I never intended to go into the family business. I've always been drawn to wanting to do something else at some time in my life.
— Christie Hefner
Hef is a man of the big picture. He is a creative force.
The power of Playboy is its appeal around the world.
Access to legitimate information and thoughtful analysis is the lifeblood of a democracy, the basis of which people make decisions about who they vote for and what they believe in. And if you're only getting half the story, that certainly doesn't lead to an informed citizenry.
The people who relate to Playboy, both readers and people who produce it, are not the way the critics think they are.
Part of brand management is what you don't do, not what you do.
While I have always had a good relationship with my father, much of the time it has been a very limited relationship until I was older. So you can't really give him credit or blame for how I turned out.
I consider Playboy very wholesome, frankly.
I've always believed about brands and media that the mistake sometimes that's made is to think you're just going to take what you've been doing and kind of re-purpose it into the new platform. I don't think that ever works because consumers look for different experiences in different media formats.
I've always believed that you need to find interactive applications on the Internet.
You can learn more about leadership by reading about Lincoln than you can from most business books.
I'm motivated and driven, and I have been from a young age.
I freelanced for the 'Boston Phoenix.'
I don't think 'Playboy' would have been successfully started on either coast.
It's mutual respect and love that are important, not a wedding.
Women would all be better off if we realized we didn't have to choose between being an intelligent being and a sexual being.
Try not to be either intimidated by or a captive of jargon. Even though it's language, and language is about communication, it often exists actually to obfuscate and to control power and not to communicate.
To me, saying you're not a feminist should be like saying you're a racist. It should be that politically unacceptable.
You can't delegate turning a company around.
If I wear a suit, as I generally do in the business world, it's supposed to mean I'm retreating from competition with the bunnies. If I wear a very glamorous romantic dress, as I'm very likely to do if I'm going out in the evening, then I'm supposed to be competing with the bunnies.
I've always believed that a goal in life is not to own a boat but have a friend with a boat.
I'd actually call myself pretty much a liberal. A progressive liberal. Because I do think that government is there to be a provider of services for people who cannot provide for themselves.
Any brand that attempts to live off a retro appeal is only going through a short second life cycle.
I live the life I want to lead.
It's difficult sometimes to, in effect, let go of how you're used to doing things and give the brand room to be reinvented.
I would like to see both parties aggressively compete for the women's vote and talk about what they will do to unleash the economic power of women, to protect women's health, to provide the right policies that provide for real family stability and real family values.
It's not unusual for someone running for Senate in Illinois to come see me.
My mantra is, I want to work with people that I like to hang out with, who are smart, where I can add value, that I think is an interesting space.
When I first came to Playboy, I thought I would go on and do something else in a few years. But when the company got into trouble with political and regulatory challenges, I felt that I could really lead the turn around.
My father has always enjoyed games... always with a combination of the fun and social side of it, but also always highly competitive.
What you don't do is as important as what you do.
I consider myself very fortunate to grow up in a time when my family, my friends don't look at me funny because I'm a 29-year-old single woman.
If you ever get to a point where you stop learning, you will find your professional options and your personal satisfaction severely curtailed.
I never thought I was going to go to work for my father's company.
I experienced no conflict between my mother and father, which was entirely due to my mother's compassion, intelligence, and maturity.
I don't think the Playboy brand has changed much at all - it's always been sophisticated and aspirational.
I prefer tailored clothes. I always have. But I find that whatever I wear, people see it as charged with symbolic meaning.
I'm among the many Chicagoans who love to take advantage of the opportunity to dine outdoors in the summer months.
Playboy's all about why it's worth working so hard.
I think when you're on a visiting relationship rather than a living relationship, it's kind of hard to have impact as a parent.
I'm private because I want to be private.
I believed deeply that digital was an empowering opportunity for Playboy, not a threat.
Nightclubs are a small-revenue business that go through pretty fast popularity cycles.
I didn't have the luxury of devoting myself entirely to not-for-profit activities.
It's embarrassing to be in the only westernized economy that doesn't have paid family leave and flex scheduling, and that disproportionately helps women.
I'm certainly proud of the transformation of Playboy from a magazine to a multimedia corporation.
I think of Chicago as a great entrepreneur city, a city that supports its own, that isn't as jaded as New York and L.A.
The world changed on us. In a world where there were singles bars in every city, women weren't going to go out and hang out in a Playboy Club.
My father is not that comfortable with children, but he's a terrific father for an adult.
I don't think you can know too many smart people. I don't think you should ever stop meeting people.
