{"id":15011,"date":"2022-01-18T10:17:47","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T15:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=15011"},"modified":"2022-01-18T10:17:51","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T15:17:51","slug":"episode-469-raman-sehgal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-469-raman-sehgal","title":{"rendered":"Episode 469 &#8211; Raman Sehgal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_469_-_Raman_Sehgal.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virtual Memories Show 469:<br \/>\nRaman Sehgal<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3446\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-15011-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_469_-_Raman_Sehgal.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_469_-_Raman_Sehgal.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_469_-_Raman_Sehgal.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_469_-_Raman_Sehgal.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?powerpress_pinw=15011-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_469_-_Raman_Sehgal.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Episode_469_-_Raman_Sehgal.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4itPQhel9GzH3WK2iXr4Zw\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Interviews\/The-Virtual-Memories-Show-p1091071\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/feed\/podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/subscribe-to-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramansehgal.com\/book\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15013\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-469-raman-sehgal\/approved-ramansehgal_ebookcover_final\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/APPROVED-RamanSehgal_EbookCover_Final.jpeg?fit=1375%2C2125\" data-orig-size=\"1375,2125\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"APPROVED &amp;#8211; RamanSehgal_EbookCover_Final\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/APPROVED-RamanSehgal_EbookCover_Final.jpeg?fit=401%2C620\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-15013\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/APPROVED-RamanSehgal_EbookCover_Final.jpeg?resize=285%2C440\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/APPROVED-RamanSehgal_EbookCover_Final.jpeg?resize=285%2C440 285w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/APPROVED-RamanSehgal_EbookCover_Final.jpeg?resize=401%2C620 401w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/APPROVED-RamanSehgal_EbookCover_Final.jpeg?resize=768%2C1187 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/APPROVED-RamanSehgal_EbookCover_Final.jpeg?resize=994%2C1536 994w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/APPROVED-RamanSehgal_EbookCover_Final.jpeg?resize=1325%2C2048 1325w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/APPROVED-RamanSehgal_EbookCover_Final.jpeg?w=1375 1375w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/APPROVED-RamanSehgal_EbookCover_Final.jpeg?w=1050 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><\/a>With his new book, <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/4669\/9781544527215\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Floundering Founder: 24 Lessons To Refocus Your Business and Better Yourself<\/a>, marketing entrepreneur (&amp; longtime pal) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramansehgal.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raman Sehgal<\/a> explores what it really means to learn from your mistakes. We talk about the failures and missteps that helped him build a successful marketing &amp; design agency in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramarketingpr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ramarketing<\/a>, what he learned from good (and bad) business books, the process of writing his first book, and whether he has anxiety over running a company with ~60 employees. We get into how easy it is to get lost in the day-to-day and not step back to see the big picture, the importance of having some big (and shareable) goals, what it&#8217;s like when there&#8217;s an external valuation put on your business, the value of schmoozing, and the realities of imposter syndrome. Plus, we discuss what he&#8217;s learned from hosting the <a href=\"https:\/\/moleculetomarketpod.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Molecule to Market<\/a> podcast, the importance of being\/having a nemesis, his dream of taking his company &amp; their families to see the northern lights, and more! <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_469_-_Raman_Sehgal.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Give it a listen!<\/a> And go read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramansehgal.com\/book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Floundering Founder<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VuaUvQoHWNo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; background: transparent;\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/episode-469-raman-sehgal\/id531173075?i=1000548244397\" height=\"175\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/3IKuQabiYsILaxPqS2KnKO?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/virtualmemories\/Episode_469_-_Raman_Sehgal.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enjoy the conversation!<\/a>\u00a0Then check out\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-archive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the archives<\/a>\u00a0for more great episodes!<\/p>\n<p>Lots of ways to follow <em>The Virtual Memories Show<\/em>! <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-virtual-memories-show\/id531173075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4itPQhel9GzH3WK2iXr4Zw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/vmspod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vmspod\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXoLbP-9GbhHJZpCQP5TR5A\/videos?view_as=subscriber\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/The-Virtual-Memories-Show-p1091071\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualmemoriespodcast.tumblr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tumblr<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualmemories.libsyn.com\/rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RSS<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>About our Guest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramansehgal.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raman Sehgal<\/a> is the founder of several niche companies, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramarketingpr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ramarketing<\/a>, a multimillion-dollar international marketing agency that helps companies get noticed in the global life science space. An entrepreneur from a very young age, Raman embarked on a business journey that ultimately spanned the Atlantic \u2014from a spare room in the Northeast of England to the bustling streets of Boston, MA, where he lives with his wife and three sons. Raman authentically shares his knowledge, mistakes, and learnings around the world as a keynote speaker, podcaster, blogger, Forbes Agency Council member, and guest university lecturer.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Raman on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ramanelli\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ramansehgalus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Credits: This episode\u2019s music is <\/em>Fella<em>\u00a0by <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/may4th\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hal Mayforth<\/a>, used with permission from\u00a0the artist. The conversation was recorded remotely via <a href=\"https:\/\/zencastr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zencastr<\/a>. I used a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000SOYOTQ\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000SOYOTQ&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=04f89e1b44161aff17be7ee9479f6d64\">Heil PR-40 Dynamic Studio Recording Microphone<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000SOYOTQ\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> feeding into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004MQSV04\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B004MQSV04&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=1a177654d0c55797588bc43949ef369e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cloudlifter CL-1<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B004MQSV04\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> and a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B003VZG550\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B003VZG550&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=M2DKYCZ52E6ZFUA3\">Mackie Onyx Blackjack 2&#215;2 USB Recording Interface<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B003VZG550\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>. All processing and editing done in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00DRPVEUK\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00DRPVEUK&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=902a694e24a241f7cee18f483a6ce2dd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adobe Audition CC<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00DRPVEUK\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>. Photo of Raman by someone else. It&#8217;s on my <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/vmspod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virtual Memories Show 469: Raman Sehgal With his new book, The Floundering Founder: 24 Lessons To Refocus Your Business and Better Yourself, marketing entrepreneur (&amp; longtime pal) Raman Sehgal explores what it really means to learn from your mistakes. We talk about the failures and missteps that helped him build a successful marketing &amp; design &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-469-raman-sehgal\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Episode 469 &#8211; Raman Sehgal&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15012,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"audio","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[27,46,12,1183,5],"tags":[6568,6565,6566,6567],"class_list":["post-15011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-audio","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-big-business","category-design","category-pharmaceuticals","category-podcasts","category-travel","tag-derek-sivers","tag-raman-sehgal","tag-seth-godin","tag-tim-ferriss","post_format-post-format-audio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/ramancomp.jpg?fit=1099%2C800","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4C7K-3U7","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12200,"url":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-315-david-shields","url_meta":{"origin":15011,"position":0},"title":"Episode 315 &#8211; David Shields","author":"Gil","date":"April 8, 2019","format":"audio","excerpt":"Virtual Memories Show 315: David Shields \"We'll all be dead quite soon. 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