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EPISODE · Jun 16, 2026 · 43 MIN

Trust Is Given. Not Earned.

from The Trustbound™ Podcast · host Mauricio Suarez

Ranya Barakat is a tech entrepreneur and GTM leader who has built her entire career through her network. Not mostly. 100% percent.She and Mauricio have known each other for over a decade. It started as a co-selling partnership at HubSpot. The business reason disappeared. The relationship didn't.In this episode, they unpack what actually makes a relationship last when most business ones don't. Ranya's operating system is simple: trust is given, not earned. And when it breaks, it's gone. No recovery. Not because she can't forgive, but because she can't change her default.They cover what it means to genuinely care for your network, why the context that makes a relationship real never lives in a CRM, and what happens when trust breaks in business and you know it's gone for good.This episode is about the relationships that outlast the deal. And why those are the only ones worth building.Connect with our founder, Mauricio Suarez: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mauricio-suarez-velez/Connect with Ranya Barakat: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ranyabarakat/Learn more about itogai:Website: https://app.itogai.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/itogai/

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Jun 16, 2026

Ranya Barakat is a tech entrepreneur and GTM leader who has built her entire career through her network. Not mostly. 100% percent.She and Mauricio have known each other for over a decade. It started as a co-selling partnership at HubSpot. The business reason disappeared. The relationship didn't.In this episode, they unpack what actually makes a relationship last when most business ones don't. Ranya's operating system is simple: trust is given, not earned. And when it breaks, it's gone. No recovery. Not because she can't forgive, but because she can't change her default.They cover what it means to genuinely care for your network, why the context that makes a relationship real never lives in a CRM, and what happens when trust breaks in business and you know it's gone for good.This episode is about the relationships that outlast the deal. And why those are the only ones worth building.Connect with our founder, Mauricio Suarez: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mauricio-suarez-velez/Connect with Ranya Barakat: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ranyabarakat/Learn more about itogai:Website: https://app.itogai.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/itogai/

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