Jeff Krauss

No matter what, anybody that has any kind of value, regardless of what it is, there is a whole line of people trying to get to them that maybe they do know them a little bit, maybe they don't, maybe they have a product that they're pitching that could be of value to them, and they might not look at it because they don't know you, or they might look at it because the product is so good.

No matter what, anybody that has any kind of value, regardless of what it is, there is a whole line of people trying to get to them that maybe they do know them a little bit, maybe they don't, maybe they have a product that they're pitching that could be of value to them, and they might not look at it because they don't know you, or they might look at it because the product is so good.

There's so many different variables to that. But if you're just patient and you're persistent, but not annoyingly persistent, if you're just persistent enough, doors will open.

There's so many different variables to that. But if you're just patient and you're persistent, but not annoyingly persistent, if you're just persistent enough, doors will open.

Sure. This is a very big case in point of being patient and understanding and just going with the flow. Well, I should say going with the flow after you realize what you're dealing with. The way I got Saturday Night Live as a client, I ended up connecting with Chris Rock's assistant and becoming friends with him. Now, I want to backtrack that for a second.

Sure. This is a very big case in point of being patient and understanding and just going with the flow. Well, I should say going with the flow after you realize what you're dealing with. The way I got Saturday Night Live as a client, I ended up connecting with Chris Rock's assistant and becoming friends with him. Now, I want to backtrack that for a second.

I met him through a New York assistant group for celebrity assistants, which, by the way, took me a while to even get to meet them. And I met them through dinners of one of their bosses, which is a whole other story. So I met Chris Rot's assistant. We became friends. And he said, hey, Jeff, listen, I should introduce you to my friend that's the head of talent at SNL.

I met him through a New York assistant group for celebrity assistants, which, by the way, took me a while to even get to meet them. And I met them through dinners of one of their bosses, which is a whole other story. So I met Chris Rot's assistant. We became friends. And he said, hey, Jeff, listen, I should introduce you to my friend that's the head of talent at SNL.

Maybe you guys could do some events together or work together in some capacity. Okay, great. So he makes the light introduction. At the time, I was running the programming for a lounge called Troy Liquor Bar in New York City, which is right below Dos Caminos. So I said to him, hey, why don't you come down and have a drink and we can meet? Cool. Hung out for a while. He invited me to SNL.

Maybe you guys could do some events together or work together in some capacity. Okay, great. So he makes the light introduction. At the time, I was running the programming for a lounge called Troy Liquor Bar in New York City, which is right below Dos Caminos. So I said to him, hey, why don't you come down and have a drink and we can meet? Cool. Hung out for a while. He invited me to SNL.

I went to SNL. It was great. And we spoke about potentially doing some events, some of the after parties or parties for the writers or whatnot. And I ended up doing one party for them. It went great. And then I said to them, look, I know you guys, I know we're talking about the after party, which is a dinner about doing some of those. But what about these secret after after parties?

I went to SNL. It was great. And we spoke about potentially doing some events, some of the after parties or parties for the writers or whatnot. And I ended up doing one party for them. It went great. And then I said to them, look, I know you guys, I know we're talking about the after party, which is a dinner about doing some of those. But what about these secret after after parties?

Who does that? And they said, oh, that's a whole different thing. We'll have to introduce you to the people that deal with it on the production side. That's more of like a hush-hush thing. That's not something that's out in the open, pressed and all this stuff. That's more of like... Down low kind of stuff. Okay, cool.

Who does that? And they said, oh, that's a whole different thing. We'll have to introduce you to the people that deal with it on the production side. That's more of like a hush-hush thing. That's not something that's out in the open, pressed and all this stuff. That's more of like... Down low kind of stuff. Okay, cool.

Well, because they're not public. It's not like NBC is putting out a press release about this. They just go somewhere after, basically. So they connected me with the guy that handles it. And the guy says to me, listen, I will give you a couple of parties where you could find the location and do your thing.

Well, because they're not public. It's not like NBC is putting out a press release about this. They just go somewhere after, basically. So they connected me with the guy that handles it. And the guy says to me, listen, I will give you a couple of parties where you could find the location and do your thing.

If everything goes well, chances are I'm probably just going to give you the reins because I want to not really deal with this anymore. Said, oh, okay, great. So we did a couple of parties. It went great. But I didn't realize how they operate. So I would be, at the beginning of every week, whatever, I'd be texting them nonstop. So finally, he just texted me back and says, hey, don't call us.

If everything goes well, chances are I'm probably just going to give you the reins because I want to not really deal with this anymore. Said, oh, okay, great. So we did a couple of parties. It went great. But I didn't realize how they operate. So I would be, at the beginning of every week, whatever, I'd be texting them nonstop. So finally, he just texted me back and says, hey, don't call us.

We'll call you, essentially, in layman's words. So I said, oh, OK. I was kind of a little bit sad about it. But I said, you know, it is what it is. Six months later, my friend calls me.

We'll call you, essentially, in layman's words. So I said, oh, OK. I was kind of a little bit sad about it. But I said, you know, it is what it is. Six months later, my friend calls me.