Tribute to Mary Kay Ash

“If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can’t, you’re right.”

“People fail forward to success.”

Mary Kay Ash

The founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics. Mary Kay Ash began Mary Kay Cosmetics with a $5,000 investment. The company began as a single store in Dallas but rapidly grew espcially after Ash was interviewd for CBS’s 60 Minutes in 1979.

She lead her business by the Golden Rule and designed the company to allow women to advance by helping others succeed.

Both during her life and posthumously, Ash received numerous business awards. She founded the Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation to raise money to combat domestic violence and cancer affecting women.

At the time of Ash’s death in 2001, Mary Kay Cosmetics had more than 800,000 representatives in 37 countries, with total annual sales over $2 billion at retail.

Mary Kay authored three books, all of which became best-sellers.

Mary Kay Ash

Born: May 12, 1918 in Hot Wells, Texas

Died: November 22, 2001 in Dallas, Texas