Building Trusted Small Businesses - Interview with Ramon Ray - EP 22

In Trust

English - February 02, 2021 10:17 - 32 minutes - 30.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
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What is the worst scenario for starting a business of your own? How can you re-frame crises as opportunities?

Hosts Lisa Lambert and Rick Kitagawa get the answers to these questions and many more in this energetic conversation with Ramon Ray, best-selling author, speaker, and serial entrepreneur.

In the United States, small businesses account for 99.7% of all businesses. Ramon's current company, Smarthustle.com is on the mission to inspire and educate a million small business owners by 2025, and from what we've seen, we have no doubt he'll achieve it.

In our conversation, we explore the mindset that has helped Ramon create multiple successful companies and overcome his own insecurities. Moreover, Ramon shares tons of practical insights for those interested in starting their own business and great reminders for seasoned entrepreneurs. And of course, we talk about how business is all about relationships and how crucial trust is to any business looking to thrive.

Show Notes:

RamonRay.com
Smarthustle.com
SCORE
Shackleton’s infamous (and maybe fabricated) ad for explorers
Ramit Sethi of I Will Teach You To Be Rich
Kevin Kelly’s 1000 True Fans theory
Quickbooks by Intuit
David Goggins - retired Navy SEAL and world-record holder
SXSW (South by Southwest)
Akimbo.com
Small Business Essentials