Ashely Olsen Credits Parents With Building Brand Empire

29-10-2008 16:01

Ashley Olsen has credited her parents for helping her and sister, Mary Kate to build their brand empire.Her business-savy parents groomed their kids into media moguls by letting them sneak into meetings at a young age.The 22-year-olds began filming their first starring roles in U.S. TV series Full House at nine-months-old, before launching a media empire with the start of their company Dualstar in 1993. Ashley says, "There's a very specific language with financing and things like that. We definitely have a different perspective on running a business."The pair was ranked among the world's richest women in entertainment, earning an estimated $100 million (£63.7 million) last year, according to Forbes magazine.