CEO and Chairperson
Oxygen Media
Famous for:
Innovative television thinking, attitudes and programming, via her role as the creative and business force behind Nickelodeon and Nick at Nite throughout the 1980s and early '90s. Making the world safe for slime and other un-sappy stuff kids love.
Why we admire her:
She's fearless and funny. Nurtures talent. Advocates for women, using her position and visibility to get their opinions heard. Pioneers ways to deliver technology and training to women who are "digital have-nots."
Why you can trust her:
She gets it. "The center of women's lives isn't expensive cars and designer clothes. The center of their life is managing all their roles. They have a job at the office, and then they have 16 other jobs at home. They're the chief financial officers, the purchasing agents, the maintenance workers . . ."
Her philosophy of business:
"Power is creating something new."
Current favorite compelling fact:
Women control 85 percent of all personal and household goods spending.
