Key to being a great interviewer.........Let the interviewee speak

I loved that man. He would have been a great president!

@jh6025

Жыл бұрын

Thumbs 👍 up

You are such a great interviewer ! Keep up the great work

I always remember hearing that Home Depot gave its employees stock options and it caused some communities to have the highest concentration of millionaires. That was when a million made you well off.

@chrisragona3945

3 жыл бұрын

That was an isolated situation that happened to the original employees of the Atlanta store.

@toddmurphy390

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisragona3945 yeah I knew that. Probably why it is so hard to find good help in a Home Depot now a days. lol

@TheeRogerWayne

3 жыл бұрын

@@toddmurphy390 if you knew that why didn’t you just say Atlanta instead of some communities? Give the guy credit for telling you what didn’t know.

@toddmurphy390

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheeRogerWayne ok I knew it was in first stores. I knew it wasn’t Home Depots across the whole country. Some communities was the wrong choice of words and yes I didn’t know exactly how many locations not even sure it may be just one.

Re: the dress code, Ross made his bones as the best salesman IBM ever had and in those days IBM was either grey suits or navy blue suits with white shirts and ties with polished shoes., so little wonder he carried that over to his next ventures. It was pretty much the same when I started my first Engineering job at Martin Marietta in the early 80's; my first V.P. had a policy that the engineers could hang their jackets up when they arrived at work but if they left the department for any reason you had to put it back on (a Ph.D. Aerospace Engineer who works for a large American defense contractor's Missile Systems company).

@simpsons721

3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting. Never knew about Ross besides people making fun of him for having big ears back in the day, I'm 35. Your comment sparked me to read up on him. He made his yearly sales quota at IBM in 2 weeks. Savage!

@stevefowler2112

3 жыл бұрын

@@simpsons721 Definitely a legend

I think If Ross Perot would have played his cards a little bit better and didn’t act weird toward the end of that presidential campaign, he could have won that election. Everyone was talking about Perot. Even My dad made up his mind to go and work on his campaign, then he started to show very bizarre behavior. He was right about the negative aspects of NAFTA and I think Trump learned a lot from Perot as to what not to do in campaigns. He was a very interesting guy.

Great interview. Thanks!

Well Home Depot meant the death of small business hardware stores...so it's not surprising that Ross Perot wasn't interested in investing. Perot was against NAFTA, he wasn't for selling out U.S. jobs and community, which big box stores like Home Depot and Wal-Mart helped to do. Glad this guy and his family are doing well though. He seems well intentioned and worked hard, just not a big picture thinker.

@adhdtrader5748

3 жыл бұрын

@Victor Block I was simply stating that Ross Perot had investing principles and Home Depot didn't meet them. Just because you have wealth does not mean you have greed as well. Perot didn't need to invest in Home Depot and he wasn't a greedy individual.

@adhdtrader5748

3 жыл бұрын

@Victor Block I am not a liberal. Try to have a broad mind. You'd be a more interesting conversationalist.

I have a question Graham. I found you on KZread a few months ago, and I'm a big fan; but I just recently found out I could watch the full interviews by finding the local station and time on your website. I was wondering when you upload all the clips, does it include the full interview broken up into segments; or are there parts that you don't upload to KZread? The reason I'm asking is because if the full interviews have more content I'd like to watch be able to watch them, and I was wondering if they're is any way I could do that? Do you have the full length videos instead of clips somewhere, or could I purchase them somehow?

@stugotz986

3 жыл бұрын

StellarClick The question was NOT directed to you. So STFU and run along TROLL!!

Stephen a smith is so calm here

@fauxbro1983

5 жыл бұрын

Come on bro. Stephen a smith is black

@christopherbattle5161

3 жыл бұрын

@@hardassteel--"Nope. Stephen A Smith is biracial, part white and part black." So is Barack Obama, so explaion why Obama is "Black."

Jed: "Well, they's a payin' me in a new type a dollar. I heard o' silver dollars n paper dollars n gold dollars. Granny, what's the name o' that new dollar"? Granny: "BILLION dollars ".😎

@gdb520brig8

3 жыл бұрын

That is my favorite quote from The Beverly hillbillies......haha

Whenever I think of Arthur Blank, I can't help but remember the look on his and his wife's faces as they stood on the sidelines, in the forth quarter, and watched Tom Terrific tear their hearts out.

@maplebear6527

3 жыл бұрын

Tom Terrific..What a gay thing to say

@mtadams2009

3 жыл бұрын

As a Pats fan I was pulling for Tom and NE but I must admit he is a class act. I wish it could have been Jerry Jones instead.

@itannoysme3348

Жыл бұрын

Falcons choked away the game more than Brady won it.

@Mtbker456

Жыл бұрын

@@maplebear6527 this coming from someone’s username called Maple Bear.😂

@maplebear6527

Жыл бұрын

@@Mtbker456 My Bear name was earned you ignorant fuck. You have to REALLY dislike Jews to earn your Bear name, and i've sure af earned mine son

Ross Perot was a great choice as a candidate in the 90's. I had a lot of respect for him. Everyone passes down opportunities. And a big hats off to a man like Arthur Blank.

@Melinda8162

3 жыл бұрын

Perot had no business in that election and them letting him participate in that ‘ three way debate ‘, something that had never, nor will likely ever be allowed again. It was only because he was a billionaire and would have been the worst choice ( until) this election for president. Another butt sucking from the elites. Glad he ‘lost out’ on the Home Depot investment.

Wealthy investors know its never good to be in too early or in too late. Ross didn't starve, opportunites are everywhere if you know where to look.

@RossMalagarie

3 жыл бұрын

yep but missing out on $90 Billion is huge even for Mr Perot especially when it would have only cost him $2 million to start.

@LucasPenido

3 жыл бұрын

@@RossMalagarie That shows that even great investors don’t always get it right. Do you know how many “great business models/ideas” he was probably shown on a weekly basis?

I worked at home depot for 15 months I got hurt on the job then i was terminated and denied unemployment home depot said i woluntary quit but my home depot personel file said i was TERMINATED

2m for 50% at that time wouldn't mean he would be holding 50% through out especially with more funds and investors coming in and the company going public.

@OMGitsjustperfect

4 жыл бұрын

What is the company name? I can't hear it from the video? Not a native speaker.

@cp3190

4 жыл бұрын

@@OMGitsjustperfect Its in the description of the video. Home Depot.

@bobbypanda6685

3 жыл бұрын

The point was not it would be exactly $90 or $85 or $70 billion. The point was, it would be many billion dollars as of today.

Arthur Blank looks like a white Stephen A Smith

@adhdtrader5748

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao, he looks lebanese possibly

@Stranger_In_The_Alps

3 жыл бұрын

Stephen A Smif

@andybankz4112

3 жыл бұрын

*jewish Stephen a smith

@bmartin1078

3 жыл бұрын

You a fool lol

@AttilatheThrilla

3 жыл бұрын

He doesn’t have the horrible receding hairline tho 🤷‍♂️

Arthur man I need one dem ties.... #riseup

When I Was Hired At home depot I Was Over Joyed I felt This Is A Company I Can Grow With Like A Family I Worked 15 Months As a Front End Cashier Supervisor,Managers Called Me In To Work On My Off Days,I Worked Hard Alot Of Over Time, I Went Out Of My Way To Make Sure Each Customer Was Satisfied And I Created Proffesional Friendly Working Atmosphere For My Cashiers, Chad,Dee,Bri, and Joseph And My Cart Pushers Tee and Andrew...My One Year Anniversary I Put In For My Vacation For The Up Coming March (I was Denied My Vacation) I Went To The Store Manager Mindy She Approved My Vacation, Days Before My Vacation A Customer Ran Over My Foot With a Emtpy Lumber Cart,I Notified Store Manager ,I Went To A Doctor The Doctor Did X-ray Went On Vacation-After Vacation I was Called Into Work,I Went Into Work Wearing The Medical Boot Given To Me By My Doctor I Told Charlene I Will Try To Work My Foot Was Having Minor Pain At That Time,While at Work Chad Ask Me If I Was Leaving Home Depot-I said No Why?-Chad Said My Job Was Posted On The Computer,I went to the Break Room and On the Computer My Job Was Was Posted 3 Days Before My Vacation Was Over,I Thought It Was A Mistake,I Went Back To Doing MY Job,The Next Day I Tried To Work For 4 Hrs But My Foot Was In Severe Pain On MY Lunch Break I could Barely Walk I Told Manager Charlene I Am In Severe Pain I need To Go Home, Charlene Told Me I Could Not Go Home,My Husband Came and Got Me Took Me Home,Three Days Michelle H&R Called Ask Me If I was Coming Back To Work I told Michelle H&R I Will Be Coming Back To Work As Soon As The Doctor Release Me,Michelle H&R Ask For Another Medical Leave-I Told Michelle H&R The Doctor Said I After My MRI Is Done And The MRI Results is Given To Me By The Doctor-The Doctor Will Give Me Another Medical Leave Of Absense,June 3 In the Doctor Office With a Nurse In My Presense I Called Michelle H&R Ask For The Fax Number -Michelle H&R Told Me There Was a Meeting And I Was Terminated- I Told Michelle H&R I am At My Doctor Office The Nurse Can Fax The MRI Results And The Medical Leave Of Absense, Michelle Replied Oh I Do Not Know What To Do..I have Called Home Depot but Home Depot Does Not Return My Calls,June 4th I filed For Unemployment,I got Denied Unemployment Because (LIED Home Depot Said I Voluntary Quit..

BEST....INTERVIEWER.....EVER..... 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌👍😎

@4thandinches

3 жыл бұрын

Fabedog9, that sounds stupid, as there is no such thing. Just state that Graham is your favorite interviewer.

Ouch!

Can you do a home and home with big herc please? The both of you are very good interviewers.

I think Perot pointed out what he did to make them walk away graciously.... And they did. It wasn't for him. Whether he regretted not making the investment is irrelevant IMO. Microsoft should have gotten into Cellphone hardware earlier but they didn't. And they are still a monster. It sounds like this was just a day of business to me.

Thats $170 billion today

I think Ross Perot's biggest mistake was taking a porcupine, putting it in a barn, setting it on fire and expecting to get licorice.

@maplebear6527

3 жыл бұрын

wut

@robh063

3 жыл бұрын

@@maplebear6527 That was a paraphrase from a skit that comedian Dana Carvey did about Ross Perot on Saturday Night Live many years ago.

@maplebear6527

3 жыл бұрын

@@robh063 Yes! That's right! "Can i finish?! Can i finish?!" Which, i just watched that interview and he was getting interrupted a lot

Perot served his country in the Navy... Blank was a draft dodger.

Ross Perot was the Greatest President we never had 🇺🇲

Should have asked him about all the shoplifting at home Depot.

@jlc7300

2 жыл бұрын

what does it mean when that loud beeper goes off at the registers? Doesn't that mean that somebody is walking out without something being scanned??

Blank is cool 😎

Sounds like an easy to win discrimination case.

Perot was all sales but I don’t think he was much of a leader - EDS was just that little bit much easier to deal with than IBM but then he sells to General Motors.. then Perot Data gets sold to Dell… just don’t get it

HD leadership was very wise 😃

The greatest risk for an investor is a lost opportunity.

That 90B would now be worth 152B

@breed187

3 жыл бұрын

Well Ross died is 2019 so I don’t think he minds.

All that money and he can’t put together a good team. I’m a Falcons fan for life but c’mon man, rise up!

As a person, I like Blank. As a team owner, I could care less about the new stadiums, all the pizazz, just give us a Super Bowl ring already Author.

Ross Perot was a bit kooky. His employees were like robots.

Yeah ok Artie.

The Depot's neonicotinoid pesticide-laced flowering plants helped to decimate the U.S.'s bee population. Well done Arthur Blank!

@jackjurphy5020

5 жыл бұрын

azguitar Sir this is a Wendy’s

Come on now. We can turn this rowboat around...Come on..

Meanwhile, Blank owns an NFL team, and NFL TV ratings are tanking!

@vibes3360

5 жыл бұрын

Legally Resisting Tyranny yeah poor guy!🤷🏽‍♂️🙄

@AntonioCostaRealEstate

3 жыл бұрын

It’s a rich man’s toy. Some people buy race horses, some art, some art works , some keep mistresses.

@JohnDoe-sx2zk

3 жыл бұрын

@@AntonioCostaRealEstate and some do all of the above!

Omg . Wow

90 BILLION...Aaaauaaaa Pocket Change...

You got to be kidding me! You missed out on 90 billion dollars!!!!

Dude's team blows a 28-3 lead and he's talking about other people's mistakes? After that game, everyone involved with the Ain'tlanta Failclowns needs to shut up forever.

He talks about Home Depot's values as if they are a good thing, but they way they have scammed customers over "shoplifting issues" that weren't really shoplifting is a disgrace.

@mtadams2009

3 жыл бұрын

I have never had anything but good experiences at the Home Depot and I have spent tens of thousands of dollars there over the years. People try to scam them all the time.

As

Wow

Ross perot played alf

@RobD-jq7ry

3 жыл бұрын

Little known fact.

@WhiskerWhippers

3 жыл бұрын

Try again

@RobD-jq7ry

3 жыл бұрын

@@WhiskerWhippers he also played Stephanie Tanner on full house.

@WhiskerWhippers

3 жыл бұрын

@@RobD-jq7ry huh, I thought he was Kelso...

That's what happens when you become a savanty weirdo. Trying to force others into your adhd routines isn't going to close sales...lol

Author Blank seems very Humble I'm glad he succeeded in Life

The Jewish twin Stephen A. Smith never knew he had

Sounds like Perot was more lucky than good.

@JohnDoe-sx2zk

3 жыл бұрын

luck and timing is what counts. Look at Joe Rogan

Such horse feathers!

28-3

I shop Lowes! Home Depot is way to involved in Social Politics

Ross Perot was my father, didn't care for this video

Its unfortunate that thousands of employees have to work around poverty when there's 180 billion floating around

@exdemocrat9038

3 жыл бұрын

You are not a victim. Take responsibilities for your decisions in life. Working as a cashier at 20 is not a career job. It's an entry level job.

@buckylove6918

3 жыл бұрын

@@exdemocrat9038 Thanks. Did you storm the capitol?

@buckylove6918

3 жыл бұрын

@@exdemocrat9038 So you're telling me it's ok that 400,000 people at home depot make bullshit an hour so this asshole can "keep score" with his billions as he said. I feel like I live in a dystopian hellhole. I mean we had fucking Donald Trump as our PRESIDENT just goes to show how corrupt and bought out our government is and idiots like you love it

Truth be told, Perot is an overrated businessman. Yes, he has tremendous wealth, but it's precisely the kind of bizarre behaviour that won him his fortune that has him missing a major opportunity like this one. It's hardly surprising.

@AGTsakumis

7 жыл бұрын

Skyhighblu As well, lest we forget how he delivered us Bill Clinton and the associated crime family. I'm absolutely no fan of Mr. Perot. His ego almost delivered Hillary Clinton to the Oval Office.

@Grannyknockers

7 жыл бұрын

Alexander George Tsakumis you don't know what you are talking about.

@AGTsakumis

7 жыл бұрын

Lance Hedges I actually know precisely what I'm talking about. If you don't like it, hard luck.

@Grannyknockers

7 жыл бұрын

Your knowledge on this matter is quite shallow. First off, he did not "win" his fortune. If you know anything about EDS, you'd know how shrewd of a businessman he is. Secondly, the way you talk about his decision not to invest in Home Depot shows me that you know very little about the steps and considerations that go into the decision making process behind venture capital investing. It's not about trying to find every winner. If you do that, you'll go broke faster than you can blink.

@AGTsakumis

7 жыл бұрын

Lance Hedges Firstly, that you object to my turn of a phrase shows me that you are limited in your ability to command the English language, at its height. Secondly, that you have the temerity to suggest how someone doesn't know about the various plays in venture capital because one doesn't follow your prescription, is utterly laughable. Save your bafflegab for someone else. I am intimately familiar with many things; including, but not limited to, running a company I built that's worth exactly 40% of Mr. Perot's. To be more blunt: Fuck off. If you don't like my opinion, be polite. Otherwise, oh yes, fuck off.

Ross Perot ran for President with all of his good ideas and talked so bad about the government when he had made millions off of them so you can bet he wouldn't change a thing.Ross also backed out at the last minute and threw the election.

@RobertGarcia-wv8vx

5 жыл бұрын

Do you admit he was right though? He was a hotshot sales at IBM. He met his yrly quota quick. IBM just had him sit around and do nothing. IBM was then a hardware leasing co. Ross told them, get into LEASING software. They said NO. 'WE' don't do that. So he quit and started EDS and made millions. Mike, I remember all this, Mike STFU! > You don't know shit!

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the interviewers hair looks silly. way overdone.

Loved watching him loose the Super Bowl

@hawksgoated3613

4 жыл бұрын

walk0327 yeah thats how the aints spell

"I was wearing a blue shirt like yours, maybe not as dark" Graham has a forest green shirt {-_-}

@chandlorpersaud1546

6 жыл бұрын

EarnedMyResp3ct thats a blue shirt 😂

@ajazabdullah1263

5 жыл бұрын

EarnedMyResp3ct - Colour blind, maybe or just a dodgy phone? The colour of that shirt is definitely blue!

@seanmurphy4465

3 жыл бұрын

Your monitor is off... it’s blue.

@faith_alone

3 жыл бұрын

@@seanmurphy4465 yeah my phone must've been busted/maybe a bad blue light filter