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11 quotes by Steve Stoute

Steve Stoute Occupation CEO/Founder, Translation; Chairman, Carol's Daughter; Author, The Tanning of America: How Hip-Hop Created a Culture That Rewrote the Rules of the New Economy Awards 2014 Fast Company "Most Creative People in Business;" 2013 Ad Age "Executive of the Year;" 2010 ADCOLOR "Innovator of the Year;" 2009 American Advertising Federation inductee of the Advertising Hall of Achievement Website www.translationllc.com Steve Stoute is...
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I tell young entrepreneurs to use the leader in their industry and as a benchmark as they work to create their own brand. Don't look at what your... →

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The diversity of America is a strength of the country, and I don't think that we use that. We don't talk about our strengths. I mean, having... →

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What's successful is when you are good at what you aim to do. And I don't think that Nas has aimed to do anything that he hasn't done. So... →

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Hip-hop started as this niche moment, and the values of it, the cultures that it carried on its back; language, clothes, the way you wear your... →

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When you grow up in life and you're poor, and because you're an athlete or you got rich overnight in music, unless you have access to... →

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I realized how far-reaching the effect of hip hop was when I walked by a jewelry store named Bling in a small, rural town in France. Hip hop has made... →

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Nas has always been uncomfortable with being famous and accessible. Nas makes music because he loves music, not because he wants the trappings of... →

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I used to run record companies, and I went to the advertising business at 29 years old.

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There's much more money being brought into the advertising and communications business than in the music industry.

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The ad business has some of the great artists, but because there are so many, its hard to determine the true gems.

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I felt like I could take the responsibility and make the Nas movement bigger and not keep it confined to the Tri-State area, so to speak. He allowed... →

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