“IF YOU WERE BACK HOME RIGHT NOW, WHO WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO HAVE A BEER WITH?”
That was the question that put two homesick Aussies on a flight from New York to Sydney, where they found themselves sitting in the kitchen of Australia's most iconic Prime Minister, Bob Hawke. But they weren't there to have a beer. They were there to ask his blessing to start a beer company.
Halfway through their pitch, Mr Hawke stopped them and asked a question: "Boys. Why is this going to work?"
“Mr Hawke”, they confessed, “this has to work. Not only have we quit our jobs, we've told our boss you've already said yes.”
Bob laughed – “Well, I’d be a bum if I said no, wouldn't I.”
Halfway through their pitch, Mr Hawke stopped them and asked a question: "Boys. Why is this going to work?"
“Mr Hawke”, they confessed, “this has to work. Not only have we quit our jobs, we've told our boss you've already said yes.”
Bob laughed – “Well, I’d be a bum if I said no, wouldn't I.”
"MR HAWKE, THIS HAS TO WORK. NOT ONLY HAVE WE ALREADY QUIT OUR JOBS, WE'VE TOLD OUR BOSS YOU'VE ALREADY SAID YES."
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