In the restaurant business, there's the concept of pivot. Pivot to the stove, pivot to the refrigerator. Tom Douglas businessconceptpivot Change image and share on social
My background is in biology. Before getting into the family business, I worked at the Predatory Bird Research Group at the University of California at Santa Cruz, fundraising for them. Nell Newman backgroundbiologybird Change image and share on social
Going to New York to do whatever - show business - it just seemed fun. It seemed fun to go to the big city and meet all kinds of different people and maybe be famous. It was just exciting. So I wasn't scared. January Jones bigbusinesscity share on social
You have a career, and you start as a business person. And you work your way, you reach this peak, and you know the time's going to come when you go back down. Miranda Lambert backbusinesscareer Change image and share on social
When I got back into the film business after college, I started out as a production assistant. Mike Lookinland assistantbackbusiness Change image and share on social
One of the things I was hoping to do in the Secretary of the State's Office when I came was to provide businesses with more information about business opportunities in Connecticut. That's both to businesses that are here already and also to businesses that are not located here, but might be interested in coming. Susan Bysiewicz businesscomeconnecticut share on social
I think the moment that I'm very proud of is building a business without using animals. And, hopefully, changing people's perception of how you can do luxury fashion. Stella McCartney animalbuildbusiness Change image and share on social
I was taught by professors who had done their schooling in the 1930s. Most of them were scornful of, even hated, big business. Stephen Ambrose 1930sbigbusiness Change image and share on social
In business, I believe that if you focus only on the journey, you'll miss the whole point of the enterprise. There has to be a goal, an end game of some kind; otherwise, you're just spinning your wheels. Yes, the journey is important, but the destination is important, too. Ivanka Trump businessdestinationend share on social
In truth, government has been good to Wall Street and big business. Robert Reich bigbusinessgood Change image and share on social