Where is dini petty now

Petty says she always managed to keep an entrepreneurial toe in the water. Her own mother was one of the first talent agents in Canada, and after working alongside her as a teen, she saw how fickle the film and television industry could be. Even at the height of her fame, Ms. Petty says she wanted to have a backup business plan. Her family depended on it.

Her children are both grown now, and it was her son who turned her on to Kickstarter, a funding platform that connects investing backers with projects.

She is using it to help relaunch the Luuup Litter Box, which had been off the market for years. A three-tray, scoop-free system, the box sold more than 2 million units in its first incarnation in just 13 months. Although Ms. Petty was resistant at first to the relaunch, thinking she would need to go through the rigmarole of finding an investor, her son set her straight about Kickstarter. This is called technology,'" she says now. Petty is the first to admit she continues to work not because she has to, but because she loves it.

Retirement savings pay the rent and allow her to travel. Even so, her experience has taught her that it's important not to sink too much of her own savings into a business idea — not without a hefty amount of research and caution.

She won't reveal what it is, explaining, "In case he reads this, because I don't want him to feel any worse than he does. Instead, it's important to find a business mentor, take it slowly and spend time discovering whether people even need what you would like to sell.

There isn't a cat owner in the world who will not agree that the litter box is the most disgusting thing ever," she says. Test-product reaction is important. Today I turn These come from my physician Dr.

This reminded me of an interview I did with the late chef Julia Child — she farted her way through it all. She was, after all, Julia Child. Now every time I fart I wonder if the symphony is about to begin. Finally, Canadian travel writer Barbara Kingstone, said she hates becoming invisible as she ages — a statement that resonates with many women. But not with me. I consider being invisible a super power. After having my 15 minutes of fame when I was stared at a lot, I can now stare back unnoticed.

The party has just begun as far as I am concerned and anyone who wishes to buy me dinner, lunch or a glass of champagne, please email immediately as I have a lot of planning to do. I want to live in the ethers of champagne and caviar and celebrate my good health, strong body and sound mind which, with a little luck, will last another few hours, days, months or years.

What gives me this positive outlook beyond a healthy body and slightly twisted mind is the fact that I almost died on July 30, Three in the helicopter, two skydiving, several in automobiles, a few other weird incidents and the last happened after a trip to the dentist.

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