Cathie Black
FORMER CHAIRMAN AND PRESIDENT, HEARST MAGAZINES & BEST-SELLING AUTHOR/INVESTOR
“Making mistakes is part of any job (and in life, for that matter). One learns from mistakes and hopefully you don’t repeat the same mistake. The point is to think about what happened and why; admit it was an error and don’t try to cover the mistake up as it will just get bigger and cause more anxiety or problems.”
Bridgett Ladd
ACTRESS, WRITER, PRODUCER, & DIRECTOR
Motto: “DON’T WAIT, CREATE . Never sit around and wait for the phone to ring. You’re the BOSS. Create your own content, study, read, network and always be prepared.”
J. Patrick Doyle
PRESIDENT & CEO OF DOMINO’S PIZZA
Motto: “ ‘Find something that’s broken and fix it!’ I think too many people jump on the bandwagon of businesses already doing well and simply want to go along for the ride. To me, the real value is in finding areas within a company, or entire companies, that aren’t functioning well and figuring out how to improve them.”
Chris Rondeau
CEO OF PLANET FITNESS
Motto: “There are so many things in life that you can’t control. Therefore, you must control everything you actually have the ability to control.”
Jean-Georges Vongerichten
OWNER OF JEAN-GEORGES RESTAURANTS
Key initiatives for success of restaurants: “I am continually traveling for inspiration. I am involved with every aspect of the restaurant from concept to design, menu development and staff training.”