Smart Hustle Magazine

How To Use Wordpress Better In Your Business - tips from Ramon Ray, founder of SmartHustle.com - global keynote speaker, motivational speaker, best-selling author and serial entrepreneur

Venture capital investor Mike Smerklo walks us through the 5 emotional traits that entrepreneurs need to be successful. He talks about this with Ramon Ry on SmartHustle.com/shape-formula

Keane Angle of Story Pitch Decks, shares with Ramon Ray, founder of SmartHustle.com how to develop the right pitch for your business. See the full article at www.SmartHustle.com/your-pitch-deck

Slow Down to Speed Up - you can't go FAST all the time. It's so important to slow down, to speed. Listen to Ramon's 14 tips in how to do this best.

Ramon's 6 Content Creation and Marketing Tips - see the full post here - www.smarthustle.com/ramon-content-tips

Marten Abrahamsen, CFO of FundBox says that small business resiliency can help us weather these challenging times. He gives tips for surviving in a recession and funding your business cash flow - https://www.smarthustle.com/fundbox-tips

Lauren Weinberg, CMO of Square and Jackie Reses, Luna Financial Group and former Square excec, teamed up to put together a book which is a "soup to nuts" guide for aspiring and existing small business owners. Self-Made Boss covers business plans, legal, operations, finances, marketing, hiring, growth and scale and more. See the full article at https://www.smarthustle.com/selfmade-boss

Mastercard executive Ginger Siegel, who heads North American Small Business marketing for Mastercard shares with Ramon Ray, editor of SmartHustle.com her tips and insights on how smaller companies can scale better with digitization and automation. She also talks about Mastercard's commitment to Black female founders - www.SmartHustle.com

Join Ramon Ray, Small Business Expert and founder of SmartHustle.com as he talks about Instagram shadow banning and other tips to help you grow your business. Advice from three Shark Tank businesses; The power of networking and so much more - Visit https://www.smarthustle.com for more insights.

Lauren 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 a small part of her business. See the full interview at - https://smarthustle.com/spaulding-decon

What leadership lessons can you learn from high school students - a lot. Ramon Ray, small business expert, shares his experience hear. Get more insights like this at www.SmartHustle.com

How can you have better cash flow, weather price increases and better serve your customers? Ramon Ray, small business expert and founder of https://www.SmartHustle.com speaks with Joe Pasceretta of Dun and Bradstreet about this and more.

Ramon Ray, founder of SmartHustle.com and Small Business Experts shares his best tips in how you can build better relationships and connect to others. Get more tips and resources from www.SmartHustle.com - this was shared live on Breakfast with Champions on Clubhouse

Talia Boone, founder of Postal Petals - speaks with Ramon Ray, founder of SmartHustle.com about her journey from sports marketing to founding Postal Petals - see the full article here - https://www.smarthustle.com/postal-petals

How to get publicity for your business. Ramon Ray, small business expert and founder of SmartHustle.com shares his tips.

Listen in as Allison Gutterman shares her insights in how she's leading her family business. Allison speaks with Ramon Ray, small business expert, about hiring, marketing and more. See the full article at https://SmartHustle.com/73year-family-business

In a discussion with Ben Richmond, who heads US operations for Xero, he helped me understand that today's modern accountants are not just billing by the hour. He said, the good ones, are partners in your business to help you grow and succeed. See the full interview with small business expert Ramon Ray, at www.SmartHustle.com - https://smarthustle.com/?p=31920&preview=true

Ramon Ray, small business expert and founder of SmartHustle.com speaks with Alee Opuiyo, founder of Dynamic Public Relations in how business owners can get publicity for their business. Check out interviews like this at www.smarthustle.com and be sure to sign up for the SmartHustle podcast at www.SmartHustle.com

Ramon Ray, small business expert shares on Clubhouse (social audio app) about the importance of SEO and what he's experienced; the power of hiring a virtual assistant and tips for hiring the right now; Ramon also dives into 12 key tips in How to Grow your Solo business. THIS WAS RECORDED LIVE ON CLUBHOUSE

Ramon Ray, small business expert and founder of SmartHustle.com shares his journey in starting to use Facebook Advertising and how the art of self promotion can help your business. Ramon is frequently LIVE on Clubhouse (social audio app). This podcast was first recorded there, in front of a live audience.

Hustling Spirit is an online clothing retailer. Their success is through the community they serve and cultivate says owners Craig and Kenya Linton. Listen to their interview with small business expert and founder of SmartHustle.com, Rmaon Ray -https://smarthustle.com/?p=31676&preview=true

The Power of True Networking - Build Know, Like and Trust - join small business expert Ramon Ray, founder of SmartHustle.com as he shares his best tips on how you can better network, make connections and build a better life.

How can you get more done in less time and better serve your customers? Join small business expert Ramon Ray as he shares 12 things you can automate in your business. This was first shared on Clubhuouse (social audio app), in the Breakfast with Champions Club - see more about Ramon at www.RamonRay.com

Sales is about listening to and understanding the client's needs. It's about helping them to understand you have the solution to what they need. You can solve their problem. In a discussion with Ramon Ray, founder of SmartHustle.com, Dr. Nadia Brown, founder of The Doyenne Agency, Inc., unpacked for the Smart Hustle community what we need to do to better excel at sales.

Every business owner needs to know their financial numbers. Especially online retailers. Jason Richelson, co-founder and CEO of Bookkeep said on the Smart Hustle Podcast that not knowing your numbers can be one of the detriments to an online retailer. Read the full article here - https://www.smarthustle.com/knowyournumbers Sure it's great that you're selling items and making a "gross profit". However, what about the taxes, platform fees and other "hidden" costs that might be going into every item you sell. Bookkeep has a solution to help

Vladimir 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 war Russia is waging with Ukraine has impacted several of his staff members, who are based in Ukraine. - https://www.SmartHustle.com/surviving-ukraine

How can you start and run a successful restaurant? Ramon speaks with two business owners and the head of Clover. Starting and managing a restaurant is not easy, however, it's rewarding for so many reasons. I spoke with Camille Holder-Brown, co-founder of Kale Cafe in Daytona Beach, Florida and Gladys Harrison, owner of Big Mamma's Kitchen in Omaha, Nebraska. Also joining us was Jeff Dickerson, head of Clover, a technology company that powers service businesses with point of sale systems and more. See the full article here - https://smarthustle.com/how-to-start-a-restaurant-business-9-tips

Ramon Ray, small business expert and founder of SmartHustle.com shares WHY and HOW to hire your first virtual assistant

During an episode of Breakfast with Champions on Clubhouse, Ramon shares the 12 ways to Grow Your Solo Business from his book "Grow Your Solo" - get the free tip sheet here - www.smarthustle.com/solo

Spa and Salon Owner Jessica Walker Lives Prepared and Takes Risks - listen to her full interview with Ramon Ray, small business expert and founder of SmartHustle.com - at https://www.smarhustle.com/jessica-walker

Intuit has long been the leading software helping small business owners manage their cash flow and bank account balances. Over the years it's extended those services to payroll, accounting help and more. Recently Intuit is moving into directly providing financial services to its customers as well. Ramon Ray, small business expert and founder of SmartHustle.com interviewed with Rob Daniel, Director of Product Management at Intuit Quickbooks. His career has taken him from Facebook, to Uber and now to Intuit. At Intuit he's tasked with building relationships with banks and ensuring Intuit can help business owners improve their cash flow. See the full article here - https://smarthustle.com/quickbooks-cash-flow/

Bert Thornton, former President and COO of Waffle House for 40 years shares his insights on why mentorship is so important for successful leaders - https://smarthustle.com/bert-on-mentorship/ - He's interviewed by Ramon Ray, small business expert and founder of SmartHustle.com

Without Scalable Systems Sara Bendrick's Landscaping Business Was In Trouble - listen to the interview with small business expert Ramon Ray, founder, https://www.SmartHustle.com/sara-bendrick

Joseph Gillingham, He Had To Better Himself to Better His Business, he speaks with Ramon Ray, founder of SmartHustle.com - read the full article here - https://smarthustle.com/joseph-gillingham

There's so much power in community - be sure you're building the right one for your business. Small business expert and founder of SmartHustle.com, Ramon Ray speaks about this. His key points include: - Give and take - Rise together - Support system - Community changes over time - All members are not the same

Embrace Rejection to Get Better at Selling - Ramon Ray, small business expert and founder of SmartHustle.com speaks with David Hill, sales trainer and founder of Path to Mastery - see full article -https://smarthustle.com/embracerejection

Liza Borches is president of Carter Myers Auto Group, based in Virginia.  As the leader of a successful automotive company that was established 97 years ago, Borches knows moving into the future requires careful planning, learning and vision. Entrepreneur and keynote speaker, Ramon Ray, founder of SmartHsutle.com, recently interviewed Borches to tap into her extensive advice and expertise as a leader in her industry. See the full interview at - https://smarthustle.com/liza-borches

Pandemic Survival - Maggie Owens Shows How it's done. In her interview with entrepreneur Ramon Ray, and founder of SmartHustle.com - Maggie Shares how her business is surviving (and thriving). She started it in January 2020 - at the start of the pandemic. See the full article here -https://www.smarthustle.com/maggie-owens

Market to A Wider Audience - He Turned His Disability Into A Business - Ramon Ray, entrepreneur, talks with Billy Price, of Billy Price Footwear about his growth, success tips and more! - www.SmartHustle.com/billyprice

Learn from Jay Steinfeld, founder of Blinds.com - his tips for success in business and life; diversity - building a minimally viable product, and more! https://smarthustle.com/jaysteinfeld

Judy Jernudd - How To Leverage Publicity for Your Business? Interview with Ramon Ray - (media training, publicity, television, TV)

Ramon Ray, founder of SmartHustle.com and an entrepreneur speaks with April Taylor about how she's partnering with Amazon freight to grow her business. Check out the full interview at www.smarthustle.com/amazon-freightpartner

Ramon Ray, founder, of www.SmartHustle.com speaks with the founder of Stoneside Blinds and Shades CEO, Mickey Fain, about Why Premium Service Matters - see the summary article on SmartHustle.com/premium-service-matters

Get back up again, when you're kicked down. Hannah Perry, business owner , shares her insights with Ramon on Hannah's Journey - See full article here - https://smarthustle.com/getbackup

Your First Podcast - Why and How To Create It for your Business - with Elzie Flendar - of Podcast Town and Ramon Ray - www.SmartHustle.com

Every business owner is a marketer. Ramon Ray talks with Hannah Perry, of the Giggling Pig art and Party Studio about her journey as a business owner and why every business owner is a marketer - www.smarthustle.com/hannah

Marketing Mindset - You Need One - with Elijah Bowie - join Ramon as he gets the best tips on funnels, marketing, and selling HIGH TICKET offers to your community - https://smarthustle.com/elijah-bowie (live link on 7 Oct 11am)

Join Ashlee Fay as he speaks with Ramon Ray of SmartHustle.com about her journey to building a thriving shopping network and more - You'll learn her social media tips and how you can leverage the power of video to GROW your business - https://smarthustle.com/ashlee-fay

Welcome to Episode 2 of “Lifecycle Marketing Made Easy,” a conversation with Clate Mask, CEO, and co-founder of KEAP. In this new series, Ramon and Clate dive deeply into the topic of Lifecycle Marketing for small businesses, and in this episode, they focus on Targeting Leads. As Clate says, “...every business owner out there probably has a customer that, at one point, was just causing so much havoc in the business that they either fired them or prayed for the customers to leave and go away. We've [all] had those experiences, right?”

Leadership as a Humble Alpha with Steven Kuhn - how can leaders be confident and humble. John Steven Kuhn and Ramon Ray for this powerful discussion - www.SmartHustle.com

God, business and podcasts - with Tamra Andress - join Ramon Ray and Tamra Andress for a powerful discussion all about how you can build a great business, market your business and the role God plays in her business! - www.smarthustle.com