RIA Borkov has been called Media's hottest deal maker.

If you don't know him by name, you've definitely seen his work in the news.

He's advised multi-billion-dollar media deals with AT&T, Amazon, Verizon, and even Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic.

As founder and CEO of Lion Tree, one of RIA's superpowers is his ability to connect with people.

In this episode, he shares insights

he's learned over the years about how to unlock success and opportunities, both in business

and personally. If you enjoy this episode and want to find more from Aria, check out

Liontree's podcast, Kindredcast, where his team shares in-depth conversations with dealmakers

and thought leaders. This is three things with Ariya Borkov.

Ariya Borka, welcome to the podcast. Thanks for having me, Rick. It's a pleasure. I'm honored that

you've chosen me to join a select group of people that you've had on this esteemed podcast.

Well, you know, I only invite friends and I like to memorialize conversation, so I'm

excited to dig in. Let's get a little bit into who you are, because one of the things I love

talking to you about is you have deep convictions on things, yet you're very flexible in your

approach to things. You see the world in many different lenses. But one of the things that

you have a deep fear of is complacency. And I want to know how does that kind of drive you today,

even at the levels that you have achieved? Well, I mean, on one hand, there's no mountain destination

that you're going for or I'm going for.

Like there's no, like there's no finish line of life, right?

The journey itself is one that has to be cherished that I've come to appreciate.

And life in and of itself is in a challenge of kind of personal development on top of

oneself. You know, constantly trying to self-correct and grow based on that. And, you know,

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