What made you pursue a career in the cosmetics/personal care industry?
I majored in Biology in college. Once I graduated, I wanted a job within business that would make use of my scientific training. Bob Taylor lived near my family home and I had gone to high school with his daughter. I was familiar with his small and growing company, Village Bath Products, which by 1980 had grown into Minnetonka, Inc. and just launched SoftSoap. I cold called asking if there were any openings and, as they say, “the rest is history.” I was hired into their R&D department.