The City Connection Magazine December 2014 | Page 7

Steve: Very true.
Seth: You can make money but what really makes it work is
our friendship. We're best friends. We're brothers till the end.
Whatever happens, Steve knows he can always count on me.
We're like any other brothers. We'll get mad at each other, but
you know what, that only lasts for about five minutes.
Steve: I think one of the problems in business, and I think
a lot of people should take this as a lesson, once the money becomes more important that the customer – and I love
making money, just as much as the next guy – but when the
money becomes more important than an individual, it's time
to go. In all my years of business, I think I have never allowed
the dollar to become more important than any customer that
walks through this door, let alone my partner and friend. I
think that's how you keep a balance. Everybody that comes
through that door has to be important. If there not important, the money's never gonna flow. You're not gonna make
the money. I think I've probably let me people in my club
for free than every club owner together in the 757. I think if
you don't keep that balance, if you don't keep that relationship, it can never work. You gotta build a base and that's in
any business you have, whether it's a clothing line or the club
business. You have to keep a base, so you have to treat people
the way you want to be treated. It's relevant to your business.
We're able to keep that understanding where if this business
becomes more important than this friendship, the business
has to go.
Seth: It's the basis for longevity. We have a lot of club owners down here and in reality, that's really all they are. They're
club owners. They're only interested in woman, drinking, and
the door money. A lot of t