The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.

Leaders come in two flavors, expanders and containers. The best leadership teams have a mix of both.

The power of publicity is more important than advertising.

Everybody thinks that they're going to time the market, they're going to sharpshoot the market, and buy right at the bottom. The truth of the matter is that nobody is good at it.

Finding opportunity is a matter of believing it's there.

People want to do business with someone they like. If people like you, they're going to want to do business with you. And if they don't you're going to have an almost insurmountable obstacle to overcome.

The most effective way to build a brand is not by spending millions in advertising, but by finding a clever way to keep your name in the press.