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#18 Doris Christopher - Founder, Pampered Chef
Honorable Mention 2009 POWER 50
Doris Christopher went from founding the company The Pampered Chef in the basement of her Chicago home in 1980 to being named to the Board of Directors of the DSA in 1992, and then serving as Chairperson. Not bad for a Chicago mom and home economics teacher. Her idea was simple, offer women high quality kitchen equipment and easy to make meals by having in-home cooking demonstrations, or parties. By the time Berkshire Hathaway acquired The Pampered Chef, it had become a $700 million enterprise.
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