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
I don't think about financial success as the measurement of my success.
I had higher math SATs than in English - yet I became an English major in college.
Being a CEO still means sitting across the table from big institutional investors and showing your leadership and having them believe in you.
Even though money seems such an objective topic, it can also be the most intimate, and possibly harmful, part of a relationship.
Actually, my parents were separated by the time I was about 2 years old.
Half of my employees are women.
I don't know what a world would be like if you do away with sexy images.
I have invested in the stock market since I was very young.
I'm basically a gift-giver.
It's important not to limit the amount of their own money that candidates can spend, but to give other people access to enough money to run competitive races.
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.
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