One of the biggest challenges the canna industry faces is getting access to traditional commercial financial services. In this video/podcast you will learn that as with any new industry that is rapidly growing, even one fraught with regulatory hurdles, there are innovators that figure out how to overcome the challenges…
Karen Rands is joined by Dr. Laquita Blockson, Founding Faculty Director of Social Innovation Graduate Program, Masters in Social Innovation, at Agnes Scott College in Atlanta, GA to discuss how Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship works to solve society challenges with business solutions. Through this Master of Arts program in Social…
Vertical Farming has been in an evolution toward efficiency and affordability. Tune in to hear how Eden Green Technology is leading the way. Hydroponic and Vertical Farming is a technological advancement in agriculture that shows great promise in creating sustainable farming, reducing environmental impact, and improving access to produce in…
Linda Goetze, the President/CEO of the Blockchain Chamber of Commerce, joins Karen Rands on the Compassionate Capitalist broadcast to talk about the current state of the industry for Blockchain. Blockchain is the framework for the secure transmission and verification of data, documents and application elements. Digital Coins and Cryptocurrency is…
Investing in startups as a compassionate capitalist to bring innovation to market, create jobs and grow the local economy is great! For #wealthcreation from investment in private companies, it takes an exit with an public offering on the stock market or another company or fund acquires the company. Return on…
Women are no longer on the outside looking in to the entrepreneur and investor circles. Watch and listen to learn to Karen and Stefanie discuss how women get a seat at the Venture Wealth table. Stefanie Diaz, Founder of Powered by Verve and Host of She Conquers Capital podcast, joins…
Life Sciences is unique as an industry to invest in as an angel investor. The life cycle and milestones used to measure progress and assess risk as an early stage, pre-revenue company, is different than that of a tech or consumer product company. Often there isn't a MVP, Minimum Viable…
Dr. Sandra Carillo joins Karen Rands to explain the advancements in understanding how the cannabinoids found in #Hemp and #cannabis connect with the CB1 (Neural) & CB2 (Immune) receptors of the human endocannabinoid system as a medical treatment for ailments such as epilepsy, memory loss, pain management, mental illness, and…
Entrepreneurs do a lot of planning - planning their launch, or how to get more customers, planning who to hire. Often planning their capitalization strategy never happens. There are many options available for equity investment capital and loans / debt. Knowing when to seek and use different short term and…
Angel Investing is strong in places like San Francisco, New York City, and Boston. Popular opinion is that 'secondary markets' in the Midwest and the South don't have much in the way of innovation and committed capital. That is changing. Places like Louisiana are stepping up and building entrepreneur and…
The wealth gap between white and black communities is astounding because of systemic racism and the resulting obstacle for building equity and wealth. This is part 2 of Karen Rands' 2 part series that attempts to tell the economic and poverty/prosperity story of African-Americans in a limited time frame. This…