The Compassionate Capitalist™ Show for Crowdfund and Angel Investors

Florida's Commissioner and the Office of Financial Regulation (OFR), Russell Weigel, III, joins Karen Rands to talk about the challenges to access to capital for Florida businesses from private investors that has created barriers rather than making it easier to raise capital through crowdfunding in Florida. In many ways, Florida has a vibrant angel investor community and a growing presence of venture capitalists expanding into Florida to invest in high tech startups. Florida's SCORE - Small Company Registration program is under review and Commissioner Weigel and OFR are seeking feedback for a legislative initiative to modify SCORE with the goal is to promote Florida’s economy through the creation of a self-sustaining, in-state capital market where many newly formed businesses can obtain seed or expansion capital.

Commissioner Weigel is an AV-rated securities attorney, with more than 30 years of legal experience including experience as an enforcement attorney with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and a published author.

To provide comment and input for consideration, please visit: http://BusinessAccelerationNetwork.com/Florida

Karen Rands is a top podcaster and speaker focused on creating wealth through building and investing in successful entrepreneur endeavors.  She wrote the best selling primer for Angel Investors:  Inside Secrets to Angel Investing. She works with Angel Investors and Family Offices to assist them vetting deals to save them time by identifying the red flags that will limit the prospective company's success and money reducing the risk of their investments.

To learn more about the programs and services that Karen and her team offer to entrepreneurs and investors, visit http://karenrands.co

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Whether you call it a self-fulfilling prophecy or expectancy effect, your internal view of yourself doesn’t let you exceed your "deserve" level – we get in life what we (subconsciously) believe we deserve. Henry Ford described it aptly, “Whether you think you can, or you think you can't—you're right.” 

Ed Bohlke, Creator of Deserve Level Coaching, joins Karen on this episode to talk about the hidden barriers, their source and process to break down those barriers that entrepreneurs and executives experience in pursuit of their dream that can cause their business to plateau and derail. This is important for investors to also understand because it can impact their return on the investment in that company.

Ed Bohlke (edbohlke.com DeserveLevel.com) had direct experience in creating success as CEO of Serious IP, Inc, with an IP portfolio of over 140 patents in 60 countries with $25M guaranteed license revenues, raising 35M in financing along the way.  Ed has been perfecting the idea of 'Deserve Level' as he applied it in his own life and now coaches CEOs and Key Executives to help them achieve the success they anticipate.

Karen Rands, the leader of the Compassionate Capitalist Movement, and author of the Best Seller, Inside Secrets to Angel Investing.  She uses her 20+ years experience from working with entrepreneurs and investors to help investors identify the red flags in deal that will cause the company to fail, so they reduce their risk and stop wasting time on deals that won't scale. 

To learn more about the programs and services that Karen and her team offer to entrepreneurs and investors, visit http://karenrands.co  Please help spread the word about Compassionate Capitalism by subscribing & sharing this video and/or the podcast

Tom Perrone of New England Consulting Group of Guilford (NECGGINC) joins Karen to talk about the business blue print to go from a startup's Survival Stage to the Growth Stage and ultimately to the Transition Stage for a positive exit that brings the founders and their investors the wealth they seek. Without a blueprint, a clear plan a move through the universal stages of business growth, a company may find themselves stuck, or in the slow death of inefficiency, stagnation, and ultimate loss of value, revenue, bankruptcy.   Karen & Tom share ideas, strategies, and techniques to help business owners grow their operations with efficiency to maximize the greatest future value for their business and protect it from the four major causes of an abrupt exit. 

In addition to NECGGINC, Tom runs the Business and Planning Benefit Planning Group (http://bbpgrp.com), the podcast Your Business Worth http://yourbusinessworth.com and the author of Unlocking your Business DNA - Cracking the Code to a Better Business, Bigger Proftis and More Time at the Beach. Tom started in the financial planning business in 1970 and has developed ongoing planning strategies to help his clients hold on to their wealth, avoid financial land minds, and lower their taxes.  

Karen Rands is a top podcaster and speaker focused on creating wealth through building and investing in successful entrepreneur endeavors.  Karen is successfully informing the next generation of entrepreneurs and investors to join the Compassionate Capitalist Movement!  Learn More:  http://KarenRands.co

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Few people predicted a global pandemic would be the black swan event of the decade, even a generation.  It has forever changed many business processes, the future of work, and the perception of a company's greatest asset.  The pandemic has taught us a very valuable lesson-- people are a companies biggest asset -- not the real estate their building or plan it on, not the machinery or trucks they use to make and deliver their products, its the people.

In this episode Karen talks with Ron Rock of Microshare.io about the evolution and benefits of IoT and how Microshare uses LoRaWAN low power, wide-area gateways to solve the greatest need business owners faced during the pandemic- protecting their people and customers from exposure to COVID19.

Before "FOUNDING  Microshare.io, Ron spent about a third of his career with Fortune 500 companies, and the other two thirds with entrepreneurial startups. Microshare.io helps businesses establish new operational models that enable the capturing, tracking, tracing, and story data events and information, while respecting privacy, security and compliance.

Karen Rands is a top podcaster and speaker focused on creating wealth through building and investing in successful entrepreneur endeavors.  She wrote the best selling primer for Angel Investors:  Inside Secrets to Angel Investing.

She helps investors avoid making investments in companies that have fundamental flaws that will limit their ability to exit rich. To learn more about the programs and services that Karen and her team offer to entrepreneurs and investors, visit http://karenrands.co

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Sharon Lechter, coauthor of Exit Rich, joins Karen Rands to talk about the 6Ps and how entrepreneurs can start right and build a business that will enable the founders and their investors to exit rich from when it is time to sell their business.  An unfortunate reality of business ownership is that 8 out of 10 business owners will sell it for pennies on the dollar or not be able to sell their business at all.  This is frustrating and a profound disappointment for those founders and investors that invest time, money & resources into the business in the hopes of a strong ROI.  Listen as Sharon and Karen talk about the 6P Method as a road map for entrepreneurs to start right or get their business on track to be able to maximize the value and sale price for their business.

Get your copy of Exit Rich and valuable bonuses (while they last) https://exitrichbook.com/

Sharon Lechter is an internationally recognized financial literacy expert, keynote speaker and business mentor. She is a New York Times Bestselling author, successful entrepreneur, philanthropist, and has enjoyed a 35 year career as a licensed CPA. She has advised two US Presidents on the topic of financial literacy. Sharon co-authored the international bestseller Rich Dad Poor Dad and 14 other books in the Rich Dad series and re-energized the classic by Napolean Hill with Think and Grow Rich for Women and Success.

Karen Rands is the author of Inside Secrets to Angel Investing and advises investors on how to mitigate risk in their investments in private companies by identifying the red flags that can cause a business to fail.  She helps entrepreneurs create and implement their capital strategy to get the money they need to start and grow their businesses.  Learn more at http://karenrands.co

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Chris Larson of Next Level Income joins Karen Rands to talk about building a wealth portfolio that includes real estate and private equity from innovative entrepreneurs - Angel Investing. Karen & Chris discuss how Chris built a substantial real estate portfolio, which includes syndications valued at over $225 Million real estate acquisitions. Chris shares his 'inside secret' for making your money work for you with his 'Infinite Banking' concept to establish a family bank and supercharge investments. Learn what metrics are most important when evaluating investments.

Chris Larsen is the Founder and Managing Partner of Next-Level Income. Chris has been investing in and managing real estate for over 20 years and expanding into development, private-lending, buying distressed debt as well as commercial offices, and ultimately syndicating multifamily properties. In addition to real estate, Chris has invested in equities, oil & gas, done some private small business lending, as well as being an active investor in Venture South, one of the nations top 10 angel investing groups. Chris is the author of the Next Level Income book and host of the Next Level Income podcast (https://www.nextlevelincome.com/podcast)

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Karen Rands is a top podcaster and speaker focused on creating wealth through building and investing in successful entrepreneur endeavors. She wrote Inside Secrets to Angel Investing and works with angel investors to minimize risk and entrepreneurs to scale their businesses. To learn more visit http://karenrands.co

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Media attention has been placed on the abundance of jobs and the shortage applicants. Blame is being placed on the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 with the implication that the $300 supplemental payment is paying American workers to stay home.

Christine Wong Rambo, an internationally certified and recognized economics expert, joins Karen Rands to discuss the quantifiable and measurable factors that are actually contributing to the labor shortage, and the stark reality of what needs to be done to change the directory.  This lively conversation includes discussion on the impact of:

+Census Decline - Population Growth is lowest rate in a generation

+Impact of the 4th Industrial Revolution

+COVID 19 impact on Women's participation in the work force

+Need for mechanical, technical & vocational tech skills

+Need for Infrastructure investment in rural broadband and more

As an award winning, experienced and effective economic development and marketing professional with nearly 30 years of experience, Christine Rambo has a proven record of positioning organizations and communities for growth. Christine is member of International Economic Development Council and a Certified Economic Developer (CEcD). Christine is the President of Upsize Marketing Strategies, www.upsizems.com

Karen Rands is a top podcaster and speaker focused on creating wealth through building and investing in successful entrepreneur endeavors. She wrote the best selling primer for Angel Investors:  Inside Secrets to Angel Investing.

To learn more about the programs and services that Karen and her team offer to entrepreneurs and investors, visit http://karenrands.co 

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Mazarine Ventures has carved out a successful tech investing strategy with a twist--- Water as the common denominator.  John Robinson, Managing Partner at Mazarine Ventures, joins Karen Rands to talk how Mazarine generates social/environmental impact and financial return by investing in early-stage technology companies with innovations addressing water-related challenges. Water is the protagonist of the problems that capitalist commercial businesses must address to increase profits and longterm viability.  John and Karen talk about how Mazarine came to seek investment opportunities into companies who bring efficiency and risk management tools to agriculture, conservation, commercial property, heavy and light industry, municipalities, or residential homes, and address the resource and capital needs of entrepreneurs from startup to growth stage.  With a deep science and data approach to solving the problems related to water  management, contamination, and purefication, Mazarine is leading the way.

John is a graduate of The Johns Hopkins University and spent his early corporate years in China and in the US advising China business enterprise, before starting Mazarine Ventures.  Please visit Mazarineventures.com to learn about the exciting technology advancements they are backing with their Fund I & II, and review the ground zero data & science research they are involved in at their idea incubator SkunkLabs. 

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Karen Rands is the founder of the Compassionate Capitalist Movement and works with entrepreneurs and savvy investors to create wealth through funding innovation and creating companies that can scale and exit with a strong ROI.   To learn more, visit http://karenrands.co

Franchising is a great concept for normalizing and growing a business concept-- Learn about investing, buying, and growing a franchise in this episode of the Compassionate Capitalist Show.  Kim Daly and Karen Rands talk about Franchising as a Pathway to Wealth.  They cover the basics of the variety of industries, costs, benefits and different ways investors can purchase franchises as owner operators or as an alternative way to invest in entrepreneurs and private equity without the risk of investing in startups. 

Kim Daly is one of America’s Top Franchise Consultants who has helped thousands of entrepreneurs and investors explore franchise opportunities.  After years as a successful business owner, Kim joined FranChoice to directly help other entrepreneurs find the franchise opportunity that meets their specific interest, experience, and price point.  

Visit www.TheDalyCoach.com to learn more and schedule a free consultation. 

Karen Rands is the leader of the Compassionate Capitalist Movement.  For 20+ years Karen has been advising entrepreneurs and investors on how to create wealth by building scalable, sustainable, profitable businesses that bring innovation to market, create jobs in the community and generate wealth for all those involved.   She is the author of the best selling primer for investors:  Inside Secrets to Angel Investing.   To learn more, visit http://KarenRands.co 

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This 23rd episode on its 14th season:  Compassionate Capitalist - Franchising with Kim Daly.

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The goal of an entrepreneur starting a business, and the investors in that business, is to Exit Rich. Michelle Seiler Tucker joins Karen on the Compassionate Capitalist Show to share some of the gold nuggets from her new book Exit Rich. One gold nugget is to chart your exit strategy when you begin, planning ahead so you can successfully sell your business at a premium. Karen & Michelle discuss the types of buyers, how to find them, what they look for, and the 6 Ps that create value in your business.

Michelle Seiler Tucker is the Founder/CEO of Seiler Tucker Inc. She holds the titles: M&AMI (Mergers & Acquisitions Master Intermediary); CM&AP (Certified Mergers/Acquisitions Professional); & CSBA (Certified Senior Business Analyst). A 20-year veteran in the M&A industry, she is regarded as a leading authority on buying, selling, fixing, and growing businesses. Michelle and her firm have sold over a 1000 businesses in almost every vertical with a remarkable track record of success. She is the Best-Selling Author of “Sell Your Business for more than It’s Worth” and has a new book coming out called “Exit Rich®”, co-authored with Sharon Lechter. Pre-Order "Exit Rich" and recieve valuable bonuses.  Visit https://exitrichbook.com/ today.

Karen Rands is the leader of the Compassionate Capitalist Movement and uses this podcast as a platform to educate and inform entrepreneurs and investors about the financial and emotional rewards of funding innovation, creating jobs, impacting the economy by building businesses that can exit rich. She offers services for businesses owners struggling to raise capital and scale. Visit http://karenrands.co for more info

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