John Landgraf Quotes

I'm a businessman, and I think there's nothing wrong with being a businessman provided you have the right headspace and do good things with the money you make.

My brands are an extension of me. They're close to me. It's not like running GM, where there's no emotional attachment.

I opened Union Square Cafe when I was just 27 years old, and my first hope was simply that it would stay in business. My higher hope was that in its lifetime, it might grow to play an essential role in the lives of its stakeholders.

The one thing you learn from looking at places like Afghanistan is that the power of business to do good is enormous.

As the tech industry continues to grow and sprout successful startups across the country, it is important that we understand our responsibility to affect positive change in our communities.

Focus on the long term, and always do what's right to grow the company and not make short-term decisions. And outlast everyone one.

I don't endorse products, only actions and beliefs.

Any jerk can have short-term earnings. You squeeze, squeeze, squeeze, and the company sinks five years later.

We need to be focused in corporate America on the long term.

The central task for a business is to make a profit. The challenge is to make a profit by doing things which are genuinely good for people and good for societies.

I want to have my own brand and there were things I couldn't do because of the 'Strictly' brand and the time involved.

I've seen how business can transform communities.

Some companies simply aren't meant to be bigger than they are. They provide products and services that satisfy their customers in a way that pays the bills, produces reasonable profits, and allows them to keep their people employed and fulfilled. And there's nothing whatsoever wrong with that.

Exceptional businesses sustain bottom-line results, which they invest to create meaningful, positive impact for their stakeholders.

When I founded Stitch Fix, I wanted to create a company that I would want to work at for the rest of my life.

The music industry is up and down. Sometimes the people love you, and sometimes they don't. I wanted to be the owner of multiple businesses that were financially profitable and sustainable.

In business, you're trying to make a buck. God was good to me and blessed me. I made some money and started this foundation years ago, and it has grown in size. With the foundation it's a lot different, because the bottom line isn't how you can make more money or get a better return, it's helping the projects that you feel strongly about move forward.

It's not just about checking the box on corporate social responsibility. It's about hitting our bottom line.

At Patagonia, making a profit is not the goal because the Zen master would say profits happen 'when you do everything else right'.

The best businesses are really ones that can combine passion, profits, and purpose.

The best way to become a billionaire is to help a billion people.

Who is Tom? There is no Tom. If we sell a pair of shoes today, we give away a pair of shoes tomorrow. Originally we thought of "Tomorrow's Shoes," but I could only fit "TOMS" on the label. I had no idea everybody would want to meet him. There is no Tom; it's an idea for a better tomorrow.

The business of business should not be about money. It should be about responsibility. It should be about public good, not private greed

I feel that one of the best things a person can do for another is to create a job. So you do OK commercially, and then you try to make a difference of some sort.

I admit that when I think of the money one could make from all this, I get a little twinge. But I'm pretty happy with nerd values: Get yourself a comfortable living, then do a little something to change the world.