|
27. Who do you look up to in the adult business? Down on?
There are a few people that I look up to in this business and I hate naming names because I will inevitably forget someone and feel awful about it....but the here are a few that just pop into my mind....
Chris Mallick - Chris is the kind of guy that could easily be my idol. He has a lot of qualities that I admire in a person in both his business and personal life. I have seen how he can conduct himself in both a board meeting and a bar and I see the way he lights up when he talks about his kids. These things mean so much to me and I love him for it.
Ron Cadwell - I love Ron because.....well.....umm....err...because he has a Black AMEX and likes to pick up the tab!! HAHAHAHA (just kidding) Seriously, Ron is as good of a guy as I know. Ron would give the shirt off of his back to anyone that he thought needed it...of course, knowing Ron he would just buy them a new LV shirt!!! Ron is a helluva business man and knows what his goals are and works to acheive them as hard as anyone I know. I have watched him build CCBill from a blip on the map into the power house it is today by just treating people right, doing what you say you are going to do, and making sure to be on the "up and up" in all dealings. That is a mouthful in this business.
Wow...I cant keep writing paragraphs here...but the things that impress me are people like Lou and his different views on running his sites, RogerV just walking away from a steady to gig to start something on his own in a market that some say is way over-saturated...and being succesful at it, Matt for the same reasons, MarcDe for being smart enough to jump into this business later than alot of people and take some risks and go on to domainte and entire industry...I could keep going forever....but I will change gears on you....I respect people like JFK who find a new avenue and become succesful with it....I have always had respect for the WEG guys who brought the whole "Join 4 Free" concept to the industry. If there is one thing you will find here is that I like "do-ers" and not followers. I like people who bring something new to the table....even though I tell people all the time that I have never had an original idea in my life, I still respect the hell out of those that have them.
As for who I look down on...there have been a few people but, of course, I am not going to name any names. They know who they are and so do I.
(NOTE: This question is going to bite me in the ass because even right now I can think about about 20 more people that I wish I had time to list)
--T
__________________
|