Lew Wasserman Quotes

You need to be really great at your job. You need a strong network of peers, and you need a strong network of mentors.

I have made some of the best friends that I've got in this business.

I don't have many friends in the industry.

I'm so lucky to have the opportunity to work with some directors and some actors I wouldn't have dared to think I would work with one day.

At every stage of my career I have had interesting and cordial colleagues, some of whom are close friends.

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

For practitioners of community development, as in any field, joining a network of like-minded professionals is important for building skills and becoming aware of opportunities and resources.

I really do the conventions now for two reasons.

One irreducible residual of 38 years in the business is the number of lasting, loving friendships I have made.

I also appreciate the lasting friendships I've made while working with our great sponsors through the years, including Miller Lite, Shell and Dodge.

I feel like I've been fortunate enough that I've gotten to meet and work with some really passionate people.

I keep in touch with a lot of people I work with.

You should be accumulating really great relationships throughout your career.

A lot about this industry is about who you know. If you set a really good example for yourself, and someone likes that, then they might recommend you to someone else. It doesn't matter what job you're in, any profession, it's always the same.

Networking is all about connecting with people. But then again, isn't that what life is about? The more time you can find to get out of the office and build true friendships, the farther your startup will go. Entrepreneurs need to remember to spend as much time working on their business as they do in their business.

Everything that ever happened to me in my career, Trump was the first guy to pick up the phone and reach out to me.

Among the social networks, LinkedIn can be one of the most useful when it comes to cultivating critical, lucrative business opportunities, since it has a high concentration of business decision makers.

Networking has been cited as the number one unwritten rule of success in business. Who you know really impacts what you know.

In my industry who you know is very important.

When you have friends in the industry, you're always expected to talk about work. Seldom do you talk about stuff outside work with friends in the industry. Therefore, I don't have many actor friends, but I find lot of brotherly warmth from a few.

I tell people the most important move they can make is not in the ring. It's taking the time to get to know Mr. McMahon.

I learned so much from the people in Seattle. They taught me everything from community to business relationships.

To me, mentorships and internships are two big pillars in business development. I believe in having multiple mentors.

The first time I mentioned publicly that I had known Viola for some time, many people took it like Viola got me the job in 'Fences'.

There's a lot of 'who you know' in this business, and I don't think I skipped a step on the journey.