Filtering out unpleasant clients eliminates 99% of business problems
Steve Sims · 936 He Made $8m Last Year Getting Ordinary People On Stage with Bon Jovi · Feb 15, 2018 · at 4:53
Steve Sims, founder of luxury concierge firm Bluefish, explains his strict client vetting philosophy and why he turns away high-paying difficult clients.
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“If I can stop the a-holes at the door, I've negated 99% of my problems.”
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