It's lonely at the top - if you don't like that, then you don't start a company.

Too many companies think they want to do a video blog to sell merchandise, but if you turn your site into QVC, you lose. I have an audience that trusts me. It's about building a global brand - not selling four more bottles of Pinot Grigio.

Hustle is waking up the day before you die and realising you gave it your all.

Social media requires that business leaders start thinking like small-town shop owners. This means taking the long view and avoiding short-term benchmarks to gauge progress. It means allowing the personality, heart and soul of the people who run all levels of the business to show.

I'm a storyteller. I love to tell stories about brands. I love to tell stories, period. I like painting pictures through the words, and that's what I do.

I influence anybody who is able to get through the chaos of my first impression.

I know I could be the host of 'SportsCenter' in two years if I changed my show today to sports.