It's a very painful, eye-opening experience to realize, "Wait a minute, my dad actually doesn't want me to be successful because he's not happy." Whether you call it misery loves company, it's not like parents are bad people. It's a human trait. It's just a thing.

I have no understanding as to why you wouldn't try to make what you're passionate about work for you.

We are living at the beginning of the humanization of business.

Great marketing is all about telling your story in such a way that it compels people to buy what you are selling.

The person who can dominate during rough times is the person who can dominate, period.

I am aware of the talent I was gifted and had to execute against it. It is just being very self aware and betting on your best strength.

Many people who I respected were disappointed when I started 'Wine Library TV.' They thought I was dumbing down wine, but I always knew I was one of the biggest producers of new wine drinkers in the world, and people are realizing it now.