Martha StewartBy: Chelsey Woodland

Historical Info

Martha Kostyra, August 3, 1941, Jersey City, New Jersey

Model from 13 Barnhard College Manhattan Met Andy Stewart married in 61 67 work as a stockbroker Started focusing on gourmet cooking

Accomplishments

Catering business in late 70’s 1 million dollar business serving

corporate and celebrity clients 1st book Entertaining, best seller Followed by Martha Stewart Quick

Cook Menus, Hor D’oevres, Christmas and Wedding Planner

Accomplishments

91 became Martha Stewart Living Omni media Inc.

Grew to having 2 mag, checkout sized recipe publication, cable TV show, syndicated news paper Colum, series of how to books, radio and internet site

763 million in annual sales

Traits

Enthusiastically involved in projects and intent on achieving results

Hard working Determined Creative Passionate “All things I love is what my business

is about”

Impact on marketplace

“Martha Stewart has had more influence on how Americans eat entertain and decorate their homes and garden more than any one person in our history”

Work Created

Work Created

Bibliography

Martha Stewart. American Academy of Achievement, 9 Nov. 2009. Web. 15 Dec. 2009. <http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/ste0bio-1>.

"Martha Stewart Biography." Bio. True Story. A&E Television Networks, 15 Dec. 2009. Web. 15 Dec.

2009. <http://www.biography.com/articles/Martha-Stewart-9542234?part=1>.

Price, Joann F. Martha Stewart: A Biography. Westport: Greenwood Press, 2007. Print.