Ramon Ray is a dynamic entrepreneur and motivational speaker known for his practical advice and actionable insights. With a background in technology and a passion for community building, Ramon inspires others through his journey and mentorship. In this episode of Mick Unplugged, he shares valuable lessons on resilience, embracing your unique brand, and taking bold action toward success. His message empowers listeners to turn their vision into reality with purpose and perseverance. They explore the dynamic of effective mentorship and the importance of simplicity and outreach in business branding. Ramon opens up about his personal “because”—his deeper drive beyond his "why"—and recounts pivotal moments like being fired from the United Nations, which set him on his current path. Takeaways: Emphasize action over perfection Mentorship matters Being visible and trusted boosts credibility and connections Sound Bites: “Don't major in minors; take action rather than waiting for perfection.” “Discover what you truly want to do, understand your passion, and pursue it.” Connect and Discover: linkedin.com/in/ramonraysmallbiz https://www.instagram.com/ramonraysmarthustle facebook.com/ramonray Website: Ramonray.com ZoneofGenius.com Books: The Celebrity CEO 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪 𝗠𝗘 𝗢𝗡: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mickunplugged/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mickunplugged/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIPaMel-Fb4zQmCSZDPHu4A LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mickhunt/ Website: https://www.mickhuntofficial.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapter 1: What drives Ramon Ray's passion for entrepreneurship?
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Amazing, amazing, amazing. And I know, again, through your work, you believe in the power of mentorship, right? And I look at it like when you get to a certain stage, a certain level, and it's time to level up, there's a mentor, there's wisdom that you seek out. And, you know, like my mentors, Les Brown, Damon John, Robert Irvine, Ramon Ray, they all taught me different things
to continuously have me level up. And the power of mentorship is so strong that I think everyone needs four or five mentors in their life. But I would love to hear from Ramon Ray, like what's been the power of mentorship for you personally? And then my follow-up question will be, how does that reside in you to then give that back out to others to where you now are that mentor for people?
I love that question, Mick. No, thank you for asking that. Mentorship is everything. A few mentors in my life, some, I mentioned one, Seth Godin. I know him. I can text him and he'll get back to me and et cetera. We're friends, you know, professional friends as it were. So he's a mentor. He's been a mentor of mine for years.
He was one of the first speakers at one of my events in 2006, 2007, something like that, way back in the day, and has done it a few times for me. So that's one, Seth Godin. Number two, Steve Harvey. I've never met him. Met his daughter, Brandi Harvey, but Steve Harvey's a mentor of mine, just his swag, how he shows up, how he talks. He's talent, and has a media company. Kevin Hart as well.
Those are two of my... distant mentors who I don't know than others. I'll just shout out. And I'll talk about mentorship is, um, Lamar Tyler. I'm in his program. I invest in his program, his client, but Lamar Tyler is a mentor of mine. Um, I think of Brian Hess in Pittsburgh. I think of Scott sign with, I think of Glenn Lundy. So those are a few people who I look up to.
Um, and about mentorship, um, Here's the thing about mentorship. It's different than having a client. It's different than necessarily paying for a coach or consultant. Because, Mick, I could pay you $5,000 a month. You could coach me and leave. We do whiteboard session in Panera or something, right? That's good. It's important. People should invest in that.
But a mentor is kind of like, yo, Mick, I know it's 3 a.m. My friend told me that my business is not going to survive. It's going to fail and I should stop. What do you say, Mick?
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Chapter 2: How did Ramon overcome being fired from the United Nations?
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mc knows me a bit and he may encourage me and say brother that's okay they ignorant ignorant intensely not ignorant ignorant or he may say dude you've had these calls with me for the last 10 years and it's not going nowhere Maybe you should get a date. You know what I mean? A mentor has that feeling. They can just talk. There's nothing in it for them. So I think that's the power of mentorship.
Often someone you trust and who trusts you, someone who knows you a bit personally would be great. And somebody who has a vested interest in your success. My buddy, Yakov Yurinsky. That's another name I got to shout out. Yakov Yurinsky. He would teach me and I'd crown his shoulders. when I would leave the United Nations for lunch break, and he'd show me how businesses were built.
So that's the power of mentorship. And then me being mentored, absolutely, Mick. I have a number of young men who I call regularly, who they call me from time to time. My son is my number one mentee. Yeah, and it's not like I walk around, I'm his mentor. No, you can't. Not like that. But I think of my son who we talk several times a day and we sharpen each other.
I think of my boy Josh Johnson, a tap dancer in New York City. I've known him since he was a little kid. I think of George Estrada. He has a construction company in the east side of Long Island. So these are just a few of the names and people who I vibe with on a regular basis. So was that helpful? Or did I go too far, too long?
You never can go too long, Ramon. Like, you can never go too long. And one of the things I want to unpack and unplug that you said was, you know, they know you. They challenge you, right? And one of the things that one of my accountability partners, Carl Esther Crumpler, always talks about is ironing sharpening irons.
And a lot of times when people hear and talk about iron sharpening iron, what they're really wanting to hear or feel is iron polishing iron, right? Let me pat Ramon on his back and tell him all the good things that he's doing and just give him some encouragement. No, when Ramon is talking about the mentors and ironing, sharpening iron, there's friction.
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