SUCCESSFUL WOMEN CREDIT
THEIR MENTORS
We’re inspired by these superstars and their champions
OPRAH WINFREY
Oprah. She’s a self-made billionaire slash beloved cultural icon, but she gives credit where credit is due: to her mentor, Maya Angelou. “… she would be there for me every step of the way, a wise, loving presence and the greatest mentor I've ever known. Over the years, she has taught me some of the most profound lessons of my life...”
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TINA FEY
Fey not only has worked for SNL creator Lorne Michaels, she also calls him to contemplate life.“[I ask him] big-picture things of how should I live my life, how to handle this person, jobs to take or not take, ways of managing people.”
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SHERYL SANDBERG
“We see the effects of fruitful mentor-mentee relationships formed in colleges in success stories like Facebook Chief Operating Officer, Sheryl Sandberg. One of the most powerful women in business today, Sandberg describes her former college professor Larry Summers at Harvard as her first and “most important” mentor in various interviews. Summers, who later became US Treasury Secretary, is credited for launching Sandberg’s career.”
CONDELEEZA RICE
“Rice took classes with former Czech diplomat Josef Korbel as an undergraduate at the University of Denver. She credited Korbel, who was Madeleine Albright’s father, with inspiring her to pursue public service. Rice once described her old professor, who died in 1977, as “one of the most central figures in my life, next to my parents.”
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