Gold Nuggets “The differentiating factor between success and failure in business comes down to systems.”“But you have to remember that businesses are first built on a foundation of human beings.” “There’s always been a difference between being an...
Gold Nuggets “With a good team you can be anywhere.”“The important lesson for all of us as entrepreneurs: it’s always a work in progress.”“It’s not about technical skills. It’s obviously important to have a qualification to do what we do, and the...
Gold Nuggets “Most people don’t like to step outside their comfort zone, but when you do, it opens your eyes to different things.”“Leaders in any type of organization that are large and effective, they somehow make their people feel a different...
Gold Nuggets Juliet was stressed out by planning and organizing Steve’s birthday dinner. Steve doesn’t recall being stressed at all – he does, however, remember the good wine.“If I were to crystalize what I consider to be my most important...
Gold Nuggets Boni and John now live in Mexico – sometimes on land, and sometimes on a boat. All while running a successful business.“We do not like to stay in one place for very long.” “While we were driving to our corporate jobs in downtown...
Gold Nuggets Juliet loves the part of the show when Steve calls her the Smarter Woman.“Do what you do best. Outsource the rest.”You’re not in competition with others in your industry.“We work together. We’re not in competition. I can only help so...
Gold Nuggets “Sometimes when you’re young and in business, you’re a bit naïve to the whole process of starting up a business and how difficult it is to win customers.”“Try to recognize your strengths, and play on your strengths. If you know you...
Gold Nuggets “When you are business partners, it’s almost like you’re married. You’re both trying to grow something together.”On running a business remotely:“It’s not for everybody, and it’s not just a matter of technology. In terms of being...
Gold Nuggets In a partnership, you have to make sure that your partner brings something to the table that you don’t have.“When you go into business together, it’s a marriage and it’s for the long haul.”“The biggest lesson is, we did not wait. I...
Gold Nuggets “A bucket list is a tangible life plan, where our career or business plan should fit in to our life plan – not the other way around.”“What is the point of having a bucket list if we’re not going to try to do some of it?”“There is no...