Mary Kay Ash
In 1996, Mary Kay Ash was inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame, a recognition that reflected decades of work as an entrepreneur and businessperson in the United States.
Born on May 12, 1918, in Cypress, Texas, Ash pursued her education at Heights High School and later attended the University of Houston. These formative years preceded a career in which she established herself as a notable figure in American business. As an entrepreneur, she built a professional identity that would eventually draw national attention and formal acknowledgment from institutions recognizing achievement in commerce and civic life.
Ash's career as a businessperson earned her the Horatio Alger Award, a distinction given to individuals who have demonstrated success through hard work and perseverance. This award, alongside her induction into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame, placed her among a select group of American entrepreneurs whose careers had drawn recognition at both the state and national level. Her work as a citizen of the United States was rooted in the broader landscape of American enterprise, and her professional accomplishments carried enough weight to merit these formal honors during her lifetime.
Ash died on November 22, 2001, in Dallas, Texas. The Horatio Alger Award, which she received during her career, stands as one of the concrete markers of the professional standing she achieved as an entrepreneur and businessperson over the course of her life.
Quotes by Mary Kay Ash
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People are definitely a company’s greatest asset. It doesn’t make any difference whether the product is cars or cosmetics. A company is only as good as the people it keeps.
Some people drift through their entire life. They do it one day at a time, one week at a time, one month at a time. It happens so gradually they are unaware of how their lives are slipping away until it’s too late.
I wasn’t that interested in the dollars-and-cents part of business. My interest in starting Mary Kay Inc. was to offer women opportunities that didn’t exist anywhere else.
What’s interesting about subscribing to a life of giving is that you become addicted.
Those who are blessed with the most talent don’t necessarily outperform everyone else. It’s the people with follow-through who excel.