I've seen companies grow tremendously in a very short period of time.

She said she was so mad at me for not making her very rich, but later she thanked me for making her even richer.

Some people would rather be the 100 percent owner of a $100 million company than the partner of a $200 million company. They feel comfortable being the CEO and the sole decision-maker.

That's really leaving us at a disadvantage. We have to change that.

The total number of minority-owned businesses has risen dramatically, and minorities' desire to be entrepreneurial is real. But how minority-owned businesses conduct business is preventing them from growing and becoming key players.

But I was definitely excited. It was kind of a mixed emotion time for me, because I was in an exam at the time and I was focused on the exam, so it was kind of a tough time to have a draft.