Shelly Selick, Senior Manager of Global Merchant Social Media, PayPal
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Owning a small business doesn’t mean you need to do everything alone. If you pick the right partners you can keep your eye on the prize with the support that you need. That’s the topic of our fourth and final Twitter Chat in our series this May celebrating small business. It all takes place on Wednesday, May 27th from 3:00 – 4:00pm ET on Twitter at #BizTipsChat.
Come ready with your questions and perspective for a peer-to-peer discussion on partnering and picking a payments processor with tips from our small business professionals featured below.
PARTICIPATING EXPERTS
Daniel Rensing, Owner of The Smart Baker
Being surrounded by a family owned and operated business my whole life, I always had the desire to follow my grandfather’s entrepreneurial lead. As I sharpened my design skills and became more proficient in the Adobe Creative Suite, I grew my business from car decals to large format digital printing and design projects for local and national businesses.
The Smart Baker started with a single product, the Cheat Sheet Apron and is now a national and worldwide supplier of unique and problem solving kitchen products. The Smart Baker has been featured in many national magazine publications and was featured on ABC’s hit show Shark Tank.
Participating via @TheSmartBaker
Helmut Wyzisk, Co-Founder of Earhoox
Helmut is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Earhoox. He calls Orlando, FL his hometown, but he studied Finance at Bentley University in Waltham, MA and Wien University in Vienna, Austria. He started his first business at 15 years old and never looked back. He lives in Orlando, FL where he operates Earhoox, along with a research-based marketing agency. To continue his growth, he spends his time consulting and volunteering time at other startups. When he isn't working, you can probably find Helmut trying out a new restaurant or playing pick up sports with friends.
Participating via @earhoox
Jeff Malkoon, Founder of PB Americano
One company, on a mission to create the most delicious and socially beneficial nut butters on the planet. Proceeds from our Dark Chocolate peanut butter go directly to our Fund For The Americas® initiative in support of relief work across the Western Hemisphere. Help us build a stronger community one flavorful jar at a time!
Participating via @pbamericano
Ramon Ray, Small Business Evangelist, Infusionsoft & Publisher, Smart Hustle Magazine
As Publisher of Smart Hustle Magazine and Small Business Evangelist at Infusionsoft, Ramon Ray is passionate about helping small business entrepreneurs grow their businesses. Ramon is a best selling author, journalist and freelance writer, event producer, speaker and event host. Ramon's third book is an Amazon.com best seller: “Facebook Guide to Small Business Marketing”. Ramon has shared the stage with Seth Godin, Daymond John, Guy Kawasaki, Simon Sinek, JJ Ramberg, Peter Shankman and other celebrity entrepreneurs. Ramon interviewed President Obama in the President's first live Google Hangout.
Participating via @ramonray
Tim Schulz, Chief Product Officer at Bigcommerce
As Chief Product Officer, Tim Schulz leads all aspects of product development, setting Bigcommerce’s product vision and working closely with the company’s developments teams to build the best ecommerce platform in the world.
Prior to joining Bigcommerce in June 2014, Tim led strategic partnerships and business development strategy for Google’s Product Listing Ads business. In this role, he worked with many of the world’s leading SMB ecommerce platforms and marketplaces. Schulz also led strategic partnerships with large retailers for many of Google’s next generation shopping products including Shopping Express, Wallet and Local Product Listing Ads. Previously, Schulz served as Magento’s (now eBay) first product manager, leading teams that built, launched and scaled several global products in a matter of weeks. During his tenure, he also worked closely with the executive team to grow Magento into a global industry leader.
Participating via @timschulz
Tweet using #BizTipsChat on May 27th!