"Jimmy was a great friend. Jimmy did the best that he could. Jimmy was talented. Jimmy had great intentions… Jimmy I just want to say job well done and we will miss you and certainly loved you."
That year for my birthday in December, my parents gave me a subscription to Sports Illustrated. For the next 30 or so years that subscription would continue, and I would excitedly pull the magazine out of the mail each Thursday.
"I don’t expect to have answers right away to any of the questions I have posed. However, these topics are some of what I come into this position thinking about and hoping to dive deeper into."
"I've spent most of the past 8 years reinvesting in content, staff, events, etc. and with Dave Greene on board, I'm confident we'll take bigger steps in the right direction."
"Any good manager, trainer, co-worker or industry expert I’ve come in contact with over the last twenty-five years, I’ve generally taken something from."
"If you don’t know these answers about everyone you sell, stop right now. Send them an email that says you want to take them out to breakfast, lunch, for coffee, for a cocktail, whatever."