Inspiration

The art of War

The art of War

… “Thus it is said that one who knows his enemy and knows himself will not be endangered in a hundred engagements. One who does not know the enemy but knows himself will sometimes be victorious, sometimes meet with defeat. One who knows neither the enemy nor himself will invariably be defeated in every engagement” sun The Art […]

Musings on entrepreuership and life from John Paul Dejoria, Founder of Patron Tequila

Musings on entrepreuership and life from John Paul Dejoria, Founder of Patron Tequila

“Long term entrepreneurship is liking what you do, who you do it with and who you do it for” – John Paul Dejoria Billionaire John Paul Dejoria, CEO and Co-founder of John Paul Mitchell Hair systems sprinkled wisdom over topics including entrepreneurship, belief in self and having passion about your product. Dejoria, who founded JPM […]

Co-founder of Rockafella Records Damon Dash on having a “Circle of Success” and more (video)

Co-founder of Rockafella Records Damon Dash on having a “Circle of Success” and more (video)

In this interview from VIBE, Dame Dash – the counterpart to hip-hop superstar Jay Z, who started their conglomerate record label selling CD’s out of a car trunk, working out of one room with two chairs and a desk – speaks on trends that contributed to his success; Love, karma, keeping a close circle, and the power in independence as […]

Art of the Deal

Art of the Deal

“One of the keys to thinking big is total focus, I think of it almost as a controlled neurosis, which is a quality I’ve noticed in many highly successful entrepreneurs. They’re obsessive, they’re driven , they’re single-minded and sometimes they’re almost maniacal, but it’s all channeled into their work. Where other people are paralyzed by neurosis, the […]

Profit Margin JJ

Profit Margin JJ

“I grew up under a premise – Go in an industry that has a large profit margin. Don’t go in one that’s slim – go in one that’s large. Take what you’ve got… your assets are your energy, your assets are your willingness to just not be told no… The harder it is, the tougher it is and the […]