Lifestyle Archives

Smart Hustlers are constantly on the go and often invest most of their time and energy in their work. Use these pieces of tips and advice to help maintain a healthy work / life balance.

By VirTaskticAdvice, Lifestylestartup

Mastering the Mind: How Business Owners Can Win the Mental Game

Being an entrepreneur is a challenge. Keeping your mind honed and ready can help you achieve more, even when times are tough. As an entrepreneur, I’m sure you’ve heard the saying “mind over matter.” Whether you’re a startup or seasoned business owner, the fact remains the same: the entrepreneur life is hard. There are...

By Ramon RayLifestyle, Your Smart Hustle

Successful 12-Year Old Beverage Entrepreneur Shares Her Best Business Tips

Would you follow business tips from a 12-year-old? What if I told you that 12-year-old has her own company, scored a $60K investment from Daymond John on Shark Tank, landed a contract with Whole Foods, secured a multimillion dollar expanded distribution deal with United Natural Foods, and has received endless awards, honors, and publicity? Intrigued? Now that...

By Ramon RayLifestylelifestyle

Boxed CEO Chieh Huang Shares Tips to Go from Garage Startup to Acquisition

Having recently met Boxed CEO and co-founder Chieh Huang at an American Express event, I was surprised by the wealth of practical and incredibly useful knowledge he had acquired while growing his company. We briefly discussed that journey from startup to acquisition, as well as some of the mindsets and approaches he has adopted...

By Ramon RayLifestyle

3 Big Lessons for Entrepreneurs from the Movie Hidden Figures

I watched the new movie Hidden Figures with my family recently. If you haven't seen it, it is a movie about three black American women who overcame segregation and racism in the 1960's to be key figures in helping NASA launch a rocket into space, and more importantly, orbit the Earth in a capsule,...

By Ramon RayLifestyle, Your Smart Hustlebranding, SXSW

Sweetriot Founder Talks About the Power of Social Entrepreneurship and Brand

There are many aspects of forming a successful brand: creating an eye-catching logo with carefully selected colors, building a good website, designing creative marketing materials, and more. The list is long and daunting, but before you get started on those tasks, there is one important thing to do first. According to my latest interview...

By Deborah Oster PannellLifestyle

Parachüt Brings the Sharing Economy to the World of High End Camera Gear

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...

Ditch the "Slouch": The Effects of Body Posture on You and Your Business

By VirTaskticLifestyle

Stop Slouching: The Effects of Body Posture on You and Your Business

Whether you are a top-level CEO or a college graduate going for your first interview, we’ve all heard the importance of body language and body posture, and how a first impression is everlasting. As a self-described “sloucher,” I never realized how much I was handicapping myself in meetings, social gatherings or simply at the store...

By Ramon RayLifestyle, Your Smart HustleSXSW

Unaliwear Founder Shares How Love and Passion Build a Successful Company

As entrepreneurs, we all know that one of the biggest keys to success is having a strong passion for what you are doing. I just love when I come across companies that not only have that passion but are driven by the desire to solve a problem that touches them personally. This is the...

By Carolyn CrummeyLifestyle, Operations

New Infusionsoft Survey Shares Small Business Owners Thoughts on Government, Policies, and the New Administration

As Donald Trump clears his first 100 days in office, a new Infusionsoft survey is sharing exactly what small business owners think about our government, certain policies affecting small business and the new administration. Nearly 500 U.S. small businesses took the survey this past March and the results were interesting, to say the least. Here are some...

By Mario R. KrollAdvice, Lifestyle

Me & The Bees Lemonade CMO on Going From Lemonade Stand to Shark Tank Funded Beverage Empire

Ramon Ray, a self-proclaimed lover of lemonade and small business evangelist, recently spoke with Me & The Bees Lemonade CMO, D’Andra Ulmer, during SXSW 2017 at the Dell Experience. Me & The Bees Lemonade is an Austin, Texas-based sustainable lemonade company, founded by D’Andra’s daughter, Mikaila. Most amazingly, Mikaila was only four years old when...