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" People don't follow a leader but follow a vision - a vision of what the future looks like and how their work helps them along that path. "
Mindy Grossman
Future
Work
Vision
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" I never bet against anyone. If people do something that has a true purpose, and they do it with boldness, I root for them. "
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" Our partnership with Disney included a two-hour Cinderella list takeover that features supermodel Coco Rocha's first-ever fashion collection, which incorporated behind-the-scenes footage and interviews to support her HSN debut. "
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Support
List
" The days of trying to get a consumer to come to you are over. You really have to be in the consumer's world, wherever, whenever and however. "
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You
Wherever
Trying
" We have to focus on what we can do. It has to be about experience; it has to be about unique product. It has to be about delivering our content as broadly as we can, and that's been a huge effort on our part. "
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Been
Unique
Focus
" I believe you have to get rid of toxicity in any company. Don't care how smart, how talented, how long they have been there. If someone is going to create a toxic environment, you have to make a change. "
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Long
You
" When we are caught up in the nature of our work and are asked to take on another job or position, rarely do we step back and ask ourselves, 'What do I really want to do? What is it at this point in my career and life that is important to me?' "
Mindy Grossman
Step
Nature
Me
" Ultimately, the ability to inspire people to live healthier and happier lives is what excites me both personally and professionally. "
Mindy Grossman
Ability
Inspire
Live
" I spend all day thinking of shopping. I love the thrill of finding that wonderful, perfect thing, the feeling of your heart racing because it's so right. "
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Day
Thinking
Heart
" I don't care what we're quote-unquote selling; we're about inspiring people through storytelling. "
Mindy Grossman
Storytelling
Selling
People
" I've always had a philosophy that position doesn't define power. Impact defines power. What impact are you making on people? What impact are you making on business? "
Mindy Grossman
Power
People
Impact
" I've not been afraid to take risks, be resolute and passionate about purpose, and inspire people to do things that maybe they thought weren't possible. "
Mindy Grossman
Risks
Purpose
People
" If you are not diverse, you are saying, 'I don't want to be successful.' "
Mindy Grossman
You
Saying
Successful
" There's no doubt that the Weight Watchers' long-term collaboration with Oprah Winfrey has certainly accelerated the company's progress since October 2015, with high awareness of her success and happiness with the program sparking interest and excitement. "
Mindy Grossman
Success
Progress
October
" I'm willing to lose profits in the short term. "
Mindy Grossman
Willing
Short
Lose
" The only thing I liked on HSN was Wolfgang Puck selling cookware. He was funny and engaging. He gave you recipes. Even if you didn't want to buy anything, you could watch Wolfgang for an hour. "
Mindy Grossman
Watch
Funny
Only
" When I first started at HSN, I knew that retailers would have to be poised to take advantage of technology and the rapidly changing ways in which people shop. It was one of the things that drew me to the company. "
Mindy Grossman
People
Started
Technology
" I never want anything to be too predictable. "
Mindy Grossman
Never
Anything
Want
" It's OK to not have all the answers, and in fact, the more extraordinary people you are able to surround yourself with, the better you will become. "
Mindy Grossman
You
People
Surround Yourself
" Our assimilation efforts are based on building long-term relationships and value with our customers, and the success of these efforts is measured partly by our ability to stimulate customers to make a second purchase within 90 days. "
Mindy Grossman
Value
Success
Building
" Our destination programming allows us to put a stake in the ground and create a showy tweak that is story driven, with products that are inspiring to our customers, and the content doesn't expire at the end of the show but continues to live on in various formats on multiple distribution platforms. "
Mindy Grossman
End
Create
Story
" My parents were like, 'Oh my God,' when I said I was going into fashion - they pictured me with a rolling rack on Seventh Avenue. "
Mindy Grossman
Me
Fashion
Like
" I get as excited walking around a CVS as I do walking around in Bergdorf's. "
Mindy Grossman
Walking
Around
Excited
" I think that the CEO is responsible for setting the vision, for articulating the mission, and for building a team of powerful evangelists that share that mission and that passion, because no one person can do anything by themselves. "
Mindy Grossman
Passion
Powerful
Team
" I've always been a risk taker; I've never believed in following the expected path. "
Mindy Grossman
Never
Been
Always
" My first Weight Watchers meeting was when I was 14 years old on Long Island, and I went there with my mother. I'd gained that adolescent weight and wanted to try out for cheerleading... I lost the weight, tried out, and made the cheerleading team. "
Mindy Grossman
Mother
Try
Meeting
" It seemed like I woke up one morning and had an epiphany. I thought, 'I cannot do this. I do not want to get married. And I'm not going to law school - it just doesn't excite me. I'm not wasting anybody's money. I'm going to move to New York.' "
Mindy Grossman
School
Morning
Money
" HSN is uniquely positioned to present the seamless connection between media and commerce. "
Mindy Grossman
Commerce
Connection
Media
" We are continuing to collaborate with Disney on future films and other opportunities. "
Mindy Grossman
Future
Opportunities
Other
" We need more enlightened women in senior ranks, and we have to insist that companies are more diverse. "
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Women
Senior
Need
" Fear is not a motivating factor. You might be able to get a little bit more out of someone in the short term, but you will completely erode your business and your culture in the long term. You're going to lose all your good people. You're not going to have people tell you the truth, and it becomes the tradition. "
Mindy Grossman
Fear
Culture
Business