Today’s show I had two amazing guests with me: One was my special co-host for the day after he won an auction from the American Theater Wing’s Charitybuzz. Dr. Johnny Hon is the founder of The Global Group, an international venture capital and angel investment company with interests ranging from banking to gaming and telecoms. Dr. Hon is also the Executive Chairman of Gate Ventures, which invests in media and entertainment, focusing primarily on opportunities in the UK and China and covering theatre, television, media technology and e-commerce. He’s worked as the executive producer of Oliver Stone’s biopic, W. and invested in the Broadway production of Sunset Boulevard starring Glenn Close. A philanthropist, a diplomat, and even a recipient of the Medal of Honor from the Government of Hong Kong, Dr. Johnny Hon is a patron of the arts and a very accomplished global businessman.
Also with me today was international speaker and acclaimed 11-time author of 4 New York Times’ number one bestsellers, Marianne Williamson. Her first book, A Return to Love, spent 39 weeks on the bestseller list and sold an estimated 3 million copies alone. When Marianne went on the Oprah Winfrey Show, more pro-viewer mail came in to praise her work than any other guest for the entire year.
“My mother was a famous actress in Asia, so that’s where my love of the arts came in.”
“All businesses should have a strategy for China. The market and money is there.”
“We want to invest in shows in the UK + China. There’s a huge demand for it.”
“It’s important to have an intention before you do something but also have an open mind.”
“One of my hobbies is to look at contemporary art. It calms me.”
“When I meet entrepreneurs, their passions and their personality is more important than the business plan.”
Go to http://johnnyhon.com to learn more about Dr. Hon!!
“I can’t imagine extreme commuting not having a high human cost to the family.”
“Tech itself is neutral. We should always include the moral and ethical dimensions of tech are.”
“The human consciousness should always be included in the conversation of tech.”
“Project Angel Food has now served its 10 millionth meal.”
“We started the LA Center for Living for people who had AIDS and didn’t have to be alone.”
The love we were delivering was as important as the food.”
“Human interaction did as much to heal the people as much as the food.”
I sang the way Bill Clinton played the saxophone. I realized it was talking I did better than singing.”
“Everything we do in life helps us become what we are.”
“We want is meaning. We want to feel out lives matter. If you have that $ will flow. But you can’t find it just w/ money.”
“We’re multi-dimensional beings. We shouldn’t be married to form, we should be married to content.”
“Life is a journey of learning. I want to learn to be a better person.”
“What concerns me is how many women say being a mother is not enough. There is no job more difficult or more important.”
“We need to have a passionate conversation about what the Amazon-ization of US is having on businesses.”
“Some of the most powerful people failed before they succeeded. You don’t create anything big in life without taking risks.”
“Own the realization that there will be sad days. It’s become in vogue to numb ourselves from disappointment.”
“Ask what part you took in your own failures.”
“We need to own our yes and own our no.”
“Sometimes women are afraid to say no. Love sometimes says no.”
“In today’s world it’s common for intentions to be about selling. It’s training us to be transactional.”
“If you walk in a store and feel radical love, you’d want to hang out there. As opposed to feeling like a potential sale.”
“How you feel in life is probably about how you feel about business. You bring yourself to business.”
“When all you have is a monetary goal, it’s the white sugar of creativity.”
“People are ultimately going to choose you to work with because they like you.”
“You have to be able to argue and debate honorably. Nobody has a monopoly on truth.”
“When I’ve made the biggest mistakes I was moving too fast. I wasn’t in my quiet, reflective mind.”
“My most important achievement is I raised a child who is now a young woman who is happy.”
Go to http://marianne.com to learn more !!
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