What does it take?
The Cardone Zone
Grant Cardone
4.8 • 4.1K Ratings
🗓️ 4 June 2026
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
What does it take to become a household name, stay at the top of your game, and negotiate your way through decades of success?
In this star-powered episode of The Cardone Zone, Grant Cardone is joined by John Travolta and Kevin Hart for a candid conversation about the journeys that transformed them from ambitious dreamers into global icons.
From navigating setbacks and rejection to building lasting careers in one of the world's most competitive industries, both guests reveal the principles, habits, and negotiating strategies that helped them create opportunities where others saw obstacles.
In Episode 310, you'll discover:
- The mindset required to achieve long-term success
- How confidence and preparation shape every negotiation
- The art of creating value before asking for anything in return
- Lessons learned from decades of navigating high-stakes deals
- Why persistence remains one of the most underrated skills in business and life
Whether you're negotiating a contract, growing a business, or pursuing a bigger vision for your future, this episode delivers insights from two masters of their craft who have consistently found ways to create leverage, build relationships, and win.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Cardone Zone. |
| 0:03.0 | You can refute it, but you can't deny it. |
| 0:06.0 | Number one thing you gotta do, nothing personal. |
| 0:09.0 | 10x is like believing in yourself. |
| 0:11.0 | Loses, stay down. |
| 0:12.0 | But winners, get up. |
| 0:14.0 | You do that at your accomplice. |
| 0:16.0 | That'll wake you up. |
| 0:17.0 | I had always been looking for a mentor. |
| 0:19.0 | Get ready with Uncle Gee. |
| 0:21.6 | Welcome to the Cardone Zone. |
| 0:23.6 | I want to bring you somebody that has inspired me my whole life. |
| 0:27.6 | I got this guy. |
| 0:28.6 | Ladies and gentlemen, urban cowboy, primary colors. |
| 0:32.6 | Look who's talking. |
| 0:33.6 | Get shardy, face off, grease, pulp fiction. |
| 0:38.5 | Ladies and gentlemen, bring to the stage. |
| 0:42.0 | John Travolta. |
| 0:43.7 | Thank you. |
| 0:44.7 | What was John Travolta's big breakthrough? |
| 0:47.9 | To be completely honest, there are different versions of a break. |
| 0:51.6 | When I was a young person, just making a living as an actor to sing and dance and act and be paid for it was a break. |
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