she designed sportswear until i was born and then my parents started a business. they thought that working for themselves was going to be the best way to help their family along. they had a number of businesses. one was a drug store in queens. i remember growing up and -- the common theme was that no matter what business they had, me, my older sister and younger brother were all supposed to work on the weekends at whatever business it was. i was young when they had the drug store. i had an older sister at the time, but my dad would divide up the tasks to be age appropriate. my sister would have to take off and white down all of the high shelves and i would be in charge of the lower shelves. that is the ethic that we had. later on they closed the drug store and started a furniture, custom upholstery and drapery business. we tapped into my mom's love for fashion and my dad, my dad had a desire to create a business that he thought was in need. we also worked on the weekends there. >> you ended up being a bachelor of arts in government at harvard. >> i thought i could