A huge week at Sinclair Range — from Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar pay package to real-world bridge loans, litigation, and market opportunities. Scott covers it all in this episode of Week in Review, where business, deals, and persuasion meet reality.

Highlights:

• Opening Commentary: Elon Musk’s $1 trillion Tesla pay package — what it really means, why it’s more persuasion than pay, and how outrageous anchoring works in business negotiations.

• Lesson Learned of the Week: The five real ways a borrower can repay a lender. Forget the noise — Scott walks through the only options that actually exist, how companies get stuck, and what Sinclair Range sees in real debt restructuring work across North America.

• Startups & Capital: Founders, stop confusing fundraising with execution. Why mission, business plans, and adding overwhelming value come before capital — and how The Inner Circle: Deals & Capital helps entrepreneurs get clarity, feedback, and traction.

• Interesting Deal of the Week: Sinclair Range launches a $6 million Debtor-in-Possession (DIP) bridge loan in Alberta under CCAA protection — a fully secured, high-yield opportunity structured in investor-friendly tranches.

• Struggles of the Week: Updates on Sinclair Range’s ongoing litigation with Ninepoint Partners, plus a new case with Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (NYSE: ZWS) — a U.S. industrial giant celebrated for sustainability, yet accused in court of failing cleanup obligations at a small Ontario site.

• Musings of the Week: The massive $1-trillion-plus private debt market is booming. Scott explores how Sinclair Range is uniquely positioned in high-yield, secured turnaround lending — and whether it’s time to open co-investment opportunities for accredited investors.

From persuasion and planning to private debt and litigation, this episode gives a candid look at how real deals get done — and what happens when they don’t.

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It’s Halloween and a busy week at Sinclair Range. This episode includes the usual segments — Lessons Learned of the Week, Interesting Deal of the Week, and Struggles of the Week — with sharp insights into the real world of deals, debt, and capital.

Highlights:

• Inside look at The Inner Circle: Deals & Capital — Sinclair Range’s free, live biweekly community for founders, executives, and advisors. Next week’s meeting features a bridge loan pitch, a private debt lender, and a retired Air Force General discussing emerging warfare technology.
• Lesson Learned: What is angel investing really? Scott breaks down the three major risk profiles — private debt, PE-style equity, and VC-style equity — and shares what works (and doesn’t) for individual investors.
• Interesting Deal of the Week: Sinclair Range is arranging a 5 million dollar DIP financing for a premium and medical-grade cannabis producer in Alberta. Learn how the CCAA process, secured lending, and distressed debt intersect in this real-world turnaround story.
• Struggles of the Week: Behind the scenes on Ninepoint Private Debt and its Canadian Senior Debt Fund — and why OPM Wire’s coverage caught Scott’s attention. Insight into fund-agent structures, liquidity issues, and Sinclair Range’s unique perspective from direct industry involvement and ongoing litigation.

From angel investing and private debt to active restructuring mandates, this week’s episode dives deep into how real deals get made — and sometimes, how they go sideways.

This week, Scott takes a different approach — fewer files, more reflection. Amid chaos, tough negotiations, and constant bad news, he shares how The Power of Positive Thinking and the Winning Momentum methodology apply to both global events and business turnarounds.

In this episode:

• Why President Trump’s first-phase peace deal between Hamas and Israel is a master class in negotiation and turnarounds.
• How Scott Adams describes Trump’s “reality distortion” as persuasion — and what leaders can learn from it.
• Eric Trump’s surprising comment: “It was an excellent example of the power of positive thinking.”
• The connection between Norman Vincent Peale’s 1952 classic The Power of Positive Thinking and the Trump family’s mindset — and why Scott is revisiting the book today.
• Lessons from Peale that align with Sinclair Range’s Winning Momentum framework: recognizing “mental garbage,” replacing fear with focus, and manufacturing momentum through compounding wins.
• Behind the scenes at Sinclair Range: weeks of chaos, collapsing deals, fraud discoveries, and constant bad news — and why Scott stopped reading negative updates.
• The practical leadership takeaway:
o Compress your “negative time” into a small daily window.
o Focus the rest of your day on progress and value creation.
o Find one thing to win at each day — because small wins compound into momentum.
• How positivity, reframing, and focus bring order out of chaos — in business, leadership, and life.

Quote of the Week:
“You don’t have to be relentlessly positive — but you must not be negative. Negativity creates fear. Fear creates paralysis. Paralysis creates more negativity.”

Join the conversation:
If your company is in transition — growing fast, facing distress, or doing deals — reach out. Sinclair Range exists to help you navigate chaos and create momentum.

It’s been a whirlwind couple of weeks at Sinclair Range. This episode includes our usual segments: Lessons Learned of the Week, Interesting Deal of the Week, Struggles of the Week, and Scott’s Musings of the Week.

• Scott shares updates from a long trip to Toronto packed with back-to-back meetings, new client opportunities, and a couple of major blow-ups in the West, including a receivership and a new, complex file involving fraud.
• Why Sinclair Range resigned from a client mandate - something that doesn’t happen often.
• The critical difference between being “deal people” and running a business.
• Why small businesses shouldn’t go public in today’s market
• What would Scott do to grow Sinclair Range if he had unlimited capital to deploy?
• Introducing Sapphire Global Investments - a brand-new capital pool looking for secured debt, equity, and other deals.
• Receivership of a 25-year-old family business in Edmonton.
• Highlights from the latest session of The Inner Circle, Sinclair Range’s free, private live community for founders, executives, and advisors:
• Join the next session to pitch your deal, ask tough questions, and connect with serious players.

It’s been a busy week at Sinclair Range.  This Episode includes our usual segments: Lessons Learned of the Week, Interesting Deal of the Week, Struggles of the Week, Scott’s Musings of the Week.

• Why you should always draft your own non-binding term sheets before bringing in lawyers.

• How AI can help you think through deal terms and prepare for negotiations.

• Examples from current files, including:
o Term sheet for a forbearance agreement
o Statement of facts for Novanni litigation
o Purchase order work for EarthProject

• Bottom line: Sweat the small stuff - being prepared saves money, time, and headaches.

• The Inner Circle: Deals & Capital Recap of our latest session:
o Rick Williams (Terreno Resources Corp.) – Tantalum project update in Bolivia.
o Geoffrey Hiscock (Desmos Partners) – Opportunities in private debt funds for Canadian mid-market businesses.
o Jeremy Weber (7024 Ventures) – Using employee personal brands to humanize corporate brands.
o Duane Morrison (Siena Lending Group) – Overview of Siena’s lending products.

• Join us next time! It’s a free, private, live community for founders, executives, and advisors to pitch deals, share challenges, and sharpen strategies.

• Cold email about buying Sinclair Range (unusual, well-written, worth a meeting).
• No business for sale today, but Sinclair Range could be a strong platform leader in the future.

• Update on the Receivership motion against a client.

• Saying goodbye to Jennie, who has been with Sinclair Range through some difficult times.

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Brand Power, Receivership Risk and Office Struggles

Join Scott Sinclair, Founder and President of Sinclair Range, for your weekly window into the real world of deals, decisions and business adventures. This week, we look at how brand eliminates the sales cycle, the risks of a receivership motion, and the frustrations of office providers who don’t deliver.

In this episode:

• Lesson of the Week – Power of the Podcast

Brand is positioning, consistency and attention. From ads in the Ottawa Business Journal in the 1990s, to early blogging, to today’s podcasts and livestreams, consistent content has eliminated the sales cycle. Brand does the heavy lifting before you ever walk in the room.

• Interesting Deal of the Week – Receivership Motion

We are preparing for a receivership hearing next week. It is do-or-die against a hostile counterparty. No matter how strong your case, court is always a roll of the dice. The risk has to be weighed against the option of settling.

• Struggles of the Week – Office Problems

Shared office space has always been part of my business, from HQ in Ottawa in the 1990s to today. The model works until it doesn’t. Billing disputes, withheld messages, and poor service are the downside when the provider fails to deliver.

• The Inner Circle

The Inner Circle: Deals & Capital is growing. Founders, executives and advisors meet every two weeks to pitch deals, share challenges and sharpen strategy. Next week a world-leading personal branding expert joins us. Free, practical and valuable. Join us.

If your company is navigating growth, distress or dealmaking, Sinclair Range is here to help. Connect with us for expert guidance on capital raising, restructuring and more.

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Deal Momentum, Oil Patch Challenges & Fundraising Success

Join Scott Sinclair, Founder and President of Sinclair Range, for your weekly window into the real world of deals, decisions, and business adventures. This week, we dive into why preparation kills or saves deals, a high-stakes oil patch restructuring, a real estate deal heading to litigation, and a fundraising win for a local ski team that proves momentum is everything.

In this episode:

• Lesson of the Week – A life sciences company with big AI-driven ideas but no financials lost its shot at a $500k bridge loan – at least for now. Learn why momentum is critical and how to avoid killing your deal with unpreparedness. Investors need answers: How do I get in? How do I get out? How am I protected?

• Interesting Deal of the Week – Deep in the oil patch, a company overextended with its lender and struggling with debt service - but showing signs of rapid growth. We’re crafting a forbearance agreement, cutting costs to stop the bleed, and positioning for upside participation to outpace the debt.

• Struggles of the Week – A real estate deal, set to close in June, fell apart over equipment disputes. Litigation looms next week - stay tuned for updates!

• Observation of the Week – Fundraising for the Fernie Alpine Ski Team showed the power of preparation and momentum. Oversubscribed and delivering value to sponsors, this is a lesson for every dealmaker.

• The Inner Circle: Deals & Capital – Our free, biweekly Zoom community for founders, executives, and advisors is growing!  Bring your deal, pitch, or questions to sharpen your strategy. Reach out in the comments to join!

If your company is navigating high growth, financial distress, or dealmaking, Sinclair Range is here to help. Connect with us for expert guidance on capital raising, restructuring, and more.
Reach out: Drop a comment or DM us to join The Inner Circle or discuss your business challenges.

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This week we get into how deals are packaged, why focus matters, a live opportunity in Alberta’s energy sector, and a reminder that staying humble is always good advice.

In this episode:

• Lesson of the Week – Too many entrepreneurs are pitching without numbers, structure, or focus. Investors need clarity: how they get in, how they get out, and what happens in between.

• The Inner Circle – Our live community for founders, executives, and advisors is growing. Next meeting is Tuesday. Bring your deal, bring your questions, and sharpen your strategy.

• Deal of the Week – A flow meter company in Alberta, one of only two vendors approved across Canada’s midstream oil and gas industry, is in a sale process. We’ve launched a solicitation to sell or bring in $2M equity.

• Struggles of the Week – Sometimes the struggle is just being too busy. But stay tuned - next week may involve litigation with a NYSE-listed giant behaving badly.

• Observation of the Week – A story from Las Vegas in the 90s and today’s headlines about Tesla put success in perspective. There’s always someone playing at a bigger level.

If your company is in transition — high growth, financial distress, or dealmaking — Sinclair Range is here to help.

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This week’s episode blends economic reality checks with behind-the-scenes dealmaking, negotiation strategy, and the ongoing rebuild at Sinclair Range.

In this episode:

• Canada’s economy contracts 1.6% in Q2 2025, with exports plunging 31% and unemployment hitting its highest level since 2016 (outside the pandemic). Does Mark Carney have a plan?

• A restructuring file where a customer dispute led to insolvency pressures — and how applying my ATMOG negotiation framework turned it into a lifeline.

• The Inner Circle: Deals & Capital is gaining momentum. Nearly 30 founders, executives, investors, and advisors are now on the admitted list. Why the community is working and what’s next.

• Struggles of the week: when banks don’t show, lawyers push liquidation, and you find yourself needing a new enemy.

• End-of-summer reflections: a season of rebuilding, new deals every week, and how Sinclair Range is balancing cash flow, client service, and AI-driven efficiency.

This week’s insights range from timeless marketing strategy to messy real-world restructurings, with lessons on how leadership, fundamentals, and clear process make the difference in deals.

In this episode:

• A quick MBA-level lesson in marketing strategy: the 3Cs and 4Ps. Outdated in the classroom, still essential for real-world pitches and business plans.

• A restructuring file where a U.S. customer owes $1 million but claims offset through a kickback scheme. Why it matters for insolvency law, creditors, lenders, and the entire supply chain.

• Why the AI “bubble” narrative is everywhere this week — and why I was saying the same thing in my Growth Quest keynote back in May.

• The Inner Circle: Deals & Capital is live. Nearly 30 founders, investors, and advisors joined the first session. The next one is Tuesday, August 26 at 3 p.m. Eastern. Bring your deal, bring your questions.

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