“I have so many stories to tell about being a woman in the rug business that I could keep you here all day. I developed a pretty thick skin early on because a female in the rug business was just an outrageous rarity.

“Some of my coping mechanisms over the years was to recognize that there are battles that a female will never win and you can't get your ego or your philosophy mixed up when you're trying to run a business and make money….

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