“Most innovation comes from outside your industry applied to your own”

Business is all about learning to balance the short-term, medium-term and long-term and I think it’s when things are going well it covers up a lot of mistakes and bad decisions because you’re growing so quickly.

If someone is self-aware, then they can always continue to grow. If they’re not self-aware, I think it’s harder for them to evolve or adapt beyond who they already are.

Most companies are very quick to hire and slow to fire, when really it should be the other way around.

Your culture is your brand.

SEO expertise is a core need for today’s online businesses.

A bigger business is like a cruise ship: There are lots of amenities and you can go a lot further, but it’s harder to turn quickly.

Envision, create, and believe in your own universe, and the universe will form around you.

Problems are just mile markers. Each one we pass means we’ve gotten better.

If you’re worried about putting food on the table or putting a roof over your head, that stress is definitely will contribute to unhappiness, but once you have your basic needs met then incremental money.

The biggest (and hardest) lesson I’ve learned in life is that the external world is just a reflection of the world within.

There’s a big difference between motivation and inspiration: Inspire through values and motivation takes care of itself.

Money alone isn’t enough to bring happiness… happiness is when you’re actually truly ok with losing everything you have.

The problem when someone feels burned out, bored, unchallenged, or stifled by their work is not the job itself but rather the environment and playground rules given to them to do the job at hand.

Customer service shouldn’t just be A department, it should be the entire company.

We decided that if we get the culture right, most of the stuff, like building a brand around delivering the very best customer service, will just take care of itself.

Whatever you are thinking, think bigger.

Other men have acquired fame by industry, but this man by indolence.

I love teaching. I love coaching. I love teaching communications class. I love giving back to the kids and the industry.

The industry has changed. Two years ago I could tell a company I’ve got Russell Crowe and that would get the film made. Now they’d ask ‘And who’s the girl?’ Just one famous face isn’t enough any more.

To do good work a man should no doubt be industrious. To do great work he must certainly be idle a well.

Honesty, capacity, and industry are nowhere more indispensable than in public employment.

When you become a pageant winner, you become a known face. So, winning a pageant helps us in making inroads into the industry.

In my industry, it’s important to have people I look to for different things: guidance, inspiration and motivation.

Industrial agriculture now accounts for over half of America’s water pollution.