When I worked in banking, everyone was a phone call away. If my New York-based client had a problem with a deal in Indonesia, I'd call my colleague in Jakarta. My colleague would pick up. And we'd solve the problem immediately. Money never sleeps. Years later, when I...

The Chief Marketing Officer of a large company called me: "Do you know a composer who could write music for a commercial?" I had 3 ideas. 1. An established composer. 2. An emerging composer. 3. A student composer. I called all three. So who got the job? I bet you can...