Proceed with Confidence: Lessons Learned from a Serial Entrepreneur

An inspirational memoir for anyone who has ever dared to dream. Do you have dreams for your life, or do self-doubts cause you to settle for second best? If you think success comes only to those of Ivy League heritage, read about the life of one of America’s most successful entrepreneurs, A. Ray Dalton. Overcoming a life of poverty in East L.A., Ray not only climbed to the top of the corporate ladder, he created and sold seven companies along the way, culminating in a 2004 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Ray’s journey began when his wife Jan challenged him with the thought, “You can do more.” Despite enormous temptation to compromise, Ray succeeded by holding fast to his principles and character. So if you still believe that success is limited to those on the corporate fast track, read about the lessons learned by a serial entrepreneur and discover how you, too, can proceed with confidence.

A Ray Dalton, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer, PartsSource LLC Ray has been credited with successfully starting and leading seven healthcare companies. He was instrumental in creating the first for profit, full service, independent medical service company in a marketplace that has grown to a size of over twelve billion dollars in the last twenty years. Ray continues to be a leader and innovator in healthcare and business consulting, and remains in the forefront by creating new enterprises by implementing practical innovations. He is a featured speaker and consultant to many regional and national organizations in the healthcare marketplace. His practical approaches to implementing successful growth strategies as well as starting, growing and divesting businesses have been well received. He has successfully held top management positions, including President and CEO positions, with such well-known corporations as TRW, AMSCO/Steris and GE. He has raised over $30.0 million in capital from professional venture capitalists and has each time provided a significant return to shareholders. He has completed over eighty acquisitions and divestitures in the last twenty years. Ray is credited with providing General Electric Medical Systems its first service business acquisition by divesting venture backed National MD to GEMS in 1996. He is also the only person who has sold GE two companies back to back, (National MD 1996, OneSource 2000). Ray created another new venture in 2001, PartsSource, the nations first and only, medical repair parts aggregator. PartsSource has grown profitably, without acquisitions, to revenues in excess of $30 million annually in four years and is currently growing at over 100% a year. He has also been the recipient of the 2004 Ernst & Young Northeast Ohio Entrepreneur of the Year as well as many other local, regional and national awards.