Take risks, go for it. To Independent Executive National Sales Director Emeritus Sherry Windsor, her Mary Kay business is not just work. It’s been an adventure from the start.

In the 1970s, she left her nursing career to pursue a Mary Kay business at a time when many women were just beginning to enter the work force. Then she became a single parent at age 28, raising two children for 15 years.

"Once I decided on a Mary Kay business, I never looked back, not for a second," says Sherry. "If you desire something badly enough, you will pay the price. And the price is total commitment. You have to go for it!"

"I think many women today lack the faith in themselves to take risks with their business. I hope to continue to instill confidence and inspire other women, just as Mary Kay Ash inspired me. I am so grateful she had the courage to start a business at the end of her first career. This helped me believe in myself and showed me how important it is to step out on faith and take risks."

"For me, it’s all about helping women have an equal opportunity in the business world. It may sound like a feminist point of view; however, it’s really a family point of view." As an NSD Emeritus, Sherry reiterates that success for her in Mary Kay, was because of family, and still says, “Thank you, Mary Kay, for always encouraging us to put God first in our lives, our family second and our career third.” A legacy of unconditional love, kindness, grace and generosity is what she hopes to leave to a family of women known for their class and high integrity.