lifeway foods was the dream of michael smolyansky, julie and edward's russian immigrant father. smolyansky immigrated to the u.s. in 1976 with his wife and baby julie. a decade later, he launched lifeway foods, taking the company public a few years later. national media attention soon followed. julie joined the company after college in 2000. but just two years later, her father died suddenly, thrusting julie into the executive suite. we profiled lifeway foods a month after michael smolyansky died, and asked julie about assuming such an awesome responsibility at 26. >> as much as i would not like to have to deal with this so quickly, i was very prepared, very well ready for the job and task. >> reporter: when i was there this time, julie and i watched that interview. at the time, do you really think you were prepared to take over this company? >> i think that my stubbornness and my drive and need to make sure that his dream would be accomplished, i think that took me really far. >> reporter: today at 34, julie's on the cover of business magazines, recognition she never imagined ha