????2000年，克里斯汀?勒米厄創辦了家居用品公司DwellStudio，希望生產出比家居連鎖公司Pottery Barn這類傳統零售商的產品更時尚的家居用品。DwellStudio慢慢贏得了關注，從設計師變身為企業家的克里斯汀?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，不過收購價格沒有披露。

????《財富》（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，活動如今已經成為商界、政界、慈善界、教育和藝術界杰出女性的一次盛會。每周的最具影響力商界女性個人問答專欄將關注領導力、期望等問題，當然也會關注平衡問題。

????1. 當前你所在的行業中哪一點最讓你激動？

????我認為目前的家居/生活行業正處于大變革時期。在線零售正以閃電般的速度發展，這也是未來的發展方向。Wayfair是目前北美最大的在線家居產品零售商，能成為它的一員，與這個行業中最頂尖的公司一起，站在行業巨變的前沿，我感到十分激動。接下來的幾年，我們會在各領域共同推進行業的發展。我已經迫不及待想看到這個行業未來的圖景。

????2. 你錯失的最大一個機遇是什么？

????2008年，我們與一家極富遠見的戰略投資公司商談合作事宜，當時協商已經進入最后階段，全球經濟卻突然跌至谷底，合作也因此沒能達成。如果當時達成了合作，我想局面應該會很有趣，我很好奇我的公司現在會發展到哪一步。話雖如此，我還是相信，世上沒有偶然性，凡事都有原因。而現在我們與Wayfair的合作也正呈現出更加有意思的局面。

????3. 你所獲得的最好建議是什么？

????活在現在。活在當下！

????4. 和以往相比，如今的企業家們更需要具備哪種品質？

????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家所必須具備的持久力量。如果你對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值。身為Wayfair的CEO，尼拉吉?沙阿非常富有成效，而同時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導著公司的發展，我認為這正是Wayfair疾速發展的原因所在。或許，獲得商業成功的超級秘密就在于激情與專注的結合吧。

????5. 對即將進入艱辛職場的年輕人，你有什么建議？

????凡事都要積極嘗試——你永遠不知道，一些完全隨機的事情會引導你走向何方。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.