“I define empathy as the ability to put yourself in somebody else’s shoes and to understand and connect with what they are feeling - to feel what they’re feeling. You first have to understand the world as they see it through their eyes.”

Good listeners listen to what people say, and great listeners notice what people don’t say. When you know the neuroscience of listening, you realize that people can think up to nine times faster than they can speak. So the first thing they say is probably between ten and fourteen percent of what they are thinking.

“True leadership means you’re in the game. People don’t see you as someone that won’t do the same thing that they do.”

“Executive presence is demonstrated in the qualities of a leader that engage, align, inspire, and move people to act.”

“Be aware and be intentional. These are the two most important things”

“I found that what’s most important in life is connection and how we connect with life, because, after all, life isn’t about us; we’re about life.”

“Changing the future is all about having a purpose and just going for it.”

“From the human behavior side, I think my stance - especially seeing the work that we do - is that the vast majority of humans are caring, supportive and want what’s best for themselves and others.”

“Finding the courage to speak up and challenge publicly in an environment of executives far above me - people who I wanted to be like - without having that title was really challenging for me. The moment I did was the moment my career trajectory completely changed.”

I look at entrepreneurs, particularly founder-inclined people, like modern day superheroes. They are the people that are responsible for taking on the biggest challenges, with the longest, toughest odds, and overcoming incredible obstacles. And if and when they’re successful, they’re likely to change the world.”

“The emotionally healthy person lives in the now. So, we don’t have to wait until some other time. We don’t have to wait until we’re retired. We don’t have to wait until something else happens. We don’t have to live a life of contingency.”

“Most business leaders are undervaluing the intangibles of their business.”