Dolly Parton on How She Succeeds in Business
With a new line of food products, a hit album and a calendar full of appearances, the celebrity-turned-business magnate isn't slowing down.
Dolly Parton with her Bake Like a Rockstar baking collection from Duncan Hines.
Photographer: JB Rowland/Courtesy of Dolly PartonDolly Parton is a live performer, recording artist, songwriter, novelist, philanthropist, Netflix producer, theme-park operator and hotelier, just to name a handful of her business ventures. She sells everything from dog accessories to fragrances and even muffin mixes.
How does she keep up the momentum? “I work my butt off,” she says in an interview with Bloomberg News to hawk her newest endeavor with Conagra Brands Inc., a grocery store-wide food line, starting with Dolly Parton’s Buttermilk Pancakes.