to do something that I love doing I love building teams love the process of
building teams love the process of
building teams love the process of solving the problems that’s how much
solving the problems that’s how much
solving the problems that’s how much love I have for this thing that I do I
love I have for this thing that I do I
love I have for this thing that I do I love every minute of it really love to
love every minute of it really love to
love every minute of it really love to do get involved in things that you love
do get involved in things that you love
do get involved in things that you love you’re so passionate excited and in love
you’re so passionate excited and in love
you’re so passionate excited and in love with the love of putting words together
with the love of putting words together
with the love of putting words together you got to love what you do I loved what
you got to love what you do I loved what
you got to love what you do I loved what I was doing I decided what I was gonna
I was doing I decided what I was gonna
I was doing I decided what I was gonna do a job I loved what I was doing I
do a job I loved what I was doing I
do a job I loved what I was doing I would walk around I would dance and sing
would walk around I would dance and sing
would walk around I would dance and sing as I was delivering my papers and that
as I was delivering my papers and that
as I was delivering my papers and that kind of helped me to for the future of
kind of helped me to for the future of
kind of helped me to for the future of what I wanted to do and now with just
what I wanted to do and now with just
what I wanted to do and now with just being a young entrepreneur I thank God
being a young entrepreneur I thank God
being a young entrepreneur I thank God every day that I’m blessed with the
every day that I’m blessed with the
every day that I’m blessed with the chance to to do something that I love
chance to to do something that I love
chance to to do something that I love doing but I feel anybody could do
doing but I feel anybody could do
doing but I feel anybody could do something that that they love doing if
something that that they love doing if
something that that they love doing if they if they go after it in the right
they if they go after it in the right
they if they go after it in the right way if they go after with the love the
way if they go after with the love the
way if they go after with the love the motivation for it is the love and the
motivation for it is the love and the
motivation for it is the love and the love of leaving a legacy behind more
love of leaving a legacy behind more
love of leaving a legacy behind more than the selfishness of just doing it
than the selfishness of just doing it
than the selfishness of just doing it for money doing it to blow up to beat a
for money doing it to blow up to beat a
for money doing it to blow up to beat a man at a woman but I have the fame if
man at a woman but I have the fame if
man at a woman but I have the fame if you do it to make history if you do it
you do it to make history if you do it
you do it to make history if you do it to change people’s lives to make people
to change people’s lives to make people
to change people’s lives to make people feel good to make yourself feel good
feel good to make yourself feel good
feel good to make yourself feel good it’s gonna come it’s just gonna come
it’s gonna come it’s just gonna come
it’s gonna come it’s just gonna come naturally you know I’ve always loved
naturally you know I’ve always loved
naturally you know I’ve always loved technology and building things and
technology and building things and
technology and building things and building products and 20 years into my
building products and 20 years into my
building products and 20 years into my career and sure I don’t need to work
career and sure I don’t need to work
career and sure I don’t need to work anymore I got lucky on a couple of
anymore I got lucky on a couple of
anymore I got lucky on a couple of projects to make a little bit of money
projects to make a little bit of money
projects to make a little bit of money and that’s nice but I love building
and that’s nice but I love building
and that’s nice but I love building teams I love building products I love
teams I love building products I love
teams I love building products I love building brands themselves so I love the
building brands themselves so I love the
building brands themselves so I love the act of creating a brand like launch that
act of creating a brand like launch that
act of creating a brand like launch that means something to people or inside comm
means something to people or inside comm
means something to people or inside comm where people saying like you did like oh
where people saying like you did like oh
where people saying like you did like oh you didn’t gadget so for me I just love
you didn’t gadget so for me I just love
you didn’t gadget so for me I just love the act of creating a brand and maybe
the act of creating a brand and maybe
the act of creating a brand and maybe hopefully doing something innovative and
hopefully doing something innovative and
hopefully doing something innovative and I think on my best day I’m able to do
I think on my best day I’m able to do
I think on my best day I’m able to do that and on an average day maybe not so
that and on an average day maybe not so
that and on an average day maybe not so much people that build great things in
much people that build great things in
much people that build great things in any business anywhere they all have one
any business anywhere they all have one
any business anywhere they all have one thing in common they love the process if
thing in common they love the process if
thing in common they love the process if you start
you start
you start a building or a company because it’s
a building or a company because it’s
a building or a company because it’s money you can’t wait to get the building
money you can’t wait to get the building
money you can’t wait to get the building finished you can have the cash flow
finished you can have the cash flow
finished you can have the cash flow you’ll get the building finished and
you’ll get the building finished and
you’ll get the building finished and you’ll probably have the cash flow but
you’ll probably have the cash flow but
you’ll probably have the cash flow but if you love the idea of creating a
if you love the idea of creating a
if you love the idea of creating a building you love the process of solving
building you love the process of solving
building you love the process of solving the problems of digging into the details
the problems of digging into the details
the problems of digging into the details of tearing up the paper and over and
of tearing up the paper and over and
of tearing up the paper and over and over again revisiting a room a lobby a
over again revisiting a room a lobby a
over again revisiting a room a lobby a restaurant to get it so that it really
restaurant to get it so that it really
restaurant to get it so that it really feels good if you’ve got a passion for
feels good if you’ve got a passion for
feels good if you’ve got a passion for process you’re the kind of a person if
process you’re the kind of a person if
process you’re the kind of a person if you’re surrounded by good colleagues
you’re surrounded by good colleagues
you’re surrounded by good colleagues then that’s a team that produces
then that’s a team that produces
then that’s a team that produces superior projects and and all of us at
superior projects and and all of us at
superior projects and and all of us at Wynn Resorts we share that passion for
Wynn Resorts we share that passion for
Wynn Resorts we share that passion for the process of creating these places and
the process of creating these places and
the process of creating these places and so although we’d love the idea that they
so although we’d love the idea that they
so although we’d love the idea that they end up being profitable for our
end up being profitable for our
end up being profitable for our shareholders and it’s given us all a
shareholders and it’s given us all a
shareholders and it’s given us all a good life and I’m thankful for that
good life and I’m thankful for that
good life and I’m thankful for that I’m really thankful for the idea that
I’m really thankful for the idea that
I’m really thankful for the idea that I’m standing here today to walk you
I’m standing here today to walk you
I’m standing here today to walk you through another project that we’re dying
through another project that we’re dying
through another project that we’re dying to build in a fancy city like Boston
to build in a fancy city like Boston
to build in a fancy city like Boston first of all you have to make sure that
first of all you have to make sure that
first of all you have to make sure that this thing is for you and it’s who you
this thing is for you and it’s who you
this thing is for you and it’s who you are and you’re built for this you know
are and you’re built for this you know
are and you’re built for this you know and then you have to give it the passion
and then you have to give it the passion
and then you have to give it the passion that’s necessary you know like I said I
that’s necessary you know like I said I
that’s necessary you know like I said I don’t do it for the money the money is
don’t do it for the money the money is
don’t do it for the money the money is gonna come I do it because of the love
gonna come I do it because of the love
gonna come I do it because of the love that I have for it you know I’m saying
that I have for it you know I’m saying
that I have for it you know I’m saying if I was a plumber or something like
if I was a plumber or something like
if I was a plumber or something like that I still would make hip-hop records
that I still would make hip-hop records
that I still would make hip-hop records that’s how much love I have for it you
that’s how much love I have for it you
that’s how much love I have for it you know I feel like right now I’ve been in
know I feel like right now I’ve been in
know I feel like right now I’ve been in the game close to 27 years and I’ve
the game close to 27 years and I’ve
the game close to 27 years and I’ve actually thought about this just
actually thought about this just
actually thought about this just recently out of the entire 27 my 27 year
recently out of the entire 27 my 27 year
recently out of the entire 27 my 27 year career there’s only been two weeks that
career there’s only been two weeks that
career there’s only been two weeks that I’ve been out of the studio
I’ve been out of the studio
I’ve been out of the studio there’s no I’ve never been out of studio
there’s no I’ve never been out of studio
there’s no I’ve never been out of studio longer than two weeks in my entire
longer than two weeks in my entire
longer than two weeks in my entire career that’s how much love I have for
career that’s how much love I have for
career that’s how much love I have for this thing that I do and it’s incredible
this thing that I do and it’s incredible
this thing that I do and it’s incredible everyday to work with what I considered
everyday to work with what I considered
everyday to work with what I considered to be the smartest and most innovative
to be the smartest and most innovative
to be the smartest and most innovative people on earth and so I spend my day
people on earth and so I spend my day
people on earth and so I spend my day working with those people on many
working with those people on many
working with those people on many different things some things we didn’t
different things some things we didn’t
different things some things we didn’t talk about that you wanted to talk about
talk about that you wanted to talk about
talk about that you wanted to talk about maybe and many things that that go with
maybe and many things that that go with
maybe and many things that that go with running a company of
running a company of
running a company of apple size and in all the geographies
apple size and in all the geographies
apple size and in all the geographies that we’re in it in and so forth and I
that we’re in it in and so forth and I
that we’re in it in and so forth and I loved every minute of it it’s an
loved every minute of it it’s an
loved every minute of it it’s an incredible place to be it gives me it is
incredible place to be it gives me it is
incredible place to be it gives me it is my oxygen so that’s how strongly I feel
my oxygen so that’s how strongly I feel
my oxygen so that’s how strongly I feel about it going in entrepreneurs need to
about it going in entrepreneurs need to
about it going in entrepreneurs need to realize that sometimes it’s not the idea
realize that sometimes it’s not the idea
realize that sometimes it’s not the idea you know it’s not beat it’s not who you
you know it’s not beat it’s not who you
you know it’s not beat it’s not who you know it’s not how much money you have
know it’s not how much money you have
know it’s not how much money you have access to it’s really finding something
access to it’s really finding something
access to it’s really finding something that you you really love to do I had no
that you you really love to do I had no
that you you really love to do I had no idea I love computers and Technology
idea I love computers and Technology
idea I love computers and Technology none I mean I took one class in Indiana
none I mean I took one class in Indiana
none I mean I took one class in Indiana and computers and I cheated to get
and computers and I cheated to get
and computers and I cheated to get through it it was Fortran and then I
through it it was Fortran and then I
through it it was Fortran and then I bought a little PC in 99 for a from
bought a little PC in 99 for a from
bought a little PC in 99 for a from Texas Instruments for $99 started
Texas Instruments for $99 started
Texas Instruments for $99 started teaching myself to program and found you
teaching myself to program and found you
teaching myself to program and found you know four hours later five hours later I
know four hours later five hours later I
know four hours later five hours later I was I would look up and I’ve been
was I would look up and I’ve been
was I would look up and I’ve been working this entire time and I loved it
working this entire time and I loved it
working this entire time and I loved it and so that was the difference when I
and so that was the difference when I
and so that was the difference when I finally thought I failed a lot of times
finally thought I failed a lot of times
finally thought I failed a lot of times and I really I didn’t know where I’d
and I really I didn’t know where I’d
and I really I didn’t know where I’d find my success and then all of a sudden
find my success and then all of a sudden
find my success and then all of a sudden I started playing with PCs and
I started playing with PCs and
I started playing with PCs and technology and it just clicked my advice
technology and it just clicked my advice
technology and it just clicked my advice is do things that are true to you you
is do things that are true to you you
is do things that are true to you you know you know most things that I’m
know you know most things that I’m
know you know most things that I’m involved with our extension of being
involved with our extension of being
involved with our extension of being creative you know Rockaway is a clothing
creative you know Rockaway is a clothing
creative you know Rockaway is a clothing company you know it’s part of who you
company you know it’s part of who you
company you know it’s part of who you are and hip-hop is your attitude and
are and hip-hop is your attitude and
are and hip-hop is your attitude and what you’re trying to express Express
what you’re trying to express Express
what you’re trying to express Express how you dress thumbs you know I love
how you dress thumbs you know I love
how you dress thumbs you know I love sports growing up I grew up in a
sports growing up I grew up in a
sports growing up I grew up in a household where Sports was on 24th you
household where Sports was on 24th you
household where Sports was on 24th you know seven so these are things that are
know seven so these are things that are
know seven so these are things that are you know are comfortable for me you know
you know are comfortable for me you know
you know are comfortable for me you know these are things that I like so I would
these are things that I like so I would
these are things that I like so I would just say get involved in things that you
just say get involved in things that you
just say get involved in things that you love and also have you know have a
love and also have you know have a
love and also have you know have a standard for yourself and have some sort
standard for yourself and have some sort
standard for yourself and have some sort of integrity and try to you know find
of integrity and try to you know find
of integrity and try to you know find some sort of truth in what you’re doing
some sort of truth in what you’re doing
some sort of truth in what you’re doing you know I think that success in
you know I think that success in
you know I think that success in business is a very difficult thing to
business is a very difficult thing to
business is a very difficult thing to achieve and it’s more difficult today
achieve and it’s more difficult today
achieve and it’s more difficult today probably than any other time despite the
probably than any other time despite the
probably than any other time despite the vast number of opportunities and as it
vast number of opportunities and as it
vast number of opportunities and as it relates to finding your calling in terms
relates to finding your calling in terms
relates to finding your calling in terms of what the opportunity or the
of what the opportunity or the
of what the opportunity or the entrepreneurial adventure is going to be
entrepreneurial adventure is going to be
entrepreneurial adventure is going to be it has to be linked to something that
it has to be linked to something that
it has to be linked to something that you are so passionate and crazed about
you are so passionate and crazed about
you are so passionate and crazed about that you’re willing to knock down walls
that you’re willing to knock down walls
that you’re willing to knock down walls and climb mountains and do the things
and climb mountains and do the things
and climb mountains and do the things that are going to put yourself in a
that are going to put yourself in a
that are going to put yourself in a position of sacrificing so many other
position of sacrificing so many other
position of sacrificing so many other things for its success and you can only
things for its success and you can only
things for its success and you can only do that when there’s a compelling
do that when there’s a compelling
do that when there’s a compelling underlying feeling that you have that
underlying feeling that you have that
underlying feeling that you have that this is something I’m going to fight to
this is something I’m going to fight to
this is something I’m going to fight to the death for and without that I think
the death for and without that I think
the death for and without that I think it’s gonna be a commodity based
it’s gonna be a commodity based
it’s gonna be a commodity based experience not only for the customer but
experience not only for the customer but
experience not only for the customer but for you and I think you can’t really
for you and I think you can’t really
for you and I think you can’t really succeed at the levels that you want to
succeed at the levels that you want to
succeed at the levels that you want to unless you find that thing that you’re
unless you find that thing that you’re
unless you find that thing that you’re so passionate excited and in love with
so passionate excited and in love with
so passionate excited and in love with and I think because you’ve got it along
and I think because you’ve got it along
and I think because you’ve got it along the way you’re gonna have to convince so
the way you’re gonna have to convince so
the way you’re gonna have to convince so many other people to believe in you and
many other people to believe in you and
many other people to believe in you and the idea and the opportunity and the
the idea and the opportunity and the
the idea and the opportunity and the struggle and the obstacles that are
struggle and the obstacles that are
struggle and the obstacles that are going to come can over only be overcome
going to come can over only be overcome
going to come can over only be overcome by this passion that you have in which
by this passion that you have in which
by this passion that you have in which you’re going to be able to get people to
you’re going to be able to get people to
you’re going to be able to get people to follow you over though over those
follow you over though over those
follow you over though over those hurdles I know it sounds a little bit
hurdles I know it sounds a little bit
hurdles I know it sounds a little bit sophomoric but it’s so true me and
sophomoric but it’s so true me and
sophomoric but it’s so true me and Bishop G made a pact by giving you don’t
Bishop G made a pact by giving you don’t
Bishop G made a pact by giving you don’t make it rapidly more to work at the post
make it rapidly more to work at the post
make it rapidly more to work at the post office you know and it was like we
office you know and it was like we
office you know and it was like we writing raps all day 12 hours a day come
writing raps all day 12 hours a day come
writing raps all day 12 hours a day come go home you know stay up go to school
go home you know stay up go to school
go home you know stay up go to school right to wrap this and wrap wrap the
right to wrap this and wrap wrap the
right to wrap this and wrap wrap the wrap that you wrote the night before and
wrap that you wrote the night before and
wrap that you wrote the night before and do that for the next 16 weeks type
do that for the next 16 weeks type
do that for the next 16 weeks type situation so you know for me it’s about
situation so you know for me it’s about
situation so you know for me it’s about just the love it off you know the love
just the love it off you know the love
just the love it off you know the love of putting words together you have to
of putting words together you have to
of putting words together you have to love what you do and I’m not going to go
love what you do and I’m not going to go
love what you do and I’m not going to go over that long but it solves a lot of
over that long but it solves a lot of
over that long but it solves a lot of problems because when you love what you
problems because when you love what you
problems because when you love what you do
do
do would you really love what you do you
would you really love what you do you
would you really love what you do you work harder I mean I have friends that
work harder I mean I have friends that
work harder I mean I have friends that don’t love and you know I tell this
don’t love and you know I tell this
don’t love and you know I tell this story a Wall Street Titan big guy but I
story a Wall Street Titan big guy but I
story a Wall Street Titan big guy but I was richer than him and I’m richer
was richer than him and I’m richer
was richer than him and I’m richer according to Forbes are much richer than
according to Forbes are much richer than
according to Forbes are much richer than him so I like that you know I like that
him so I like that you know I like that
him so I like that you know I like that but there’s big Wall Street Titan he’s a
but there’s big Wall Street Titan he’s a
but there’s big Wall Street Titan he’s a big name he has a son and his son is a
big name he has a son and his son is a
big name he has a son and his son is a wonderful human being which is amazing
wonderful human being which is amazing
wonderful human being which is amazing because the guy’s a horrible a horrible
because the guy’s a horrible a horrible
because the guy’s a horrible a horrible person but he’s one of the biggest guys
person but he’s one of the biggest guys
person but he’s one of the biggest guys on Wall Street so he wants his son Alex
on Wall Street so he wants his son Alex
on Wall Street so he wants his son Alex I’m gonna use the name Alex
I’m gonna use the name Alex
I’m gonna use the name Alex his name but I don’t want to get this
his name but I don’t want to get this
his name but I don’t want to get this guy in any more trouble with his father
guy in any more trouble with his father
guy in any more trouble with his father than they already it’s Alex isn’t the
than they already it’s Alex isn’t the
than they already it’s Alex isn’t the strongest character the father is a
strongest character the father is a
strongest character the father is a brutal vicious killer so the father has
brutal vicious killer so the father has
brutal vicious killer so the father has a big firm on Wall Street and he wants
a big firm on Wall Street and he wants
a big firm on Wall Street and he wants Alex to go into the firm of course you
Alex to go into the firm of course you
Alex to go into the firm of course you know come on Alex get in there get in
know come on Alex get in there get in
know come on Alex get in there get in there
there
there in the mean time all these kids are
in the mean time all these kids are
in the mean time all these kids are graduating from Wharton and Harvard and
graduating from Wharton and Harvard and
graduating from Wharton and Harvard and Stanford and they’re just eating Alex’s
Stanford and they’re just eating Alex’s
Stanford and they’re just eating Alex’s lunch he doesn’t have a chance
lunch he doesn’t have a chance
lunch he doesn’t have a chance he doesn’t have a chance and he doesn’t
he doesn’t have a chance and he doesn’t
he doesn’t have a chance and he doesn’t like it he’s not liking what he’s doing
like it he’s not liking what he’s doing
like it he’s not liking what he’s doing you got to love what you do he’s not
you got to love what you do he’s not
you got to love what you do he’s not like him so one day but he can’t leave
like him so one day but he can’t leave
like him so one day but he can’t leave because of his father I actually tell
because of his father I actually tell
because of his father I actually tell him why don’t you leave your father’s
him why don’t you leave your father’s
him why don’t you leave your father’s brutal the father’s just killing the
brutal the father’s just killing the
brutal the father’s just killing the guys tell him you don’t have what it
guys tell him you don’t have what it
guys tell him you don’t have what it takes I’m sorry dad
takes I’m sorry dad
takes I’m sorry dad oh this is great so I say you got to
oh this is great so I say you got to
oh this is great so I say you got to leave the father you got to leave him he
leave the father you got to leave him he
leave the father you got to leave him he said I just can’t Donald Cerrone he’s a
said I just can’t Donald Cerrone he’s a
said I just can’t Donald Cerrone he’s a spoiled guy he’s a member of a very good
spoiled guy he’s a member of a very good
spoiled guy he’s a member of a very good Golf Club in Westchester which is a rich
Golf Club in Westchester which is a rich
Golf Club in Westchester which is a rich place in New York and he’s on one of the
place in New York and he’s on one of the
place in New York and he’s on one of the committee’s and he’s on the greens
committee’s and he’s on the greens
committee’s and he’s on the greens committee and they put him in charge of
committee and they put him in charge of
committee and they put him in charge of redoing the course they’re doing this
redoing the course they’re doing this
redoing the course they’re doing this big renovation of the course it’s a very
big renovation of the course it’s a very
big renovation of the course it’s a very good cut Club and he’s there every
good cut Club and he’s there every
good cut Club and he’s there every morning at 5:00 in the morning he
morning at 5:00 in the morning he
morning at 5:00 in the morning he doesn’t leave he did such an
doesn’t leave he did such an
doesn’t leave he did such an unbelievable job the contract is
unbelievable job the contract is
unbelievable job the contract is respected him everybody respected him so
respected him everybody respected him so
respected him everybody respected him so the wife comes up he’s doing so great
the wife comes up he’s doing so great
the wife comes up he’s doing so great Donald he’s so amazing and they give him
Donald he’s so amazing and they give him
Donald he’s so amazing and they give him an honor and this is a tough group of
an honor and this is a tough group of
an honor and this is a tough group of people that have this look you know that
people that have this look you know that
people that have this look you know that Club members and their difficult they
Club members and their difficult they
Club members and their difficult they gave him an honor that Club came in
gave him an honor that Club came in
gave him an honor that Club came in under budget faster by two months he did
under budget faster by two months he did
under budget faster by two months he did an unbelievable job and the quality of
an unbelievable job and the quality of
an unbelievable job and the quality of the work was ten times what they ever
the work was ten times what they ever
the work was ten times what they ever anticipated so they gave him a medal I
anticipated so they gave him a medal I
anticipated so they gave him a medal I said you know Alex you were to go and do
said you know Alex you were to go and do
said you know Alex you were to go and do this for a living you ought to be a
this for a living you ought to be a
this for a living you ought to be a builder whether it’s houses or clubs or
builder whether it’s houses or clubs or
builder whether it’s houses or clubs or golf courses renovation or this oh my
golf courses renovation or this oh my
golf courses renovation or this oh my father would go crazy and never let me
father would go crazy and never let me
father would go crazy and never let me so Alex went back to Wall Street where
so Alex went back to Wall Street where
so Alex went back to Wall Street where he was miserable and a year later he
he was miserable and a year later he
he was miserable and a year later he quit and he started doing renovations of
quit and he started doing renovations of
quit and he started doing renovations of houses and clubs and different things
houses and clubs and different things
houses and clubs and different things and he’s doing great
and he’s doing great
and he’s doing great so you’ve got to love what you do
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