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The Ins and Outs of Business Networking with Adrian Miller
Business networking is a fun time — mingling, eating, chatting about business. But do you walk away with solid connections? Many business owners attend networking events but don’t utilize the time or crowd as well as they can. They walk away having spoken to a lot of new people, but not having made any...
Julian Love on Reports and Making an Impact in Your Business and Your Community
Ramon Ray caught up with Julian Love, the Chief Business Officer for St. HOPE at NetSuite’s SuiteConnect. St. HOPE is an organization, a family of nonprofits that focus on revitalizing Oak Park, Sacramento through public education and economic development. They run a K-12 charter school network, a real estate portfolio, and they invest in...
Can Magic Help You Grow Your Business? Maybe, But Differentiation Definitely Can
Mark Levy is the founder of Levy Innovation LLC, a positioning and branding firm that helps thought leaders grow their personal brand and business. Mark says he typically works with 2 types of clients. The first: those who are already famous before they reached out to Mark, and he helped them differentiate and...
Media Secrets from a Publicity Guinness Record Setter
Jess Todtfeld was a TV producer on the national level at ABC, NBC, and FOX but always wanted to start his own business. So, with a wealth of industry know-how, he started a media training business. Jess helps train people on how to get media attention and then what to do with it once...
Attention To Customer Details Is Her Secret to Success for this Domestic Staffing Company
The name you give your business, hiring the right people and a focused attention on customer details are just three of the many things that Donna Morris, of Xtra Pair of Hands DC has done to grow her business. One of the favorite things I like about being a global speaker is meeting thousands of...
The Ultimate Small Biz Tip: Delegate!
Having a local business usually means you need foot traffic, ie, people walking into your business and being able to find you. Local businesses, or brick and mortar businesses, are unique in how they get and retain business. Many local businesses start because someone had a passion and they wanted to offer their service...
Generating Referrals Like a Ninja…Without Asking!
As a small business owner, solopreneur, or sales professional, does the thought of asking for referrals make your skin crawl? Referrals are one of the most misunderstood ways of generating business today. Ramon Ray chats with Stacey Brown Randall, the referral queen, about how to get more referrals than ever without ever asking. “Referrals are...
7 Traits of a Great Leader – Insights from AT&T’s Head of Small Business
Having the chance to sit down and chat with Anne Chow, President of National Business at AT&T, was nothing short of inspiring. Anne and Ramon spoke at length about what it means to be a great leader, the importance of diversity, and how small businesses need to utilize the technology available to maintain the...
Founding a Startup is Not for Everyone
Kate Bradley Chernis is the founder of Lately, an AI-powered social media marketing company. She wasn’t always a marketing guru, in fact she started out as an XM Radio DJ. But she wasn’t feeling fulfilled in the radio industry. Kate was tired of not getting credit for her work and felt really frustrated. She...
A Mom & Daughter’s Side Hustle With Flavor
When passion and skill come together, great things are born. And in this case, amazing tastes are created too. Keep reading to learn about Camella’s Kitchen, and how a mother-daughter-duo brought their cultural roots to the public through their love of food & their side hustle. Camella’s Kitchen was founded by Karen and Nyana, a...
Scaling Her Accounting Empire. Family Tragedy Propelled Her Forward.
Ramon Ray was joined by Rachel Michaelov, founder of Empire Tax Professionals to talk scaling, growth, and marketing. Rachel is an IRS-licensed enrolled agent who helps business owners making more than $10,000 with things such as monthly bookkeeping, payroll, sales tax, and corporate returns. Rachel got into the tax business because she knew there...
Inheriting a Legacy: How to Run a Family Business
Many of you have a family business that you either inherited, that you bought, that you got pushed into, shoved into, or that you chose to be a part of. It’s important to talk about the route of entrepreneurship when you’re working with or for family. Ramon Ray interviewed Nancy Larick of Larick Associates...