An Open Letter to Eva Longoria: 5 Questions I Won't Ask

Eva Longoria and The VAR Guy

Five Questions He’ll Skip…

5. What’s the deal with Mark Sanchez?: Actually, The VAR Guy is a lifelong New York Jets fan. So we do have a common interest there. But The VAR Guy won’t ask.

4. What is Teri Hatcher really like?: Here again, The VAR Guy is a low-key fan who has tracked Hatcher’s career (off and on) since the old Lois & Clark TV show. But again, The VAR Guy won’t ask.

3. You Shudda Won: You were nominated for a 2006 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for Desperate Housewives. You should have won. Really. But The VAR Guy won’t dwell on that.

2. The Big Screen: Will you be returning to it soon? Frankly, that’s between you and your agent. The VAR Guy will simply be standing by for the official word instead of asking about it.

1. Anything Involving the NBA: The VAR Guy is an NFL fan. No NBA interest. Really. Honestly.

Five Questions He’ll Ask…

5. Why Here, Why Now?: What made you accept the invitation to speak at McAfee Focus 2012?

4. Philanthropy:  You launched Eva’s Heroes, a charity that helps developmentally disabled children. You are the national spokesperson for PADRES Contra El Cancer. You support the Clothes Off Our Back Foundation, OmniPeace, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the National Stroke Association, Project HOME and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, according to WikiPedia.

Now, the question: What was your very first philanthropic move and what sparked that move?

3. Business and Philanthropy: The VAR Guy has a lot of readers who run fast-growing businesses. For those entrepreneurs who may want to develop some philanthropic strategies, what first steps would you recommend? And what moves would you avoid?

2. Building Trusted Business Relationships: You’re famous. How do you know who you can trust in business? What are the clear signs of a true business partner vs. freeloaders?

1. What’s Next?: In business, that is.

That’s all for now. If time permits at McAfee Focus 2012, you can track The VAR Guy down through his alleged manager — Joe Panettieri, joe [dot] panettieri [at] penton [dot] com. Or course, you can always have your people contact The VAR Guy’s people. Coffee date and location to be determined.