No matter who you are or what kind of company or organization you work for, your number-one job is to tell your story to the consumer wherever they are, and preferably at the moment they are deciding to make a purchase.

You can't read about push ups. You gotta do them.

A lot of people can play the piano, but not everyone can be Billy Joel.

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

The Loire Valley is grossly underestimated. The prices are fair, and the wines are real.

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.

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.