Kenda Scott is joining the permanent cast of Shark Tank this season, putting her alongside famously tough investors like Kevin O’Leary. But throughout her career building her eponymous jewelry brand—and becoming one of the richest self-made women—she was surprised to find that being a successful leader doesn’t actually require being cutthroat.
“You can be kind and strong at the same time. It doesn’t mean you’re weak. Kindness does not mean you’re weak,” Scott said in a recent interview with fellow Shark Tank star Daniel Lubetzky. “I’m a kind and strong leader.”
