{"id":820,"date":"2015-01-14T17:24:52","date_gmt":"2015-01-14T17:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turneyduff2.dev\/?p=820"},"modified":"2015-01-14T17:24:52","modified_gmt":"2015-01-14T17:24:52","slug":"business-dinners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turneyduff.com\/index.php\/2015\/01\/14\/business-dinners\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Dinners"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Here’s a video and article I did for CNBC.<\/p>\n

Wining and dining is paramount in business, especially on Wall Street. When the office lights go out and the city lights come on \u2014 it’s time to shine. What happens after the closing bell is as important as anything that happens during the day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A business dinner isn’t all that different than dating. And let’s face it \u2014 some people are better at dating than others. It’s an opportunity to connect on a more personal level. The whole purpose of entertaining is to establish or strengthen a relationship. And hopefully that will result in more business. Regardless of which side of the table you sit on, there’s one main objective: gain trust.<\/p>\n

I used to go on three business dinners a week over my 15-year career on Wall Street. That puts me at around 2,340 nights out on the town. It’s higher than average, but I needed every advantage I could get. I’ve seen it all, from bringing young cute female interns to sit next to me at dinner to a planned night of trapeze school on the West Side Highway. And despite popular belief, the majority of Wall Street wining and dining is civilized; it’s not done with twenty’s and G-strings.<\/p>\n

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