The one thing in life you can control is your effort. Are there any shortcuts in the beauty business? No. That was the first lesson I learned. You can't just rocket to the top.

Video for the Internet has become a testing ground for mediums that actually have revenue.

It would have been easy to judge effort by how many hours a day passed while I was at work. That's the worst way to measure effort. Effort is measured by setting goals and getting results.

Most people think money is the key to reducing risk. Prepartion is.

I think the NFL is 10 years away from an implosion.

Wherever I see people doing something the way it's always been done, the way it's "supposed" to be done, following the same old trends, well, that's just a big red flag to me to go look somewhere else.

Focus on building the best possible business. If you are great, people will notice and opportunities will appear.