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OHB 0003

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeASH, Mary K. (b. 1915)
ProfessionsCosmetics entrepreneur
EmployersMary Kay Cosmetics

About this oral history

Interview ID #OHB 0003
Date(s) of interview -
DescriptionCosmetics entrepreneur. Early sales experience and its impact upon future business philosophy, methods, and success of Mary Kay Cosmetics; planning prior to launching company; problems and solutions in beginning; early legal problems with competitors; concern for women’s opportunities; female orientation of company; development and growth of sales; role of her children in company; methods of recruiting; training, attitude building; marketing and sales techniques; incentive plans; sales territories; pricing; party plan; employee promotion; views on successful managerial traits; views on motivational differences between men and women; application of Golden Rule toward employees and customers; attitudes and philosophy toward employee relations; use of intuition in decision making; reasons for growth of Mary Kay Cosmetics.
Interviewer(s)Donald Caruth
Physical Description109 pp.
Terms of UseRestricted-interviewee’s written permission required for use