Caroline Ghosn Quotes

The key to high-quality communication is trust, and it's hard to trust somebody that you don't know.

You can't become a CEO without working hard and delivering results, but that will only take you so far. Building and leveraging strong relationships with mentors and sponsors will take you the rest of the way.

When it comes to nurturing professional relationships and developing a community, LinkedIn is one of the best resources.

Relationships are personal, even in business, so sharing some of yourself and taking an interest in others helps to build trust and break down walls.

Stay as connected as you can. Sometimes that means you're going to do a job that may not pay you much but may give you a great connection. If the work is not going the way you need it to go, create your own!

After I win the job and even in the course of seeking it, we're going to be building bridges. And we're going to be meeting people and addressing the concerns that they have.

The relationships we have with people are extremely important to success on and off the job.

All things being equal, people will do business with a friend; all things being unequal, people will still do business with a friend.

You always have to avoid working for the sake of putting yourself out there.

There's nothing more important than having a personal connection with your audience.

If someone knows me and likes me or my work, they're more likely to allow me to tell their story. But it also cuts the other way.

You can be forgotten very quickly. So I am aware that I need to stay current, keep connecting, and keep bringing things to the table... Otherwise, you can just disappear.

I love somebody that can hold a great conversation.

Many people, not just Asians, are more concerned with hustling and getting to meetings with contacts to gain success.

If you develop a dialogue with me and take an interest in me, I'll want to give you the business. It's human nature.

I work a lot, and it's kind of like, you meet people, and you just click. It's not like I'm looking at something and thinking: 'South Park' - how do I get on that?' I just became friends with those guys first. They're nice guys.

How do you create chemistry? If only I knew that! Some people say it's a natural thing that you have with someone, and maybe it is to do with that, but I think you can work on it.

If I can make a connection, one connection, to any one listener in the world, I consider that successful.

You should be accumulating really great relationships throughout your career.

If you don't know each other you spend time doing research together, having dinner, and talking about your lives. You try to find common ground. Once you're shooting, the pressures are so intense; you really want to have a channel of communication open to you already.

I don't think you can get everything based on who you know, but you can't get anything until you do know the right people.

I just hope I reach out to people and connect to people in such a way that they continue to support what I do.

The most important thing is to recognize how important it is to market yourself and make connections.

You tend to do deals with people you have an affinity with, especially at the beginning.

I learned so much stuff at Hoffenheim and made a lot of friends. I also made good connections with the managers. They taught me a lot that I can take on in my career.