It's less about business deals than about politics.

Issues deals with the issues I had, the fears I had and it isn't a 'nice' album but fears and depressions are not particularly nice.

Because Patti is a private businesswoman, we won't dissect the deals and the business that she does.

This business deals with technology that is constantly changing. We've gone from manually stamping to using laser engraving over the course of 20 years. Some of our employees have been working here for 15 years, and it really helps to have that experience.

Business is not just doing deals; business is having great products, doing great engineering, and providing tremendous service to customers. Finally, business is a cobweb of human relationships.

Surviving in the business arena is exceedingly difficult. Only the strongest plus the most adaptable will pull through and emerge as the winner.