You looked at Stanford or Harvard, or the University of Colorado, these were powerful engines just turning out people ready to create and grow businesses. John Hickenlooper businesscoloradocreate Change image and share on social
Of everyone else who was running, and there were some very talented people, none of them had anywhere near the experience I had in hiring people, holding them accountable, creating systems for accountability. John Hickenlooper accountabilityaccountablecreate share on social
America is always attracting people, from all over the earth. John Hickenlooper americaattractearth Change image and share on social
Especially during the first nine months, there was so much going on with trying to hire 55 people to run the city, it was hard to imagine any honeymoon. John Hickenlooper cityhardhire Change image and share on social
Last, in restaurants you spend a lot of time dealing with people who are very unhappy. Soup has been spilled on their laps, they've waited 10 minutes to get their check so they can leave, and you learn how to listen, I think, in a much more proactive way than government does. John Hickenlooper checkdealgovernment share on social
For me, the risks in terms of opening that brewpub were fairly high. I put my house up as collateral, I invested the liquid money I had and two years of my time to get it over, but that's really not much of a risk for what the potential reward was if it worked. John Hickenlooper brewpubcollateralfairly share on social
The world has become rapidly more competitive. John Hickenlooper competitiverapidlyworld Change image and share on social
We will see the increasingly rapid rate of growth we've already been seeing in Colorado continue. John Hickenlooper coloradocontinuegrowth Change image and share on social
The most important thing a mayor does is hire talented people to run the city. John Hickenlooper cityhireimportant Change image and share on social
A mayor is a symbol and a public face of what a city bureaucracy provides its citizens. John Hickenlooper bureaucracycitizencity Change image and share on social
