Gen X CEO of a popular retail chain was once a single mother surviving on $882 a month and pinto beans before finding success

fortune.com/2025/06/27/wedding-davids-bridal-ceo-kelly-cook-gen-x-early-career-pinto-beans-motherhood-csuite-career

The Gen X CEO of David’s Bridal lived off $882 a month, cornbread, and pinto beans when she was first starting her career. Juggling school work and a side job as a young single mother, Kelly Cook barely scraped by before rising to executive positions at DSW, Kmart and Pier 1 Imports, and…

This story appeared on fortune.com, 2025-06-27 15:32:49.
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