What’s On My Mind

Fun stuff this week!

​I’m having a ball with Season 3 of Real Relationships Real Revenue.

​I’m interviewing my favorite rainmakers we’ve ever worked with, out of over 20,000!

​The best of the best.

And this week’s episodes were so fun.

​My guest was Bill Ruprecht, former global CEO of the art auction house Sotheby’s.

​Sotheby’s auction business is extremely interesting–their business getters call on the wealthiest people in the world to consign the most unique objects in the world.

​I’ve seen them take amazing art to market.

​Here’s a photo of me in front of a Giacometti statue I watched sell that evening for over $100,000,000.

Bill ran Sotheby’s business for nearly 15 years.

​But Bill wasn’t just their global CEO.

​He was one of the most successful rainmakers they’ve ever had, stretching back to 1744.

​And personally…

I think he’s one of the finest and most interesting people I’ve ever worked with.

​Here are my top three episodes with Bill:

​Here’s Bill telling the business development story he’s personally most proud of.​

​Watch this one if you want some inspiration on persevering, keeping going when it’s hard. Bill tells a great story!

​Here’s Bill sharing about how to get better at relationship building and business development.

​Watch this one if you’d like to focus on improving your BD skills.

​And here’s Bill talking about the core skills needed to be great at relationship building.

​Watch this one if you’d like to learn how to differentiate yourself.

I just love how Bill wove a lifetime of stories into these episodes.

​(And there’s two more I didn’t list here that in the podcast queue–check them out too!)

​If there’s one thing I’ve personally taken away from countless experiences with Bill, it’s that we need to keep improving.

​Pushing to advance everyone involved.

​Having empathy.

​Proactively helping others.

I was inspired talking to Bill.

​​I hope you will be too.​

Mo