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The 1 Piece Of Advice My Friend Gave Me Before Interviewing Kevin O’Leary
I was getting ready to sit down with Kevin O’Leary for an interview.
We were in one of the back rooms, behind the set of Shark Tank. I grabbed a water bottle from the long table filled with fruits and small sandwiches and trays of candies.
Over and over again, a piece of advice from one of my closest friends, Dr. Matthew Jones, played in my head.
“A genuine connection will go a long way.”
Kevin entered the room, looked around like he hadn’t had a break in hours, and said, “Where do you want me to sit?”
It was straight down to business.
We got him set up with a lavaliere mic, got our two cameras in position, and I took a seat opposite of him.
He looked me dead in the eyes and said, “Go.”
I was incredibly nervous.
The morning prior, I had woken up to an email that said, “Kevin will be filming tomorrow at Sony Studios. He has a 20 minute gap for lunch. Can you swing it?”
In less than a day, my business partner Drew Reggie and I rented camera equipment, plotted out the interview, and showed up to Sony Studios hoping for the best.
