We have five to six hours of rehearsals during the week. These students have put in a lot of hard work and deserve to be at the state level.

Referrals are very powerful. When I refer you, I give a little bit of my reputation away. If you do a good job, my friend that hired you is pleased. But if you do a bad job, that reflects badly on me. People forget that.

Referrals aren't given easily. If you don't take the time to establish credibility, you're not going to get the referral. People have to get to know you. They have to feel comfortable with who you are and what you do.

Online networking is a phenomenon that really has just started to reach its stride.

First, you have to be visible in the community. You have to get out there and connect with people. It's not called net-sitting or net-eating. It's called networking. You have to work at it.

Keeping baggage from the past will leave no room for happiness in the future.