Tough Things First

The outlook for businesses in the U.S. is in flux, and the climate may be right to entice some companies to bring off shore manufacturing back. Tough Things First guest host Rob Artigo, talks with Ray Zinn and Ray’s former employee, Paul Moore, to get an idea of what it will take to bring those businesses back.

Managing your workforce and worker’s pool. In this edition of Tough Things First, Ray Zinn is host to David Williams, successful entrepreneur and author, to discuss the challenges and benefits of modern hiring. Ray Zinn: Thank you ever so much for joining me today. So this is Dave Williams of Fishbowl, and a great author and a contributing writer for […]

What are the traits of a great leader? Ray Zinn should know. He founded and led the most consistently profitable semiconductor company in Silicon Valley. Hear his thoughts on the traits great leaders should have.

The best entrepreneurs possess vision and insight, but those two attributes are sometimes not easily understood. Tough Things First guest host Rob Artigo, talks with Ray Zinn and Ray’s former employee, Paul Moore, to discuss the difference between vision and insight and why they work best together.

Change comes voluntarily and sometimes by force, as with the sudden loss of a job, but is there a right way and wrong way to take the next step? In this episode of Tough Things First, Ray Zinn is host to Jeff Moore, successful entrepreneur and life coach, to discuss making the big changes in life.

Stock options can be a powerful tool to hang onto your best and brightest employees, but it also means eventually you must take your company public. In this addition of Tough Things First, Ray Zinn is host to David Williams, successful entrepreneur and author, to discuss when, if, and how to choose stock options for retention.

Ray Zinn, the longest serving CEO in Silicon Valley, answers questions from the listeners of the Tough Things First podcast.

Ray Zinn and guest host Paul Moore discuss due diligence from the entrepreneur’s perspective. Are you an aspiring entrepreneur or an M&A executive? You will benefit from Ray Zinn’s guidance and years of experience vetting companies.

Companies large and small find themselves in direct competition for talent, but is it really a war and far will employers go? In this Tough Tings First podcast, Ray Zinn talks about what it means to be in a seller’s market.

Some call it a top priority for businesses in 2017; Be focused more on Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things, but is it always possible? In this Tough Tings First podcast, Ray Zinn talks about the basics of AI and IOT, and how to make them part of your business plan.