You got to have a nut | Scott Winterroth

Mike Houlihan, a.k.a Houli, is a friend/client/mentor of mine and he once told me that you got to have a nut if you’re going out on your own.  If you know Houli and his gang, he’s a quite a stitch and something like “You got to have a nut” would often be the precursor to a well-planned joke.

This conversation was no joke.

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