????2000年，克里斯汀?勒米厄創(chuàng)辦了家居用品公司DwellStudio，希望生產(chǎn)出比家居連鎖公司Pottery Barn這類傳統(tǒng)零售商的產(chǎn)品更時(shí)尚的家居用品。DwellStudio慢慢贏得了關(guān)注，從設(shè)計(jì)師變身為企業(yè)家的克里斯汀?勒米厄也因此吸引了家具電商Wayfair的注意。去年8月份，Wayfair收購了DwellStudio，不過收購價(jià)格沒有披露。

????《財(cái)富》（Fortune）最具影響力商界女性（ Most Powerful Women）榜單始于1998年，次年開始召開年度峰會(huì)，活動(dòng)如今已經(jīng)成為商界、政界、慈善界、教育和藝術(shù)界杰出女性的一次盛會(huì)。每周的最具影響力商界女性個(gè)人問答專欄將關(guān)注領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力、期望等問題，當(dāng)然也會(huì)關(guān)注平衡問題。

????1. 當(dāng)前你所在的行業(yè)中哪一點(diǎn)最讓你激動(dòng)？

????我認(rèn)為目前的家居/生活行業(yè)正處于大變革時(shí)期。在線零售正以閃電般的速度發(fā)展，這也是未來的發(fā)展方向。Wayfair是目前北美最大的在線家居產(chǎn)品零售商，能成為它的一員，與這個(gè)行業(yè)中最頂尖的公司一起，站在行業(yè)巨變的前沿，我感到十分激動(dòng)。接下來的幾年，我們會(huì)在各領(lǐng)域共同推進(jìn)行業(yè)的發(fā)展。我已經(jīng)迫不及待想看到這個(gè)行業(yè)未來的圖景。

????2. 你錯(cuò)失的最大一個(gè)機(jī)遇是什么？

????2008年，我們與一家極富遠(yuǎn)見的戰(zhàn)略投資公司商談合作事宜，當(dāng)時(shí)協(xié)商已經(jīng)進(jìn)入最后階段，全球經(jīng)濟(jì)卻突然跌至谷底，合作也因此沒能達(dá)成。如果當(dāng)時(shí)達(dá)成了合作，我想局面應(yīng)該會(huì)很有趣，我很好奇我的公司現(xiàn)在會(huì)發(fā)展到哪一步。話雖如此，我還是相信，世上沒有偶然性，凡事都有原因。而現(xiàn)在我們與Wayfair的合作也正呈現(xiàn)出更加有意思的局面。

????3. 你所獲得的最好建議是什么？

????活在現(xiàn)在。活在當(dāng)下！

????4. 和以往相比，如今的企業(yè)家們更需要具備哪種品質(zhì)？

????憑直覺來說，我覺得是激情。激情能提供成為一名成功的企業(yè)家所必須具備的持久力量。如果你對(duì)自己的工作沒有激情，那么再努力也無法成功。雖然激情很重要，但在與尼拉吉?沙阿一起工作的過程中，我很快看到了專注的價(jià)值。身為Wayfair的CEO，尼拉吉?沙阿非常富有成效，而同時(shí)又具有鼓舞人心的力量。他用無窮的智慧和極高的專注力領(lǐng)導(dǎo)著公司的發(fā)展，我認(rèn)為這正是Wayfair疾速發(fā)展的原因所在。或許，獲得商業(yè)成功的超級(jí)秘密就在于激情與專注的結(jié)合吧。

????5. 對(duì)即將進(jìn)入艱辛職場(chǎng)的年輕人，你有什么建議？

????凡事都要積極嘗試——你永遠(yuǎn)不知道，一些完全隨機(jī)的事情會(huì)引導(dǎo)你走向何方。睜大雙眼，不要低估勤奮的作用。

????Christiane Lemieux founded DwellStudio in 2000, hoping to create a line of home furnishings with a trendier vibe than traditional retailers like Pottery Barn (WSM). The company slowly gained a following, helping the designer-turned-entrepreneur catch the eye of Wayfair, which purchased DwellStudio for an undisclosed amount in August.

????Fortune's Most Powerful Women started as a list in 1998, kicked off its annual Summit the following year, and has since become a community of the preeminent women in business, government, philanthropy, education, and the arts. This weekly Q&A features one MPW's personal take on leadership, aspirations, and (of course) balance. (Lemieux was a Fortune Most Powerful Women Entrepreneur winner in 2012.)

????1. What currently excites you most about your industry?

????I think the home/lifestyle industry is in total flux. Online retail is shaping the future. It is moving at lightning pace. I am thrilled to be part of Wayfair -- now the largest online home retailer in North America -- and to be on the forefront of this sweeping change with the best in the business. I can't wait to see what the next couple of years bring as we push all the boundaries together.

????2. What was your biggest missed opportunity?

????We were very far down the road with a great visionary and strategic venture partner in 2008, and then the world bottomed out. I think had that materialized it would have been very interesting -- I am so curious to see where that would have taken the business. That being said, I do believe that everything happens for a reason, and our Wayfair partnership is shaping up to be even more interesting.

????3. What is the best advice you ever received?

????Your life IS the occasion. Rise to it.

????4. What is one trait every entrepreneur needs more today than ever?

????Instinctively, I would say passion. Passion fuels the staying power it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. If you are not passionate about your endeavor it will not succeed. That being said, I now work with Niraj Shah, the inspiring and prolific CEO of Wayfair who has quickly taught me the virtues of focus. Niraj leads the company with boundless intelligence and laser focus which I believe is the reason for the company's meteoric rise. Maybe the super-secret to business success lies in the Venn between passion and focus.

????5. What would you say to a group of young people looking to enter the tough job market?

????Do anything and everything -- you never know where something completely random will take you. Keep your eyes open, and don't underestimate hard work.