Mary Louise Starkey

The First Lady of Service

Mary Starkey in Forbes!

Monday, 13 August 2012 08:45 | Written by Administrator

Meet Mary Louise Starkey, the Woman Behind "Butler Bootcamp"

Mary Louise Starkey is the kind of no-nonsense person who answers the question “Hi, how are you?” with: “I’m a very busy woman.” Her direct manner comes across as intimidating at first, a little like the kind of stern headmistress you see in old boarding school movies, which makes sense because she’s the powerhouse behind Starkey International Institute of Household Management – aka “Butler Bootcamp.” When you’re preparing sixty students a year to manage the households, whims, and lifestyles of the world’s billionaires, there’s not a lot of time for silly chitchat...

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