Hannah Perry

Hannah’s Journey. Why She’s Franchising Her Art and Party Studio

Hannah Perry is the founder of The Giggling Pig Art and Party Studio, located in Connecticut (USA). She owns one studio, with a second studio, as of July 2021, franchised. Join Hannah, and Ramon Ray, founder of SmartHustle.com, on this new series of the Smart Hustle Podcast, Hannah's Journey! We’ll follow Hannah on her journey through the...

How to succeed in business

How To Succeed in Business. 8 Ways We Did It.

There are many different paths to success and many different definitions of how to succeed in business. For some, success means spending more time with their families. For others, it's making a billion-dollar exit of their business. No matter what your definition of success is, some of the ingredients of success will be the same. Guy Raz's book...

Ramon Ray Black Enterprise

My 20 Year Journey to Overnight Success. Ramon Ray’s Black Enterprise Interview.

Often times we see "success" and think that it was "overnight". We forget that most of the business success we see, was a slow and steady progression of mistakes, of learning. Three or more steps forward and 1 step backward. We forget it was many lonely nights of tears and misery until the breakthrough...

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6 Ways to Manage Stress Like a Pro While Running a Business

What comes to mind when you think of an entrepreneur or business owner? Maybe driven and hard-working, stressed—and at the same time, the process is rewarding. Yet learning to cope with the difficulties of growing a business isn’t something that’s taught in school. Jackie Hermes is the CEO of Accelity, a Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based agency...

How Hiring a Virtual Assistant Can Help Your Business

For a small business owner, there's temptation to handle every aspect of your business by yourself. This happens in most cases whether you are starting or have been running the business for a while. Letting go of different aspects of your business is not easy. However, hiring a virtual assistant could be just what...

Tips on Being Productive and Organized From Asana’s Customer Success Manager

Are you overwhelmed with tasks? Are you looking for ways to be more productive? If your answer to these questions is YES, then you are at the right place. Recently Ramon Ray interviewed Terri Lomax Burden, customer success manager at Asana. During the interview, they talked about being overwhelmed and how to manage tasks better...

A Quick Guide to Hiring a Business Coach [And Tips to Get Most Out of Your Coach]

Do you feel stuck growing your business? Do you struggle to maintain a work-life balance? Or do you feel overwhelming to run day-to-day business operations? If your answer to these questions is YES, then my friend, you need a business coach. From product development to customer acquisition to financial planning, there are tons of tasks...

growing wifi business

3 Simple Reasons for TellerWifi’s Growing Business

Dan Ballantyne’s bio might as well read: when he’s not bringing wireless internet to Colorado residents or installing network towers atop the Rocky Mountains, you can find him conquering the waves of Latin America.  Founder of TellerWifi Network Operations Dan Ballantyne tells us there’s a strong link between the grit of building your own hustle...