washington business
Is the way you go about your work different whether it’s
politics or a business client, or even the entertainment
industry? Are you doing work there also?
Why do you think your work and your message
upset some people?
I want to do a lot more in entertainment, but they don’t like Fox.
Hollywood really is very left of center, and Hollywood does not like
what I do. Conversely, I walk into the board room of a business client in New York or Chicago or L.A. or Dallas, and I’ve got the job,
just by walking in. And their only question is, ‘Can you do for us
what you do on television?’ And the answer is always yes, in fact I
can do it better. TV is about entertainment. When I do it in private
without the TV cameras, it’s better. And sports — I have 17 sports
teams this year. I came and did a presentation to the Seahawks. And
their coach: He’s the best communicator in pro football. Nobody
holds a candle to Pete Carroll when it comes to relating to people