Ramon Ray / Founder, ZoneofGenius.com. Speaker. Author. Host

About this episode

Ramon Ray discusses the importance of relationships and resilience in entrepreneurship, challenging the hustle mentality.

Most entrepreneurs think hustle is the answer. Ramon Ray has a different take. The man who started 5 companies, sold 3, hosted over 200 episodes of a USA Today Network show, and interviewed all 5 Shark Tank sharks and President Obama says the real game is relationships, resilience, and rewriting the soundtrack in your head. In this conversation, Ramon and Paul go deep on what it actually takes to build a business that lasts, how failure works as a clarity tool, why desperation is the fastest ...

People in this episode

Host: Paul Povolni

Guest: Ramon Ray

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• business relationships
• resilience
• failure
• mindset

Keywords

• entrepreneurship
• business
• relationships
• resilience
• failure
• mindset
• Ramon Ray

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ZoneofGenius.com

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