Today, I'm thrilled to welcome Ronen Olshansky, one of life's great humans. With a rich and diverse career that spans Wall Street, management consulting, executive coaching and entrepreneurship. As the founder of Cross Campus a Los Angeles based provider of on-demand workspace and business event space. And a partner at Ferrazzi Greenlight since 2020. Ronen has been helping growth companies and their leaders elevate their performance.

I got to know Ronen through another business he has co-founded, Beyond Connections program, and most recently I had the pleasure of joining him and Keith Ferrazzi at the graduation dinner for the first cohort in LA. Welcome to the show, Ronen!

Ross and Ronen talk about opening up teams, building trust, positives & negatives, family, start-ups, making commitments, sharing, broken relationships, personal journeys, courage, how we are being perceived, ego, taking risks and changing peoples lives. The pair also discuss taking challenges, going beyond connections, maintaining cohort collectives, building communities, inclusive ownership of a company, organisations, connections, interacting, mindsets, strategies, individuals less successful than teams, relationships with clients, hybrid working, compassion and the power of a naïve mind.

Timecodes:

• 00:15 Intro to Ronen
• 01:37 Ronen's 'sweet and sour'
• 04:59 Ross' 'sweet and sour'
• 08:28 Ronen's origins to building trust
• 13:02 Ronen's story
• 15:45 Choosing to work with start-ups
• 19:25 Getting to know people well
• 23:19 Next steps for Ronen
• 27:59 Funding business growth and co-elevation
• 30:50 The four most important outcomes for businesses
• 34:56 What leaders are struggling most with
• 39:25 Strategies and AI technology to build relationships
• 44:50 Highlighting Ronen's enhanced curiosity
• 49:21 Ronen's Programme
• 51:21 The last time Ronen did something for the first time

Connect with Ronen:

• Website
• LinkedIn

Connect with Ross:

• Website
• LinkedIn
• Moonshot Innovation