I'm always looking over my shoulder, needing to stay ahead of the game.

I'm looking for best practices constantly. Apple has beautiful design, beautiful product, incredibly functional. But mostly it's about picking product, getting behind it, marketing it and introducing it to a customer. What they've done just inspires me.

People put 'study abroad' on their resume. I actually like when they don't study abroad because that means they aren't entitled.

I don't buy art. I'd rather buy a beautiful location or a beautiful site than buy art. A beautiful home is like owning a beautiful painting, except you can live in it.

I love to work. I have a passion for what I do.

A merchant is someone who figures out how to select, how to smell, how to identify, how to feel, how to time, how to buy, how to sell, and how to hopefully have two plus two equal six.

People like consistency. Whether it's a store or a restaurant, they want to come in and see what you are famous for.