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What I learned about business from
the jazz greats
Kathleen Gilroy, CEO, GeoGo™

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How jazz and business are alike
‣ You work in an ensemble
‣ You work for years without
recognition or pay
‣ You drink and take drugs
to tolerate the risk and
failure

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“A goal is a dream with a finish line.”

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“There are two kinds of music. Good.
And the other kind.”

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“I stole everything I heard. But I mostly
stole from the horns.”

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While they are singing your
praises, they are stealing your
phrases.

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“The most important thing I look for in a
musician is if he knows how to listen.”

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“If they act too hip, they ain’t got shit.”

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If I don’t practice for a day, I know
it. If I don’t practice for two days,
the critics know it. And if I don’t
practice for three days, the public
knows it.

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“Anyone can make the simple
complicated. Creativity is making
the complicated simple.”

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I still got my Ferrari.

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What I learned about business from
the jazz greats
Kathleen Gilroy, CEO, GeoGo™