Eric Siu reflects on whether dressing professionally helps in business. Early in his career, dressing nicely made people take him more seriously. The effect depends on industry: real estate and Patrick Bet-David's office expect suits, but Siu doesn't prioritize formal dress now.
Does dressing really nice help you in business? I can't say that the way I've dressed has ever helped me in business. I think when I was younger, it helped me. People took me more serious. I think I might have tried and I sensed that pretty quickly, so then I stopped. I think it depends on industry too. I think the guys you're talking to, if you're in real estate, I do think to an extent it does matter. And that's why I think you look at Patrick Bet-David's office, what I've heard, his entire office, everyone wears suits. But at least in our life right now, I think, you know, we're good.
