Measure in miracles. “As I look back, I know that a Mary Kay business can put braces on your children's teeth and it can pay for their college educations, but the most important things cannot be measured in dollars and cents,” Independent Senior National Sales Director Emeritus Linda McBroom says.

Linda is referring to what her Mary Kay family meant to her during a very difficult time in her life. When she returned home from Seminar in 1990 as a Million-Dollar Sales Director, her son Chris was diagnosed with a brain tumor.

Linda was overcome by the support and encouragement she received from her Mary Kay sisters and the Company as her son fully recovered. “It was at this point that I realized that I would do my Mary Kay business for free just for the friends and support which have meant so much to me,” Linda says.

As for her Mary Kay business accomplishments, Linda points to the Ladder of Success program. “I truly believe that the Star Consultant program is the key to success with a Mary Kay business,” Linda says. “I was a Star Consultant every quarter for five years.”

Now as an Emeritus, Linda will continue to enjoy the visits of her large, blended family to her home on a private island. And, as she anticipates the future, Linda knows it will include traveling, adding to her Salvador Dali art collection and dabbling in real estate with her favorite dancing partner and husband, Denny.