NeNe Leakes Quotes

Successful entrepreneurship is ultimately a matter of flair. But there is also a fund of practical knowledge to be acquired and, of course, the right legal and financial framework has to be provided for productive enterprise to develop.

I grew up in a household that revered building businesses. It wasn't thinking about leadership; it was more about building something. To build something, you ultimately have to lead.

Thinking big is only one part of being a successful entrepreneur.

A lot of people who own a business aren't entrepreneurial at all.

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

If you can run one business well, you can run any business well.

My business acumen is definitely growing.

I have run large organizations, I know what it takes to create a healthy business climate, and I have more experience than Jerry Brown doing that. So it'll be a stark contrast, a career politician vs. someone who has met a payroll, gotten a return on investment, knows how to use technology to do more with less.

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

My advice, it's get involved in any and every aspect of the business that affords itself to you.

I wasn't born a natural entrepreneur. I had to be trained.

It is not often that one of the world's best entrepreneurs rings you up and says 'I've got this business we are about to float off as an independent company and we'd like you to be chief executive.'

You might not be the greatest rapper or singer, but the businessman always outlasts the talent.

I see myself as a classic middle market entrepreneur, and this is the role I fulfil.

I will be the leader of a company that ends up being worth billions of dollars, because I got the answers.

I love being a businessman much more than being a hacker.

To be an artist you have to be as much a businessman to succeed, you have to spend an equal amount of time doing business as you spend doing your craft.

Drive your business. Let not your business drive you.

My father has created an enormous business and he's created an enormous brand for himself, and I'm contributing to the business that he's built every day at The Trump Organization

The only thing that prepares you to run a company is running a company.

The first year, I didn't have much capital so I did everything myself. I had to keep my overhead low by learning everything about running a business, from accounting to fixing the gears of my equipment. I really started from scratch.

It was Labor Day weekend in 1983, and Dad hired me to run Mick's Lounge, a bar he co-owned, for $200 a week. The business was nearly bankrupt. But I said, 'Dad, I can fix it.' It was the most natural thing I'd ever done. It just made sense to me.

As much as you need a strong personality to build a business from scratch, you also must understand the art of delegation. I have to be good at helping people run the individual businesses, and I have to be willing to step back. The company must be set up so it can continue without me.

For a successful entrepreneur it can mean extreme wealth. But with extreme wealth comes extreme responsibility.

My best entrepreneurial advice is to start.