Business Strategy & Getting To An Exit Topics
Since the goal of every founder and investor is to get to an exit and reap the financial rewards of the risk taken with time and money to launch and build the company. Wealth is created when there is a successful exit - not when the company is started or through all the rounds of capital. Creating a successful exit is not always as easy as it may sound. Guests share their best practices and proven strategies to prepare and architect the sell of the company to a strategic acquirer or to the public in an IPO - Initial Public Offering.
Episodes also cover key strategies for protecting intellectual property, protecting and growing revenue, and even some tax tips.
Maximizing Your Website's Potential: Strategies for Sustainable and I…
William Cheshier, founder of CheshTech, joins Karen to share practical tips for building a profitable website that functions as a 24/7 sales and marketing tool. The discussion highlights the common mistake of thinking that si...
Building a Successful Business: "SMART" Team Building and Cash Flow M…
Cashflow and skilled resources are critical as a business grows. Your business can't grow if the CEO is wearing all the hats. Kristy Yoder, Founder and CEO of SMART VA, as a successful female business owner, share with Karen...
Real Estate Investing Strategies & Trends with Heather Dreves
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 ...
831B Plan - Could be the Secret to Saving Your Business in Hard Times…
There are many aspects of a business's ability to thrive that are predictable. Just as in life, businesses can be negatively impacted by things that can't be predicted and even preventive. There are legal documents like ...
How to Increase Employee Productivity and Make More Money with Brando…
When business owners focus on the strengths of their employees, rather than their shortcomings, they will understand how to boost performance and profit. 'No one wakes up and says I want to be an average employee today (sic)...
Wealth Creation Tips using Equity Crowd Funding - with Karen Rands
The Legalization of Equity Crowd Funding was the catalyst for the great Economic Democratization of the Capital Markets. Although crowdfunding started with reward based, the advent of the JOBS Act in 2012 introduced 4 ways to...
Raising Capital for a Software Company - Prototype vs MVP with Edie W…
Listen to learn how to develop software according to what an Investor really wants - Prototype, Requirements Document, Wireframe, Figma or MVP - Minimum Viable Product. Edie Woelfle, Founder of KeiBoarder, joins Karen Rands o...
Magic, Logic, & Consumer Insight Will Make Your Brand a Best Seller w…
Siena Dexter joins Karen Rands on The Compassionate Capitalist Show(tm) to talk about the data science of connecting with consumers to choose your brand, your product over a competitor. How do you create brand loyalty? H...
20X Your Sales - People + Processes = Profit with Karl Maier
Karl Maier, Founder of Abunden, joins Karen Rands to talk about how his Abunden Management Toolkit system helps his clients double their sales. Karen jokes at the start of this show -- that this info is the INSIDE Secret bus...
A Stroke of Pen to Save Your Family Legacy from the IRS with Paul Hood
There are documents that Founders and Investors need to make sure a company has in place to protect the business when critical disrupters occur. Similar to a will before you die, a business can't wait until a founder is disab...
Breakthrough Strategies to Create Millions in Revenue with Blair Sing…
Startup entrepreneurs can feel like they are on treadmill never reaching their goal of $1M in revenue. Even established Business Owners can feel they are in the rat race, stuck on a track, with no end in sight. They used th...