I didn't start with a lot. I have friends who started with a lot who have now built on top of it, and I'm impressed because I used to think that was a disadvantage. I think there are a million ways to do it.

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

Love your family, work super hard, live your passion.

My dad is like a cactus - introverted and tough. I'm a people person, like my mom, but I got my competitiveness from my dad. He came to this country from Belarus with nothing and built a real business. He's my hero for giving me that need to run a business and for having enormous confidence in me.

Focus on your strengths, not your weaknesses.

If you know exactly what you want to be, you need to spend as much time as possible with people who are actually that already.

No one makes a million dollars with minimal effort unless they win the lottery.