Samsung Board Response

Scott Galloway shares a story about how saying "yes" to every opportunity helped advance his career in consulting.

"I was always working in services companies and never saying no to any opportunity. If the CMO of Samsung called and said 'Can you be in Seoul tomorrow for a board meeting?' I'd say 'Sure I can.' I just said yes to everything to try and move the company forward.

I figured out that people will pay you to rent your brain. I was really good at establishing these proxy father-son relationships with powerful men. My core deal with them was: I understand brand better than you - you're the CMO, I'm gonna make you the CEO in 3 years. In exchange for that, you're gonna pay my company $1 million a year to answer very deep, hard questions.

I figured that out in my late twenties, which was a blessing. When I sold the company, I decided I didn't want to be in services anymore - it's a young person's business and I was sick of being on planes."