To Succeed You Have To Believe In

People I Work With Are Open To Leadership That Has A Vision, But This Vision Has To Be Communicated Clearly And Persuasively, And Always, Always With Passion.

I Started The Body Shop In 1976 Simply To Create A Livelihood For Myself And My Two Daughters, While My Husband, Gordon, Was Trekking Across The Americas. I Had No Training Or Experience And My Only Business Acumen Was Gordon's Advice To Take Sales Of £300 A Week. Nobody Talks Of Entrepreneurship As Survival, But That's Exactly What It Is And What Nurtures Creative Thinking.

A Woman In Advancing Old Age Is Unstoppable By Any Earthly Force. I Love It.

The Most Exciting Thing Happening In Business Is The Rise Of Vigilante Consumers.

Cynicism Is What Passes For Insight When Courage Is Lacking