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Mary Kay Ash (born Mary Kathlyn Wagner; May 12, 1918 – November 22, 2001) was an American businesswoman and founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc. At her death, she had a fortune of $98 million, and her company had more than $1.2 billion in sales with a sales force of more than 800,000 in at least three dozen countries.
Mary Kay Ash (Class of 1934), founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics [36] Val Belcher (Class of 1972), former CFL All-Star [37] Dr. Denton Cooley (Class of 1937), heart surgeon; Wayne Graham (Class of 1954), professional baseball player Philadelphia Phillies, and New York Mets. Head Baseball Coach of the Rice University Owls [36]
Founder Mary Kay Ash died on November 22, 2001. [15] In March 2020, the company closed operation in Australia and New Zealand. [16] [17] In November 2022, David Holl, the company’s CEO since 2006, retired after nearly 30 years with the company but remained chairman of the board. [8]
Anna Elisabeth Baer 1878–1955 (shipping business), Finland; Samuel Crompton 1753–1827 (spinning mule), Great Britain; Caroline Gother 1761–1836 (banking), Sweden; Johns Hopkins 1795–1873 (personal business), U.S.
The film is based on the true story of a corporate war in the mid-1990s between cosmetics queen Mary Kay Ash and an ambitious newcomer, Jinger Heath, who launches a rival company. [2] A co-production between Canada and the United States, the film premiered on CBS on October 6, 2002.
A study by the Kauffman Foundation of 570 high-tech firms started in 2004 showed that women-owned firms were more likely to be organized as sole proprietorships, both during their startup year and in the years to follow. Female entrepreneurs were also much more likely to start their firms out of their homes and were less likely to have employees.
Opal Lee (born October 7, 1926) is an American retired teacher, counselor, and activist in the movement to make Juneteenth a federally-recognized holiday.She is often described as the "grandmother of Juneteenth".
Bonnie Jeanne Dunbar (born March 3, 1949) is an American engineer and retired NASA astronaut.She flew on five Space Shuttle missions between 1985 and 1998, including two dockings with the Mir space station.