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.

Relationships are leverage. If you give value to someone else first, you have leverage.

Keep saying hello to people. They will be the differentiator for you for the rest of your life.

You can market your ass off, but if your product sucks, you're dead.

There's always a wine bully. The one person who did read the 'Wine Spectator,' who tells you what to drink and why the '97 is better than the '98. I want to punch the wine bully in the face. I want to make sure this generation of wine drinkers isn't elitist and snotty. I want it to be about family and bringing people together.

I genuinely believe that any business can create a competitive advantage through giving outstanding customer care.

I have as big of an ego as it gets, but I have, stunningly, a lot of humility considering some of the accomplishments I've had.