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Michael Ovitz

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1591 total appearances

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The Knowledge Project
Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

That's highly acceptable.

The Knowledge Project
Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

Entertainment business, everybody knows everything.

The Knowledge Project
Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

They know everything.

The Knowledge Project
Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

It's not possible, by the way.

The Knowledge Project
Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

Not possible.

The Knowledge Project
Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

And I think it's just very fine to show that you're not and that you want to find out.

The Knowledge Project
Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

And then the second thing we did was insist on teamwork, which was shocking to everybody because in –

The Knowledge Project
Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

You know, for 75 years, it was one client, one agent.

The Knowledge Project
Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

And we would not allow that.

The Knowledge Project
Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

All of our clients had multiple agents, so they could talk to a lot of different people.

The Knowledge Project
Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

In the years I was at CAA, we never lost a client.

The Knowledge Project
Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

And the reason was if they tired of one person, they'd go to the next.

The Knowledge Project
Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

But everyone was up to speed.

The Knowledge Project
Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

I mean up to the minute on their career.

The Knowledge Project
Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

Our

The Knowledge Project
Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

Inner office rule was you had to answer your associates first before the clients, before the buyers.

The Knowledge Project
Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

And we were all basically empowered by each other.

The Knowledge Project
Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

And if you look at it, the permutation of that thesis is to the hundredth power.

The Knowledge Project
Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

You can't beat it.

The Knowledge Project
Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

And by the way, it's one of the reasons we attracted most of the major working talent.