Brands are all about trust. That trust is built in drops and lost in buckets.
I'm a big advocate of the power of positive thinking, particularly for small businesses.
Success doesn't happen quickly. It happens from doing the same thing over and over, becoming great at it, and delivering great value to consumers.
Brand is not a product, that's for sure; it's not one item. It's an idea, it's a theory, it's a meaning, it's how you carry yourself. It's aspirational, it's inspirational.
Your attitude is contagious.
The sports apparel industry was dominated by the big shoe companies. But there was a void in apparel and I decided to fill it.
When you're winning, you're creating a dynasty.
Great companies have to manage the cadence of what they do.
I've always been a hustler.
When you see most companies get big, they want to shout about all they've done. But the consumer wants to know: 'What have you done for me lately?'
Leadership is... to make sure you never limit the idea or opportunity.
Brands are about editing.
I love Monopoly. You know why? When I play Monopoly with you, I'm going to buy everything from Baltic Avenue to Marvin Gardens. If you get to my side of the board, you'd better roll boxcars, or you're going to pay rent.
My love of horses began in College Park, with me and 10 friends on two couches and a keg of beer in the back of a truck, heading to Pimlico at 6 A.M. to mark our place in the middle of the Preakness infield, where we never saw a horse run.
Everyone must have a voice, and everyone deserves clarity.
My first real business was bootlegging T-shirts - I was just a dumb kid. You go to a concert and pay $25 for a cotton T-shirt that says 'Rolling Stones,' 'Lollapalooza,' or whatever. On the outside they're 10 or 15 bucks. We were the guys selling them for 10 or 15 bucks.
People of Baltimore, if you want to simply learn a new trade, if you want to join the Foundry, it's a membership. It's like joining a gym, and you can go and meet other entrepreneurs like you. You can talk about how to get financing. You can take a class on how to sew. You can take a class and say, 'I want to be an electrician.'
If Facebook owns social, if LinkedIn owns business, who owns your health?
Wipe the tears away, stand up, be a man, run your business, find a way.
I've got a pretty addictive personality.
