10 Insights Into Working With Vince McMahon

2. Generosity

WWE.comWWE.comVince was always generous with me from the start. Two things really stand out in my mind that depicts how he rewards his employees when they are delivering for him. Once, my wife, Amy, and I were just looking to get away for a few days. Catching wind of this, Vince gave us full access to his home in Boca Raton at the time. Amy and I had a blast, we felt like we were in paradise! Vince even had an elevator in that house, the extravagance blew me away! Another incident that I will never forget came at the boom of the €œAttitude Era€. I was riding in an elevator with Vince at Titan Tower from his office on the fourth floor, down to the lobby. During that short ride, Vince reached into his coat jacket and took out an envelope and handed it to me. €œHere, Vince, this is for you.€ Vince exited the elevator and went on his way. I went back up to my office on the second floor, closed the door, and opened the envelope which he handed me. It was a check with many, many zeroes. More money than I had ever seen at once in my entire life.
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