--- --- # Linda McMahon on Building the WWE Step-By-Step  by [Charlotte Alter](https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/)  ## Charlotte Alter Senior Correspondent Oct 2, 2014 1:31 AM UTC  by [Charlotte Alter](https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/)  ## Charlotte Alter Senior Correspondent Oct 2, 2014 1:31 AM UTC Former CEO of WWE Linda McMahon spoke with television host Tamron Hall, _Frozen_ songwriter Kristen Anderson-Lopez, and Real Simple editor Kristen van Ogtrop about her path to success and the advice she’d give to young women. Here’s what she said: **On the first moment she felt successful:** --- > “” --- **On how she built the WWE with her husband:** --- > “” --- **On how she measures success:** --- > “” --- **On fearing failure:** --- > “” --- Linda McMahon on Building the WWE Step-By-Step ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3453979/linda-mcmahon-on-building-the-wwe-step-by-step/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3453979/linda-mcmahon-on-building-the-wwe-step-by-step/"},"headline":"Linda McMahon on Building the WWE Step-By-Step","datePublished":"2014-10-02T01:31:23.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:56:06.028Z","description":"Former WWE CEO opens up at the Real Simple/TIME Women & Success Panel in New York City","url":"https://time.com/3453979/linda-mcmahon-on-building-the-wwe-step-by-step/","keywords":["Living","advice"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Charlotte Alter","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-living/","name":"Living"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3453979/linda-mcmahon-on-building-the-wwe-step-by-step/","name":"Linda McMahon on Building the WWE Step-By-Step"}}]}] ```