Bob Circosta shares the lessons learned during his legendary career as "TVs Billionaire Dollar Man" as the pioneer of Home Shopping with HSN, selling over $6 Billion in merchandise. Karen and Bob explore the similarities between selling customers on why buy a product and selling investors on why invest in…
Blockchain is a technology platform best known for the application and use within the cryptocurrency industry. However, it is so much more than crypto and ICOs. It is a platform technology that is set to disrupt many industries including contract & records management, supply chain management, identity tracking and validation,…
Karen Rands is joined in this Compassionate Capitalist Broadcast by Angelos Angelou, Founder of the International Accelerator in Austin, TX. Watch to learn how in just a few years, IA has gone from an idea to help foreign-born entrepreneurs expand their startup in the U.S., develop a go-to-market strategy, and…
Karen Rands interviews Tico Blumenthal to share with her audience the journey from innovation corporate exec to innovation investor. Tico demonstrates how he is a Compassionate Capitalist as he shares his passion putting his investment capital to work with the intent of serving the aim of better health, globally. To…
Karen Rands, Founder of the Compassionate Capitalist Movement, uses this episode to explain the national imperative to break down the information and investment barrier between entrepreneurs and investors. With the abundance of accelerators and incubators, 'entrepreneur programs' at universities, and co-working spaces with entrepreneur education programs, becoming an entrepreneur has…
Lorra Brown, CEO of LBE Consulting, PLLC, joins Karen Rands on the Compassionate Capitalist Podcast to discuss best practices for business owners to plan for transferring and continuation operations in the event of death or disability of the Founders and Executive Team. Lorra offers 5 action items to prepare your…
Karen Rands and Karen Walker talk about the early days of tech, the art of operating in the fast pace world of hyper growth startups and managing to the ambiguity of plans and goals and outcomes, and how businesses optimize their business for maximum value from an acquirer. What is…
This video cast explores how women are empowered to achieve their entrepreneurial dreams...they can do it on their own terms if they just give their selves 'permission'. Karen, the Compassionate Capitalist, talks with Heather Havenwood, the author of "Sexy Boss: How the Empowerment of Women is Changing the Rule Book…
Karen Rands is joined with trail blazing Award Winning Coppersmith, Author and Entrepreneur Sara Dahmen on the Compassionate Capitalist Radio Show. Karen & Sara talk about the challenges women face in pursuit of success in the corporate and entrepreneur worlds. And when a female entrepreneur finds her passion, perseveres, gains…
Karen Rands explains the difference between Conscious Capitalism (CEOs and the Corporations they run being good corporate and community citizens) and Compassionate Capitalism (Investors making money by helping entrepreneur launch and grow their businesses providing a portion of the financing they need to succeed). Also available as a podcast on…
Karen Rands is joined by Diane Conklin, President / Founder at Complete Marketing Systems, LLC to discuss the importance of a comprehensive brand and marketing strategy for start up and emerging growth companies. All too often, entrepreneurs and business owners think that they can't afford to advertise in traditional media,…