The Urban Developer: Ron Bakir

There can be no denying, having not only made a name for himself but then reinvented and resurrected himself in the ensuing years, there is a well-honed method to his entrepreneurial madness.
“There’s always obstacles,” he says. “Nothing runs to plan. Nothing’s perfect, right? There’s always speed bumps.


“We had a lot of issues. I mean, what did I know at 17? I wish I knew back then a quarter of the things I know today. But you’re always learning. You’ve just got to push through … and when you find something you love, you’re passionate about and really want to do from the heart, you’ve got to take that path.
“My parents always said to me, do the right thing because karma will always catch you, have a clear vision because if you can’t see it then nobody else bloody can, and believe in yourself. They’re the three things I’ve lived by all my life and that’s what I do.”

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