Molly Holzschlag Quotes

As far as I'm concerned, any work you get is because people have heard other work you've done.

A lot about this industry is about who you know. If you set a really good example for yourself, and someone likes that, then they might recommend you to someone else. It doesn't matter what job you're in, any profession, it's always the same.

Often, the best jobs come out of just meeting people and letting one thing lead to another.

In my industry who you know is very important.

I don't have an agent. The only work I get is through friendships that I've already built.

I don't even have an agent or manager, but rather have a number of associates who I turn to when needed; or conversely when they hear of someone looking for me they'll contact me.

I learned Hollywood is a small community, and you really have to be a part of the community to get anything done. Unlike traditional industries, where you can do things from afar with phone calls and e-mail, this town is really about being social. Because that's how trust gets built.

Sure, I have a lot of friends that are actors. Just because I guess I run into a lot of actors in my work.

So much of Hollywood is about who the people you work with are.

The secret of my success is a two word answer: Know people.

Personal relationships are always the key to good business. You can buy networking; you can't buy friendships.

I always say that the real success of Wine Library wasn't due to the videos I posted, but to the hours I spent talking to people online afterward, making connections and building relationships.

You should be accumulating really great relationships throughout your career.

It's much easier to get a reception from someone if there is an introduction versus randomly trying to get in front of people.

Many, if not most, career opportunities come to you through people you know. So the more people you know, the more opportunities you have. Improving your social network is a great example of a system for moving from lower odds to better odds without having a specific goal.

Virality, at its core, is asking someone to spend their social capital recommending or linking or posting about you for free.

I realized that I'm increasingly in a position where I know a network of people, and I'm able to connect more or less anyone.

Relationships will get you far in this industry. It's about how you move and how you act. Just be yourself.

Network marketing itself is always one-on-one. It's also called relationship marketing. You can't recruit en masse through thousands of e-mails.

Business, after all, is nothing more than a bunch of human relationships.

The best source by far for hiring is people that you already know and people that other employees in the company already know.

Word of mouth is the most effective means of communication.

I hear a lot of young people talking about the need to network. I think that is true, and I think that building a network makes sense. But I also think that there is another way to approach it, and that is to try to make friends. Just try to make a lot of friends.

The old adage which says that it is ‘whom you know that counts’ is far off the mark. It is what you know about whom you know that truly makes difference.

If you make a sale, you can earn a commission. If you make a friend, you can earn a fortune!