she's difficult, whereas a man would be considered a brilliant businessman.

What I hate is leather leggings and an ankle boot. I hate the line.