Ross Mandell

Tens of years of grinding and making moves and success and accomplishment and failure. You know, Patrick Mahomes will learn more from what happened last Sunday in New Orleans, right? From failing than he ever will from all his victories. Trust me, the Kansas City Chiefs learned. They got beat down, okay? They're going to reorganize and reshuffle the deck because that's what winners do.

It's not just about winning and accomplishing. It's about maintaining, okay? You know, it's a great thing. If you're not aggressive, you're never going to make money. But if you're not defensive, you're never going to keep money. These are really important nuggets of wisdom.

It's not just about winning and accomplishing. It's about maintaining, okay? You know, it's a great thing. If you're not aggressive, you're never going to make money. But if you're not defensive, you're never going to keep money. These are really important nuggets of wisdom.

It's not just about winning and accomplishing. It's about maintaining, okay? You know, it's a great thing. If you're not aggressive, you're never going to make money. But if you're not defensive, you're never going to keep money. These are really important nuggets of wisdom.

And if not for mentorship, you know, when I was a young man on Wall Street, I would be in the, like, call it the bullpen, right, a boardroom. I'm making $40,000 a month. And I share a computer and a desk and a secretary. I'm making $40,000, $45,000 a month. The guys in the offices are making $100,000 a month. And I couldn't figure it out. I would knock on door.

And if not for mentorship, you know, when I was a young man on Wall Street, I would be in the, like, call it the bullpen, right, a boardroom. I'm making $40,000 a month. And I share a computer and a desk and a secretary. I'm making $40,000, $45,000 a month. The guys in the offices are making $100,000 a month. And I couldn't figure it out. I would knock on door.

And if not for mentorship, you know, when I was a young man on Wall Street, I would be in the, like, call it the bullpen, right, a boardroom. I'm making $40,000 a month. And I share a computer and a desk and a secretary. I'm making $40,000, $45,000 a month. The guys in the offices are making $100,000 a month. And I couldn't figure it out. I would knock on door.

Michael Cavanaugh, I want to give you a shout out. Oppenheimer & Company, 1970. 1985, I would knock on his door and say, Michael, would you mind if I come in and just sit in the corner and listen? I want to take some notes. I promise you I won't make a sound. And he says, sure, Ross. And I used to go in and he would like put on a show, you know, he's real. He's a real guy.

Michael Cavanaugh, I want to give you a shout out. Oppenheimer & Company, 1970. 1985, I would knock on his door and say, Michael, would you mind if I come in and just sit in the corner and listen? I want to take some notes. I promise you I won't make a sound. And he says, sure, Ross. And I used to go in and he would like put on a show, you know, he's real. He's a real guy.

Michael Cavanaugh, I want to give you a shout out. Oppenheimer & Company, 1970. 1985, I would knock on his door and say, Michael, would you mind if I come in and just sit in the corner and listen? I want to take some notes. I promise you I won't make a sound. And he says, sure, Ross. And I used to go in and he would like put on a show, you know, he's real. He's a real guy.

And he could get on the phone and talk to a guy that he never met, maybe spoke to once before, twice, qualified him, got a lead, sent him, you know, an introductory package. And get him to commit to a $100,000 transaction. Called on the phone. There's a guy that earned $100,000 a month. He used to drive down to Wall Street from Midtown Manhattan in a convertible Rolls Royce in 1985.

And he could get on the phone and talk to a guy that he never met, maybe spoke to once before, twice, qualified him, got a lead, sent him, you know, an introductory package. And get him to commit to a $100,000 transaction. Called on the phone. There's a guy that earned $100,000 a month. He used to drive down to Wall Street from Midtown Manhattan in a convertible Rolls Royce in 1985.

And he could get on the phone and talk to a guy that he never met, maybe spoke to once before, twice, qualified him, got a lead, sent him, you know, an introductory package. And get him to commit to a $100,000 transaction. Called on the phone. There's a guy that earned $100,000 a month. He used to drive down to Wall Street from Midtown Manhattan in a convertible Rolls Royce in 1985.

You know what I'm saying? We still admire him. Rolls Royce leaves no doubt. That's what my daughter says. You know, Mercedes, everybody's got a Mercedes today. Rolls Royce, you're making a statement now, right? It's no joke. And I would sit and take notes. But forgetting the notes, I watched. I'm a very big monkey see, monkey do guy. I see Joe Rogan. I see Joe Rogan. I see Patrick Bette David.

You know what I'm saying? We still admire him. Rolls Royce leaves no doubt. That's what my daughter says. You know, Mercedes, everybody's got a Mercedes today. Rolls Royce, you're making a statement now, right? It's no joke. And I would sit and take notes. But forgetting the notes, I watched. I'm a very big monkey see, monkey do guy. I see Joe Rogan. I see Joe Rogan. I see Patrick Bette David.

You know what I'm saying? We still admire him. Rolls Royce leaves no doubt. That's what my daughter says. You know, Mercedes, everybody's got a Mercedes today. Rolls Royce, you're making a statement now, right? It's no joke. And I would sit and take notes. But forgetting the notes, I watched. I'm a very big monkey see, monkey do guy. I see Joe Rogan. I see Joe Rogan. I see Patrick Bette David.

I see Brad Lee. I see Mick Hunt. I say, if you could do it, I could do it. Maybe not as well, maybe not the same, but if I understand the game, I can do it. But if I don't attempt to understand what it is you're doing, how you're doing it, then I'm in the blind. So I would knock on doors of guys that were better than me and more than me and say, would you mind if I ask you a question?

I see Brad Lee. I see Mick Hunt. I say, if you could do it, I could do it. Maybe not as well, maybe not the same, but if I understand the game, I can do it. But if I don't attempt to understand what it is you're doing, how you're doing it, then I'm in the blind. So I would knock on doors of guys that were better than me and more than me and say, would you mind if I ask you a question?

I see Brad Lee. I see Mick Hunt. I say, if you could do it, I could do it. Maybe not as well, maybe not the same, but if I understand the game, I can do it. But if I don't attempt to understand what it is you're doing, how you're doing it, then I'm in the blind. So I would knock on doors of guys that were better than me and more than me and say, would you mind if I ask you a question?

That's how I got in the stock market. You know, it was the disco days, New York City, Studio 54, 1979, 1980, right? Saturday Night Fever, John Travolta, right? And I used to go to these clubs, Studio 54, Xenon, Magic, you know, the underground, these famous, famous places in Manhattan. I'll be 68 in March.