Mary Kay Inc. = Bumble bee theory

I have a premonition that soars on silver wings,
It is a dream of your accomplishment
Of many wondrous things,
I do not know beneath which sky
Or where you'll challenge fate,
I only know it will be high,
I only know it will be GREAT!

- Anonymous

A poem that inspired Mary Kay no end and one she used to wind up most of her speeches and letters. Mary Kay Ash has been a revolutionary figure in the history of business world over. No wonder she was honoured as the Greatest Female Entrepreneur in American history by a jury of academicians & business historians!

She was a visionary who dared to dream what no other woman at that day and age had thought of. She equated her company with a bumble bee. When after examining the aerodynamic engineers declared that it would not be able to fly, it defied the odds and flew! This according to her was the ‘can do’ attitude that worked.

Mary Kay has been an inspiration for women the world over and has been instrumental in bringing about a sea of change in the way the business world treated women. She did not consider the monetary aspect as success. According to her the way her company touched various lives and gave them hopes has measured its success.

She has motivated and empowered women to de great things and dream for greater things. Her vision has been transferred to her employees and today even after her death, Mary Kay Inc. continues to inspire quite a number of women and instil the ‘can do’ attitude in them!

“I envisioned a company in which any woman could become just as successful as she wanted to be. The doors would be wide open to opportunity for women who were willing to pay the price and had the courage to dream.” – Mary Kay Ash

The way her company is going we can safely say that she has lived her dream.