125: jairo romero, how an immigrant mindset built millions

 jairo romero is a seasoned tech executive and go-to-market leader with more than twenty-five years of experience scaling some of the world's most successful software and cloud companies. jairo has held senior leadership roles at rackspace, acquia, and drillinginfo, helping drive transformational growth and multiple billion-dollar exits.today, he serves as a managing director in private equity, where he helps portfolio companies accelerate growth and build high-performing revenue organizations. i've always felt that jairo has the midas touch, so please enjoy my time with my friend, jairo romero.00:00 coming up...00:24 jairo's intro01:08 how we met (stories at first job out of college)09:14 accidentally cursing in spanish11:12 retirement account wins15:20 rackspace career breakthrough17:38 the immigrant superpower30:20 be a 'zagger'34:32 jairo's pivot to investing (burnout & health issues)42:50 time as investment (betting on yourself)46:51 diversify beyond one company49:22 colombian roots55:46 national basketball team & athlete's mindset01:01:30 faith & jairo's hopes for the futurejairo romero's linkedin - click here!let’s go there instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠let’s go there youtube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠listen on your favorite podcast app - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here!