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Hi! I'm Kelly Berry - your growth generator!

Rise Over Run = Helping Small Business Owner Grow

I run business owner roundtable groups and provide market research to help small businesses grow. My focus is on Second Stage Businesses - you already exist, have had some success - and now you're figuring out how to grow and scale. Check out my monthly written blog and monthly video for content relevant to you and your situation!

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Support Small Businesses in Small Towns - RoR Blog

You can see this post on my website: https://secondstagegrowth.com/support-small-businesses-in-small-towns/ or check it out below. Support Small Businesses in Small Towns Commuting is hell Way back in the dark ages, before the Internet was invented, my husband and I decided to leave our horrific commute in New Jersey for the great unknown – Wisconsin. And since there was no Google (or Zillow), we had absolutely no idea what we were getting ourselves into. Fast forward 30-ish (!) years later,...

7 days ago • 6 min read

Check out the latest video below - or find it on my website: https://secondstagegrowth.com/lean-in-to-your-zone-of-incompetence/

21 days ago • 1 min read

Find the latest blog post on my website - The Simplest Advice is the Hardest to Follow - or read it below. Created by ChatGPT 5.2 Simple = Hard Sometimes the simplest recommendations are the hardest to follow. Perhaps you are familiar with some of these simple words of advice? Adults should spend 20 minutes per day exercising, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. When it comes to diet, we should “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly Plants,” says best-selling author...

about 1 month ago • 6 min read

You can view my latest video "Leaving a Trail in the Snow" above, or find it on my website - "Leaving a Trail in the Snow"

2 months ago • 1 min read

Check out the latest blog post below - or find it on my website: Cheers to the Everyday Heroes Everyday Heroes Pick up nearly any business journal these days, and you’ll find stories about impressive ‘get rich quick’ type entrepreneurs: $85.1 billion in US VC funding in just Q3 of 2025! $192.7 billion in funding for AI technology in 2025 240,000 crypto millionaires – up 40% from 2024 An Influencer market worth around $30 billion, including TikTok famous folks with millions of followers. It’s...

3 months ago • 5 min read

Check out my latest video below - or find it on my website: https://secondstagegrowth.com/a-tale-of-two-sides-of-business/

4 months ago • 1 min read

Check out this blog post on my website: "Time to Channel Your Inner Bigwig?" - or read below! Time to Channel Your Inner Bigwig? Big vs Small A question for all you small business owners out there – how many of you have previously worked for a very large corporation? And how many of you would go back there again and no longer be your own boss? Companies of 1000 or more employees employ 14 percent of the total U.S. workforce according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. In contrast, U.S....

4 months ago • 6 min read

Check out the latest video blog post below - or find it on my website at: https://secondstagegrowth.com/too-much-work-take-a-break/

4 months ago • 1 min read

Check out my latest blog post below, or read it here. Are you a T or an F? How important is your personality to the success of your business? Hey there, my fellow business owners, I have a quick question for you today. Are you a T or an F? No, this is not some sort of strange True or False Quiz. I’m talking about the Myers-Briggs Personality Types. Thinking vs Feeling More specifically, when making decisions, do you focus more on logic (Thinking) or personality (Feeling)? There is no one...

5 months ago • 4 min read

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5 months ago • 1 min read