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From Police Officer to Crime Scene Cleaning Business
Ramon Ray2022-06-04T09:06:16-04:00Laura Spaulding, is the owner of Spaulding Decon. She's a former Kansas City Police Officer, who transitioned to entrepreneurship through a series of tough lessons, school of hard knocks and the joys of the freedom of business ownership. Today Spaulding Decon cleans up messy, toxic, and at times emotionally traumatic crime scenes. But that's only...
She Went From Sports Marketing to Launching Postal Petals
Ramon Ray2022-05-02T13:18:41-04:00Talia Boone, founder of Postal Petals, is on a mission to help people relax and enjoy life, all through the use of "do it yourself" flower arrangements. In this podcast learn about her journey from sports marketing to entrepreneurship. Learn about the power of testing and figuring things out. We also find out how...
73 Year Old Family Business. How She’s Leading It In Modern Times.
Ramon Ray2022-04-20T16:03:16-04:00When Alison Gutterman’s grandfather first launched his company back in the 1940s, he had no idea that decades later, his granddaughter would be leading the family business through a global pandemic. Back then, Manny Gutterman & Associates, Inc., was a national sales representative organization selling a variety of proprietary products to chain drug, variety, hardware,...
Detroit Entrepreneur Survived BAD SEO and Now Russia’s War on Ukraine
Ramon Ray2022-03-25T15:06:24-04:00Vladimir Gendelman is an entrepreneur who immigrated from Ukraine in 1989, with just a few hundred dollars between him and his two parents. His knack for computers gave him a start in founding a computer business. He then started and successfully grew a 16 person company making folders for businesses, Company Folders. Today, the...
Spa and Salon Owner Jessica Walker Lives Prepared and Takes Risks
Ramon Ray2022-03-07T22:05:10-05:00When her lease was not extended, all of the sudden and due to a technicality, Jessica Walker's journey as a salon and spa ower could have come to an end. But it didn't. Jessica learned grit, hard work, and a "can-do attitude" by observing how her parents ran their businesses and growing up working in...
Considering Ecommerce as a Side Hustle? Here’s How to Nail Your Niche
Tiffany Ruder2022-02-22T19:40:39-05:00Many people have been able to accomplish full-time results while just working part-time hours, but if you want to join them, you must first nail your niche.
Hannah’s Journey – How To Conquer Roadblocks In Your Business (and Life)
Ramon Ray2022-02-22T21:11:07-05:00How to conquer roadblocks on your journey to business success (and a better life)? What to do when the going gets tough? Questions like these are a challenge for most business owners at some time or other. In this ongoing series of the Smart Hustle Podcast, "Hannah's Journey", Ramon Ray speaks with Hannah Perry, owner...
How One Thriving Veteran Supports Women Business Owners
Jill Quash2021-08-04T02:45:28-04:00When you have a global team of 9,000 and two successful businesses, people will ask about your secret sauce. Two big factors in this female entrepreneur’s story: incredible leadership and a heart of service. We sat down with Jen Griswold, an Air Force veteran and founder of Team G.i.v.e. and Mission Entrepreneur. She shared...
How Engagify Improved Customer Experience with Magic and CRMs
Ramon Ray2021-06-25T08:52:30-04:00A positive customer experience is advantageous to your business; a happy customer is a loyal customer. Anders Boulanger, the founder of Engagify, has mastered the art of marketing and improved customer experience. He started doing magic shows when he was five years old and performing at birthday parties at 12. After college, Anders began...
Diana Lee – Bootstrapping a Multi-Million Dollar Agency
Morgan Gertler2021-06-25T08:37:20-04:00Diana Lee is the CEO and co-founder of Constellation Agency, an amazing digital platform that helps dealers who sell cars...sell them better. She's going to share her story of growth and how she scaled growing her business in a tough, competitive market. When Constellation Agency first started it was a digital media agency that was...
This Entrepreneur Is Helping Military Spouses Become Successful Business Owners
Sandeep Babu2021-06-24T19:34:05-04:00No entrepreneurial journey is ever easy. But for military spouses, starting a business and making it a success is an uphill battle. From moving around different parts of the world to finding tools and resources to succeed, military spouses have to overcome some additional challenges to establish their businesses. And most often, military spouse...
Hesitating to Implement an Awkward Business Idea? This Founder’s Story Will Inspire You [Plus 3 Growth Tips]
Sandeep Babu2021-02-24T08:26:14-05:00Not all business ideas receive a beam from the audience. Some business ideas sometimes get a frown from some people, too. Well, there is nothing wrong with such awkward business ideas. It is just some people don't get unusual business ideas at first. Later, the same people whose faces wore disapproval at first often become...