I recently had a conversation with Stu Sternbach, President of Pangea Reps. His firm represents high-level video production companies, the folks who are creating some of your favorite TV commercials & branded content for tv, web, and corporations. Stu’s one of the most knowledgeable and personable people I know in the video industry. With...
I recently had the pleasure of speaking with husband and wife business team, Melissa and Philip Niu, founders of Parachüt, “the Netflix of camera gear.” Parachüt offers a monthly membership that allows you to rent a custom selected package of high-end camera gear with the help of a “Parachüt Pro,” for as long as...
Are you thinking about joining a coworking space? Here in New York City, there are a variety of coworking options, and they’re all a little different. I decided to get a closer look at one of the spaces that has several locations around the city. It's called The Yard, and it's an amazing NYC...
As many of you know, I’ve promised to share with Smart Hustle readers some of my knowledge gleaned from years of working in the arts. I started out last month with this conversation with creative development advisor, Marc Zegans. He and I talked about how having a distinctive personality, something that has helped many...
If you are a French-American entrepreneur launching a new project in the United States, then you may be eligible for the French American Entrepreneurship Award (FAEA). This annual startup competition was launched in 2008 by Club 600, a private club of French speaking entrepreneurs and CEOs with chapters in New York, Miami and Mexico. This...
Are you interested in the current state of women’s entrepreneurship? As a woman entrepreneur, I know that I face many challenges and concerns that distinguish my experience from a typical male entrepreneur. I use the term “typical” advisedly because I know that not everyone’s experience is the same, and I generally loathe to make sweeping generalizations...
After I graduated from college, my first job was a temp position bookkeeping for a small photographer’s management agency. On my first day at work, I was handed a column pad and a shoebox full of receipts and told, do something with this. I examined the hand-written spreadsheet, got acquainted with the categories, and...
Let me start by telling you that I think Valentine’s Day is a really dumb holiday, and one of the more over-commercialized of the bunch. OK, maybe it’s been a minute since someone sent me a dozen roses, and I suppose if they were to show up on my doorstep on February 14th, I...
The 13th Annual A.G. Gaston Conference will once again take place in Birmingham, Alabama, on February 14th and 15th. This year’s conference features a rich line-up of local, regional, and national business leaders, all speaking on the theme, Closing the Wealth Gap Through Entrepreneurship and Policy. Smart Hustle Magazine editor and founder Ramon Ray...
If you are in the beginning stages of developing your business, applying for loans or looking for investors, then you have no doubt begun the process of creating a business plan. But according to growth and funding strategist, Ron Flavin, the majority of business plans aren’t worth anything, because they are too generic. I...
