In order for innovation

In order for innovation to happen, a bunch of things that aren’t happening on closed platforms need to occur. Valve wouldn’t exist today without the PC, or Epic, or Zynga, or Google. They all wouldn’t have existed without the openness of the platform. There’s a strong tempation to close the platform, because they look at … Read more

I just always wanted

I just always wanted a platform. In the past, I always dreamed of having a following and a fan base – you know, a group of people just listening and paying attention to what I was making. I think the reality kicked in that you have to make a living so that you have enough … Read more

I think that a

I think that a huge positive that’s come out of me having successful competitions as an athlete has been that, through the years it’s become less and less about personal victory and more about strengthening a platform for me to have a voice in the world and I could really talk about anything I wanted … Read more

I’ve always been business-minded.

I’ve always been business-minded. I worked in corporate America before becoming an actress and knew that acting wasn’t the end but a means to an end. It gave me the platform and the exposure I needed to do my philanthropic work. It also gave me the financial security to focus on my other businesses, start … Read more