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Arnold Schwarzenegger

ARCHETYPE

The Visionary

The future, and what is barely possible, reads round the next corner.

Arnold Schwarzenegger reads as The Visionary because he has repeatedly claimed territory before others recognised it as worth claiming. He globalised his fitness brand before that was industry logic, took equity when peers took cheques, and has argued throughout his career that the worthy pathway does not exist until someone builds it. Across bodybuilding, film, politics, and climate advocacy, he has treated each domain as unmapped space demanding a bold first move.

IN THEIR WORDS, WHY VISIONARY

The world is the marketplace, not just the United States, not just Japan, not just Germany. The world is the marketplace. And if it isn't yet there, let's build it.

ON GLOBAL MOVIE PROMOTION STRATEGY

I don't want to just do a commercial or an endorsement. Why don't I get involved and have a certain small ownership of the business? I'm not cash poor. I'd like to take a little risk myself.

ON PLANET HOLLYWOOD DEAL STRUCTURE

One good idea is the equivalent of ten years working every day on construction. You cannot go and work enough to make up for what ideas bring.

ON BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY AND CREATIVITY

MASTERS IN BUSINESS

Masters in Business: “Arnold Schwarzenegger's Secret Weapon”

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