The Compassionate Capitalist™ Show for Crowdfund and Angel Investors

Bo Megginson, Managing Partner for the Gold Coast Angel Investors, joins Karen Rands again to share exciting news about the growth in the entrepreneur and investor ecosystem in South Florida. In 2 years since inception, and amidst the black swan of a worldwide pandemic, Gold Coast Angel Investors has invested in 7 companies in multiple industries: IT-enabled healthcare, artificial intelligence, automotive tech, pet products and industrial services.  Bo explains the impact the exodus of investors and entrepreneurs from the NE and Westcoast to the greater Miami area has benefited GCAI with greater access to capital and market intelligence.  Bo & Karen also discuss the diversity of South Florida and how that is a strength in their access to quality deal flow and access to capital to grow the entrepreneur community. 

For more information https://goldcoastangels.vc/

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 and is working on her next book for CEO & Founders that are 'stuck' and don't know where to get the money to scale their businesses. Her firms provide Capital Strategy, Investor Readiness and Due Diligence, and Investor Relations Services. 

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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The traditional process of startups raising capital is highly inefficient for both entrepreneurs and investors, as most Angel Groups limit their prospects to their state or region and VCs invest in only a fraction of angel backed companies.  The Good News:  there is and organization that is disrupting that process by Creating an Ecosystem to Fund Innovation and Create Wealth.  It is KiwiTech. https://www.kiwitech.com/

KiwiTech's market approach and business model is the very epitome of Compassionate Capitalism as it relates to the idea of investing in companies, which they nurture and accelerate, bringing innovation to market, creating jobs, and creating wealth.

Harjit Singh joins Karen Rands to share insights from his 10+ years experience in investment banking, private equity/venture capital and trade finance experience.  Harjit manages Corporate Strategy for KiwiTech, raising capital and looking for strategic acquisitions to build out their ecosystem.   Karen and Harjit talk about the KiwiTech model, their vast investor network and their strategy to grow to 1000 company portfolio across the US. They also discuss how traditional capital raise of pitching to angel investors with the PPM structure compares to raising funds via REG CF and other crowdfunding platforms.

Karen Rands is a top podcaster, consultant and speaker focused on creating wealth through building and investing in successful entrepreneur endeavors. She wrote the best selling book:  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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Karen Rands and Precious Williams discuss the Power of the Pitch to attract growth capital from investors and revenue  dollars from customers.  The 'pitch', when done right, is the most effective tool for raising capital, getting customers, growing your business to get to the first 6 figures, and then scaling beyond to 1M. It is the prime opportunity to tell your company story, explain the value proposition, and engage with your audience to get what you need --whether that is investment capital or customers.  Listen to learn how to prepare and change your messaging for your audience so that you will have a winning pitch.

Precious L. Williams, affectionately known as the #KillerPitchMaster, is a 13-time national business elevator pitch champion. She was featured on Season 8 of ABC’s “Shark Tank,” with Forbes Magazine, CNN, ABC, MSNBC, and the Wall Street Journal. Williams is a graduate of Spelman College and Rutgers School of Law, with over 26 years of experience in creating unique speaking and public speaking techniques.

She just released her 3rd book, Pitching For Profit, and sure to join the first two as best sellers.  First Book:  Bad Bitches and Power Pitches Book https://amzn.to/3uzE5Dk with a work book delivered as the 2nd book. Current Book:  "Pitching for Profit:  The Bad Bitches Playbook to Convert Conversations Into Currency" https://www.perfectpitchesbyprecious.com

Karen Rands is the founder of the Compassionate Capitalist Movement.  Karen is successfully informing the next generation of entrepreneurs and investors on creating wealth together.  Learn More:  http://KarenRands.co

Get 12 of the 46 Inside Secrets Free http://InsideSecretsToAngelInvesting.com You get access to Karen's resource portal for investors with your purchase of the book

Karen Rands is joined by Dr. David Cunic of UCS Advisors, on this 'Cannabis Capitalist' segment of the Compassionate Capitalist Show. Karen & David talk about the explosion of innovation in an already fast growth sector, and the opportunities that are available to entrepreneurs and investors. They weave in the history, the politics, the current status, and the legal mind field that drives the level of risk associated with each cog of the supply chain wheel.

Dr. David Cunic began his professional life as a licensed physical therapist and personal trainer in sports medicine and earned his Doctorate in health care management and physical therapy. He launched UCS (Use Cannabis Safely) Consultants in 2012, as a modern day pioneer in the cannabis industry to use his wellness knowledge and experience to educate a national market on the health benefits of cannabis consumption. This expanded to include UCS Advisors which advises businesses expanding into cannabis, investor relations for cannabis companies directly, and continuing education and awareness in the market. https://ucsadvisor.com/​

Karen Rands is a top podcaster (over 200 podcasts, with over 140,000 listens world wide) and sought after speaker focused on educating the world about the Compassionate Capitalist Movement- create wealth through building and investing in successful entrepreneur endeavors.  She wrote the best selling primer for Angel Investors: Inside Secrets to Angel Investing and with two more books in the works. To learn more about the programs and services that Karen and her team offer to entrepreneurs and investors, visit http://karenrands.co​

This show is part of Cannabis Capitalism Podcast SIG. Scroll through the feed for these insightful and provocative episodes. Please help spread the word about Compassionate Capitalism by subscribing & sharing the podcast or video https://youtu.be/FDn1CiRur0Q

Karen Rands is joined by Nick Fredrick of Rebar Technology to discuss the business process management and best practices for business owners and investors to consider implementing to retain customers, prevent charge backs, maximize customer lifetime value, and protect their merchant processing capacity when offering a subscription based SaaS platform or application. SaaS businesses risk losing business and merchant service processing when they don't know what they don't know about charging subscribers and make these mistakes.

Nick Fredrick is an experienced operational and technology leader with a deep focus on enhancing customer relationships. Currently, he is the president of Rebar Technology Solutions, LLC -- A subscription Management Software Service.  Rebar Technology Solutions, LLC  was created to help companies needing support with subscription technology and operations. Nick and his team of 12 have processed billions of dollars in transactions. His expertise brings his clients improved revenue and reduced expenses, while implementing systems that scale faster and with greater stability. http://rebartechnology.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 and is working on her next book for CEO & Founders that are 'stuck' and don't know where to get the money to scale their businesses.

To learn more about the programs and services for entrepreneurs and investors, visit http://karenrands.co 

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Matt Thiry joins Karen Rands on the Compassionate Capitalist Show to discuss the legal steps Founders and Investors can take to protect their interest in the event of an unexpected change of status in the company.  Nobody enters into a marriage expecting it to fail. Neither do they start a business or invest in a business expecting it to fail.  Although it may seem 'negative' to enter into a pre-nump before getting married, getting these legal docs and contracts in place before your business gets complicated by success is a wise move. Contract law isn't exciting but can be the source of fireworks when suddenly a business finds itself in the situation with a founder or key operational person suddenly exiting the company, either over a disagreement or catastrophic event.

Listen to learn about the tips and tools entrepreneurs and investors use to protect their business interests and mitigate the risk of trigger events that can lead to business failures.

As a business lawyer, found at http://mattthirylaw.com, Matt Thiry provides advice to existing businesses and start-ups regarding issues including risk management, covenants, business formation, and other day-to-day matters encountered by businesses. He also routinely assists clients by reviewing, negotiating and drafting contracts keeping business objectives and with the goal to avoid the disruptions in business due to legal challenges and lawsuits. Matt is also the host of THE BUILDING BUSINESS PODCAST.

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

Listen to this lively conversation with Compassionate Capitalist Show Host, Karen Rands &  Industry Expert, Brett Putter talking about Creating & Preserving Corporate Culture in the New Normal of Remote Working.

Working remote and virtual teams have become the new normal.   How do you create and maintain a corporate culture and do you actually need one?  Brett and Karen explore how a startup can control their chaos and set the stage for success or failure in how the build their culture in their team work and in their hiring practices.

Brett Putter is the CEO of CultureGene, a culture leadership software and services platform--- uses a powerful software platform to conduct multi-person workshops in real time to guide the team through a rigorous process to define and embed a corporate culture. In 2018 he published his first book, Culture Decks Decoded and his second book Own Your Culture: How to Define, Embed and Manage your Company Culture in September 2020.  More info: https://www.culturegene.ai/

Karen Rands, the leader of the Compassionate Capitalist Movement, and author of the Best Seller, Inside Secrets to Angel Investing.  Karen is successfully informing the next generation of entrepreneurs and investors together in the name of Compassionate Capitalism!

Learn More: http://KarenRands.co

Check out the book and get 12 of the 46 Inside Secrets Free http://InsideSecretsToAngelInvesting.com

With your purchase of the book, you get access to Karen's resource portal for investors.

Also available as a video on youtube: https://youtu.be/fR6vZcvboN4

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Incubators aren't started over night, and there isn't a shortage of incubators and accelerators in Atlanta area, or for that matter in every major city. The Cranium Incubator is the inspiration of Joe Beverly. After years as a successful entrepreneur and angel investor, Joe became increasingly aware of the lack of access to capital and resources many startup companies  founded by people of color and women are challenged by.  He opened Cranium Incubator in 2019 with the specific intent to change the landscape of resources available to minority and female founders as they start and grow their business.  With quarterly co-horts and investor showcase events, underrepresented founders increase the chances for getting their startups funded and learn critical lessons about running there business successfully.

Joe Beverly joins Karen Rands on the Compassionate Capitalist Show (TM) to share insights about starting his own business and his path to becoming an active angel investor.  Joe and Karen also talk about the energy within the entrepreneur - investor ecosystem focused on women and minority owned businesses.

Joe is the CEO and Founder of Corporate Payroll Services, former President and current member of Atlanta Technology Angels. More information about Cranium Incubator can be found at: https://cranium-incubator.com/

Karen and Joe first met when she released her best selling investor primer, Inside Secrets to Angel Investing and Joe was president of Atlanta Technology Angels. Karen offers workshops to entrepreneur and investor groups that expands on the topics she covers in her podcasts.  For more information about Karen's books, capital strategy services, and access to capital, please visit http://karenrands.co

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Karen Rands builds upon her 3/9/21 podcast The Art of Raising Capital (https://www.karenrands.co/karen-rands-explains-the-art-of-raising-capital-on-the-compassionate-capitalist/) and the 4 Universal Laws of a successful business.  In this video / podcast, Karen digs into the one of the most critical factors an angel investor considers before investing in a startup:  Who, What, Why.   Customer Discovery is critical to a business success... from the start.  When done right, it is iterative like a science experiment until you find the right solution.   Watch/Listen to learn more.... also a couple of inside secrets on how Angel Investors think.   

Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/TXJkGBiammw

To learn more about the services Kugarand Capital Holdings offers for entrepreneurs and investors to create wealth through building and investing in successful businesses visit http://karenrands.co  Spend some time looking our at customer projects and testimonials.   Hit the contact page and sign up for the Compassionate Capitalist Coffee Break email video tips and learn how to schedule a conversation with Karen.   Also learn more about her Best Selling Primer for Investors wanting to fund innovation and create jobs: Inside Secrets to Angel Investors

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Karen Rands has a very frank and informative talk on what it takes to successfully raise capital in this segment of the Compassionate Capitalist Show.   With over 20 years experience in working with entrepreneurs to provide access to capital, originally through pitch events to the angel group, Network of Business Angels & Investors (NBA&I) she managed and rebuilt to be one of the top 50 in the country according to Fortune Mag List of Angel Investor Groups, and at the big mult-day conference Southeast Private Equity Conference (SPEC) and now through general solicitation (crowd finance), and teaching entrepreneurs to be self sufficient in raising capital, she knows what she is talking about and does not sugar coat it.  

Entrepreneurs from idea stage to growth stage will benefit from this information, of course, but also investors that are working with startups as mentors or active investors.   She gives specific examples and offers practical how to information.   In this episode, you will learn the 4 questions that you must answer for investors to advance to the next step of process when pitching for investment.   You will also learn the 2 things that doom an entrepreur to failure when raising capital ---and so many of them do these 2 things. 

Karen literally wrote the book for newbie investors to make sure they understand these elements too, so they don't make a bad angel investment:  Inside Secrets to Angel Investing.   If investors listen to her, and hundreds of entrepreneurs have found success through her knowledge and methods --- you should too. 

Karen talks about going deeper in to this content for entrepreneurs through her workshops and coaching program.   To learn more and sign up for a free consultation:  Go to http://karenrands.co and scroll down