Martha Helen Stewart is an American businesswoman, TV presenter and writer. They gained fame thanks to advice on home economics. The same kind of activity brought her a fortune.
It is not necessary for modern women to take care of all the household chores. Many ladies deliberately choose a career, providing a spouse with home comfort and childcare. But there are women for whom the main thing is the calling of the wife. Such women are highly respected in the West.
Deciding on the future
Often, working housewives organize their own business, sell their own baked goods, jewelry, and clothing. Martha Stewart stepped farthest. She became the founder of a real business empire. The impetus for her was her passion for home economics.
The biography of Martha Helen Kostyr began on August 3. The girl was born into the family of a radio editor and a teacher, Polish immigrants, in 1941 in Jersey City. In addition to her, five more children grew up in the family. Since childhood, the future entrepreneur has been looking for ways to financially help her parents.
Mother cooked and sewed superbly. She taught her daughter this. A talented little girl started selling homemade baked goods. Over time, the business woman mastered gardening. Despite the lack of time, the girl studied well. She continued her education after school at the Bernadsky College for Girls.
Her good looks allowed Martha to start her career as a fashion model at the age of thirteen. The girl successfully starred for publications and television programs and during her college years. In 1950, the charming model was named one of the ten most exquisitely dressed students according to the publication "Glamor".
In 1961, Andy Stewart, a law student at Yale University, offered to marry a pretty and successful girl. They got married, but after marriage and the birth of a child, daughter of Alexis, Marta continued her modeling career.
Lifetime business
The arrival of her daughter allowed Mrs. Stewart to take care of the household. For two years, family life was cloudless. However, due to the financial problems of her father, the business woman had to look for additional income. She started working as a stock broker in 1967. Stewart mastered quickly.
Very soon she won the fame of an excellent specialist and earned good money. But the success was short-lived. The plummeting stock price on Wall Street led to both the loss of clients and Martha's own savings. She became a housewife again. The Stewart family had come to move to the suburbs.
They bought an old, wretched-looking house. Through the efforts of an entrepreneur, he was transformed, becoming a real palace. This incredibly amazed Mrs. Stewart's father, who was sure that such a thing was beyond her daughter's power. The lady herself is happy to continue the transformation of the dwelling to this day.
After moving to the suburbs, Mrs. Stewart began selling baked goods at the fair. The enterprising lady quickly realized that she needed to expand the business. She started a small company that made homemade party dinners. Soon, a store of its own was opened. The business woman is pretty good at decorating houses.
Confession
Home economics tips and recipes of a skilled housewife soon began to print the most famous publications. Martha Helen has published her book How to Host. After its release, Mrs. Stewart's popularity increased even more. The writer continued to create new works. Often the businesswoman appeared in various television shows. She took part in the Oprah Winfrey program.
The enterprising lady signed a contract to advertise the products of the Kmart supermarket chain. Having made her name a symbol of the reliability and quality of goods, the business woman has started to publish the magazine "Life by Martha Stewart". Then the show of the same name came out on the screens. By that time, family relations went wrong. Despite all Martha's efforts to keep the family together, the husband and wife broke up.
The entrepreneur founded a new magazine, Martha Stewart Weddings. In 1997 Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia was founded. By 1999 Mrs. Stewart was a billionaire. The misfortune happened in 2001. The woman was accused of illegal use of insider data.
The reason was the sale of a large number of shares of ImClone Systems, which then fell sharply in price. For almost half a year, the entrepreneur was imprisoned. During this time, irreparable damage was done to her reputation.
New Achievements
The business empire fell into decay. Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia's share price hit a low and the TV show was canceled. Many fans turned their backs on the former idol. However, Stewart was not going to give up. She began rebuilding the business. A wonderful woman confidently declared herself. As a result, the sitcom "Two broke girls" invited her to appear. The strong woman returned to television.
She continued to produce and run her own program, and launched a new reality show called Martha Stewart's Apprentice. True, the show lasted one season due to the low rating. However, the main thing was done: the former teleslav returned, and the main program again occupied the top lines of the rating.
Soon the talented businesswoman released a new hit called "Marta Bakes". The program has become very popular among fans and admirers of the entrepreneur's talent. In 2005, Stewart's new book "Martha's Rules" was published.
In it, the lady invited everyone to become successful businessmen to purchase telescopes to see distant prospects, and a microscope so as not to miss details. In her work, a business woman herself always follows her principles. She is constantly looking for interesting and important topics for the audience, striving for the highest quality even in subtle details.
Therefore, she deserves the title of Queen of the Household. The audience catches her every word and follows her advice.
