Ray Blakney Email & Phone Number

Weymouth, MA, US

I support the CEO and manage all day-to-day operations at Egel Loc. Through the holding company itself and the education companies we own and manage we work with a team of almost 30 people located in the US, Asia, and Latin America to make sure students of all walks of life can get accepted to and pay for top US Universities.

Productized education is an organization that helps people build and scale their online education businesses. We run hybrid group courses to help people take their current knowledge and make it into wealth, support them as they grow through our masterminds, and then scale them to 7-figures and beyond with our mentoring/coaching/partner program.

Allston, MA, US

I mentor students in the Harvard iLab program, helping them transform their business ideas into reality. My expertise lies in the online education space, with a focus on developing ventures that create meaningful impact while also supporting a balanced, fulfilling life for the founders—both professionally and personally. In other words, build something.

Boston, Massachusetts, US

Boston, Massachusetts, US

Live Lingua is an award-winning online language school that specializes in one-on-one language lessons over VOIP. Live Lingua mixes technology with a traditional language immersion school to offer one of the most effective language learning experiences available anywhere. LiveLingua.com offers one-on-one classes with native-speaker teachers of the 11 most.

LSQ is the #1 learning style quiz online with over 600,000 users both in education and private companies. We allow users to find out more about how they learn and give them recommendations on how to use the knowledge to not only improve their grades but also advance in their careers.

Podcast Hawk is a SaaS system that helps businesses and influences find and pitch podcasts on auto-pilot. Our mission is to connect the top guests with the right shows in their industries so they can get their message out there.

Boston, MA, US

Founded and runs all operations and projects at Rayvensoft Ventures, LLC. As the CEO I have overseen, both directly and indirectly, over 150 employees in the company and its subsidiaries. As the CTO I have designed entire CRM and SaaS systems from the ground up. I usually have a big part in coding the MVPs. I managed teams of programmers located all over.

Acquired Twidicate in 2012 and grew it to over 200,000 registered users. Sold it in 2022. The site was a walled garden for students in K-12 where teachers could use social media in a controlled manner in their classrooms to allow students to get more technologically proficient without exposing them to outside ads or uncontrolled content.

[I sold my shares to my partner in 2020] The Infinite Upcycle is a full-service content amplification agency. We use our custom content creation system to help our clients reach their ideal clients and make more sales.

The Anomalous Educator Podcast is a show dedicated to one goal. Helping teachers make money online. I will speak to teachers who have successfully made the transition to learn from their experiences, and experts in areas such as SEO, Social Media, Course Design and more to help teachers learn the skills needed to succeed.

[Sold shares to partner in 2018] As a founding partner and primary investor in Ginto Chocolates Company I work to support the managing partner in all aspects of the business. I exited the company and sold all my shares to my partner in 2018.

Work with other board members to determine the direction and financial success of Ideya Techologies, LLC.

[I sold the company in 2013] Querétaro Language School was the leading Spanish immersion school in the city of Querétaro, México. My wife and I started it on a bootstrap budget (sleeping on an inflatable mattress in one of the classrooms because we could not afford to rent our own place) and built it into a school welcoming over 100+ foreign students a.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

Cleveland, OH, US

A now defunct internet startup that was going head to head with Paypal. I developed the first public payment system to send money from cell phone to cell phone (way before smartphones). The company appeared on CNN's up an coming companies and closed its door 11 months later.

B.S., Computer Engineering

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