Kenneth Raposa
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And we're not going to be able to make that kind of deal with our supplier. So we're going to have to be very creative. We might have to say, oh, no, I don't have the money to do this. at the moment, so I'm in trouble. That is very possible.
And we're not going to be able to make that kind of deal with our supplier. So we're going to have to be very creative. We might have to say, oh, no, I don't have the money to do this. at the moment, so I'm in trouble. That is very possible.
Or you might say, I'm going to work what's in my factory for now until I can find new suppliers and maybe those guys are in Mexico, maybe I can find guys in Mexico because again, the free trade deal in Mexico seems to be intact.
Or you might say, I'm going to work what's in my factory for now until I can find new suppliers and maybe those guys are in Mexico, maybe I can find guys in Mexico because again, the free trade deal in Mexico seems to be intact.
Or you might say, I'm going to work what's in my factory for now until I can find new suppliers and maybe those guys are in Mexico, maybe I can find guys in Mexico because again, the free trade deal in Mexico seems to be intact.
Or maybe I say, which would be Trump's dream and hope, that you and I call our friend that we haven't spoke to since college and he says, Ken, you didn't know that I made this widget too? And Okay, it's going to cost you $10 more a pound, but hey, at least you know you can get it. Whatever you want, here's the price, deal, sold. And now that's what's happening.
Or maybe I say, which would be Trump's dream and hope, that you and I call our friend that we haven't spoke to since college and he says, Ken, you didn't know that I made this widget too? And Okay, it's going to cost you $10 more a pound, but hey, at least you know you can get it. Whatever you want, here's the price, deal, sold. And now that's what's happening.
Or maybe I say, which would be Trump's dream and hope, that you and I call our friend that we haven't spoke to since college and he says, Ken, you didn't know that I made this widget too? And Okay, it's going to cost you $10 more a pound, but hey, at least you know you can get it. Whatever you want, here's the price, deal, sold. And now that's what's happening.
So otherwise, again, you and I are going to have to pay that price. And however we talk to our suppliers about it, that's what we end up getting the final price tag of. But there's going to be some suffering for sure. But look... Life is not easy, man. Life is not easy, man.
So otherwise, again, you and I are going to have to pay that price. And however we talk to our suppliers about it, that's what we end up getting the final price tag of. But there's going to be some suffering for sure. But look... Life is not easy, man. Life is not easy, man.
So otherwise, again, you and I are going to have to pay that price. And however we talk to our suppliers about it, that's what we end up getting the final price tag of. But there's going to be some suffering for sure. But look... Life is not easy, man. Life is not easy, man.
The reason why you and I aren't generals in a war is because we're probably sitting there and we're thinking of all the worst case scenarios and we're pining over what could possibly go wrong and who's not going to like us anymore and who's going to be mad and we're not going to get anywhere and then we're just going to go years and years into the future and no change is going to be made.
The reason why you and I aren't generals in a war is because we're probably sitting there and we're thinking of all the worst case scenarios and we're pining over what could possibly go wrong and who's not going to like us anymore and who's going to be mad and we're not going to get anywhere and then we're just going to go years and years into the future and no change is going to be made.
The reason why you and I aren't generals in a war is because we're probably sitting there and we're thinking of all the worst case scenarios and we're pining over what could possibly go wrong and who's not going to like us anymore and who's going to be mad and we're not going to get anywhere and then we're just going to go years and years into the future and no change is going to be made.
We're not going to take any risks because we're too busy worried about what might happen. Well, that's not what leadership is. You have to take action. If this is a complete disaster, which I don't think it will be because the China tariffs were not a complete disaster, you can reverse it. This is not open heart surgery.
We're not going to take any risks because we're too busy worried about what might happen. Well, that's not what leadership is. You have to take action. If this is a complete disaster, which I don't think it will be because the China tariffs were not a complete disaster, you can reverse it. This is not open heart surgery.
We're not going to take any risks because we're too busy worried about what might happen. Well, that's not what leadership is. You have to take action. If this is a complete disaster, which I don't think it will be because the China tariffs were not a complete disaster, you can reverse it. This is not open heart surgery.
If all of a sudden the market goes down 80%, which it's not going to do, and people are being laid off left and rights and there's bread lines being formed, you can say, okay, we're all done with that experience. Experiment. Let's go back to the way it was before I came up with this idea. I mean, that's the worst case scenario.
If all of a sudden the market goes down 80%, which it's not going to do, and people are being laid off left and rights and there's bread lines being formed, you can say, okay, we're all done with that experience. Experiment. Let's go back to the way it was before I came up with this idea. I mean, that's the worst case scenario.
If all of a sudden the market goes down 80%, which it's not going to do, and people are being laid off left and rights and there's bread lines being formed, you can say, okay, we're all done with that experience. Experiment. Let's go back to the way it was before I came up with this idea. I mean, that's the worst case scenario.