Someday, someone will make a great fortune by exploiting the interplay of television and the Internet. Will it be Gerry Laybourne? With the help of some powerful friends and some deep pockets, she wants to create a new medium for 50 million female viewers. Geraldine Laybourne—veteran cable television executive and born-again entrepreneur—knows the power of storytelling. Especially when it comes to her own accomplishments. She likes to tell the one about building a fort, stick by stick, in her yard at age 6. She worked at it 12 hours, finishing up at 10 p.m. with the help of a flashlight. "My father looked at me and said, 'God save the world,'" she recalls. "It was the first time I knew there was something in me that just wouldn't let go."
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