The Compassionate Capitalist™ Show for Crowdfund and Angel Investors

Bill Nussey joins Karen Rands on The Compassionate Capitalist Show to talk about the $Trillion 'startup' opportunity that no one is talking about -
That is, other than a small group of innovators that see the potential of applying the best practices of innovation advancement that we saw advance the stabiliy, power, and miniturization of cell phone technology and mobile computing applied to sustainable energy, namely solar energy, no one has tackled this challenge on an industry wide perspective.  Freeing Energy started as a concept and inspirational TED Talk, and is now a movement - mobilizing the talents and energies of entrepreneurs, policymakers, and communities towards a cleaner, cheaper, and more resilient local energy future.

In this episode you will also learn: -

• Innovation Advancements in Renewable Clean Energy -
• Opportunities in Climate Tech -
• How Energy Innovation will be one of the Most Powerful Tools for Social Equity

Bill Nussey is a career tech CEO with multiple exits, including an IPO, multiple patents and mulitiple stints with VC firms.  His passion has become climatetech, namely the Freeing Energy Project. It started with his TED talk which grew into the #1 ranked podcast on renewable energy. His new book, Freeing Energy, is a practical guide for disrupting and democratizing energy. 
More info at: http://FreeingEnergy.com   

Karen Rands, is the leader of the Compassionate Capitalist Movement™ and author of the best selling financial investment primer: Inside Secrets to Angel Investing:  Step-by-Step Strategies to Leverage Private Equity Investment for Passive Wealth Creation.
Did you know that the 'idea of' and the 'how to' create wealth as accredited angel investors by investing in entrepreneurs and owning a piece of multiple private companies was a secret for non-millionaires for over 90 years.  Karen is an authority on creating wealth through investing and building successful businesses that can scale and exit rich.   This podcast is the infomercial for the idea of angel / crowdfund investors as Compassionate Capitalists. 
The Compassionate Capitalist Wealth Maximizer System is now available for those investors that want to learn how to invest in entrepreneurs as an asset class like real estate or the stock market. Visit http://Kugarand.com to get your free gift: 12 Inside Secrets to Innovation and Wealth and join the email wait list for the next Free Intro - Wealth Mastery Immersion Challenge 
Already investing? Learn how to hire Kugarand Capital Holdings to identify the red flags of deal before you invest, or find out hwo to help syndicate your capital raise. 

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To Invest in Gold Or Not to Invest in Gold? If YES, then how?
Karen Rands is joined by Patrick Yip of APMEX and ONEGOLD to share why it may make sense to invest in Gold as an asset class comparable to stocks and bonds. There is renewed interest in Gold as an investment asset in the face of uncertain economic times.
If you have never invested in Gold, or any precious metal, you likely have more questions than answers. This episode of The Compassionate Capitalist Show(tm) offers insights on how to get started investing in Gold, and the opportunity available with technological advances to simplify the process of getting started or expanding your precious metals holdings.

What you will learn listening/watching this podcast interview: - 

• Gold Investing 101: Is it a commodity, a collectable, a currency? - 
• How Much Should You Invest in Gold - $1000, $10,000, $100,000? - 
• Technology Powering Direct Virtual Ownership

Patrick Yip serves as the Director of Business Development at APMEX and OneGold.
http://APMEX.com  is one of the largest retailers of physical gold, silver, platinum and palladium, and has sold over $15 billion in product over its 20+ year history. OneGold is a fast growing online precious metals platform that has processed over $750 million in transactions during its first three years in business. PROMO CODE for ONEGOLD.com Get 50% off the 'premium' added to the value of your investment (limited time) GOLD50OFF for Gold  SILVER50OFF for Silver

Karen Rands, is the leader of the Compassionate Capitalist Movement™ and author of the best selling financial investment primer: Inside Secrets to Angel Investing:  Step-by-Step Strategies to Leverage Private Equity Investment for Passive Wealth Creation.
Did you know that the 'idea of' and the 'how to' create wealth as accredited angel investors by investing in entrepreneurs and owning a piece of multiple private companies was a secret for non-millionaires for over 90 years.  Karen is an authority on creating wealth through investing and building successful businesses that can scale and exit rich.   This podcast is the infomercial for the idea of angel / crowdfund investors as Compassionate Capitalists. 
The Compassionate Capitalist Wealth Maximizer System is now available for those investors that want to learn how to invest in entrepreneurs as an asset class like real estate or the stock market. Visit http://Kugarand.com to get your free gift: 12 Inside Secrets to Innovation and Wealth and join the email wait list for the next Free Intro - Wealth Mastery Immersion Challenge 
Already investing? Learn how to hire Kugarand Capital Holdings to identify the red flags of deal before you invest, or find out hwo to help syndicate your capital raise. 

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Millennials ask - How to I get Started with Investing in Companies that are Crowd Funding their opportunities.  Karen answers. 

Billions of dollars are being invested in companies raising capital directly from the public in legal equity based 'crowdfunding' methods -- Still far under the total capital raised from angels and VCs...(2022 numbers about the same number of accredited investors participated in their private clubs as partcipated in the direct public offerings - Reg CF -- 350,000!!)
Why the surge?  90 years to get to 350,000 in angel groups and 7 years to get to 350,000 in Reg CF Crowdfunding? 
PSST: It is the scope of the Compassionate Capitalist Wealth Maximizer System - the why, how, and what of angel / crowdfund investing - details below

Part of the surge and attraction for investor involvement for 4 reasons:

1. Location 
2. Time
3. Exclusivity
4. Accredited Status. 

Yet, those investor are the least informed about budgeting for investments and conducting due diligence to validate the investment opportunity.    The goal of this podcast it to provide the guiderails for getting started as an investor with companies raising capital under the guidelines offered by the SEC for Direct Public Offerings.   As with anything new, you need to learn about it first.   This podcast is a first step. As you listen to this podcast, get a binder,  take notes, list your questions,  check below for best way to connect  
GET THE BOOK: http://InsideSecretstoAngelInvesting.com
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Karen Rands, is the leader of the Compassionate Capitalist Movement™ and author of the best selling financial investment primer: Inside Secrets to Angel Investing:  Step-by-Step Strategies to Leverage Private Equity Investment for Passive Wealth Creation.
Did you know that the 'idea of' and the 'how to' create wealth as accredited angel investors by investing in entrepreneurs and owning a piece of multiple private companies was a secret for non-millionaires for over 90 years.  Karen is an authority on creating wealth through investing and building successful businesses that can scale and exit rich.   This podcast is the infomercial for the idea of angel / crowdfund investors as Compassionate Capitalists. 
The Compassionate Capitalist Wealth Maximizer System is now available for those investors that want to learn how to invest in entrepreneurs as an asset class like real estate or the stock market. Visit http://Kugarand.com to get your free gift: 12 Inside Secrets to Innovation and Wealth and join the email wait list for the next Free Intro - Wealth Mastery Immersion Challenge 
Already investing? Learn how to hire Kugarand Capital Holdings to identify the red flags of deal before you invest, or find out hwo to help syndicate your capital raise. 

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According to the SBA, the number of Hispanic business owners has grown 34% in the last 10 years. Making Latinx the fastest-growing segment of U.S. small businesses, with an estimated 4.65 million Hispanic-owned businesses in the U.S. The growth of Hispanic consumers in the last decade in the US is unprecedented.  Businesses are waking up to the economic power of Latinx business owners and consumers for B2B and B2C business models.

This episode explores the nuance of scaling a business, growing the brand and what is needed to tap into this growing demographic segment. Karen Rands is joined by Gabriela Pulido, CEO and founder of Scalto, a Creative Consultancy firm. Scalto helps Hispanic and Latin American B2B service businesses build scalable business models to grow over time which starts with their proprietary ScaleX Program.

In this episode you will learn: 

• What is a brand?  What it is not?
• Why it is important to emotionally engage customers (and would be investors)
• How to define a brand and a corporate culture when you are just starting up and trying to make anything happen
• How a brand scales as the company grows to reflect corporate culture/mission, yet remain connected to the customer

Gabriela is well versed at assisting businesses to develop and implement strategies to create trusted brand and customer relationships with Latinx businesses and consumers. Gabriela is an experienced strategic marketing executive with more than 30 years of building successful brands. Learn more: https://www.scalto.com/

Karen Rands, is the leader of the Compassionate Capitalist Movement™ and author of the best selling financial investment primer: Inside Secrets to Angel Investing:  Step-by-Step Strategies to Leverage Private Equity Investment for Passive Wealth Creation.
Did you know that the 'idea of' and the 'how to' create wealth as accredited angel investors by investing in entrepreneurs and owning a piece of multiple private companies was a secret for non-millionaires for over 90 years.  Karen is an authority on creating wealth through investing and building successful businesses that can scale and exit rich.   This podcast is the infomercial for the idea of angel / crowdfund investors as Compassionate Capitalists. 
The Compassionate Capitalist Wealth Maximizer System is now available for those investors that want to learn how to invest in entrepreneurs as an asset class like real estate or the stock market. Visit http://Kugarand.com to get your free gift: 12 Inside Secrets to Innovation and Wealth and join the email wait list for the next Free Intro - Wealth Mastery Immersion Challenge 
Already investing? Learn how to hire Kugarand Capital Holdings to identify the red flags of deal before you invest, or find out hwo to help syndicate your capital raise. 

Other Links:  Book, Social Media, Other Podcast Players, Youtube Channel
Visit https://bit.ly/linkCCS   

Karen Rands shares her insights and experience gained helping hundreds of investors identify the strengths and weaknesses of angel investment opportunities. So much of what is presented to investors at pitch events is all about the sizzle... the potential of an opportunity, the market size, the validated customer need, the competition, but what about the founder?  Is there a way to tell if the founder is going to be the kind of leader that the can take the company to startup to scale and to exit?  When making a decision about investing money into a startup, you should consider these things before making an emotional decision.

Karen covers the following aspects of an opportunity that are 'hidden' indicators of potential trouble for the company in the future:

1. Transparency

2.  Communication

3.  Organized

4.  Financial Understanding

5.  Ability to Raise Capital

6.  Attitude

and offers solutions when these subjective elements are weaknesses that could derail the potential for the opportunity.

Karen and her team offers due diligence services for investors for initial screening as well as full due diligence review.  They help entrepreneurs remove their red flags that would impact their ability to raise all of the capital they seek. Kugarand Capital Holdings also offers Investor Relations services to help companies preparing for direct public offering and syndication with the Launch Funding Network. This is a way that they minimize the risk of a company not raising all the capital they need to launch and grow.

Visit http://kugarand.com to learn more.   To schedule a discovery call, complete the form on the contact page.

Get the book: http://InsideSecretstoAngelInvesting.com

Find it On Youtube and WATCH:  https://youtu.be/jcxjoBiWqsM

Karen Rands is joined by Eric Hazard of Vested Ventures to discuss what “financial literacy” really means and why "fintech" is uniquely qualified to help provide it -- and how Compassionate Capitalists, angel investors, can make money while investing in companies that are solving social and economic inequality.  The lack of financial literacy has created a market ripe for predatory consumer lending abuse with payday lending schemes and the structure of private student loans.  You can trace the greed of certain financial institutions whom preyed on the financial naivete of people of color and first time home buyers with those crazy no money down balloon mortgages, leading to the real estate bubble and great recession 20 years ago. 

In this podcast / video cast you will learn: 

• The basic definition of FinTech and how it has evolved
• Why financial literacy begins with financial access
• How FinTech can strengthen relationships between businesses and their employees & customers, and be a force for good
• Why Vested Ventures is investing and accelerating in FinTech companies and how you can invest and succeed as well

Eric Hazard is a financial technology and communications veteran, and the CEO Vested Ventures. Eric holds a certificate in Fintech from MIT and is the host of the online video series Focus on Fintech. Vested Ventures invests in ultra lean FinTech entrepreneurs through a unique combination of money, network and communication exposure. Learn More:  https://vested.ventures/

Find this episode on Youtube:   https://youtu.be/9bi63iOW748

Karen Rands, is the leader of the Compassionate Capitalist Movement™ and author of the best selling financial investment primer: Inside Secrets to Angel Investing:  Step-by-Step Strategies to Leverage Private Equity Investment for Passive Wealth Creation.
Did you know that the 'idea of' and the 'how to' create wealth as accredited angel investors by investing in entrepreneurs and owning a piece of multiple private companies was a secret for non-millionaires for over 90 years.  Karen is an authority on creating wealth through investing and building successful businesses that can scale and exit rich.   This podcast is the infomercial for the idea of angel / crowdfund investors as Compassionate Capitalists. 
The Compassionate Capitalist Wealth Maximizer System is now available for those investors that want to learn how to invest in entrepreneurs as an asset class like real estate or the stock market. Visit http://Kugarand.com to get your free gift: 12 Inside Secrets to Innovation and Wealth and join the email wait list for the next Free Intro - Wealth Mastery Immersion Challenge 
Already investing? Learn how to hire Kugarand Capital Holdings to identify the red flags of deal before you invest, or find out hwo to help syndicate your capital raise. 

Other Links:  Book, Social Media, Other Podcast Players, Youtube Channel
Visit https://bit.ly/linkCCS   

Brandon T. Adams joins Karen Rands on The Compassionate Capitalist Show to discuss the meaning of success, overcoming setbacks, and the power of possibility when you use video to share your story and connect with your target audience.

This episode is geared toward entrepreneurs and the mindset they need to persevere to reach the culmination of huge success. Hear how Brandon faced bankruptcy at one end of the spectrum to winning Emmy's and closing 7 figure deals at the other end, and the journey along the way.

Key take aways:

• Why going all in is critical to success
• How to get a TV Show on the air and funded
• Using business challenges to unlock your super powers

Brandon grew up in an entrepreneur family and gained the foundation he would use to build his successful branding business. Brandon is a multiple Emmy Award Winning Producer and Host of the TV Series -- Success in Your City. He uses his knowledge of branding, promotion, and ability to scale and pivot for his clients. He is an expert in video production and video marketing to help companies grow their revenue and brand. His technique with video story telling for fundraising, with a whopping $60 million raised to date to his credit. https://www.brandontadams.com/   & https://www.riseandrecord.com/

Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/8aBqj2jHIqs

Karen Rands, is the leader of the Compassionate Capitalist Movement™ and author of the best selling financial investment primer: Inside Secrets to Angel Investing:  Step-by-Step Strategies to Leverage Private Equity Investment for Passive Wealth Creation.
Did you know that the 'idea of' and the 'how to' create wealth as accredited angel investors by investing in entrepreneurs and owning a piece of multiple private companies was a secret for non-millionaires for over 90 years.  Karen is an authority on creating wealth through investing and building successful businesses that can scale and exit rich.   This podcast is the infomercial for the idea of angel / crowdfund investors as Compassionate Capitalists. 
The Compassionate Capitalist Wealth Maximizer System is now available for those investors that want to learn how to invest in entrepreneurs as an asset class like real estate or the stock market. Visit http://Kugarand.com to get your free gift: 12 Inside Secrets to Innovation and Wealth and join the email wait list for the next Free Intro - Wealth Mastery Immersion Challenge 
Already investing? Learn how to hire Kugarand Capital Holdings to identify the red flags of deal before you invest, or find out hwo to help syndicate your capital raise. 

Other Links:  Book, Social Media, Other Podcast Players, Youtube Channel
Visit https://bit.ly/linkCCS   

Getting started investing in entrepreneurs is very similar to investing in real estate. Karen & Heather delve into the innovative ways real estate investors can use different types of funds to get started in investing with a predictable return, and without all the hassles of searching for good real estate investments and managing those assets directly.

Karen introduces the conversation reminding listeners of how she discusses this strategy for those getting started with investing in entrepreneurs in her book, Inside Secrets to Angel Investing, and how that relates to investing in real estate.

Hear in this episode:

• The difference in direct investing and investing through a fund
• Untapping the financial power of your 401K and/or Roth IRA to invest in real estate

Heather Dreves, the Director of Funding at Secured Investment Corp., oversees the management of two funds: High Yield Fund II for Accredited Investors, and the Circle of Wealth Fund III, open to all levels of investors with a minimum in at just $1000. Watching people succeed in their business motivates her, and that’s why she and her lending team focus on transparency, mentorship, and making sure their investors make their money back. Secured Investment Corp is one of the fastest growing real estate lenders and fund managers in the US. Get their Fund info pack at http://securedinvestmentcorp.com

Karen Rands, is the leader of the Compassionate Capitalist Movement™ and author of the best selling financial investment primer: Inside Secrets to Angel Investing:  Step-by-Step Strategies to Leverage Private Equity Investment for Passive Wealth Creation.
Did you know that the 'idea of' and the 'how to' create wealth as accredited angel investors by investing in entrepreneurs and owning a piece of multiple private companies was a secret for non-millionaires for over 90 years.  Karen is an authority on creating wealth through investing and building successful businesses that can scale and exit rich.   This podcast is the infomercial for the idea of angel / crowdfund investors as Compassionate Capitalists. 
The Compassionate Capitalist Wealth Maximizer System is now available for those investors that want to learn how to invest in entrepreneurs as an asset class like real estate or the stock market. Visit http://Kugarand.com to get your free gift: 12 Inside Secrets to Innovation and Wealth and join the email wait list for the next Free Intro - Wealth Mastery Immersion Challenge 
Already investing? Learn how to hire Kugarand Capital Holdings to identify the red flags of deal before you invest, or find out hwo to help syndicate your capital raise. 

Other Links:  Book, Social Media, Other Podcast Players, Youtube Channel
Visit https://bit.ly/linkCCS   

Part of the Legacy Series of the Compassionate Capitalist Radio Podcast, Karen Rands revisits her entertaining interview with Glenn Carver on its 10 year anniversary to revisit entrepreneur stories of how they over came adversity.   With economic uncertainty facing consumers and business owners alike, it is reassuring to hear the stories of how entrepreneurs have faced similar uncertainty at various times in America's history, from the S&L bailout, the great recession, and COVID and war triggered economic flux.

Featuring Glenn Carver, acclaimed speaker and author of the popular "Stand in the Heat" motivational book for all entrepreneurs and goal oriented people have and will face challenges in pursuit of their dreams.

HEAT is an acronym for four characteristics essential to being a successful entrepreneur (or even an Olympic athlete):

Honor, Enthusiasm, Action and Tenacity.

“Stand in the Heat – Lessons from Legendary Entrepreneurs on Staying Cool Under Pressure” is a “survival guide” for entrepreneurs.  Glenn interviewed fourteen amazing entrepreneurs who have stood in the HEAT both emotionally and financially. They include:

George McKerow, Founder of Longhorn Steakhouse

Mo Anderson, Vice Chairman of Keller Williams

Dave Liniger, Co-founder of RE/MAX International

Joyce Bone, Millionaire Mom

Glenn's book, Stand in the Heat, is 10 years old but the stories are timeless.   You can learn more about Glenn and get his book at http://glenncarver.com, 

Sign up for Karen's tips for entrepreneurs - The Compassionate Capitalist Coffee Break - how to launch, raise capital, and succeed to build a thriving business that can scale - http://karenrands.co/contact

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Yaniv Sneor, co-founder of the Mid Atlantic Bio Angels (MABA), a life science angel investor group, joins Karen Rands on The Compassionate Capitalist Show to discuss the purpose and process of the investor network. The life cycle and milestones used to measure progress and assess risk of Life Sciences companies as an early stage, pre-revenue company, are different than tech or consumer product companies. Often there isn't a tangible MVP (Minimum Viable Product), a prototype, or a beta to validate that the innovation works. Yet MABA seems to have broken the code and figured out how to evaluate, invest, and create a return on investment in the biomed, med tech, life sciences segment. Investors committed to bringing bio and medical innovations to the market are the minority in the broad scope of angel investors and angel investor groups. Learning from those investors that have figured out how to invest wisely and profiably in this complex sector is incredibly valuable.

Yaniv and Karen talk about:

• Key Milestones to consider that reduce inherent risk
•  Importance of getting to exit without VC money
• How MABA offers Direct Investment and SideCar "Index" Fund

Yaniv has held every C-level position and led his companies through merger, acquisition, capitalization, and turnaround leadership with companies ranging from start-up to growth stage. Mr. Sneor is also currently the CEO of Native State Therapeutics, an early state biotechnology company in the neurodegeneration field. More information: MABA Members http://bioangels.net and their co-investment Sidecar Fund https://sidecarfund.bioangels.net/ , for non MABA member investors

Video versionof this episode: https://youtu.be/hsKWwjuLsQY

Educated as an economist, Karen Rands is leading the Compassionate Capitalist Movement and author of the best selling Inside Secrets to Angel Investing. http:/InsideSecretstoAngelInvesting.com 

Karen Rands, is the leader of the Compassionate Capitalist Movement™ and author of the best selling financial investment primer: Inside Secrets to Angel Investing:  Step-by-Step Strategies to Leverage Private Equity Investment for Passive Wealth Creation.
Did you know that the 'idea of' and the 'how to' create wealth as accredited angel investors by investing in entrepreneurs and owning a piece of multiple private companies was a secret for non-millionaires for over 90 years.  Karen is an authority on creating wealth through investing and building successful businesses that can scale and exit rich.   This podcast is the infomercial for the idea of angel / crowdfund investors as Compassionate Capitalists. 
The Compassionate Capitalist Wealth Maximizer System is now available for those investors that want to learn how to invest in entrepreneurs as an asset class like real estate or the stock market. Visit http://Kugarand.com to get your free gift: 12 Inside Secrets to Innovation and Wealth and join the email wait list for the next Free Intro - Wealth Mastery Immersion Challenge 
Already investing? Learn how to hire Kugarand Capital Holdings to identify the red flags of deal before you invest, or find out hwo to help syndicate your capital raise. 

Other Links:  Book, Social Media, Other Podcast Players, Youtube Channel
Visit https://bit.ly/linkCCS