Mathew Knowles

Mathew Knowles is an American music executive, entrepreneur, author, and university lecturer best known as the longtime manager of Destiny’s Child and for developing the careers of his daughters, Beyoncé and Solange. He is the founder and CEO of Music World Entertainment and currently works as a speaker, consultant, and health-awareness advocate, drawing on his experience as a male breast cancer survivor.

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Outliers👍 Recommends
…discussing the work ethic and hours required to achieve greatness and excellence
“And those work ethics and the 10,000 hours that Malcolm Gladwell, the brother from Canada, talks about in Outliers. 10,000 hours that it takes to be great. Trust me, Beyonce's put in 10,000. Trust me, Michael Jordan put in 10,000.”
on Mick Unplugged
Outliers👍 Recommends
…discussing the 10,000 hours of work required to achieve greatness
“And those work ethics and the 10,000 hours that Malcolm Gladwell, the brother from Canada, talks about in Outliers. 10,000 hours that it takes to be great. Trust me, Beyonce's put in 10,000. Trust me, Michael Jordan put in 10,000. I can go on and on, Serena and Venus. I can go on and on, the people that are great at it. Because they love him.”
on Mick Unplugged
The DNA of Achievers👍 Recommends
…discussing his book on traits of successful professionals and entrepreneurs
“Well, I think today there's so much information out there at your fingertips. I mean, it just requires, again, going back to that simplicity of why I wrote the DNA of achievers. The 10 traits of highly professionals that are, you know, really have been successful.”
on Mick Unplugged
The DNA of Achievers👍 Recommends
…discussing the 10 traits of highly successful professionals and passion
“And it starts again every time with a passion. Like, is this really what you want in life? Is this really what you want in your profession? And sitting down and taking a piece of paper and writing down 10 things you love. And eliminating till you get to three. Eliminating till you get to that one thing that you love and you want to do in life. Because when you live your passion, you never work. You don't work when you live your passion. You work when you have a job. Well, I think today there's so much information out there at your fingertips. I mean, it just requires, again, going back to that simplicity of why I wrote the DNA of achievers. The 10 traits of highly professionals that really have been successful.”
on Mick Unplugged