Karen Rands

I am the founder of Kugarand Capital Holdings and the leader of the Compassionate Capitalist Movement™. As a former IBM innovation leader and Managing Director of the Network of Business Angels & Investors, I have guided entrepreneurs and investors through capital raising and private equity investing for more than 20 years, resulting in over $50M in successful investments. I host The Compassionate Capitalist Show™, a top-ranked podcast on business and finance, the author of the best seller: Inside Secrets to Angel Investing, and releasing this year: Inside Secrets to Crowdfund Investing, and Inside Secrets to Scaling your Business. I am passionate about financial literacy and empowering those that have been left behind in the wealth creation game because of regulations, policy, and prejudice to bridge the wealth gap by learning to invest in the entrepreneurs that share their passion for a problem to be solved. To that end, I am building the Compassionalist Academy™ which offers education and tools for founders and investors to build wealth through successful entrepreneur endeavors.