I don't think about financial success as the measurement of my success.
My mother thinks I could have even run a larger company.
I don't know what a world would be like if you do away with sexy images.
I defend the right of almost everything to be published... because I think that you're better off in trusting the marketplace than allowing other people to make that decision.
It's important not to limit the amount of their own money that candidates can spend, but to give other people access to enough money to run competitive races.
I came to Playboy not expecting to stay. But after five years, I found myself really enjoying the business world, and I realized I had some skill.
Being a CEO still means sitting across the table from big institutional investors and showing your leadership and having them believe in you.
I developed a great sense of self-confidence when I was very young.
The very first stock I bought right out of college was Berkshire Hathaway.
I think in terms of what I am able to accomplish and build.
I expected to go into journalism or law.
Half of my employees are women.
I'm surrounded by very powerful women and very progressive men.
I had an allowance, but I had to do things around the house to earn it. I think I always wanted my own money.
I'd guess that 80 percent of the people who work for Playboy are feminists.
With the strong global appeal of the Playboy brand and the differentiated content offered, we have built a men's destination site with multiple revenue streams, including e-commerce, advertising, subscription and pay-per-view, ... In addition, our recent acquisition of the Spice brand gives us an opportunity to create a separate site, cross-promoted with the Spice TV network.
I had higher math SATs than in English - yet I became an English major in college.
From the time that I can remember, I worked to make money - either baby-sitting, or one year wrapping gifts at a department store at Christmas, so I could have my own money.
We don't fight about money... I hate to see people fight about money.
Well, I grew up around the magazine and was part of a generation that was embracing our sexuality.
Not only did I enjoy the creative side of Playboy and enjoy being surrounded by people who are curious about life, but I also love the analytical and hard business side of it.
Most people sell stock to pay taxes, but I didn't want to sell any stock.
No, I never thought about my father's money as my money.
I know what the attitudes of the readers are: These are guys who love women and respect women.
Some, but much of my money is tied up in Playboy stock.
