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How The Streaming Network Created Powerful Employee Experience to Boost Employee Productivity

Your employees are your most valuable asset. This is because your company's performance largely depends on your employee experience. If you successfully create a powerful employee experience (EX) that fosters productivity, creativity, collaboration, and engagement, your business will undoubtedly flourish. What's more, a powerful employee experience instills a culture where employees try to challenge their...

By Ramon RayLeadership

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...

By Ramon RayLeadershipFashion, women

Rebecca Minkoff – Reinvent The Rules and Face Your Fears.

Rebecca Minkoff, fashion designer and entrepreneur, shared her story, tips for success and answered questions in the Likeable Business club, on Clubhouse. Hosted by Dave Kerpen and Randi Zuckerberg, Rebecca shared insights from her upcoming book, Fearless: The New Rules for Unlocking Creativity, Courage, and Success Here's a quick summary of the discussion. Like many emerging...

By Morgan GertlerLeadership, Your Smart Hustlescaling

Diana Lee – Bootstrapping a Multi-Million Dollar Agency

Diana 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...

By Ramon RayLeadershipscaling, startup

Why Half of all Startups Fail and the Surprising Secret to Success

Jill Soley, an executive at Issuu unpacks how we can get more startups to not fail. You’re an entrepreneur, with a great product. Maybe you’ve solved an important problem in the world. Or you’ve created a super-addictive app. But, for whatever reason, your creation isn’t flying off the shelves. You’re pretty sure it’s not a product...

By Ramon RayLeadershipmindset

Discipline: Why It’s The Wrong Goal

Kathleen Day is a professional organizer specializing in soft skills training for organizing and professional development and in this article, she helps us understand why and how to be more disciplined. It seems like all the successful people have discipline, doesn’t it? Google it and get the latest tips on millionaires doubling down on discipline,...

By Sandeep BabuLeadershipzoho

Running a Company? See How Zohonomics Can Help You Make a Difference

Great companies don't focus on boosting revenue and increasing market share. Instead, they focus on nurturing their people. The monetary gains eventually follow. If you're under the impression that the benefits of bringing up the human element are uncertain, the success of Zohonomics can change your perception. Smart Hustle founder Ramon Ray interviewed Praval Singh,...

By Ramon RayGeneral, Leadership, Operations

Kat Cole – When You Share More You Allow Others To Lead

Dave Kerpen, chairman of Likeable Media hosted Kat Cole in the Likeable Business Club on Clubhouse. Powerful discussion about family, dealing with stress, self-care and more. Kat Cole is the former President of Focus Brands, which includes such brands as Auntie Annes, Cinnabon, and more. She's currently a board member of Human Co, Slice, and...

By Ramon RayLeadership

Challenge The Norm. It’s Ok To Try New Things.

Insights from Tony Zorc, founder of Accounting Seed, author, and entrepreneur Many saw COVID-19 as a disruption. For some, it brought tragedy. But while it was difficult, there were also many powerful lessons gained from the event. COVID-19 in many ways was a proving ground for critical thinking, and thinking not only outside the box,...

By Ramon RayLeadershipproductivity

Time Management – 4 Ways To Be On Time Everytime

Insights from Curtis J. Morley is an award-winning serial entrepreneur, educator, patent holder, thought leader, innovator, and author of The Entrepreneur’s Paradox. One of the most chronic habits of entrepreneurs is being late. Trust me, I know. I was one of them. Here's four ways to improve your time management and be on time. If you...