From a TV celebrity in the United States to a cosmetics queen in Asia and a lifestyle icon in China, Yue-Sai Kan has lived a busy, colourful life. So what's her secret to success and what motivates her?

Yue-Sai Kan is a woman of firsts. Making her name in China as a TV host, her One World television series in 1986 was the first to open a window onto the outside world for Chinese audiences. As an American-Chinese, she was also one of the first foreigners to host a TV program on China's mainland. She has been compared to Oprah Winfrey but whereas Oprah is happy with an audience of 30 million, Kan commanded 300 million Chinese viewers every week with her early appearances.

But not content to be the first lady of the small screen, Kan went on to become one of the very first women entrepreneurs in China, providing lifestyle and fashion to other Chinese women.