Robby Gordon Quotes

He works his business and manipulates and keeps himself in front of the world.

I think if you want to be a successful president or a manager of a team, you need to understand what the business is all about because you have to deal with the business side of the game to be able to do what you need to do.

Number one, cash is king... number two, communicate... number three, buy or bury the competition.

You have to learn how to read contracts, how to position yourself, and about marketing. That is why you find the most successful artists are the ones who can mix creativity with business.

I became an entrepreneur as a child. I liked the art of the deal whether I was mowing lawns or selling candy or promoting clubs at the age of 16. I understood early on the importance of knowing my numbers and surrounding myself with the best people.

My main interest is in cultivating my company.

There is a common and persistent belief out there that entrepreneurship is about creativity - that it's about having a great idea. But it's not, really. Entrepreneurship isn't about creativity. It's about organization-building - which, in turn, is about people.

I've run a very successful business, and I think I can also run a very successful team.

A successful entrepreneur is one who recognizes her blind spots. You may be the world's best engineer, but you probably have never run a 10-person sales force. You may be a brilliant marketer, but how do you structure a cap table?

In order to maintain your longevity, you have to know the business. It's not about just rapping and performing.

Most people who go into business for themselves and, therefore, believe they are entrepreneurs, are doomed to struggle because they don't have a true Entrepreneurial Perspective. They have a Technician's Perspective.

I'm really more of an executive.

The only choice that leads small business owners to real success in their endeavors is the one that requires real thought. Understanding and building the systems they need within their company to afford them a framework of organization that can scale the business from a company of one to a company of one thousand.

I had to create a team of people who had worked in this industry for other banks. What I brought to that team was ICICI's strategic thinking, but when it came to domain knowledge or product nuances, I had to learn from the team.

Being an entrepreneur means being a creative businessperson.

I would love to be a general manager just for the challenge.

When a lot of people think about how to be business-savvy as an artist, they think about how to brand themselves. At the end of the day, that stuff doesn't really help you. People know when you're being fake.

At Sale we're an up and coming club, wanting to draw bigger crowds. You can't just run everything, though, you need a balance.

Managing a club like Oldham has to be an all-absorbing, seven-days-a-week commitment.

To build a great business, you have to do something hard just to be able to withstand all the competition that will later come your way.

CEOs shouldn't worry about their budget all the time - on a day-to-day basis, they should work on managing their company, building an awesome product, developing key relationships, identifying distribution channels, etc.

The most incredible businesses are started by entrepreneurs who relentlessly pursue their passion, but passion works best with a thoughtful, ambitious-yet-grounded business plan.

As the director, you are the organiser who has to have all the answers. You are the person with maximum clarity.

I don't want to go into the situation of the other teams, other clubs, other managers. Every single club decides their own strategy.

You're doing yourself a disservice if you're not building your roster and your team to give yourself a legitimate chance to score 21 points.