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Ramon Ray

Unapologetically not boring, Small Business Expert

Real world tools to take your small business to the next level

About Ramon Ray

Ramon Ray is an entrepreneur, author and speaker who loves burnt pancakes, bacon and eggs. His passion and biggest professional accomplishment is interviewing “main street” small business owners and entrepreneurs and sharing their stories. Ramon is not just an ivory tower geek, but as a former technology consultant, he has hands-on experience in a variety of technologies including social media, mobile computing, computer networks, online software and more.

Ramon is the founder and producer of Smart Hustle Media, Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Alice and he’s started four companies and sold two. He has been invited as an expert witness to the United States Congress, invited by the Office of the President of the United States to speak at the White House on personal branding. He’s interviewed President Obama in the President’s first live Google Hangout, and was part of the US Delegation to India, led by Ivanka Trump for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit.

Ramon’s expertise is technology, marketing, sales, business startup and growth and his favorite is personal branding. Over his extensive career, Ramon has written thousands of articles, spoken to thousands of business owners and impacted hundreds of thousands of small business owners and entrepreneurs to help their businesses thrive.

“While I was trying to build an altruistic selling environment Ramon was living one. His passion for helping small businesses is second to none and he ALWAYS sees his strategies through the lens of the customer.”

– Bill Hoffman, OpenTech Alliance

About
Ramon Ray

Ramon Ray is an entrepreneur, author and speaker who loves burnt pancakes, bacon and eggs. His passion and biggest professional accomplishment is interviewing “main street” small business owners and entrepreneurs and sharing their stories. Ramon is not just an ivory tower geek, but as a former technology consultant, he has hands-on experience in a variety of technologies including social media, mobile computing, computer networks, online software and more.

Ramon is the founder and producer of Smart Hustle Media, Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Alice and he’s started four companies and sold two. He has been invited as an expert witness to the United States Congress, invited by the Office of the President of the United States to speak at the White House on personal branding. He’s interviewed President Obama in the President’s first live Google Hangout, and was part of the US Delegation to India, led by Ivanka Trump for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit.

Ramon’s expertise is technology, marketing, sales, business startup and growth and his favorite is personal branding. Over his extensive career, Ramon has written thousands of articles, spoken to thousands of business owners and impacted hundreds of thousands of small business owners and entrepreneurs to help their businesses thrive.

“While I was trying to build an altruistic selling environment Ramon was living one. His passion for helping small businesses is second to none and he ALWAYS sees his strategies through the lens of the customer.”

– Bill Hoffman, OpenTech Alliance

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How can we be more human in an increasing digital and technologically driven world? How can we not lose ever important human connections, and still leverage technology? This powerfully engaging keynote reminds audiences of the importance of being more human AND still using technology. As the world rushes towards AI, considerations of TikTok and more, the value of connecting as humans is more important than ever. This high-energy, emotionally charged motivational experience is an event and audience favorite.

As more and more professionals are leveraging AI, Ramon will help your audience understand it’s place in their world.

How can we embrace AI and technology and still be more human in an increasingly digital world?

Don't ask when it is your turn to join and take a seat at the table. Make your own table! Opportunities can slip through your fingers unless you know how to grasp them. Learn how to make the table, take hold of opportunites, and become a trusted partner. This experience is perfect for making your audience feel better about their day to day and envision how to re-envision success in business. Great for lunch and cocktail hour keynotes or whenever your audience needs a pick-me-up!

How can you build better relationships that lead to customers? How can you go beyond mere transactions, and connect deeper and more emotionally with your future and current customers? This insightful keynote gives your audience the “playbook” they need to grow their businesses and enhance their sales.

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