Jeffrey Hazlett
Chairman and CEO, C-Suite Network. On 1 show, 1 appearance. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.
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Jeffrey Hayzlett is the Chairman and CEO of C-Suite Network and CEO of The Hayzlett Group. He is a bestselling author, host, and the former Chief Marketing Officer of Eastman Kodak.
1shows
1appearances
12statements
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1supported
2contradicted
33%fully supported
Everything Jeffrey Hazlett said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.
Public resistance will prevent lockdowns in future pandemics, Hazlett predicts
“But I don't think we'll lock down people.
I don't think people will stand for that.”
Hazlett calls 'fail fast' nonsense, urging founders to win fast
“Everybody just talks about fail fast. So that's bullshit. How about we win fast? I'd rather win fast. Failing sucks.”
Hazlett argues government regulation treats all public companies as bad
“Probably it's the government oversight that believes all businesses are bad. And so you're paying the price of bad companies. Good companies pay the price of bad companies.”
Hazlett: More people play pro football than serve as Fortune 1000 officers
“There are more people playing professional football than there are Fortune 1000 officers.”
A CEO's only job is hitting execution marks, says Hazlett
“My job as a CEO or a senior leader or chairman of the company is to hit a mark. Just like, you know, as a podcast, that's your job. Everybody in the business's job is to make sure I hit that mark. All right. And all the things leading up to it, they should be …”
Public company executives face a constant barrage of lawsuits, says Hazlett
“And if you're in a publicly traded company, you're going to be sued all the time, constantly being sued.”
IPOs exist to fund hyperscale growth, not cash out founders
“The real mechanism for going public isn't for you and the officers and the founders to cash out the original shareholders. It's really About raising capital in order to be able to sustain the growth of the company and to, you know, hyperscale, hopefully hypers…”
Hazlett transacted $25 billion across 250 businesses during his career
“You know, I've bought and sold over 250 businesses in my career, about twenty five billion in transactions.”
Hazlett helped Sheldon Adelson sell Comdex for $968 million
“He owned Comdex. We helped him sell Comdex for nine hundred and sixty eight million, and he got nine hundred and sixty eight million, and I got a watch.”
Hazlett lost his entire RMG investment during a boardroom dispute
“And by the way, during that period, I lost my entire investment in that company, ok?”
Inexperienced people give advice while operators provide counsel, says Hazlett
“Anyone can give you advice, but advice is usually given by people who've never done it before. Thought leaders, you know, give you counsel. And counsel, and that's what the CEO was asking for, he's asking for counsel. He's not asking for, hey, you know, pop th…”
One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Jeffrey's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.
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 WE LIVE TO BUILDLEDGER | Chairman and CEO, C-Suite Network | 1 | 12 | 33% 1/3 | full record on We Live to Build → |