In this Episode we talk with Peter Siegel, a real estate owner, investor, manager, entrepreneur, author, and business leader that has been investing in real estate for three decades and has a well-established infrastructure for property management, construction, and investor relations.  After years of partnering with friends and family, Peter created Siegel Capital so that multifamily real estate investments could be accessible to the typical accredited investor.

Peter has the business experience of a “street fighter” with a Wall Street background. Having completed hundreds of property acquisitions and financings, and with extensive construction, development, and management experience, Peter has a wealth of knowledge and track record that is required for you to successfully partner on the acquisition and ownership of great income-producing real estate.

www.siegelcapital.com

Topics discussed include:

• How to invest and manage a business in this environment of uncertainty and chaos
• What has been learned from business pitches– the good and the bad
• What is Peter’s approach to business investments
• Peter’s thoughts on real estate investments for the inexperienced
• Strategies for changing momentum

AND we have a special visit from Peter’s daughter, Abigail, selling us some cookies.  Check out the below link and by some COOKIES 

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Check out Peter’s podcast - https://www.youtube.com/@SiegelCap

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In this Episode, I respond to listener questions from last week.  Topics covered:

- What are strategic investors
- How to find a strategic investor
- the M&A process
- Is value always financial
- What is the discounted value of a trillion dollars 20 years from now
- Synergies

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Searching for a strategic investor? Think of similar distribution, customers, competitors, suppliers.

Strategic Investors are an important bit over looked financing source for business

In this Episode we discuss some lessons for companies raising capital and for investors interested in private business investments.  

The lessons are based on actual pitches received and the valuation and structure problems that prevent a deal.

·      Strategic purchasers vs. financial purchasers

·      Strategic purchaser premiums

·      Sophisticated investors vs. retail

·      Series Financing

·      A frame for valuation

·      What drove the technology and Canadian cannabis bubbles

·      Intrinsic value vs. strategic value

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This Episode is a conversation with Kevin Waldbillig.  

Kevin is a past guest on show and is a Registered Psychotherapist, dealing with mental health and counseling, and a career coaching specialist in private practice in The Greater Toronto area since 2012.   Kevin has had the opportunity in his career to help assess, coach and help find creative solutions for over a thousand clients in a variety of sectors and stages of career development, many of whom have experienced workplace challenges and difficulties in both their professional or personal lives.  He has worked as a part time professor with Sheridan College, and has been a counsellor and clinician at The University of Toronto. 

This wide-ranging conversation includes the following topics:

• increases in depression, substance abuse and suicide
• strategies for combating mental health issues
• the role of exercise and meditation in mental health
• how to rebuild confidence to get your life back on track
• a formula for personal change
• work life balance 
• the psychological down side of side hustles

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-waldbillig-93b77358/

Financing is always a limiting factor on the sale price of a business.Use earnouts and VTB financing

Increasing value-tip 4. Deliver 100% of the company to a purchaser. Have a shareholders’ agreement.

If you can’t go on vacation for 3 months, your business may be worth a lot less than you think.

Growth has a HUGE impact on the value of a business. Reinvest for sustainable growth