Want to get the most from men, careers and life in general? Here are some of my favorite basic rules.ġ. Such as raising money for charities, running my own company, and now - and most importantly - rebuilding a solid life for me and my 13-year-old son, Jordan, after a family crisis. Still, the skills I learned at the clubs empowered me to accomplish bigger and better things outside of it. Imagine how difficult it is to sell a dance to a customer or a $500-plus-per-hour private room when he already knows that nothing sexual can happen! How do you get that customer to keep coming back? It was a sales job - one that involved torturous sky-high stilettos and wrestling matches with drunk, horny customers. Far from it! The dancers - including me - worked hard every night. My guy friends said a gentlemen’s club must be the best place to work ever, because men just give money to the dancers.
That’s what I’ve learned from a lifetime of socializing with just about every type of female - from exotic dancers to socialites to successful businesswomen.īut I wasn’t aware of just how powerful women can be until I worked at several gentlemen’s clubs, including Scores. She now shares her secrets with The Post …
Facing financial hardship once again, she called on the skills she developed from a lifelong journey of making the best out of difficult situations. Kenneth Starr when, in May 2010, he was abruptly taken from their home and jailed (he’s now serving a 7-year sentence for his Ponzi scheme fraud), while her own personal funds from a lifetime of work were frozen by the authorities. Passage thought she had it all after marrying super-rich financial adviser She’s worked just about everywhere: She sold shoes, sat on charity boards, danced at gentlemen’s clubs, started her own company and even co-produced a Broadway play. She’s been married twice, had a son and raised him as a single mom. Seventeen years after she first stepped into Times Square, Passage, now 35, has been through it all. At age 18, Detroit native DIANE PASSAGE came to New York City with big dreams - and zero contacts.