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Former creative director of Theranos, Patrick O’Neill, revealed Holmes’ true colors in Business Insider. Holmes expressed her desire to build both her personal and company image to be similar to Apple and its founder, Steve Jobs. She deliberately created an intellectual image, not only by wearing a black turtleneck, imitating Jobs’ signature attire, but also by deliberately lowering her voice to speak in a deep tone, in order to portray a mature and authoritative image. Holmes’ circle of contacts consisted of political and business elites, with media tycoon Rupert Murdoch endorsing her. She even shared the stage with former US President Bill Clinton and Microsoft founder Bill Gates at a tech forum, and with her youth, intelligence, and good looks, she was instantly sought after by the media and even graced the cover of Forbes magazine.