Erik Paulsen Quotes

I'd be bored to death if I spent all my time with other businesspeople, bankers and lawyers.

You've got to develop relationships. You can't do things just in a formal context.

While it's true that Washington would benefit from more civility, the Senate, behind the scenes, is an extraordinarily collegial institution.

I get to meet different directors and different people.

I won't be making any friends in the corporate suites.

I love keeping a connection with everyone I've worked with.

I have made really some significant deals because I play golf.

The people I choose to work with, I work with because I'm already impressed with them, you know?

Anytime you get to join a group of people you admire and respect, you want to keep those doors open.

The great thing about being in this business is that you meet people, and I met Sally Struthers.

It's really fun to work with new people who you've never met before.

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.

I choose to work with every single person that I work with. That ends up being the most important factor. I don't interact with people I don't like or admire. That's the key. It's like marrying.

My main interest is in cultivating my company.

When I was a teenager, I wanted to be a screenplay writer or a photographer. First question people asked me: 'Who do you know? Any contacts?'

Most of the people I work with become family friends.

Some of the most lasting contacts and friendships that I have developed began by just grabbing a drink or breaking bread with a stranger at an industry event.

Not a manager or an executive yet? It's not too early to practice. Many companies are always looking for people to volunteer to help coordinate happy hours, onboard new employees, or plan the holiday party.

Effective networking isn't a result of luck - it requires hard work and persistence.

I'm perhaps not the most tribal of politicians. Working in a mature and adult way where you recognise what your shared goal is and you manage to work towards that... that is not something which I think would be particularly more difficult with Labour than it is with the Conservatives.

Luckily, everyone that I've collaborated with, everyone that has been willing to offer guidance and advice, they've all been dope people.

The Senate has a reputation as quite a collegial place, and I have found that to be true, especially with the women.

My barometer for choosing a board member is this: regardless of the business, can I make a lifelong friend?

The more you're real with people, and the more you let people help you, the more they get to understand how you operate as an entrepreneur. The stronger that relationship is, then the more likely there's a future together in that relationship.

I have a great relationship with the whole Missouri athletic department. I made friends with everyone from the administrators to the janitors and everyone in between.