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Success Matters · April 22 · 49 min

Charting Your Own Course through Capital

"You are the only one that can chart your course." In this episode of Success Matters, I speak with Karen Rands, who shares her transition from high-level corporate management at IBM to becoming a leading voice in the angel investment community. This episode isn't just about money; it’s about the mindset required to bounce back from hardship and the strategy needed to invest in innovation that changes the world. In this episode we discuss: Intrapreneurship: Lessons from the early days of mobile tech. Resilience: Navigating the "perfect storm" of 2008 and starting over. Access: How the JOBS Act allows everyone to invest like the pros. The Academy: A look into Karen's mission to educate new investors. Chapters in this episode: 0:00 - Introduction to Karen Rands & Success Matters 0:39 - Early Career: Navigating the Corporate World at IBM 4:15 - The Birth of Mobile Technology & The 1996 Olympics 10:32 - Discovering the "Secret Society" of Angel Investing 18:45 - The $100,000 Learning Curve: Lessons from Early Investments 25:10 - Surviving the 2008 Financial Crisis & Rebuilding After 50 32:40 - What is Compassionate Capitalism? 38:15 - How the JOBS Act Democratized Investing 44:50 - The Compassionate Capitalist Academy & Future Goals 47:20 - How to Connect with Karen Connect with Karen: http://bit.ly/linkCCS

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"You are the only one that can chart your course."

In this episode of Success Matters, I speak with Karen Rands, who shares her transition from high-level corporate management at IBM to becoming a leading voice in the angel investment community. 

This episode isn't just about money; it’s about the mindset required to bounce back from hardship and the strategy needed to invest in innovation that changes the world.

In this episode we discuss:

  • Intrapreneurship: Lessons from the early days of mobile tech.

  • Resilience: Navigating the "perfect storm" of 2008 and starting over.

  • Access: How the JOBS Act allows everyone to invest like the pros.

  • The Academy: A look into Karen's mission to educate new investors.

Chapters in this episode: 

0:00 - Introduction to Karen Rands & Success Matters 

0:39 - Early Career: Navigating the Corporate World at IBM 

4:15 - The Birth of Mobile Technology & The 1996 Olympics 

10:32 - Discovering the "Secret Society" of Angel Investing 

18:45 - The $100,000 Learning Curve: Lessons from Early Investments 

25:10 - Surviving the 2008 Financial Crisis & Rebuilding After 50 

32:40 - What is Compassionate Capitalism? 

38:15 - How the JOBS Act Democratized Investing 

44:50 - The Compassionate Capitalist Academy & Future Goals 

47:20 - How to Connect with Karen

Connect with Karen: http://bit.ly/linkCCS


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