This stylish willed woman found a gold mine to instill American housewives good taste.She earned hundreds of millions of dollars, was the author of 40 books, the publisher of the monthly magazine owned company whose shares made a splash on the stock exchange.It did not break even prison.After serving the penalty, she began to realize new projects.
March Kostyra was born in 1941.According to some sources, her parents were Poles, on the other - the Czechs.In any case, the family lived in poverty and childhood Martha is not prepared for college, but to the ordinary share Slavic women.Together with her mother she comprehended the secrets of preserving fruits and vegetables with his father learned to care for the garden.No wonder that in 20 years she was married.
Her husband was Andy Stewart, the son of a stock broker and a member of the publishing agency.One day he asked his wife to help him in the organization of promotional parties for publication, because in March the time with a friend founded a small business on the device celebrations and dinner parties.Skill and ideas Martha so surprised one of the leaders of the publishing house, which he offered to Mrs. Stewart to write a book with recipes and tips for organizing festivities.The publication became a best-seller, making the famous Martha.She realized that she had found a gold mine, and began to build his own empire, designed to instill American housewives good taste.
She taught them from the pages of newspapers, on television, from radio.Martha Stewart advised how to choose colors curtains, wash dishes, serve a festive table, canned vegetables, plant flowers, get married.Men also were not without their share of attention.March taught to choose bouquets and ties, help with the housework properly.
From the standpoint of any average Russians Martha Stewart did not show anything extraordinary.But for the infantile, fed junk food America it was a novelty.I said of course, and the identity of a businesswoman.In addition to the absolute knowledge of economics, stiffness and ambitions, Martha drew his fans as valued in the West Slavic charm.She wanted to believe and trust, even, she gave the impression of a man who "knows how."Is it any wonder that the Millennium Martha Stewart earned hundreds of millions of dollars a year, was the author of 40 books, the publisher of the monthly magazine Martha Stewart Living, owned by Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, the shares of which in 1999 created a furore in the stock market.
Exchange and caused one of the biggest scandals in American history.March successfully earned on stocks and entered the Board of Directors of the New York Stock Exchange.December 27, 2001 she had learned from his broker that the owner of pharmaceutical company ImClone Sam Uoksel quickly gets rid of the shares of the enterprise since learned that the Government refused to register a cure for cancer, is considered the main development of his company.Uoksel managed to get rid of the shares the day before the official denial and warned relatives and friends.Among them was Martha Stewart, who took advantage of the information and has earned on this transaction of $ 45,000.Uoksela sentenced to 7 years for the use of insider information and started investigation against Stewart.
Many believed that the degree of fault of Martha Stewart did not correspond to the punishment of imprisonment.And the trial of this woman was more than revealing than necessary.Taut affair "Enron" American justice has sought to show the equality of all before the severity of the law.Martha was convicted not so much for what it earned in the transaction of $ 45,000, much of that in the course of the investigation it has destroyed an e-mail to incriminate her in possession of insider information.Stewart's media empire has lost $ 85 million in the value of the shares after the verdict.
Is it any wonder that a strong and strong-willed woman not limp in prison.There was even a joke: "No one knows who is who should be more afraid of Martha Stewart in prison or jail Martha Stewart."After serving a five-month sentence, she began to diligently implement new projects.
penetrated in all media spaces, Martha Stewart empire reached and the Internet.Women in Business has selected the highest quality lifestyle-blogs and websites recipes and combine them into a social network Martha`s Circle.
Such here it is - (un) typical American housewife.
Alexey Chernov
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Articles Source: Journal of luxury Luxurynet.ru
