She said her family now eats dinner together every night, up from three to four nights a week before the pandemic. She realized recently that her children had not known she was an inventor, with several patents in her name. Over recent months, Ms. Blakely has made it a point to share more of her work with her children. By virtue of the family spending more time together, his 15- and 16-year-olds have learned more about what it takes to run a $12.2 billion business. “They’ll walk by, and they’ll hear me on Zoom and ask me what it’s about,” he said.

Source: New York Times October 11, 2020 12:00 UTC