Blog Feed: Michele Ruiz, My Life as a Latina Entrepreneur

www.RuizStrategies.com Michele Ruiz, Chief Strategist at Ruiz Strategies, explains how her strategic consulting firm helps companies with content marketing and transformational messaging strategies leveraging the power of Social Media, New Media and Virtual Technologies. > read more

How to Create Winning Proposals

Published on 2012-02-06 07:00:29

Preparing a proposal whether to bring in a new client or obtain a contract can be daunting. And too often, as business owners we fall back on a template proposal we’ve created and we just fill in the blanks. I’ve learned some strategies that I use as part of my strategic consulting firm, Ruiz Strategies, which... > read more

The Gift of Meditation and Why as Entrepreneurs We Should Meditate

Published on 2012-01-19 12:04:22

One of the most significant aspects of my daily routine as an entrepreneur is meditation. It allows me to get in touch with my creative energy. Steve Jobs was known to do it. Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons practices it, and many other highly successful leaders do as well. For me it’s integral to my ability to... > read more

Michele Ruiz’ Steps to Meditating

Published on 2012-01-17 02:24:09

micheleruiz.com Michele Ruiz shares the steps she takes during her daily meditation ritual. Also watch Michele’s video “Three Reasons Meditation Helps Me as an Entrepreneur”. > read more

Three Reasons Meditation Helps Me as an Entrepreneur

Published on 2012-01-17 01:09:42

micheleruiz.com Michele Ruiz shares the top benefits of meditating for entrepreneurs. Also watch the video “Michele’s Steps to Meditating”. > read more

Why I Do What I Do

Published on 2012-01-04 04:02:30

www.micheleruiz.com Michele Ruiz shares WHY she’s motivated to create businesses and be an entrepreneur. > read more

Making the Holidays the Most Productive Time Period

Published on 2011-12-26 23:48:39

The week between the Christmas and New Year’s holidays is usually very productive for me as an entrepreneur. Not having the daily distractions of dealing with the urgent, email overload, and business calls allows me to structure in time to focus on what’s important that I haven’t been able to get to. This holiday break,... > read more

Tips to Grow Your Small Business into a Multi-Million Dollar Business

Published on 2011-12-12 16:51:50

I had the extraordinary opportunity to co-host the Coca Cola Tour: Adelante empowerment event for Los Angeles area Latinas. As part of this event, the brainchild of Media Entrepreneur Nely Galán, several speakers inspired hundreds of women. One of them was Nell Merlino, founder and President of Count Me In for Women’s Economic Independence. The non-profit organization is... > read more

How I’m Enjoying the 4th of July Holiday

Published on 2011-07-04 09:52:59

My sister’s family is in from out of town. Relaxing by the pool. Puttering around in my garden with camera in hand. And working because work doesn’t feel like work. My business is my passion. Book Michele Ruiz is reading I’m a vorac > read more

Self Promotion Is Not Bad. It’s Okay to Talk About Yourself. It’s Building Your Personal Brand.

Published on 2011-07-02 10:24:13

I’ve learned there’s a value to talk about yourself. What I’m referring to is Self Promotion which does not mean Bragging. Self promoting is hard for some of us, especially as Latinos and Latinas. We’ve been raised with the notion that braggi > read more

How to Use Michele Ruiz Video Channel on UStream for Live Events

Published on 2011-06-30 01:23:13

micheleruiz.com Join Michele Ruiz as she broadcasts LIVE numerous events, meetings, chats, speeches, and glimpses into her life as a Latina Entrepreneur. Here’s how to find and use her LIVE channel on UStream. > read more

Exit Plan: Do Your Children Really Want to Take Over the Family Business

Published on 2011-06-29 09:44:32

www.micheleruiz.com Michele Ruiz chats the successful Latina Entrepreneur LuLu Sobrino, Founder and CEO LuLu’s Dessert, faced with the need to change her exit strategy. > read more

Exit Strategy: Have You Considered That Your Children May Not Want to Take Over the Family Business?

Published on 2011-06-29 03:20:02

I met with notable Latina entrepreneur, LuLu Sobrino who is founder and CEO of LuLu’s Dessert, because she is one of the most successful Hispanic entrepreneurs in the country. I’m doing research on the needs of entrepreneurs because the latest > read more

Three Rules of Entrepreneurship: Passion, Passion, and Passion!

Published on 2011-06-27 09:06:21

So much has been written about entrepreneurs and passion. Passion is everything if you want to succeed as an entrepreneur. You have to want “it” – whatever that “it” is for you – so badly because you’ll need it to keep going during > read more

How Mentors and Advisors Can Help You Take Your Idea From Good to Great

Published on 2011-06-25 08:48:52

I just got off the phone with one of my mentors sharing with him my latest business idea. This mentor is a successful serial entrepreneur who has conceived, built and sold numerous ventures. He knows startups from the ground up. He knows everything i > read more

How to Take a Winning Photo for Your Personal Brand

Published on 2011-06-24 00:29:59

Does your photo create the right emotional response you want people to have when they see you online? Does your picture look like someone others would want to get to know or do business with? Are you using a photograph in your online profiles and soc > read more

Public Speaking: 3 Tips to Overcome Stagefright and Connect With Your Audience

Published on 2011-06-22 08:52:27

Michele Ruiz as Emcee for MABF Scholarship Gala I was the Emcee for a scholarship event for law students this past weekend. And I remembered back to when I first started speaking publically and how that felt. The audience files into the room. Importa > read more

Michele Ruiz: 3 Mega Microphone Tips

Published on 2011-06-21 22:00:12

www.micheleruiz.com Michele Ruiz gives top tips on how to handle your microphone when speaking publically > read more

Michele Ruiz: 3 Rules of Entrepreneurship: Passion, Passion, Passion

Published on 2011-06-21 21:34:00

www.micheleruiz.com Successful entrepreneurs have one common DNA strand – passion. Michele Ruiz shares what being passionate in entrepreneurship means. > read more

Startup Mentality: Flexibility in Body and Business

Published on 2011-06-21 02:36:44

My idea for my new business has changed at least 4 to 5 times… and I haven’t launched it yet. It’s in “development” stage. The mission of my latest venture has not changed. It will be a company to help entrepreneurs maximize their potential > read more

Michele Ruiz: Public Speaking: 3 Tips to Overcome Stagefright and Connect With Your Audience

Published on 2011-06-21 00:36:28

www.micheleruiz.com Michele Ruiz shares public speaking tips and how to calm your nerves when speaking in public and connect with your audience > read more

MIchele Ruiz: How to Make Your Vlogs (Video Blogs) Conversational

Published on 2011-06-20 08:17:36

www.micheleruiz.com Michele Ruiz gives tips on how to make your videos engaging and conversational. > read more

Vlogs for Branding and Marketing: How to Produce Vlogs That Are Conversational

Published on 2011-06-20 02:25:23

Have you considered vlogs (video blogs) to promote your personal brand or your company’s expertise or products? I do. I’m using vlogs to tell my unique story as a Latina entrepreneur, woman and mom, in addition to provide tips and insights about > read more

The Last Day of School: Balancing Business or Work and Family Life

Published on 2011-06-17 03:23:27

Seeing my 8 year old daughters face beaming today now that summer fun officially started was the highlight of my day. And as a mom of two kids I welcome the break from school rigors to a more relaxed pace for the next few months and the laid back day > read more

Michele Ruiz: What You Need to Know to Create Compelling Blog & Vlog Content for Your Personal Brand

Published on 2011-06-16 08:00:39

www.micheleruiz.com Michele shares what successful bloggers say about how to create engaging blog & vlog content. > read more

What I’ve Learned from Bloggers and Vloggers Who Have Successfully Created Their Personal Brand

Published on 2011-06-16 01:36:08

I’ve spent a lot of time figuring out what makes a blogger/vlogger successful since I’m chronicling my story as I launch my next business venture. So I’m now a blogger under my own personal brand “Michele Ruiz, My Life as a Latina Entrepreneu > read more

Michele Ruiz: How to Use Twitter to Develop Meaningful Business Relationships

Published on 2011-06-15 07:48:18

micheleruiz.com Michele Ruiz shares how you can connect with Twitter tweeps to network and expand your connections by being authentic and a good social media citizen. > read more

How to Turn Your Twitter Tweeps Into Meaningful Business Relationships

Published on 2011-06-15 01:29:10

A friend remarked to me today that he wasn’t sure he liked Twitter because it seemed so impersonal. Sound familiar? He hasn’t figured out the true power of Twitter yet. It is so amazingly powerful – you can find new customers, market your expe > read more

The Importance of Scheduling Thinking Time

Published on 2011-06-14 00:57:41

As entrepreneurs it’s easy to get so caught up in the day-to-day tasks, employee needs, and our to-do lists that we lose sight of the big picture. Who is innovating? Who is creating? Who is thinking about what the competition is doing? If not us, w > read more

Michele Ruiz: Get a Handle on Social Media Marketing. You Can’t Afford Not To.

Published on 2011-06-13 03:04:57

micheleruiz.com Are you overwhelmed, confused, or just don’t understand social media and how to use it to market your business? Michele Ruiz explains how she learned social media marketing. > read more

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Published on 2011-06-11 09:39:01

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What You Need to Know About Latinos Aged 18-25 and Why It’s Critical to Your Business

Published on 2011-06-10 12:15:09

Hispanics. Latinos. U.S. Census. What does it all mean for your business? I had a chance to hang out with some NBC Universal/Telemundo/Mun2 friends at a presentation by “NBC Unidos”. Millie Carrasquillo, Sr. VP of Telemundo Media Research, sha > read more

Michele Ruiz Shares One of Her Success Tips: Scheduling Thinking Time

Published on 2011-06-07 03:09:54

www.micheleruiz.com Every entrepreneur needs to think about so many important matters, and often focusing on innovating, creating, goal setting, problem solving don’t get the time they deserve. Michele Ruiz shares why and how scheduling thinkin > read more

How to Build Your Personal Brand. Find Your Voice.

Published on 2011-06-05 10:07:23

My friend Louis Barajas has helped me in ways he’ll never know. He’s helped me find my voice. I recently met with him to get his thoughts about a business idea I’ve been noodling around in my head. You see he’s an entrepreneur of like mind. W > read more

I Have an Idea. Another One. This Time It’s About Starting A Business

Published on 2011-06-04 13:28:15

I’ve been bitten by the entrepreneurial bug. I know I’ve been infected because my mind won’t stop dreaming, thinking, imagining. I’m falling asleep later and waking up earlier. The running faucet of ideas gets stronger, and stronger. I can’ > read more

Michele Ruiz: How to Blog – Finding Your Voice

Published on 2011-06-03 01:39:50

www.micheleruiz.com Michele Ruiz GivesTips About Blogs and Finding Your Voice. In order to develop a following for your blogs and vlogs it’s important to communicate in your own voice. Michele Ruiz gives tips to help your blogging and vlogging > read more

Michele Ruiz Chat About Business Chambers and Getting Help

Published on 2011-06-02 20:49:14

www.micheleruiz.com Michele Ruiz at a networking breakfast with Carlos Galvan, Jr, Vice President and CFO of Amapola markets and Chair of the Regional Hispanic Chamber, discussing getting the most from Business Chambers. > read more

Michele Ruiz: Business Advice on Taking a Company Photo

Published on 2011-05-31 05:16:11

www.micheleruiz.com Michele Ruiz offers tips and how to advice when taking a photo for your company, website, or advertising materials. > read more

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