"Tough Things First" Interview with The Longest Standing CEO In Silicon Valley History Ray Zinn

"Tough Things First" Interview with The Longest Standing CEO In Silicon Valley History Ray Zinn. Ray Zinn is the longest standing CEO of a publicly traded company in the History of Silicon Valley! Ray led His Company through 8 Recessions over 38 years and was profitable each and every year but one.

Ray recently published a book "Though Things First: Leadership lessons from Silicon Valley's Longest-serving CEO" which is an MUST read for all Entrepreneurs!

1:00 - Introduction

4:00 - His boss telling him "to go do his own thing, that the corporate world wasn't for him"

8:00 - "I was forced to quit and it was the best thing that ever happened to me."

11:00 - "I invested heavy in real estate"

12:50 - Advice for people aspiring

16:40 - How do you go from 1970 to what you've done now?

22:00 - "I was able to forecast the downturns (economic) and plan for it" 29:30 - "an entrepreneur has to be an optimist and a little bit paranoid"

33:30 - How do you identify what is essential in your business and how do you make sure you stay focused on that?

39:30 - How did you go about building such an amazing culture inside your business? 45:20 - Did you always have this drive and discipline in you?

49:20 - What led to you getting inspired to write your book?

57:10 - Do you think that the fundamentals of economy are timeless, or should you always stay up to date on new techniques and technologies? 1:03:10 - What advice would you have for a father to prep their children for the future workforce?

1:10:10 - Do you feel that customer service has gotten worse over the years?

1:17:10 - "If you have to work 16 hours a day, there's something wrong with your work-ethic"

1:24:40 - Did you surround yourself with like-minded people?

1:28:40 - "Learn to love the things you hate"

1:35:00 - "I wash my own car to keep myself humble"

1:39:20 - Ray's wife chimes in about Ray's career

1:45:00 - Are there any things you did to succeed in keeping long relationships with your customers?

1:48:30 - Last pieces of advice for aspiring entrepreneurs

"Though Things First: Leadership lessons from Silicon Valley's Longest-serving CEO" Book:http://toughthingsfirst.com/book/

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