Interviewer:
When do you get your best ideas?
Steve Carbone:
When I’m coaching my son’s football team.
Interviewer: Who are you?
Steve Carbone:
Steve Carbone, Chief Digital and Investment Officer from Mediacom North America
Interviewer:
Why did you get into this business?
Steve Carbone:
I was an artist and a painter growing up,
and I thought that getting into advertising would be the best way to continue that.
Interviewer:
What did you used to paint?
Steve Carbone:
I used to paint a lot of portraits, and a
Interviewer:
What’s the best professional wisdom anyone
Steve Carbone:
That the only constant is change.
Interviewer:
What would I be surprised to find on your desk?
Steve Carbone:
Nothing. I don’t have a desk.
Interviewer:
What’s the biggest misperception people have about you?
Steve Carbone:
They think of me as a tough Brooklyn kid,
but I’m really just a teddy bear.
Interviewer:
What is your professional super power?
Steve Carbone:
Optimism.
Interviewer:
When you hit a creative block, how do you
Steve Carbone:
I usually play with my kids.
Interviewer:
When was the last time you set out to learn something new?
Steve Carbone:
I learned how to play chess.
Interviewer:
Which habit have you had to break to become a more effective leader?
Steve Carbone:
To learn to let go.
Interviewer:
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
Steve Carbone:
On a boat in Florida breeding tropical fish.