Steve Sims: How to Make Anything Happen

Steve Sims is the founder and CEO of the luxury concierge service Bluefish and the author of Bluefishing: The Art of Making Things Happen. For his clients, Bluefish has: -Closed a museum in Florence for a private dinner party for 6 at the feet of Michelangelo’s David and had Andrea Bocelli come in and serenade the guests -Hanging out and jamming with celebrity recording artists, such as Guns & Roses drummer Matt Sorum and playing guitar with ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons -Trekking on a luxury safari in the Amazon & Serengeti -Heading out on the legendary Sardine Run in Southern Africa -Singing live on stage with legendary rock band Journey In this episode we discuss: People will come up with 1 reason to do something, then 30,000 reasons why it can't happen rather then why it should Downgrading something, making it simple and not being afraid of it Focusing on the rungs of the ladder, not the roof The 300 year old oak tree metaphor Reliability and humanizing people Don't conform to the public, "no one who did something great did it by following others" Touch points with network and thoughtfulness And so much more