Ari Emanuel

“You don’t come to Sundance for the snow. You come for the heat.” - Ari Gold

Every field has its killer. Jordan in the clutch. Woods on Sunday. Brady in the fourth. Elon bending industries.

If your job has anything to do with outbound, Ari Emanuel is the blueprint.

I used to love watching Ari Gold the character on Entourage. Learning there was a real figure that inspired the role was fascinating and I’ve followed Emanuel’s career ever since. One article in the Hollywood Reporter stuck with me more than anything else. He mogs the interviewer, his colleagues talk about his pace, and the whole piece reveals how he operates. A few of those details have been lodged in my brain ever since.

He’s always up by 4am and he makes 300 calls a day.

Not long conversation, just consistent touch points with clients, buyers and power brokers. Can I help? All good? You need anything?

Those stats make me wonder, what would my life and career look like if I came close to that output?

Emanuel built Endeavor into a major global business and now leads TKO, the group behind UFC and WWE. His success lines up with his consistency. He’s a force of nature.

Reading the article again fired me up. Time to make some calls.

Bleed time: 180 minutes