Daymond John Quotes

When you are a successful business person, you are only as good as your team. No one can do every deal alone.

The secret of my success is a two word answer: Know people.

Our relationships with people are formed by small moments - and relationships are crucial in business.

A dinner lubricates business.

I knew Quintessentially was a success when my father, who does a lot of business in Beirut, introduced himself to somebody and they said, 'Oh, do you know Ben Elliot? I'd really like to meet him.' I remember him ringing me up, really annoyed.

Success in show business depends on your ability to make and keep friends.

It's such a small industry here you inevitably end up working with the same people over and over again. There are only so many actors to go around, which is good for us.

I've always surrounded myself with talented people, both in film and in business.

I meet with people in the industry on an ongoing basis.

Personal relationships are always the key to good business. You can buy networking; you can't buy friendships.

Publishing is a business of relationships. The relationships you make at one house can carry over to another.

I think I've been really good at surrounding myself with really talented people. I've picked the right coattails to ride on.

Well, basically I have a lot of friends because I've been in the business a long time and worked with a lot of people.

The only way to get ahead in the music business these days is to call up all your friends. To pool your resources.

You must develop personal contacts if you want to be successful.

The most effective tool I have to work with artists I admire is to point to other artists that I admire and show that I've worked with them many, many times. It's not because I have option deals; it's because they want to keep working with us.

The ability to network successfully can be one of the greatest assets in business. It allows some people to find incredible opportunities, while others just watch from the sidelines.

Do deals with the people you want to work with, and the success will follow.

I always love meeting other promoters.

I meet a lot of people with my BBC Breakfast job who have great businesses.

Networking is the No. 1 unwritten rule of success in business.

I think it's extremely important to speak to the role of friendship in business. There's enough people talking about funding and capital. I want to talk about how important it is to surround yourself with people that have more experience than you, but also people that have different experience and interests than you.

Succeeding in business is all about making connections

I decided that I was going to stop trying to convince older, more established heads of studios or networks to understand me and get me, and focus more on developing relationships with people who already do.

I think whether you're old or young, we're all trying to do the same thing, and it's random who we click with. Ideally, you'd want to collaborate with a Christopher Nolan or somebody like that, starting out, and build those friendships.