Huffpost Exclusive: An Interview With Ivanka Trump

In this interview series, Baruch Shemtov sits down with leaders in business, fashion, politics, and media to discuss their paths to success. The conversations offer inspiration and valuable insights, as some of the most influential and creative people share life experience and advice.

From real estate to jewelry, Ivanka Trump has achieved success in a variety of sectors that now form her unique brand. In this interview at New York's Trump Tower, Trump discusses the challenges that she faces as a young leader and shares her secrets to maintaining her focus and creativity in this challenging economy.

 

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Comments

[CreativeKitty]

06:28 PM on 06/11/2010

"A Young Leader"??? You are where you are because of your Daddy and his influence (and oh yes, don't forget his cash!)

[max08]

11:32 PM on 06/09/2010

Can be summed up in one statement: What others can do for me.

[caxsmith]

01:52 PM on 06/09/2010

Ivanka Trump hasn't done anything. She walked into a corporate job she didn't earn. Without her dad, she would have nothing.

[Halsey]

01:09 PM on 06/09/2010

Pretty pathetic that what some sets this young woman apart is that she doesn't do drugs and strip in public. Is THAT all it takes. This is a nonthougtful piece. When one is born and raised uber-wealthy, come ON. So what if she built her own jewelry line (god forbid she opened a school for poor kids, how de classe that would be).

I admire the stories of young (and older) people who build something from nothing; NOT after getting seed money from daddy. I refuse to admire someone simply because they don't act like Paris of Lindsay. Time to go back to the IMPACT tab and read about real heros.

[AMStark]

03:14 PM on 06/08/2010

Looks like gum on the right side of her cheek. That is an amateur mistake (camera always shows gum). FAIL!

[politicky]

02:15 PM on 06/08/2010

well, watching that was a waste of time I'll never get back

[topkatnc]

12:26 PM on 06/08/2010

Whoop de doo ..... could care less about her ...or what she has to say .. or her father for that matter .... Neither has a clue ... what it is like in this country today ... except from a rich ... privileged point of view .... Exculsive ... well ... if that is what you want to call it ...

[mmeyer]

10:03 AM on 06/08/2010

Count on Baruch to deliver a top notch and edifying interview with Trump. Can't wait for the next one - Keep 'em coming, Huffington Post!

M

[jagrmeister721]

03:12 AM on 06/08/2010

Saw her on the Apprentice. She is a typical opportunistic bully. She attacked, mocked those who were intelligent but soft-spoken. She had no problem verbally bullying them. To those who were loud but arrogant, she quaked in their midst. She didn't dare correct those apprentice candidates. This manner gets you far in life because such opportunism generally means your allying with the "strong". In the short-term you save face. In the long run, it's bad business. Her father has it too. His companies have gone into bankruptcy several times. It's been said he doesn't know how to run a casino business- and it shows. In high finance, through leverage, you can line your own pockets while bankrupting others. Madoff knows that. So does Donald Trump. Ivanka despite her "beauty", has this same trait, granted though in a feminine manifestation.

[topkatnc]

12:27 PM on 06/08/2010

Exactly as I saw her .....you are right on the money ... so to speak !

[caxsmith]

01:54 PM on 06/09/2010

Agreed

[themodernleader]

12:38 AM on 06/08/2010

Even in dynasties, there sometimes appear promising leaders. This leader wisely started businesses that cater to unwonted wealth. She has used the advantages of inherited weath to create more wealth.
In this nation such advantage as this Trump offspring has had is shut off from most Americans. Her class has created laws and monopolistic entities that have transferred wealth and opportunity from the generality of a once fourishing middle class to an emerging oligarchy and business plutocracy.
It is a great and promising America for those few Americans who are being born and reared for dynastic and oligarchic rule.

[condor101]

12:12 AM on 06/08/2010

When you have a daddy with billions, it's easy to start a business and declare yourself a leader of something, anything.
Interview an authentic self starter.

[peowlemeow]

10:34 PM on 06/07/2010

Not watching anything with a Trump in it.

[Sundialsvc4]

10:15 PM on 06/07/2010

She doth do her parents proud. And follows in their footprints ... of blazing an entirely new path of her own, as they did.

[Beatrice Woods]

09:58 PM on 06/07/2010

Great to see a intellgent young woman .not .useing drugs and drunk....Doing something with her life..compared to a lot of other super rich young people.

[MerrieWay]

09:42 PM on 06/07/2010

So inspiring to see young, bright opinion leaders that can influence our youth. Ivanka is delightful,focused, filled with the earnestness to learn...a message youth need to hear. Loving what you do, eliminating what you don't like when you are young, is the criteria for boldness. Ivanka understands the basics, it will be fun watching her growth and how she uses her influence.
Baruch, you are an inspiration, as well. Look forward to following you, on your ongoing mission. Big smiles, Merrie Lynn.