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Godin: Creators Cannot Expect Mass Appeal Without Making Mass Compromises
“If you want the prizes that come from that, you have to pay the price that comes from that. So in your case, there's an alignment. There are a few people who when you like it, they like it. And that's great, but if you want to be Oprah, you can't do that. Beca…”
Emanuel: Podcasting will mimic cable and Oprah's syndication model
“I think the podcasting business is going to become like the cable business. It's going to become like Oprah.”
Scudamore: Oprah appearance forced 1-800-GOT-JUNK to quadruple phone lines
“So with being on Oprah, it was phones ringing off the hook. We could quadrupled our number of phone lines. We had 70 phone lines at the time. We literally brought in family, friends, parents to sit down and answer phones.”
Aarons-Mele: Introversion is about energy management, not shyness
“Happy introverts who don't have overwhelming social anxiety. We can talk about that in a minute. Need to manage their energy. I always say, Oprah, huge introvert, talks about it all the time. It's not about, can I hold the room? Am I funny? Am I shy? It's just…”