Learn to sell. In business you’re always selling: to your prospects, investors and employees. To be the best salesperson put yourself in the shoes of the person to whom you’re selling. Don’t sell your product. Solve their problems.

I was lucky. I grew up knowing that hard work and smart work has a greater impact on results than being passionate about something.

You learn in life that a lot of things are the result of effort, but some things, in terms of scale, are random.

Once you are prepared and you think you have every angle of preparation covered, you have to go for it.

In today's world of technology we should no longer be using outdated paper processes to accomplish tasks such as requisitions, reports, approvals, and purchase orders

Do the work. Out-work. Out-think. Out-sell your expectations. There are no shortcuts.

Do the things that make perfect sense to you, [and] don't be afraid to shout it from the mountain tops just because it's outside the box or against the grain in your industry. More often than not, you're probably going to be right.