Never dull your shine for somebody else.

Black women don't have the same body image problems as white women. They are proud of their bodies.

I am learning how to delegate and how to empower people.

There have been top supermodels in the past that weren't as tall as the industry demands, like fashion icon Kate Moss.

All the time I had my success, I didn't know what I was doing. I struggled and struggled and hacked things out without any insight as to why.

Success is never going to come in the way your teenage self sees it.

As far commercial success, I don't think that's a focus but it's not that we don't enjoy that. It's not something you can attempt and achieve.

Lekha Washington is a very successful, award-winning product designer, and her company has made some fantastic products in the past few years. Comments from some men calling her 'failure' makes me laugh, really.