Martha Stewart
Martha Stewart
Martha Helen Stewartis an American businesswoman, writer, and television personality. As founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, she has gained success through a variety of business ventures, encompassing publishing, broadcasting, merchandising, and electronic commerce. She has written numerous bestselling books, is the publisher of the Martha Stewart Living magazine, and hosted two long-running syndicated television shows, Martha, which ran from 2005 to 2012, and Martha Stewart Living, which ran from 1993 to 2005...
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth3 August 1941
CityJersey City, NJ
Don't be embarrassed by your achievements. Being an overarchiever is nothing despicable. It is only admirable. Never lower your standards.
It is within everyone's grasp to be a CEO.
My dream... was to be an eclectic knowledge-gathering person.
Your home should be a reflection of how you want to live right now, and for the next phase of your life.
Our passion is and should always be to make life better.
I live in the same house I've lived in for 25 years. I haven't gone off and bought mansions. Even though my subject is living, living in a mansion wouldn't do for my readers. I have to keep my credibility alive with my readers, so we're in the same place. I just make that place nicer and nicer. And that's a secret. People don't know that. People think, oh, she lives in this fabulous place, but it's the same old place. It started out like a farm, it got to be a farmette, then it got to be an estatelet. I built a wall; it helped a lot. But it's the same place, the same grounded nature.
It's sort of the American way to go up and down the ladder, maybe several times in a lifetime.
I wish I were closer friends with Snoop Dogg.
Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman.
I love Champagne and I love to drink it out of any kind of beautiful glass.
I must reclaim my good life and I must return to my good works.
Basement smells bad. Look for cat poops, change litter.
I am always asking myself how I can improve the lives of my customers, my colleagues, my shareholders, my family and my friends.
Fifty-seven percent of Americans are do-it-yourselfers, craftspeople, and artisans and makers.