WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.160 --> 00:00:05.040 This is an encore performance I've Always in Fashion. This show is produced and 2 00:00:05.120 --> 00:00:08.359 hosted by Mark Webber. The show is sponsored by G three of Peril. 3 00:00:08.519 --> 00:00:12.800 The views expressed in the following program are those of the sponsor and not necessarily 4 00:00:12.839 --> 00:00:19.079 the opinion of seven ten wo R or iHeartMedia. Who is Mark Webber. 5 00:00:19.480 --> 00:00:23.839 He's a self made business executive here to help you find your success, from 6 00:00:23.839 --> 00:00:28.760 the New York City projects to the Avenue Montaigne in Paris. His global success 7 00:00:28.800 --> 00:00:34.119 story in the luxury world of fashion is inspirational. He's gone from clerk to 8 00:00:34.320 --> 00:00:40.200 CEO twice. Mark is classic proof that the American dream is alive. And 9 00:00:40.320 --> 00:00:45.119 well, here's your host of Always in Fashion, Mark Webber. Mark Webber, 10 00:00:45.359 --> 00:00:49.200 I've been thinking that lately. The last couple of shows have been really 11 00:00:49.280 --> 00:00:52.759 serious. I don't know about you, but I want to have some fun 12 00:00:52.799 --> 00:00:55.880 tonight. Yeah, I will tell you. I have to say that the 13 00:00:55.920 --> 00:01:00.000 shows were insightful. There were collaborations, there were risks, there were entrepreneurs, 14 00:01:00.000 --> 00:01:03.680 There's a lot going on. But nonetheless I didn't have fun. Please 15 00:01:03.799 --> 00:01:08.359 don't get me wrong. Let me restate it. I just wasn't talk about 16 00:01:08.400 --> 00:01:12.159 fun stuff. I will remind you and myself, of course, so talking 17 00:01:12.200 --> 00:01:15.599 on the radio is an honor and a privilege. But tonight I want to 18 00:01:15.680 --> 00:01:19.400 loosen it up. I want to talk about important subjects, for sure. 19 00:01:19.719 --> 00:01:23.959 But just like girls want to have fun, boys want to have fun. 20 00:01:23.120 --> 00:01:26.599 What do you think about that, Jesse fun, I'm always game for that. 21 00:01:26.760 --> 00:01:30.920 I think this. I like this idea. But I'll tell you you 22 00:01:30.959 --> 00:01:34.799 know, I thought the last few shows were great. In my opinion, 23 00:01:34.840 --> 00:01:38.000 I thought they were insightful. You give a unique approach. Maybe I'm wrong 24 00:01:38.120 --> 00:01:41.680 learning. I think it's fun. It sounds cheesy, but I learned some 25 00:01:41.719 --> 00:01:45.200 things. But having said that, I'd like to do a light show tonight. 26 00:01:46.239 --> 00:01:49.840 I'm glad. I'm also glad you learned. I wasn't learning. Remember 27 00:01:49.879 --> 00:01:53.560 you can't learn while you're talking. But nonetheless, I want to have some 28 00:01:53.640 --> 00:01:56.840 fun. I want to cover some important points. I don't want to pack 29 00:01:56.879 --> 00:02:00.680 and deliver stuff that's just not so serious. Look, if you want to 30 00:02:00.760 --> 00:02:02.879 lighten it up, I'm right there with you. I'm game. But play 31 00:02:02.920 --> 00:02:05.920 back the comments from the last few shows. I don't know about you, 32 00:02:05.920 --> 00:02:07.400 but I'm having a good time. Oh yeah, you are. I'm doing 33 00:02:07.439 --> 00:02:10.919 the work, Kire, I'm doing the heavy lifting. But having said that, 34 00:02:12.479 --> 00:02:15.960 tonight, I want to have a good time. And you know what, 35 00:02:16.120 --> 00:02:21.240 I've entitled the show Breakfast. Not a clue where you're going with this 36 00:02:21.240 --> 00:02:23.360 one. You talk breakfast, I'm in, I'm interested. Let's have some 37 00:02:23.400 --> 00:02:28.520 fun. Yep, that's the plan tonight. I've been told that breakfast is 38 00:02:28.560 --> 00:02:32.000 the most important meal of the day. That's what I'm told. N Attritionally, 39 00:02:32.520 --> 00:02:38.280 it's starts your metabolism going and provides fuel for your body. I'm thinking, 40 00:02:38.280 --> 00:02:42.800 though, the breakfast meetings can also be very important, vital start to 41 00:02:42.879 --> 00:02:46.240 your day. Some of the most important meetings in my business life were breakfast 42 00:02:46.240 --> 00:02:50.319 meetings. Now where did I get this? Walking home the other night from 43 00:02:50.319 --> 00:02:52.639 the studio, I was in a good mood. I happen to look to 44 00:02:52.680 --> 00:02:55.319 the left that I noticed the store and on it it said breakfast. But 45 00:02:55.479 --> 00:02:59.520 right then and there it hit me that's what I want to talk to you 46 00:02:59.599 --> 00:03:04.759 about tonight. Now, let's slow this down before we go anywhere. I 47 00:03:04.759 --> 00:03:09.240 am not ready to get started. Who says it's okay to extend my business 48 00:03:09.319 --> 00:03:14.520 day with breakfast? Don't I work hard enough as it is? I think 49 00:03:14.560 --> 00:03:16.960 I do. I got an idea I want to stir up some anger here. 50 00:03:17.120 --> 00:03:23.560 Okay, let's call this segment the Breakfast and the BlackBerry. What is 51 00:03:23.599 --> 00:03:28.280 the breakfast and the BlackBerry haven't common? I'll tell you what. For a 52 00:03:28.319 --> 00:03:30.680 guy like me who loves change, I have to admit I was the only 53 00:03:30.759 --> 00:03:36.319 one of the few that resisted the BlackBerry from the onset. I was computer 54 00:03:36.400 --> 00:03:39.719 literate. I made it my business to understand the company software, emails, 55 00:03:39.840 --> 00:03:45.360 email systems, lotus notes, all our tracking systems. I was a student 56 00:03:45.639 --> 00:03:50.120 and I was an ardent supporter of the IT function in our company. I 57 00:03:50.280 --> 00:03:54.520 was laptop literate before anyone, and I carried my laptop everywhere. I was 58 00:03:54.599 --> 00:03:58.639 a techie. No one would look at me and ever think I was a 59 00:03:58.759 --> 00:04:02.199 techie. But I'll tell you why. I was very competent in our technology. 60 00:04:02.479 --> 00:04:08.360 Now, speaking fun, one of my favorite business pastimes was and is 61 00:04:08.479 --> 00:04:14.439 being underestimated. I have been underestimated my entire career. People have judged me 62 00:04:14.520 --> 00:04:16.680 on the way I look rather than the substance. But I'll tell you about 63 00:04:16.680 --> 00:04:19.399 that at another time. Helpe, you don't mind me rambling a bit, 64 00:04:19.439 --> 00:04:24.639 but I'm having fun tonight. Let's go back laptop. I had the ability 65 00:04:24.680 --> 00:04:30.240 to play CDs on my laptop store my photos contained my personal information, business 66 00:04:30.279 --> 00:04:34.920 emails address, whereas a BlackBerry started out simply as a email device. I 67 00:04:35.079 --> 00:04:39.399 was happy. I was content knowing I had one device that did it all, 68 00:04:39.399 --> 00:04:42.920 with the exception of my cell phone, which wasn't a smartphone at that 69 00:04:43.000 --> 00:04:46.560 time, which in the beginning was just a phone, but a very cool 70 00:04:46.560 --> 00:04:50.839 looking phone. But then BlackBerry showed up, not necessarily the first smartphone, 71 00:04:51.160 --> 00:04:59.120 actually the first being Palm Pilot Palm who m. There's another lesson first isn't 72 00:04:59.120 --> 00:05:02.839 always best, and that's also a subject for another night. Can't even remember 73 00:05:02.920 --> 00:05:06.959 what at the name palm pilot stood for. Speaking of which, anybody remember 74 00:05:08.040 --> 00:05:12.120 my Space? I used to have that. Now it's only for serial killers 75 00:05:12.120 --> 00:05:18.079 and people in bands. Okay, well cold. The point is I was 76 00:05:18.120 --> 00:05:24.720 a laptop guy in the BlackBerry showed up. Now I'll never forget my introduction 77 00:05:24.759 --> 00:05:30.040 to the BlackBerry. My boss shows up at my desk with his limited BlackBerry, 78 00:05:30.519 --> 00:05:32.920 with the uncool look and shape of it. I have to give it 79 00:05:32.959 --> 00:05:35.959 credit though. It does still have the best keyboard. But anyway, I'm 80 00:05:35.959 --> 00:05:41.079 not sold functionally on the iPhone touchpad because of that but let's go back. 81 00:05:41.560 --> 00:05:44.959 So my boss shows up and he says to me, Mark, you should 82 00:05:44.959 --> 00:05:47.160 get a BlackBerry, shows me his BlackBerry, puts it on my desk. 83 00:05:47.600 --> 00:05:51.399 I say, nope, not interested. He goes, Mark, you're an 84 00:05:51.399 --> 00:05:55.720 idiot. This is the future, I said, you think, Well, 85 00:05:55.759 --> 00:05:58.439 I'm traveling, I have my laptop, computer, I have music, I 86 00:05:58.439 --> 00:06:00.560 have movies, I have access to every anything in the company, every system 87 00:06:00.639 --> 00:06:04.199 the company offers. I don't need that thing. Call it. A month 88 00:06:04.319 --> 00:06:08.480 later, i'm president of the company. The sea walks into my office and 89 00:06:08.519 --> 00:06:11.879 puts a BlackBerry on my desk. This is for you. Learn how to 90 00:06:11.959 --> 00:06:15.360 use it. This is how I expect you to communicate and for your info. 91 00:06:15.439 --> 00:06:19.920 Mark, effective immediately, we're going to issue a BlackBerry to every officer 92 00:06:19.959 --> 00:06:25.199 in the company. So much for me being the chief operating officer. But 93 00:06:25.319 --> 00:06:28.319 I said, I'll tell you what. I still don't know why I need 94 00:06:28.319 --> 00:06:31.519 this, and I never forgot what he said to me. Then I can 95 00:06:31.560 --> 00:06:36.680 now connect with you and contact you any time, day or night. You 96 00:06:36.720 --> 00:06:42.560 will always be connected. And then I thought, why do I always want 97 00:06:42.560 --> 00:06:47.120 to be connected? Aren't I entitled to my own time? Aren't we entitled 98 00:06:47.120 --> 00:06:51.920 to our own time. I didn't like this one bit. A smartphone has 99 00:06:53.000 --> 00:06:59.360 brainwashed us at first, and now it's institutionalized us to be on call every 100 00:06:59.399 --> 00:07:01.560 minute, every day to your job, your company, and your work. 101 00:07:01.920 --> 00:07:06.319 You're now attached. Here's one. Do you own your phone or does your 102 00:07:06.360 --> 00:07:12.240 phone own you? Did you ever misplace your phone? God forbid? Did 103 00:07:12.240 --> 00:07:15.439 you ever lose your phone? Do you know what that feels like? Cardiac 104 00:07:15.600 --> 00:07:19.639 arrest? That phone owns you? Now, don't get me wrong, The 105 00:07:19.720 --> 00:07:24.759 smartphone as we know it today is right up there with the most important inventions 106 00:07:24.759 --> 00:07:29.879 of mankind, the wheel, the car, airplanes. Some of my favorite 107 00:07:29.920 --> 00:07:33.879 inventions ice, box of briefs, air conditionaling. I said, I want 108 00:07:33.920 --> 00:07:36.720 to have fun tonight. I'm getting back to the point. You have to 109 00:07:36.720 --> 00:07:40.839 give me a break here in a minute, I'll be there anyway. I'm 110 00:07:40.920 --> 00:07:44.480 getting back to the point, and the point of this show is breakfast. 111 00:07:44.879 --> 00:07:49.439 Do you have any favorite inventions? Considering this show is breakfast food? Have 112 00:07:49.519 --> 00:07:53.319 you ever thought about it? Think about your favorite food? How did someone 113 00:07:53.360 --> 00:07:56.759 come up with pasta? How does someone think that they're gonna take all these 114 00:07:56.879 --> 00:08:00.199 ingredients from the ground, the earth, the sea, They're gonna up it 115 00:08:00.240 --> 00:08:03.600 all up and make these dishes? Have ever thought of food as an invention? 116 00:08:03.639 --> 00:08:07.120 Because I know I have the best invention. Who ever thought to put 117 00:08:07.199 --> 00:08:11.240 mayonnaise and celery with tuna fish? How did you come up with a cake? 118 00:08:11.480 --> 00:08:13.959 How about grilled cheese? That okay? Well, once you figured out 119 00:08:15.000 --> 00:08:16.720 cheese, I think they would figure out to put it on the bread. 120 00:08:16.920 --> 00:08:20.160 Look, you can talk about computers and all that stuff. I think food's 121 00:08:20.160 --> 00:08:24.120 an amazing invention. All right, let's see where was I? Oh oh, 122 00:08:24.319 --> 00:08:28.399 oh, yeah, the smartphone in the BlackBerry. Yes, the smartphone 123 00:08:28.519 --> 00:08:31.879 is one of the most important and useful inventions of man. But why or 124 00:08:31.960 --> 00:08:39.000 how did it become okay to be working always? It wasn't enough that we 125 00:08:39.080 --> 00:08:41.679 work five days a week to get two off. It wasn't enough to work 126 00:08:41.759 --> 00:08:46.320 fifty weeks a year to get two weeks vacation. Think about your day. 127 00:08:46.440 --> 00:08:50.159 If you take eight hours out for sleeping, it leaves you with sixteen hours. 128 00:08:50.679 --> 00:08:54.039 And if you add in the fact that you commute two hours a day 129 00:08:54.120 --> 00:08:58.879 plus work ten to twelve hours, do the math, you'll left with four 130 00:08:58.919 --> 00:09:03.039 hours a day for yourself. Who ever thought about this? Whoever or whatever 131 00:09:03.159 --> 00:09:09.600 maniac figured out dass system must have looked up from hell and invented the smartphone. 132 00:09:09.080 --> 00:09:15.600 Now we have working all the time. So where am I? Oh? 133 00:09:15.679 --> 00:09:20.919 Yeah, breakfast the business breakfast has robbed us more of our free time. 134 00:09:20.320 --> 00:09:26.679 Unbelievable. You're either a sadist or a crazy person asking people to meet 135 00:09:26.679 --> 00:09:30.639 you seven thirty or eight o'clock in the morning for breakfast, or you work 136 00:09:30.759 --> 00:09:35.639 for maniac who forces you to show up. Either way, breakfast is worth 137 00:09:35.720 --> 00:09:39.000 talking about. Tell you what, I'll be back in a minute, one 138 00:09:39.000 --> 00:09:41.159 of the few minutes I have left after I do all these other things people 139 00:09:41.159 --> 00:09:46.279 are forcing me to do. Always in fashion. 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They fit 157 00:11:03.080 --> 00:11:05.919 great, and they have little tweaks and touches, whether it's a stripe on 158 00:11:05.960 --> 00:11:09.399 the sleeve or button at the neck or on the shoulder. There's a lot 159 00:11:09.399 --> 00:11:13.799 of details that go into Carl Agathel because he's always been, he always had 160 00:11:13.840 --> 00:11:16.799 been one of the world's great designers, and this legacy and goes on and 161 00:11:16.879 --> 00:11:20.919 on. I can't speak enough about it except to say to you, you 162 00:11:20.919 --> 00:11:24.279 want to feel good about yourself. You want to know that you're dressing properly. 163 00:11:24.279 --> 00:11:28.480 You want clothes that fits you well. Carl lagafeld Paris at Macy's or 164 00:11:28.519 --> 00:11:35.200 Carlgafel dot com. My favorite brand has always been ISOD. My company at 165 00:11:35.240 --> 00:11:39.399 one time bought that brand. The CEO of the company handed it to me 166 00:11:39.440 --> 00:11:43.480 and said, you better make it work. And I put everything in my 167 00:11:43.639 --> 00:11:46.159 career to make Eyesod work and I fell in love with that brand, and 168 00:11:46.279 --> 00:11:52.440 to this day it is one of the most exciting endeavors I've ever got involved 169 00:11:52.480 --> 00:11:58.639 with. Isod is an incredibly strong golf brand. If you play golf, 170 00:11:58.279 --> 00:12:03.240 if you play for that matter, they make a great polo shirts. I 171 00:12:03.320 --> 00:12:09.399 mean great. They're fit perfect. The material is unique because it's a p 172 00:12:09.559 --> 00:12:13.679 K fabric that waffle weave, you see, and it's made of a blend 173 00:12:13.720 --> 00:12:20.440 of cotton and microfiber that allows you to stretch. And very often they are 174 00:12:20.200 --> 00:12:26.039 treated with solo protection as well, so they stretch, they're comfortable, and 175 00:12:26.120 --> 00:12:30.960 they breathe well. And one thing about Isaad they always fit, They'll never 176 00:12:31.000 --> 00:12:33.039 tug on you. You put it in your waist, they'll fit you great. 177 00:12:33.360 --> 00:12:39.200 The colors patterns are sensational. Now I will also tell you ISAOD makes 178 00:12:39.279 --> 00:12:41.960 great shorts and great golf pants. You're a golfer and you want to look 179 00:12:41.960 --> 00:12:43.919 good. You don't want to have to think about how do I look. 180 00:12:45.600 --> 00:12:48.120 You want to think about how you play, not how you feel. ISOD 181 00:12:48.320 --> 00:12:52.480 is the brand for you. I know I was there when it was created. 182 00:12:52.559 --> 00:12:56.519 The strategy behind that brand is brilliant. It's one of my favorite brands. 183 00:12:56.879 --> 00:13:00.320 While I talk about I should tell you about the men's sports where D 184 00:13:00.440 --> 00:13:03.639 wasn't enough being a golf brand. It wasn't enough being just great polo shirts 185 00:13:03.679 --> 00:13:09.399 with logos, without logos. Incredible brands in story and history. ISAAD makes 186 00:13:09.480 --> 00:13:18.799 salt weather programs. They have great printed woven shirts, short sleeves that look 187 00:13:18.120 --> 00:13:24.080 excellent with colors, excellent with shorts, excellent with cotton pants of which they 188 00:13:24.120 --> 00:13:28.759 also make. This whole salt order relaxed line from ISAOD, whether it be 189 00:13:28.159 --> 00:13:35.080 felice, cotton sweaters, nitpolos, woven shirts and pants of a range of 190 00:13:35.120 --> 00:13:39.960 colors and fabrics that are perfect for a guy wants to go casually in the 191 00:13:39.960 --> 00:13:45.440 spring and summer of this year, and he is. The thing ISOD is 192 00:13:45.559 --> 00:13:52.000 affordable. Everyone listening to me talk about this brand can afford to buy it 193 00:13:52.120 --> 00:13:56.879 and know that there are a lot of other brands that are also have a 194 00:13:56.080 --> 00:14:01.440 look like Izod. Although I don't believe it's fun as eyesought is. The 195 00:14:01.480 --> 00:14:05.240 brand has a lot of energy in it, but at the price points no 196 00:14:05.279 --> 00:14:09.679 one can compete. You can find eyes that at your leading retails and online 197 00:14:09.840 --> 00:14:15.039 atesod dot com. Talk to you later, guys. I wish you are 198 00:14:15.279 --> 00:14:20.240 very happy spring and summer, and I help you by telling you if you 199 00:14:20.279 --> 00:14:22.320 were eyesight, you're gonna look great. This is an noncore performance. I've 200 00:14:22.360 --> 00:14:28.559 always in fashion. Welcome back to Always in Fashion. Here's your host, 201 00:14:28.799 --> 00:14:31.240 Mark Webber. It's always business. I always in fashion, but tonight in 202 00:14:31.279 --> 00:14:35.440 particular, it's always in fashion light. I want to talk about stuff not 203 00:14:35.559 --> 00:14:39.320 too serious, but I want to have fun. But at the same time, 204 00:14:39.320 --> 00:14:41.919 it's a business show and we're going to make sure that we learned something 205 00:14:41.960 --> 00:14:46.399 along the way. Actually tonight, the title of the show is Breakfast the 206 00:14:46.559 --> 00:14:52.200 Business. Breakfast the business breakfast like the smartphone extended all work day. I 207 00:14:52.240 --> 00:14:54.840 don't know about you, but I've worked hard enough. Didn't need to start 208 00:14:54.879 --> 00:15:01.080 my business day earlier by calling breakfast meetings about to be frank being required to 209 00:15:01.120 --> 00:15:07.679 meet for breakfast for business meetings really upsets me and angers me. I work 210 00:15:07.879 --> 00:15:11.440 hard enough as it is, but at the same time I have to begrudgingly 211 00:15:11.480 --> 00:15:18.039 admit some of the most important meetings in my life we're breakfast meetings. So 212 00:15:18.159 --> 00:15:22.279 let's talk breakfast, or in reality, let's talk over breakfast. When you're 213 00:15:22.320 --> 00:15:28.320 summoned to a breakfast meeting, what's really happening. You're accommodating someone else's calendar. 214 00:15:28.879 --> 00:15:31.840 It's most often someone seeing you to you, so I can't say no. 215 00:15:31.919 --> 00:15:35.200 You have no choice, you have to go. The good news is, 216 00:15:35.240 --> 00:15:39.480 if you think about it, your summons indicates that the boss has to 217 00:15:39.519 --> 00:15:43.720 think enough of you to really grant you the time. But you're pleasant enough 218 00:15:43.759 --> 00:15:48.080 to share a meal with and something needs to be covered. So no one 219 00:15:48.080 --> 00:15:52.919 ever asked me, But I guess it's okay to be there now. Did 220 00:15:52.960 --> 00:15:56.679 anyone really ever ask me? Can you get there? Is a convenient where 221 00:15:56.720 --> 00:16:00.440 do you commute from? Let's also face no one ever asked me how long 222 00:16:00.480 --> 00:16:04.399 it takes to get there. Therefore, I never got to say, oh 223 00:16:04.440 --> 00:16:08.519 great, I like waking up four o'clock in the morning and running to meet 224 00:16:08.559 --> 00:16:14.720 you, so I don't interfere with your busy day anyway. I'm having fun. 225 00:16:14.720 --> 00:16:17.440 How about you, Jesse. It's pretty clever, pretty clever subject. 226 00:16:17.440 --> 00:16:18.879 You kind of sound like a Larry David episode. I'm not gonna lie. 227 00:16:19.320 --> 00:16:22.679 All right, then we'll make sure we picked that up as well. But 228 00:16:23.200 --> 00:16:27.120 I have to admit I'm just talking breakfast. And I really had some huge 229 00:16:27.159 --> 00:16:33.399 breakfast meetings in my time, and perhaps the most important meeting of my life 230 00:16:33.600 --> 00:16:37.879 took place in Paris when I was recruited to LVMH Company. After a series 231 00:16:37.919 --> 00:16:42.000 of interviews with human resources the managing director, I was asked if I could 232 00:16:42.000 --> 00:16:48.240 go to Paris and meet with the company's CEO and founder. This particular gentleman 233 00:16:48.320 --> 00:16:51.279 was the richest man in France, one of the ten richest men in the 234 00:16:51.320 --> 00:16:55.480 world, and the founder and CEO and chairman of Louis Vuitton moe Ed Hennessy. 235 00:16:55.759 --> 00:16:57.919 And yeah, I was glad to be summoned by him. And I'll 236 00:16:57.919 --> 00:17:02.600 tell you what, this is a guy that you would need anytime, anywhere, 237 00:17:03.200 --> 00:17:07.400 anyway. I was set up for seven forty five breakfast after catching an 238 00:17:07.440 --> 00:17:12.880 international flight flying overnight eight hours, two hour commute to the hotel, upright 239 00:17:12.880 --> 00:17:18.480 and early for breakfast, crazy but exciting. I was on my way. 240 00:17:18.680 --> 00:17:22.680 I took a short walk, a short stroll from the hotel to corporate headquarters 241 00:17:22.680 --> 00:17:26.920 on Avenue Montaigne. Though a number of levels of security were in place. 242 00:17:26.960 --> 00:17:30.079 I was brought to the LVMH private dining room. I was brought to the 243 00:17:30.079 --> 00:17:34.400 corporate dining room, seated at the breakfast table. Beautiful setting, just beautiful, 244 00:17:34.480 --> 00:17:38.920 magnificent even to look at. Let's not forget that the French are the 245 00:17:38.920 --> 00:17:45.000 ones who invented elegant. And then the man walks in, speaking of elegant, 246 00:17:45.319 --> 00:17:48.599 tall, stately dressed in the oar slim fit, dark suit, white 247 00:17:48.640 --> 00:17:52.720 shirt, dark tie, black shoes, his uniform. I later learned, 248 00:17:53.160 --> 00:17:57.279 interestingly enough, the guy who was about to interview from New York MOA, 249 00:17:57.960 --> 00:18:03.160 that's me in French, was also in his uniform. Navy suit, dark 250 00:18:03.440 --> 00:18:07.599 Armani, white shirt, dark tie, black shoes. Is there a point 251 00:18:07.640 --> 00:18:11.559 here, if you guys are listening closely, yes, of course you're responsible 252 00:18:11.599 --> 00:18:17.000 for your own career. How you dress matters. Was it a coincidence we 253 00:18:17.079 --> 00:18:22.640 both had on our corporate uniforms? I think not. After introductions, one 254 00:18:22.680 --> 00:18:26.039 of the best, most important questions was asked of me, what do you 255 00:18:26.160 --> 00:18:32.079 bring to a company mark? And I said, Miss Thorne, I bring 256 00:18:32.319 --> 00:18:36.960 energy, great meeting, great breakfast meeting. I won the spot at LVMH. 257 00:18:37.160 --> 00:18:40.119 We were done in forty five minutes. And by the way, never 258 00:18:40.240 --> 00:18:44.359 drank the juice, sip the coffee, ate the eggs, bit into the 259 00:18:44.440 --> 00:18:47.640 toast. Maybe I took a sip of water, but I don't think so. 260 00:18:48.200 --> 00:18:51.839 To the best of my memory, neither did he. So the most 261 00:18:51.880 --> 00:18:56.559 important breakfast meeting I ever had no one ate breakfast. Why didn't you, 262 00:18:56.599 --> 00:18:59.400 guys eat? Doesn't make sense. Why have a breakfast meeting if no one's 263 00:18:59.400 --> 00:19:03.119 eating? It was an interview. You don't eat breakfast in an interview. 264 00:19:03.480 --> 00:19:06.759 Okay. I'm confused though, because when you and I went to London, 265 00:19:07.440 --> 00:19:11.240 we stayed at the Mandarin Oriental overlooking the Hyde Park, really beautiful, and 266 00:19:11.319 --> 00:19:18.400 I remember, I remember we had breakfast with the CEO of SD International, 267 00:19:18.480 --> 00:19:22.119 the European Men's dcan Ye Licensey and franchise partner. We had breakfast. We 268 00:19:22.319 --> 00:19:26.160 ate, so explain that to me. Of course we ate. I was 269 00:19:26.240 --> 00:19:30.039 hungry. Wait, you just gave a totally different story with any meeting with 270 00:19:30.079 --> 00:19:33.359 Bernardo and I. Well, it's different. In Paris, I was in 271 00:19:33.440 --> 00:19:36.480 Bernardoo's meeting. If he wanted to eat, he could. He was in 272 00:19:36.559 --> 00:19:40.799 control. The setting was breakfast. The concept was an interview. I think 273 00:19:41.000 --> 00:19:45.640 frankly impressed him with the simple sophistication that I knew. I wasn't there to 274 00:19:45.680 --> 00:19:49.599 eat. He was relaxed. I was relaxed and he was friendly. So 275 00:19:49.799 --> 00:19:53.759 I was friendly. But I was there to educate him on who I was, 276 00:19:55.200 --> 00:19:57.240 and in that moment, I was comfortable in my suit and skin, 277 00:19:57.759 --> 00:20:03.279 and I was there to impress my style, substance and wherewithal. It was 278 00:20:03.319 --> 00:20:07.400 all business, But in business you have to know the circumstance, and eating 279 00:20:07.480 --> 00:20:10.799 wasn't on the agenda. He was there for the meeting, not for the 280 00:20:10.839 --> 00:20:15.559 breakfast, even though it was the breakfast meeting. That's interesting. I would 281 00:20:15.559 --> 00:20:19.079 have probably failed. I would probably ate everything. Well, I didn't. 282 00:20:19.119 --> 00:20:22.119 I got the job. Say, I knew I had a reason for picking 283 00:20:22.160 --> 00:20:26.359 this topic. It's interesting. Yeah, I would have been had a great 284 00:20:26.359 --> 00:20:30.559 breakfast, probably would have gotten the job. But you'd be sitting there with 285 00:20:30.640 --> 00:20:34.160 food in between your teeth and gulping it down, and he's watching you while 286 00:20:34.200 --> 00:20:38.960 he's not eating. I would have asked, is the seconds all right? 287 00:20:41.279 --> 00:20:44.319 All right, let's let's get back to London. Though you asked the question 288 00:20:44.359 --> 00:20:47.799 why we had breakfast that morning, First of all, it was my meeting. 289 00:20:48.640 --> 00:20:52.680 This guy kept chasing me all around London and asking for time to have 290 00:20:52.720 --> 00:20:56.319 a meeting with me before the board meeting that was scheduled for later that morning 291 00:20:56.400 --> 00:21:00.319 in the office. I granted him time. I had loved to intrude on 292 00:21:00.400 --> 00:21:06.119 our quiet time. It was an accommodation. Now I was there. It 293 00:21:06.240 --> 00:21:08.799 was a breakfast meeting, but I was there for breakfast and to be intellectually 294 00:21:08.839 --> 00:21:12.319 honest. We had a close relationship with Michael Morris, the CEO, and 295 00:21:12.400 --> 00:21:17.599 therefore it was a relaxed meeting. But nonetheless I was in control, and 296 00:21:17.640 --> 00:21:22.279 you and I were eating and enjoying and having fun and doing what we want 297 00:21:22.319 --> 00:21:26.200 because we had the control. It's called gamesmanship. Jesse, thanks for the 298 00:21:26.319 --> 00:21:29.279 question about the breakfast. But once again, there is a point to this, 299 00:21:29.559 --> 00:21:33.960 and a method to my madness, particularly for the listeners you out there 300 00:21:33.000 --> 00:21:37.319 in your career, as you're invited or you're in the vity, It's important 301 00:21:37.319 --> 00:21:41.799 to understand the nature of a meeting, whether breakfast or any other meeting. 302 00:21:41.799 --> 00:21:47.240 It's important for success to understand the rules of engagement. Why you're there, 303 00:21:47.480 --> 00:21:49.880 who you're with, what is your status in the meeting, and what do 304 00:21:49.960 --> 00:21:55.720 you want to accomplish on that subject? I want to cover this. I 305 00:21:55.759 --> 00:22:00.279 have another good example for you. You find this interesting, Jesse Love in 306 00:22:00.279 --> 00:22:03.799 this topic, what are we doing next week? Lunch? You are funny. 307 00:22:03.839 --> 00:22:07.720 I'm glad you're making me left. That was the purpose of tonight this 308 00:22:07.240 --> 00:22:11.640 show. While it's for you listeners, it was designed for me to have 309 00:22:11.680 --> 00:22:15.440 a good time delivering it. Back to breakfast meetings, and I suppose every 310 00:22:15.480 --> 00:22:21.920 meeting begins with a purpose and a goal. Every meeting requires participants, each 311 00:22:22.000 --> 00:22:26.160 with a role and each a part to play. When you set up your 312 00:22:26.200 --> 00:22:27.839 own meetings should be easy. You know why you're having a meeting, you 313 00:22:27.880 --> 00:22:32.599 know why you agreed to breakfast. But what happens when you're invited? It's 314 00:22:32.640 --> 00:22:36.960 not so easy. Now when I'm being asked to a meeting, what's this 315 00:22:37.039 --> 00:22:41.519 about. I suppose if the breakfast is being scheduled and you're not the initiator, 316 00:22:41.720 --> 00:22:45.319 it can only be one or two scenarios. Someone works for you and 317 00:22:45.400 --> 00:22:48.880 wants to get your opinion or help you make a decision you need the decision 318 00:22:48.920 --> 00:22:52.799 making authority, or someone on the outside at third party wants to see you. 319 00:22:53.400 --> 00:22:57.200 I can't tell you how many meetings have been set up for me by 320 00:22:57.240 --> 00:23:03.119 my staff without clarity to the purpose. Sometimes the asking party would say, 321 00:23:03.160 --> 00:23:06.079 I'll tell him when the purpose when I see him. Many times, you 322 00:23:06.200 --> 00:23:08.680 just don't know why you're meeting. You don't know what role you're to play. 323 00:23:10.039 --> 00:23:14.079 Are you the buyer or are you the seller. Here's a great learning 324 00:23:14.119 --> 00:23:18.519 tip and approach to any meeting you may set up. I walk into the 325 00:23:18.559 --> 00:23:22.720 meeting, the introductions are made, I simply ask my associate or the third 326 00:23:22.759 --> 00:23:26.039 party present or team across the table, am I here to buyer? Am 327 00:23:26.079 --> 00:23:30.640 I here to sell? It always gets a smile, a perplexed look, 328 00:23:30.079 --> 00:23:36.960 but always boy he's direct, But it always, more importantly, gets resolved 329 00:23:37.480 --> 00:23:41.279 instantly. I go into either mode. Do I want to convince these people 330 00:23:41.319 --> 00:23:45.359 of something? Or do they want to convince me of something I should also 331 00:23:45.440 --> 00:23:48.480 point out if you want a career, you want a boss to respect you. 332 00:23:48.480 --> 00:23:53.279 You want your supervisor president to respect your business acumen. I don't care 333 00:23:53.359 --> 00:23:59.039 how busy your bosses tells you he is or she is. I don't care 334 00:23:59.160 --> 00:24:03.519 how busy assistant is and it says he is. You make it your business 335 00:24:03.519 --> 00:24:07.960 when you set up a meeting for that person to download them. You need 336 00:24:08.000 --> 00:24:11.799 to prepare them so they know what the meeting is about. You got that, 337 00:24:12.160 --> 00:24:17.000 I hope. So there are times you have to give us summary line 338 00:24:17.039 --> 00:24:21.880 to the boss. That's your job. I was always so busy, back 339 00:24:21.960 --> 00:24:26.240 to back to back meetings. Each meeting was through another door. I often 340 00:24:26.240 --> 00:24:27.960 thought I was like a doctor. You know, a pediatrician if you ever 341 00:24:29.000 --> 00:24:32.519 went there, each door has a folder on it with a child's name on 342 00:24:32.559 --> 00:24:34.480 the chart, and he would deal with the issues when he walked in. 343 00:24:36.279 --> 00:24:40.079 The point of this is we're talking about meetings, We're talking about breakfast, 344 00:24:40.119 --> 00:24:42.440 and right now we're talking about whether or not you're in charge of setting up 345 00:24:42.440 --> 00:24:47.039 a meeting that one of your superior's boss president will be at. It's your 346 00:24:47.039 --> 00:24:49.759 responsibility to make sure they know what the meeting is they'll walk in anywhere if 347 00:24:49.759 --> 00:24:52.319 they're cool and say am I buying or selling? And they'll get it right 348 00:24:52.359 --> 00:24:56.680 away. That was my technique. But that aside, it's your responsibility to 349 00:24:56.720 --> 00:25:00.759 get to the assistant, to get to him and make sure he the role 350 00:25:00.000 --> 00:25:03.240 he will play in that meeting. Is he going to buy or is he 351 00:25:03.319 --> 00:25:07.319 going to sell? And speaking of selling right now on our breakfast show, 352 00:25:07.759 --> 00:25:11.119 I'm gonna take a minute. It got some stuff to sell. We'll be 353 00:25:11.160 --> 00:25:17.960 back always in fashion. Spent a lifetime of my career building the van Usen 354 00:25:18.039 --> 00:25:22.599 Brand, and I am so pleased that they're back with us now talking about 355 00:25:22.000 --> 00:25:26.799 suits. Men, we're dressing up again and it's become cool to wear a 356 00:25:26.839 --> 00:25:32.400 suit. Suits can be won on multiple occasions in multiple ways. 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It's wrinkle resistant fabric, it's cool moisture wicking. 366 00:26:14.400 --> 00:26:18.000 It makes it perfect for all occasions. As we discussed just now, 367 00:26:18.279 --> 00:26:22.920 this new style of looking shop while feeling cool and comfortable is amazing, and 368 00:26:23.000 --> 00:26:29.160 I'm so excited that the van Using company is involved in this new technology and 369 00:26:29.359 --> 00:26:33.200 is embracing the whole idea of dressing up. Let's not forget Venusen made its 370 00:26:33.279 --> 00:26:38.319 name with dress shirts. It's only proper that the suit business follows strongly in 371 00:26:38.400 --> 00:26:42.440 its way. You can find van us in cool Flex Men's stretched suits at 372 00:26:42.480 --> 00:26:48.759 JC Penney are online at jcpenny dot com. Guys, they're great. You 373 00:26:48.799 --> 00:26:51.839 should go look at them. This is a noncore performance. I've always in 374 00:26:51.920 --> 00:26:56.480 fashion. Welcome back to Always in Fashion. Here's your host, Mark Webber. 375 00:26:57.240 --> 00:27:00.559 So much happens in the morning. I hate as this breakfast. I 376 00:27:00.559 --> 00:27:04.079 should point out, although I've had some great ones, my day is long 377 00:27:04.200 --> 00:27:07.759 enough. What do I have to have breakfast? Too, I'm not working 378 00:27:07.799 --> 00:27:11.480 hard enough. But that aside, this show is called Breakfast and now I 379 00:27:11.519 --> 00:27:15.880 wanted to talk about breakfast on my watch. That's the segment we're in right 380 00:27:15.920 --> 00:27:19.960 now. Last week I was walking uptown after the show. I looked at 381 00:27:19.960 --> 00:27:23.079 my watch, then looked at the store window to my left and noticed a 382 00:27:23.160 --> 00:27:27.319 sign on the door that simply said breakfast. Don't know why, not sure 383 00:27:27.359 --> 00:27:32.240 how the creative part of the brain works, but I simply said, Hey, 384 00:27:32.519 --> 00:27:34.400 I want to do a show on breakfast next week, A fun show 385 00:27:34.599 --> 00:27:41.720 about breakfast. Feel like Seinfeld right now, Larry David. Interesting anyway, 386 00:27:41.720 --> 00:27:45.720 I realized so much happened to me in my career over breakfast, considering I 387 00:27:45.920 --> 00:27:51.200 really ever eat breakfast. Breakfast has been a place for me to experience a 388 00:27:51.319 --> 00:27:53.680 mindset that has played an important part of my career. So here I am, 389 00:27:53.680 --> 00:27:59.160 we're talking breakfast. I guess I should also remind listeners who are just 390 00:27:59.279 --> 00:28:03.519 tuning in this is Mark Webber and Jesse Webber. You're listening to Always in 391 00:28:03.559 --> 00:28:08.279 Fashion the radio show, and tonight it's Always in Fashion Light. Last few 392 00:28:08.279 --> 00:28:11.680 weeks have been serious. This show definitely isn't serious, but there's a lot 393 00:28:11.680 --> 00:28:17.160 of lessons to take out of here, So hopefully you're enjoying this unique topic 394 00:28:17.839 --> 00:28:21.720 speaking of Larry David speaking fun. Unless you've been lost at sea or lived 395 00:28:21.759 --> 00:28:25.359 in a cave for the last year's you would know that The Larry David Show 396 00:28:25.400 --> 00:28:29.400 has just returned last week. One of the funniest shows ever in my opinion, 397 00:28:29.720 --> 00:28:32.680 ever. But let's put that aside because it'll come back later. It'll 398 00:28:32.680 --> 00:28:34.559 matter too bad. It's not called the Larry David Show, It's called Curb 399 00:28:34.559 --> 00:28:37.400 Your Enthusiasm. Well, what are you? What do I know? I 400 00:28:37.519 --> 00:28:40.640 know it is Larry David. You know you are getting to be a pain 401 00:28:40.720 --> 00:28:44.400 in the neck on the Fun Show. Here details details, Yeah, being 402 00:28:44.480 --> 00:28:48.240 thorough. Okay, let's go back to a moment ago. I'm walking uptown 403 00:28:48.319 --> 00:28:51.440 after the show. I look at my watch, look at the sign restaurant 404 00:28:51.440 --> 00:28:56.839 on the door, and it says breakfast. I'm talking breakfast tonight. Now 405 00:28:56.839 --> 00:29:00.359 it's breakfast and watches and here we go. You want to one of my 406 00:29:00.359 --> 00:29:03.240 stories yet? Sure? Yes, asked me if I heard it? Did 407 00:29:03.319 --> 00:29:07.559 you hear the story before? I don't know? How would you? You 408 00:29:07.559 --> 00:29:11.000 don't know what I'm gonna talk about? You're out here called flying Solo. 409 00:29:11.559 --> 00:29:15.839 One day, I'm in Paris and talking with the managing director of LVMH on 410 00:29:15.920 --> 00:29:19.880 assorted subjects in different brands, and I commented on Zenith watches. I had 411 00:29:19.920 --> 00:29:23.319 been in a president's meeting back in New York and the president of Zenith was 412 00:29:23.359 --> 00:29:27.160 talking about his business, and I got the sense that it just wasn't robust 413 00:29:27.759 --> 00:29:32.039 Zenith watches. However, I have a long history. The company was founded 414 00:29:32.119 --> 00:29:37.319 in eighteen sixty five, is a Swiss watchmaker and to this day manufactures all 415 00:29:37.359 --> 00:29:41.000 its own components and parts. Pretty impressive. Zenith oh was purchased by VMH 416 00:29:41.039 --> 00:29:45.960 in nineteen ninety nine. I knew of Zenith Zenith because I was a Rolex 417 00:29:47.039 --> 00:29:51.319 guy. Rolex's most beautiful and coolest watch, in my opinion, is their 418 00:29:51.400 --> 00:29:56.359 chronograph, the Rolex Daytona. It just so happens that I knew Zeneth up 419 00:29:56.440 --> 00:30:02.319 until the latest Daytona update. Manufactured all the components for the role X Daytona, 420 00:30:02.599 --> 00:30:06.359 one of my favorite chronograph watches. Now. The chronic graph watches are 421 00:30:06.359 --> 00:30:10.039 the ones that you see with the three dials of the front doing the time 422 00:30:10.119 --> 00:30:14.200 keeping in seconds on one dial, minutes and hours on the other two Those 423 00:30:14.240 --> 00:30:17.759 are the front dials on the side. They're controlled by two stop watch controls 424 00:30:17.799 --> 00:30:22.440 on the side surrounding the Crown's wounding mechanism. Now, if you followed that, 425 00:30:22.640 --> 00:30:26.240 you now know the roll X Daytona. You now know what a chronic 426 00:30:26.319 --> 00:30:30.400 graph watches, and you now know Zeneth. Anyway, I'm talking with LVMH's 427 00:30:30.480 --> 00:30:34.960 managing director in Paris. I'm feeling confident, talking corporate and I offer, 428 00:30:36.480 --> 00:30:40.240 you know, I feel that Zeneth doesn't appear to be growing, and maybe 429 00:30:40.319 --> 00:30:44.359 I know why. And he goes, in his Italian accent, what's that, 430 00:30:44.559 --> 00:30:48.160 Mark, They all are convoluted. There's too much stuff going on, 431 00:30:48.279 --> 00:30:51.519 and the movements, the fronts to face, too much going on in the 432 00:30:51.559 --> 00:30:56.559 watch. He listened and with his unique Italian accent, he said, very 433 00:30:56.640 --> 00:31:00.759 interesting, Mark, there's a work to be done. This a brand. 434 00:31:00.880 --> 00:31:03.799 I hear you, though, Mark, but let's talk about something else. 435 00:31:03.519 --> 00:31:07.960 And I forgot about it. Good accent. Thank you. A few months 436 00:31:07.039 --> 00:31:11.039 later, in October, he was back in New York and asked to see 437 00:31:11.079 --> 00:31:14.839 me for breakfast. Here we go again. Breakfast. We met in an 438 00:31:14.960 --> 00:31:18.119 upscale hotel in Midtown Manhattan. I had a nice tea green melon and dry 439 00:31:18.200 --> 00:31:22.519 rye toast. Unlike my conversation earlier on my breakfast interview in Paris, this 440 00:31:22.559 --> 00:31:26.519 meeting, I was relaxed. I was doing well with the company and the 441 00:31:26.559 --> 00:31:29.400 group, and well I was hungry. He ate, so I ate. 442 00:31:29.839 --> 00:31:32.799 Anyway, we talked about a number of things, covered a number of updates 443 00:31:32.799 --> 00:31:36.839 and important issues. Right before we finished, he took out a box and 444 00:31:36.920 --> 00:31:41.079 a small shopping bag and he gave it to me and he said, Mark, 445 00:31:41.680 --> 00:31:45.599 I brought this up for you. And in the bag was a watchbox, 446 00:31:45.960 --> 00:31:51.519 a Zenith watchbox, he said, open it. Inside was a beautiful 447 00:31:51.640 --> 00:31:57.799 leather strap, white faced, simply elegant Zenith chronograph. He said to me, 448 00:31:59.000 --> 00:32:01.799 as Fallows, we are very happy and proud of the work you are 449 00:32:01.880 --> 00:32:06.680 doing for us, and we wanted you to have a watch from the group 450 00:32:06.880 --> 00:32:12.960 for you to wear and Mark, you will notice it's a simple, elegant 451 00:32:13.079 --> 00:32:15.240 face. By the way, I think you should do the rest of the 452 00:32:15.279 --> 00:32:19.200 show in this accent. One of the proudest moments in my career. I 453 00:32:19.279 --> 00:32:22.160 could tell you that breakfast I left, I couldn't stop smiling to myself. 454 00:32:22.200 --> 00:32:28.359 I called my wife. She was proud now for our Larry David moment. 455 00:32:28.920 --> 00:32:32.039 The watch just complicated my life. I took it out of the box, 456 00:32:32.079 --> 00:32:36.039 I started staring at and I liked it, But it wasn't a Rolex. 457 00:32:36.119 --> 00:32:37.000 What am I gonna wear it? When am I going to wear it? 458 00:32:37.039 --> 00:32:39.440 Now? What am I gonna do? Now? I have to think about 459 00:32:39.440 --> 00:32:42.759 this. I get up in the morning, instead of just putting on my 460 00:32:42.839 --> 00:32:45.079 Rolex watch, I have to think, do I wear this one? That? 461 00:32:45.200 --> 00:32:47.200 Whatever? It was making me crazy, But anyway, I figured out 462 00:32:47.720 --> 00:32:52.079 that, you know what I would do whenever LVMH Corpett was in town and 463 00:32:52.119 --> 00:32:53.839 I was with them, I would wear that watch. Now, I want 464 00:32:53.839 --> 00:33:00.680 to fast forward to April. It's accounting season. Text time I was with 465 00:33:00.720 --> 00:33:04.839 my account and going through my tax return. We came across an item listed 466 00:33:04.880 --> 00:33:10.440 on the earnings a column on my W two from LVMH twelve thousand dollars. 467 00:33:13.279 --> 00:33:17.599 They listed the watch as income. They judgement for it. What does that 468 00:33:17.640 --> 00:33:21.400 mean in my tax bracket? I'll tell you what it means. I bought 469 00:33:21.440 --> 00:33:27.319 that watch that I didn't need for eight thousand dollars. So go figure. 470 00:33:27.720 --> 00:33:30.759 This is corporate life. You don't give it away things in corporate life, 471 00:33:30.759 --> 00:33:35.799 which bring me. Thank you. Perfect leading to my next story. Did 472 00:33:35.839 --> 00:33:40.319 you know the famous rocker Alice Cooper of snakes, ripping chicken heads off, 473 00:33:42.039 --> 00:33:45.640 black eye makeup and of course an amazing song catalog, is an avid golfer 474 00:33:45.920 --> 00:33:52.079 and a fine watch collector. I met Alice Cooper at the Golf Merchandizing Convention 475 00:33:52.160 --> 00:33:54.920 one January in Orlando. Who's a unique guy. Okay, I'm at the 476 00:33:54.960 --> 00:33:59.200 golf show and all of a sudden, I was the president of the whole 477 00:33:59.240 --> 00:34:01.079 thing. I had thirty two salesman there, the biggest booth at the event. 478 00:34:01.559 --> 00:34:05.200 It was an amazing experience to be at the golf show, my first 479 00:34:05.200 --> 00:34:07.559 one. All of a sudden, this guy walks in with this long hair, 480 00:34:07.960 --> 00:34:12.079 looking like a Rocca. He looks crazy. I mean, I'm surrounded 481 00:34:12.079 --> 00:34:14.719 by all these golf guys with the short hair. They're all buffed, they're 482 00:34:14.760 --> 00:34:16.920 all athletes, and he walks in. So I walked over to Alice Cooper 483 00:34:16.920 --> 00:34:21.000 and he was there, and he introduced me to his manager and himself and 484 00:34:21.039 --> 00:34:23.599 said, Hi, I'm Alice Cooper. I'm looking for someone to sponsor my 485 00:34:23.719 --> 00:34:28.000 charity. I saw this company. I really admire it. You look very 486 00:34:28.000 --> 00:34:30.960 busy and I was wondering if I could talk to someone about sponsoring your tournament. 487 00:34:31.159 --> 00:34:34.519 I said to him, so what is the tournament? This is I 488 00:34:34.559 --> 00:34:37.480 have a foundation. It's called Solid Rock Foundation. It's in Arizona. And 489 00:34:37.519 --> 00:34:42.159 what it is. It's a facility that I built for young kids in a 490 00:34:42.199 --> 00:34:45.280 high school that when school is over is three o'clock, they have a place 491 00:34:45.320 --> 00:34:47.159 to go to read, to hang out, to play pool or play ping 492 00:34:47.239 --> 00:34:51.320 pong. Just take him off the streets and keep him out of trouble. 493 00:34:51.880 --> 00:34:53.800 It's a great organization. I said, you know what, it sounds great 494 00:34:54.039 --> 00:34:57.880 as well. Anyway, we're looking for a sponsor to help outfit all the 495 00:34:57.880 --> 00:35:00.280 tournament and keep people and give out give bags. Who would I talk to? 496 00:35:00.480 --> 00:35:04.000 I said, I tell you what we're gonna do. Let's assume you 497 00:35:04.039 --> 00:35:06.800 have your sponsor. It's done. He looks at me, said no, 498 00:35:06.840 --> 00:35:09.400 no, you don't understand. I need someone who can authorize me doing I 499 00:35:09.440 --> 00:35:13.199 said, it's done, says manager. Looks at me, says, who 500 00:35:13.199 --> 00:35:15.719 are you. I said, I'm the president of the company. They said, 501 00:35:15.840 --> 00:35:19.920 you're kidding and I said no, And I brought over the people that 502 00:35:20.039 --> 00:35:22.239 needed to do the work to sponsor the show, and for nine years running 503 00:35:22.480 --> 00:35:29.679 we sponsored Alan Cooper's Golf Events celebrity tournament in Arizona. I enjoyed doing it, 504 00:35:29.719 --> 00:35:34.280 was a great thing. However, this show is not about that story. 505 00:35:34.679 --> 00:35:37.280 This show is about breakfast, and I want to talk to you about 506 00:35:37.480 --> 00:35:42.840 watches and breakfast. One morning in Scottsdill, his owner, one of the 507 00:35:42.840 --> 00:35:46.000 Alice Cooper opening golf ceremonies, we sat down and I had breakfast and all 508 00:35:46.079 --> 00:35:50.840 and behold, Alice Cooper sits down next to me. He says, Mark, 509 00:35:50.880 --> 00:35:52.960 I can't tell you how much I appreciate your support for my tournament, 510 00:35:53.280 --> 00:35:58.639 and how worthwhile this organization is, and how much we appreciate we're doing for 511 00:35:58.679 --> 00:36:01.239 the community. Also said to me at the time, I'll tell you what 512 00:36:01.360 --> 00:36:05.519 I'm looking forward to tonight. You've never seen one of these events. This 513 00:36:05.599 --> 00:36:07.920 is going to be a big one, and I have a surprise for you. 514 00:36:07.920 --> 00:36:10.639 I told him it's an honor to be associated with him and in the 515 00:36:10.760 --> 00:36:15.119 organization and the good executive as I was. I reminded him how important it 516 00:36:15.159 --> 00:36:19.840 was for him to wear our logo products at every celebrity tournament he we go 517 00:36:19.920 --> 00:36:23.159 to, and of course he did. After our breakfast, we play celebrity 518 00:36:23.199 --> 00:36:28.079 golf. That night was the big night, Saturday Night, big event. 519 00:36:28.719 --> 00:36:32.159 We show up, there's about a thousand people, famous MC, couple of 520 00:36:32.199 --> 00:36:38.599 comedians and then Alice Cooper is introduced as Alice Bond aka James Bond. That 521 00:36:38.719 --> 00:36:43.519 was the theme for the night, and Aston Martin is driven in and Alice 522 00:36:43.559 --> 00:36:46.559 in tuxedo and a cast of characters plays out a scene that any Bond of 523 00:36:46.599 --> 00:36:52.360 Fictionado would enjoy watching. Alice's band then joins him on the stage and they 524 00:36:52.400 --> 00:36:54.840 play School's Out for some up, gives out a bunch of awards, and 525 00:36:54.920 --> 00:37:00.000 then he starts to talk and thank his sponsors because the theme was James Bond 526 00:37:00.039 --> 00:37:05.000 Knight. Alice says then that he has a thank you gift for each of 527 00:37:05.000 --> 00:37:08.199 the five title sponsors, and we're coraled on the stage. Alice hands me 528 00:37:08.239 --> 00:37:13.119 in a box and in it is an Omega watch, the one James Bond 529 00:37:13.159 --> 00:37:16.119 war in his last movie, The Omegacy mastered him. Alice is a watch 530 00:37:16.159 --> 00:37:20.679 guy. The theme of the evening's event was James Bond, and the watch 531 00:37:20.719 --> 00:37:23.039 only made sense. He whispers to me, thank you, Mark, Glad 532 00:37:23.079 --> 00:37:27.679 you're here. Happy We had a chance to have some breakfast and thank you 533 00:37:27.719 --> 00:37:30.760 for your support. So once again, here we are. I have a 534 00:37:30.760 --> 00:37:34.559 new watch I didn't need. As I'm walking back to my seat, I'm 535 00:37:34.599 --> 00:37:38.559 saying to myself, I can't keep this watch. I'm a corporate executive. 536 00:37:38.719 --> 00:37:43.679 I can't accept gifts. Now, let's take a moment here. When you're 537 00:37:43.760 --> 00:37:49.440 an executive, you do not accept gifts period. As an executive, you 538 00:37:49.480 --> 00:37:52.639 can't afford to be seen in the wrong light. Even though it was a 539 00:37:52.719 --> 00:37:57.760 generous, innocent gesture, it could be seen later that I was influenced to 540 00:37:57.800 --> 00:38:02.280 support his charity because I was received even gifts. I'm sure he never even 541 00:38:02.440 --> 00:38:07.880 entered Alice's mind, but it did mine. Just remember, the appearance of 542 00:38:07.920 --> 00:38:13.199 impropriety is a problem, certainly in business. There's no gift worth speculating on 543 00:38:13.280 --> 00:38:16.199 your integrity. I figured I would turn the watch into the company, and 544 00:38:16.320 --> 00:38:20.280 they, in turn will figure out what to do with it. Maybe they'll 545 00:38:20.280 --> 00:38:22.079 put in a case in one of the showrooms. Either way, I was 546 00:38:22.159 --> 00:38:25.159 honored personally, and I was honored for the company to be called out on 547 00:38:25.239 --> 00:38:30.679 stage. I walked back to my seat and while Alice was playing I'm eighteen, 548 00:38:30.760 --> 00:38:34.440 I opened a box to look at the watch, Omega Sea Mass, 549 00:38:34.480 --> 00:38:37.360 the blue dial, cool stainless steel band. Did I need this? Oh 550 00:38:37.400 --> 00:38:42.239 my goodness, another watch I didn't need? And then I looked at the 551 00:38:42.239 --> 00:38:45.960 back. I'm graved on the back it said thank you Mark Webber, Alice 552 00:38:46.039 --> 00:38:50.920 Cooper. Oh my god, how can I bought with the watch? Now? 553 00:38:51.400 --> 00:38:54.440 Hooray? And oh now I own another watch. I went to a 554 00:38:54.480 --> 00:38:58.320 watch store, found out what it cost, and wrote the company a check. 555 00:38:58.760 --> 00:39:01.119 I thought it was a small price to pay for integrity and a lesson 556 00:39:01.199 --> 00:39:05.000 for all of those associated with me who are at the event or in the 557 00:39:05.039 --> 00:39:07.400 company. To talk about later, I said an example in a while. 558 00:39:07.519 --> 00:39:12.360 It was expensive for me to own that watch. It's a keepsake forever, 559 00:39:13.199 --> 00:39:19.679 but it is priceless the lesson I taught my executives. I love that story. 560 00:39:20.159 --> 00:39:23.679 That's the story about business, breakfast and watches. I'm always in fashion. 561 00:39:23.920 --> 00:39:29.159 I'll be back in a moment to talk about the breakfast of champions. 562 00:39:29.199 --> 00:39:34.159 Always in fashion. I've been shopping for fun lately, and while I'm out, 563 00:39:34.199 --> 00:39:36.800 I always look at men's and I look at women's. What's going on? 564 00:39:37.000 --> 00:39:40.559 And I was particularly interested in decam Why because of their sponsorship of the 565 00:39:40.599 --> 00:39:45.880 show. I went downstairs at Macy's thirty fourth Street to look around and I 566 00:39:45.920 --> 00:39:50.719 saw dekmy active where And I promise you, ladies, it is sensational, 567 00:39:50.880 --> 00:39:53.920 from the sports bras to the crop tops, to the leggings and the sweats. 568 00:39:54.280 --> 00:39:59.039 It really is a great look. And Decay had begun as an all 569 00:39:59.079 --> 00:40:05.119 American brand dressing casual clothes engines, and the stuff looks incredible and right now 570 00:40:05.199 --> 00:40:09.159 the colors and the styles is so exciting that I feel great about the company. 571 00:40:09.440 --> 00:40:13.840 I always do. I wear the men's wear all the time. I've 572 00:40:13.840 --> 00:40:19.000 had situations where I've gone to big events and been interviewed and TV or radio, 573 00:40:19.079 --> 00:40:22.039 and someone comes up to me the microphone and like they always do, 574 00:40:22.119 --> 00:40:23.920 who you're wearing? And here I am, this big shot with a big 575 00:40:23.920 --> 00:40:28.119 company and they say, well, I'm wearing a DKNY and they laugh and 576 00:40:28.159 --> 00:40:30.559 say, no, you're not. Actually have one on the internet where you 577 00:40:30.559 --> 00:40:32.760 could see me. They asked me what suit I'm wearing, and I say 578 00:40:32.840 --> 00:40:37.639 DC Andy and open it up and there's the DKNY label. Great fashion. 579 00:40:37.679 --> 00:40:42.239 It fits well, it looks right. It's designed to make you comfortable in 580 00:40:42.280 --> 00:40:44.679 the city. Goes from day and to night. You can wear it in 581 00:40:44.679 --> 00:40:46.280 the morning and wear in the afternoon, and you look cool at night as 582 00:40:46.320 --> 00:40:50.519 well. It's great for the office. It's great Felisia. But I'm talking 583 00:40:50.519 --> 00:40:53.119 about the DKNY active where. The first time I really became aware of it, 584 00:40:53.320 --> 00:40:58.320 Jesse and I were up at Sirious Radio. He was doing a job 585 00:40:58.360 --> 00:41:01.960 for Serious he does the Nam show. He fills in on the Potus Network, 586 00:41:02.280 --> 00:41:06.519 and we're in the lobby and this hip hop group came up with this 587 00:41:06.840 --> 00:41:13.679 really great looking Latino singer, girl Young Beautiful. She's wearing a DK and 588 00:41:13.800 --> 00:41:16.039 Y sports bar and I said to myself, this is amazing. Actually went 589 00:41:16.079 --> 00:41:20.800 to Macy's to see it, and I'm excited about the brand. And I'll 590 00:41:20.800 --> 00:41:22.719 tell you what, Ladies, DK Y always has great fashion for work, 591 00:41:23.400 --> 00:41:29.360 always wonderful dresses and things that you'd wear. Their accessories are great, the 592 00:41:29.440 --> 00:41:32.800 shoes are always very cool. But activewear in particular right now looks sensational and 593 00:41:32.880 --> 00:41:37.679 being that everyone's athleisure in activewear, it's a great time DK and Y go 594 00:41:37.800 --> 00:41:42.159 take a look. As one of the world's most celebrated fashion designers, Carl 595 00:41:42.199 --> 00:41:46.239 Lagafeld was renowned for his aspirational and cutting edge approach to style. His unique 596 00:41:46.320 --> 00:41:52.559 vision of Parisian ship comes to America through Carl Lagafeld Paris. He has women's 597 00:41:52.599 --> 00:41:55.239 collections, men's collections, ready to wear, accessory, shoes and bags. 598 00:41:55.360 --> 00:42:00.280 The fashion house Carlagafeld also offers a range of watches, eyewear and premium fragrances. 599 00:42:00.599 --> 00:42:06.719 You can explore the Cargafl collection at Carlogafel Paris dot com. But it's 600 00:42:06.760 --> 00:42:08.960 more than that. If for one who love to shop, I love going 601 00:42:09.000 --> 00:42:13.760 around and seeing what's happening and what catches my attention, what would make me 602 00:42:13.880 --> 00:42:16.559 feel good to wear Now. I don't wear the women's wear obviously, but 603 00:42:16.639 --> 00:42:21.360 I can appreciate it and they look amazing. If you want to look right, 604 00:42:21.480 --> 00:42:23.400 you want to have clothes that fits you well. You want to look 605 00:42:23.519 --> 00:42:30.079 like you're wearing something that's very expensive, that's exclusive for you and yours. 606 00:42:30.519 --> 00:42:35.400 You can find it at very affordable prices at Macy's Socarlogafel dot com Paris. 607 00:42:35.800 --> 00:42:38.440 The women's ready to wear fashion is extraordinary, as well as the hand egs 608 00:42:38.480 --> 00:42:45.119 and the shoes. If one wear men's clothes and onlike my appreciation of women's 609 00:42:45.159 --> 00:42:47.679 clothes. I'm a modern guy. I want to look current, I want 610 00:42:47.679 --> 00:42:51.119 to look the way I want to feel. I go out at night, 611 00:42:51.199 --> 00:42:54.559 I'm in black and Carlagafel is my buddy. Clothes are great, they fit 612 00:42:54.639 --> 00:42:58.480 great, and they have little tweaks and touches, whether it's a stripe on 613 00:42:58.519 --> 00:43:00.920 the sleeve or button at the neck or on the shoulder. There's a lot 614 00:43:00.960 --> 00:43:06.360 of details that go into Carl Lagafel because he's always been, he always had 615 00:43:06.400 --> 00:43:09.360 been one of the world's great designers, and this legacy and goes on and 616 00:43:09.440 --> 00:43:13.440 on. I can't speak enough about it except to say to you, you 617 00:43:13.480 --> 00:43:15.840 want to feel good about yourself. You want to know that you're dressing properly. 618 00:43:15.840 --> 00:43:22.039 You want clothes that fits you well. Carl lagafeld Paris at Macy's or 619 00:43:22.079 --> 00:43:25.360 Carlafel dot com. This is a noncore performance. I've Always in Fashion. 620 00:43:27.280 --> 00:43:31.159 Welcome back to Always in Fashion. Here's your host, Mark Webber. The 621 00:43:31.199 --> 00:43:35.320 other day I was walking home from the studio after recording. I happened to 622 00:43:35.360 --> 00:43:38.920 look at a restaurant on the side of the street while I was passing by, 623 00:43:38.960 --> 00:43:43.760 and it said breakfast. For whatever reason, the creative juices in my 624 00:43:43.800 --> 00:43:45.719 mind kicked in and I said, this weekend, I want to do a 625 00:43:45.719 --> 00:43:50.599 breakfast show. At the same time, I wanted to have fun. Last 626 00:43:50.599 --> 00:43:52.440 couple of shows are very serious. Well, I think they were helpful and 627 00:43:52.480 --> 00:43:54.920 you might have learned a lot. They weren't fun for me. So as 628 00:43:54.960 --> 00:43:58.000 he had a good time, he's always have been a good time. I 629 00:43:58.119 --> 00:44:00.000 just wanted to talk tonight and have fun, tell you a few stories, 630 00:44:00.239 --> 00:44:05.840 and make a point about how important breakfast is as part of your business life. 631 00:44:06.159 --> 00:44:07.519 Having said that, we talked about a bunch of things, and I 632 00:44:07.559 --> 00:44:12.000 want to talk about my favorite and worst breakfast. But before I talk to 633 00:44:12.000 --> 00:44:15.639 you about mine, I'm with Jesse Webber. Hey you got a favorite breakfast? 634 00:44:15.440 --> 00:44:20.559 My time has arrived. So much to talk about with breakfast. Yes, 635 00:44:21.039 --> 00:44:24.119 yes, yes, I do have some favorite places in the world for 636 00:44:24.159 --> 00:44:29.840 breakfast. But my number one place for breakfast is a place called Shadow Creek 637 00:44:29.880 --> 00:44:34.199 in Las Vegas. It's a private golf club. When they pick you up 638 00:44:34.239 --> 00:44:37.480 in a limo because it's all secluded, you go there, you can get 639 00:44:37.719 --> 00:44:42.920 whatever you want for breakfast. Anything imagine it, They'll make it. And 640 00:44:42.960 --> 00:44:45.559 not only do they make anything, you want. It tastes unbelievable and it's 641 00:44:45.559 --> 00:44:50.159 a beautiful view overlooking the golf course. It's like that movie The Contender, 642 00:44:50.400 --> 00:44:53.800 whereas Jeff Bridges was the president can make whatever he wants and do it me 643 00:44:54.199 --> 00:44:59.239 same way. Whatever I want best breakfast, you can get an omelet with 644 00:44:59.400 --> 00:45:02.079 any kind of topping that you wanted. Its smoked salmon, avocado, broccoli, 645 00:45:02.199 --> 00:45:06.199 spinach. It's amazing. Put it this way. We've been going there 646 00:45:06.280 --> 00:45:08.239 for like ten years. I've never seen the chef. I've never seen the 647 00:45:08.320 --> 00:45:12.039 kitchen. I don't know what they do back there, but it's some sort 648 00:45:12.039 --> 00:45:15.280 of magic that they make. So anyway, besides Las Vegas, which is 649 00:45:15.280 --> 00:45:19.360 my favorite, I went to Japan. I went to Tokyo. There is 650 00:45:19.400 --> 00:45:23.480 a buffet breakfast that we had in our hotel that overlooked all of Tokyo. 651 00:45:24.039 --> 00:45:28.400 I shouldn't have been allowed in that breakfast buffet. I just went to town 652 00:45:28.599 --> 00:45:30.880 and I think I think everybody there the stuff are like, oh this American, 653 00:45:31.000 --> 00:45:34.920 look at him, just going after everything. But those are my favorite 654 00:45:34.920 --> 00:45:37.519 breakfast places. Now here's the worst. I don't even think you know this 655 00:45:37.599 --> 00:45:42.719 story. When I was at the University of Michigan, My mom came to 656 00:45:42.800 --> 00:45:45.679 visit and she stayed in this hotel, and one day she said, come 657 00:45:45.719 --> 00:45:47.960 up, we'll have breakfast. So I go up to her hotel and there's 658 00:45:47.960 --> 00:45:52.400 a big buffet. Now, Michigan, it's nice when your mom, your 659 00:45:52.400 --> 00:45:54.159 parents are there. They take you out for breakfast. So I go to 660 00:45:54.199 --> 00:45:58.119 this buffet and it's everything you want. I'm a sucker for a buffet. 661 00:45:58.559 --> 00:46:00.480 And I see, oh my goodness, have a bagel, cream cheese, 662 00:46:00.480 --> 00:46:05.920 and lock smoked salmon. And I get this giant bagel, put cream cheese 663 00:46:05.920 --> 00:46:07.840 on it. I take so much smoked salmon and throw it on there. 664 00:46:08.079 --> 00:46:10.440 I go back to the table. I'm so happy. I haven't had this 665 00:46:10.519 --> 00:46:15.920 in forever. And I bite into it. It wasn't smoked salmon. It 666 00:46:15.039 --> 00:46:20.559 was ginger. What's ginger? You know the side when you have sushi, 667 00:46:20.760 --> 00:46:23.920 The thing it's like there was swasabe and then there's ginger. It looks like 668 00:46:24.000 --> 00:46:30.000 smoked salmon. Now there's one thing to bite into a plethora of ginger. 669 00:46:30.320 --> 00:46:34.480 But to also not think that thinking it's smoked salmon. Oh, it was 670 00:46:34.719 --> 00:46:37.360 awful. It was awful. But wait, now that I'm thinking about it, 671 00:46:37.400 --> 00:46:40.239 that's not even the worst breakfast I ever had. Okay, we were 672 00:46:40.239 --> 00:46:44.920 in London. We were in London and you might remember this one. You 673 00:46:45.039 --> 00:46:46.760 go, I was younger. We you go out to a business meeting. 674 00:46:46.760 --> 00:46:51.119 I'm in the hotel. He said order You said, order room service. 675 00:46:51.400 --> 00:46:54.159 I order room service. They bring it up. They give me toast and 676 00:46:54.239 --> 00:46:59.480 what appears to be jelly in a can of stone. Idiot, it appears 677 00:46:59.480 --> 00:47:01.360 to be can't jelly? And I said, oh, this is a strange 678 00:47:01.400 --> 00:47:05.280 jelly. I take it, put on the toast, skye bite into it. 679 00:47:05.519 --> 00:47:08.039 It wasn't jelly. It was lighter fluid. It was the thing that 680 00:47:08.079 --> 00:47:13.440 they put under the candle. The candle they put in it was the gooey 681 00:47:13.679 --> 00:47:16.159 substance. I thought it was actually jelly. I was like, Oh, 682 00:47:16.199 --> 00:47:21.159 they do things weird here in England. So both stories, I'm an idiot, 683 00:47:21.159 --> 00:47:22.960 but they were. Those are the worst breakfasts in my life. This 684 00:47:23.119 --> 00:47:30.239 a breakfast is an amazing adventure. My favorite also involves the world. You 685 00:47:30.280 --> 00:47:32.199 know you mentioned Japan. I used to go to Osaka and there was a 686 00:47:32.239 --> 00:47:37.280 hotel called the Royal Hotel, the Royal Hotelo, and they had the greatest 687 00:47:37.400 --> 00:47:44.840 green Crenshaw melon I ever tasted the sweetest melon overlooking one of their zen gardens, 688 00:47:44.880 --> 00:47:50.280 sand and beautifully crafted banzai trees, and I never forgot reflecting on how 689 00:47:50.280 --> 00:47:53.199 beautiful that is. I also love with Lucky we travel being in the south 690 00:47:53.239 --> 00:47:58.079 of France, who were there on business at the Carlton Hotel. For those 691 00:47:58.119 --> 00:48:00.480 of you who are following that, the Carlton Hotel is actually the hotel that 692 00:48:00.599 --> 00:48:07.239 filmed To Catch a Thief with Carrie Grant and Grace Kelly. Grace Kelly, 693 00:48:07.280 --> 00:48:12.280 thank you. I remember sitting out there, beautiful buffet breakfast. The weather 694 00:48:12.440 --> 00:48:15.519 was so perfect in June. We're looking out, the sun is out, 695 00:48:15.599 --> 00:48:21.159 palm trees all around, looking over the Mediterranean. Having these amazing different kinds 696 00:48:21.199 --> 00:48:24.320 of cheeses, different kinds of bread, French bread is unbelievable. And being 697 00:48:24.320 --> 00:48:29.320 with you sharing our time. I've done that with Jared as well, so 698 00:48:29.400 --> 00:48:32.639 it's been a remarkable time for me. I loved it. I loved every 699 00:48:32.639 --> 00:48:37.199 time we went to California. California. You never eat indoors, that's our 700 00:48:37.320 --> 00:48:40.719 rule, right, no meal indoors would yeah, no meal indoors from breakfast 701 00:48:40.800 --> 00:48:45.400 on overlooking golf courses, overlooking the water. It actually makes me think about 702 00:48:45.400 --> 00:48:47.519 people that live in California. Why they're office buildings. Everything should just be 703 00:48:47.599 --> 00:48:51.840 outside. I have a standard rule when it comes to California. I hate 704 00:48:51.840 --> 00:48:54.800 all Californias. You want to know why. Why Because it's winter and they're 705 00:48:54.840 --> 00:48:59.840 wearing short sleeves. I know they're out there having a great time. I've 706 00:49:00.119 --> 00:49:04.000 always thought that breakfast was a very calming time if one was to eat, 707 00:49:04.039 --> 00:49:07.280 to go out and enjoy and sit there. My favorite outfit and I had 708 00:49:07.280 --> 00:49:10.840 the biggest impact on me. You don't know this story. My friend Bruce 709 00:49:10.840 --> 00:49:14.079 and I were working together. We went to London. We were in the 710 00:49:14.400 --> 00:49:17.519 Mandarin Oriental, which we talked about before. We're having a business breakfast. 711 00:49:17.519 --> 00:49:21.920 He and I both dressed in suits and ties or jackets are over the chairs. 712 00:49:22.320 --> 00:49:27.320 This Chinese guy comes in and he's wearing gray slacks, a white shirt, 713 00:49:27.639 --> 00:49:30.440 a burgundy tie, and a pink sweater. And he had the pink 714 00:49:30.519 --> 00:49:37.000 sweater tucked in his pants. He was so thin that he looked beautiful in 715 00:49:37.079 --> 00:49:38.840 a tucked in sweater. Now, I don't have to tell you what a 716 00:49:38.880 --> 00:49:44.400 tucked in sweater is for me, right, your standard uniform? Yeah, 717 00:49:44.440 --> 00:49:46.320 this guy wore it to this day. I haven't seen Bruce now for call 718 00:49:46.360 --> 00:49:50.079 it ten years. If you asked him tell me a story about a pink 719 00:49:50.119 --> 00:49:52.519 sweater, he would tell you him and I watching that. So even breakfast 720 00:49:52.519 --> 00:49:55.199 fashion comes into play. Is that why you wear it now? Well, 721 00:49:55.199 --> 00:49:59.239 it's where I first got the idea. Now, I've never been as thin 722 00:49:59.320 --> 00:50:00.960 as that Chinese guy, and I don't know that I ever looked as well 723 00:50:01.000 --> 00:50:05.440 as he did. But the idea of talking in your sweater, it's just 724 00:50:05.519 --> 00:50:07.239 a great look. And the idea of a shirt tie with a tucked in 725 00:50:07.320 --> 00:50:10.519 sweater, I live in that. I never wear my sweaters out since that 726 00:50:10.639 --> 00:50:15.119 day. And now you know where it came from. So breakfast has had 727 00:50:15.159 --> 00:50:19.480 an impact on all of us some way, on all of our lives, 728 00:50:19.519 --> 00:50:22.079 one way or another. Breakfast I encourage you, whether you like to eat 729 00:50:22.119 --> 00:50:25.760 it or not, take advantage of that time and day, Take advantage of 730 00:50:25.840 --> 00:50:30.559 time to meditate and time to enjoy, time to look out at the world, 731 00:50:30.840 --> 00:50:34.000 look at the water, look at the sky, look at the people 732 00:50:34.039 --> 00:50:37.559 around you. There's so much to be learned for breakfast on always in fashion,