Shira Goodman Quotes

I consider a merchant someone who has a certain intuition and instinct, and - very important - knows how to run a business, knows the numbers.

I always knew that I wanted to do something in business and I prepared myself for that.

A man to carry on a successful business must have imagination. He must see things as in a vision, a dream of the whole thing.

I'm a businessman, and what I know is numbers and business.

To be the best CEO you can be, you have to be passionate about the business you're running. And I have true passion for the financial markets and the financial industry.

I'm not a business person.

No 27-year-old has the experience to run a company that does a quarter of a billion dollars a year in sales.

As the CEO, I have to take care of the short term, mid term and the long term.

I am not a retailer - I have never run a store; I have never understood the full details of how you can make a consumer satisfied. To build a company, to do deals, to motivate people: this is what I am able to do.

Clearly, as a CEO, you have other functions that are managed by other people.

I have a good eye for great projects, talent, and entrepreneurs.

The chief executive officer is also the chief sales officer. He or she is responsible for the success of the company and making a profit. The closer the CEO is to the everyday selling process, bringing in business, the more successful the company will become.

Most regular, two-year MBA programs provide both experience and the capacity to link together the essential elements of management such as finance, marketing, organizational behavior, and operations.

If you're running an engineering or finance company, all companies depend on ideas and ingenuity. I think the principles of creative leadership apply everywhere, whether it's an advertising company or whether you're running a hospital.

Business, numbers, negotiations, all that stuff I wouldn't go near.

I learned a lot from Jack Welch about how to run a business.

My expertise is running businesses.

We are very fortunate to have Matt Carter join the Apollo board. Matt brings deep management, operations, marketing and international business expertise to the company, along with a track record of growing and strengthening well-known consumer brands.

Tactical Work is the work you do every day in your business to generate income, along with all of the operational, financial, and management tasks that entails.

I never aspired to be a public figure. I have always been interested primarily in real business and the development of business strategies.

All you can worry about as CEO is making sure your company continues to build great products, deliver the revenue, and keep your customers happy.

In 1987, Merrill Lynch asked me to open a Swiss capital markets operation. I was 27. In hindsight, I was lucky enough to start a business from scratch. And I mean from zero - no offices, even, just a space with walls between different areas. We decided to tear down the walls.

I enjoy business, being an entrepreneur on every level. I really enjoy it.

I think my gift lies in being a startup entrepreneur and creating environments and experiences.

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.