What steps do you take to ensure that you’re improving both as an entrepreneur, and as a woman?
I’m blessed with an incredible family who keep me grounded. They are all successful entrepreneurs and have advised me my entire life. I’ve been a corporation since I was 17.
Does social media affect your perception of yourself, and your perception of others? Do you ever look at Twitter or Facebook to help gauge how the public feels about you?
A celebrity gave me some great advice years ago when I read an article about me on a notorious blog site that was 100 percent false. She said: ‘Number one, don’t read the blogs. Number two, worry about it when they stop talking about you.’ With that said, I never buy into any of it because it only represents a small part of an entire world.
How does Hollywood affect your personal life?
It’s difficult because there are times when I’m out and want to dance and act a fool in the name of fun but you know it may end up on TMZ. It definitely affected my dating life because there are men who want to date me because of my celebrity and those that don’t because you are in the limelight. I like a man who is wise enough to see me for who I am and that is just a girl looking for lasting love like anyone else. Celebrity or Hollywood will never define me.
How do you determine you can trust — and how do you determine who you can’t trust but still need to work with?
My rule of thumb is trust no one. You earn trust … but there are a few people in my family and my best friends that I can tell where I’ve hidden the bodies. [Laughs.]
