Lillian Vernon is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Lillian Vernon Corporation, a leading specialty catalog and online retailer that markets gifts, household, kitchen, gardening, children's and Christmas products. She started her company on her kitchen table in 1951 with $2,000 of wedding gift money by placing a $495 advertisement for a personalized handbag and belt in Seventeen Magazine. She received $32,000 in orders and her business was launched. Over the past 50 years, sales have grown to over $240 million. Last year the company received more that 4.6 million orders and employed over 5,500 people. Lillian knows what makes a company successful. She brings a wealth of knowledge to every company she speaks to.
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