Christie Hefner
Christie Hefner
Christie Ann Hefneris the former chairman and chief executive officer of Playboy Enterprises, the company created by her father, Hugh Hefner. She stepped down from her position at Playboy on January 30, 2009. She has often worked with the progressive political organization Center for American Progress. Their site describes her as having "long been involved in electing progressive candidates, advancing women, First Amendment issues, and advancing treatment for people with HIV/AIDS." She is currently executive chairman of Canyon Ranch Enterprises,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth8 November 1952
CountryUnited States of America
Half of my employees are women.
I have invested in the stock market since I was very young.
I'm basically a gift-giver.
From the time that I can remember, I worked to make money - either baby-sitting, or one year wrapping gifts at a department store at Christmas, so I could have my own money.
I came to Playboy not expecting to stay. But after five years, I found myself really enjoying the business world, and I realized I had some skill.
No, I never thought about my father's money as my money.
With the strong global appeal of the Playboy brand and the differentiated content offered, we have built a men's destination site with multiple revenue streams, including e-commerce, advertising, subscription and pay-per-view, ... In addition, our recent acquisition of the Spice brand gives us an opportunity to create a separate site, cross-promoted with the Spice TV network.
I developed a great sense of self-confidence when I was very young.
Well, I grew up around the magazine and was part of a generation that was embracing our sexuality.
The very first stock I bought right out of college was Berkshire Hathaway.
I know what the attitudes of the readers are: These are guys who love women and respect women.
Some, but much of my money is tied up in Playboy stock.
We knew this was going to be a challenging year in publishing, as it was for the industry.
I never have to this day, because my money is the money I earn.