Mr. Lands’ expertise lies in creating wealth by building successful companies for profitable exits and encouraging investment in promising ventures.
Peachtree City, Georgia, April 19, 2024 /24-7 Press Release/ — Karen Lands has been selected as a member of “Marquis Who’s Who.” As with all his Marquis Who’s Who biographical volumes, the individuals profiled have been selected based on current reference values. Factors such as position, notable accomplishments, name recognition, and prominence are all considered during the selection process.
Ms. Rand is a prominent figure in the fields of angel investing, venture capital, and entrepreneurship. Since 2001, she has been the founder and president of Kugarand Capital Holdings, where she has been dedicated to giving entrepreneurs the knowledge they need to grow their businesses and encouraging more individuals to invest in entrepreneurship. . Mr. Lands’ expertise lies in creating wealth by building successful companies for profitable exits and encouraging investment in promising ventures. She has supported numerous start-up and growth-stage companies as a finance director, business development manager, and investor relations manager. Her commitment to promoting economic growth includes her advocacy for increased investment in entrepreneurs as a way to close the gap between rich and poor and create intergenerational wealth, as well as on “The Compassionate Capitalist Show,” where she shares her insights since 2009. further demonstrated by his role as a podcast host. She works in private equity investment and business development, and since 2016 she is the founder of the Compassionate Capitalist Movement.
A career trajectory marked by significant milestones demonstrates her dedication to the financial sector, with a successful career as Managing Director of the National Angel Investor Network since 2013, where she has achieved outstanding He continues to impact the angel investing world with compassion. The Capitalist Wealth Maximizing System is an on-demand digital course and mastery program that starts with an introduction to angel/crowdfund investing. Her leadership continued from 2004 until 2012, when she managed the business as a director. She also contributed to the Angel & Investors Network (NBA&I), making her one of the most active angel investor groups in the Southeast. In 2009, they were recognized as the best group in Atlanta. Ms. Lands was in the early stages of her career, from 1987 until 2001, when she honed her deal-making skills at IBM.
As Managing Director of NBA&I, Ms. Lands successfully coordinated the 2008 and 2009 Southeast Private Equity & Capital Conference (SPEC), which brought together dozens of innovative companies and hundreds of potential investors. It brought the house together. She has been a frequent speaker and leader in numerous small business and economic development initiatives. Ms. Rands has served as an investor panel and business plan judge at the Southern Interactive Entertainment and Game Expo since 2007, and has served as a business plan contestant for TiE Young Entrepreneurs (TYE) and TiE Access’s TiE Atlanta Business Plan Contest. He also serves as a judge and instructor. – Women and minority entrepreneur-led businesses since 2017.
An accomplished bestselling author, Mr. Lands published “Angel Investing Secrets: Step-by-Step Strategies for Leveraging Private Equity Investing for Passive Wealth Creation” in 2017 with Business Publications Press. She also released her free e-book. She – She published her book series “Learn to Become an Angel Investor” after interviewing hundreds of angel investors and venture capitalists. Looking to her future, Lands is working on her second book, Inside Secrets to Scaling Your Business and Where to Get the Money to Do It.
As part of her continued commitment to the community, Lands has been serving as a volunteer usher at the Fox Theater since 2021. This Atlanta theater hosts more than 150 performances annually. Ms. Lands is a champion of Georgia’s arts and entertainment industry and its economic impact. She was a champion of women’s rights and equality throughout her life.
Mr. Lands was educated at Emory University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in economics with a minor in English in 1985. She then earned a master’s degree in business administration with a concentration in marketing from the University of Florida in 1987. She also recently received her certification as a Certified Women-Owned Small Business from the United States Federal Government in 2024. She is still involved in the industry as a member of her TiE Atlanta and frequently attends business and investor events.
The perseverance and growth mindset instilled in him by his father, a highly successful inventor late in life, were critical in shaping Mr. Lands’ approach to business and investing. As such, she received her 2021 Top 100 Global Leaders in Finance Award from the World Congress on Insurance and Finance. Among other honors, Ms. Rand received and was nominated for the Conscious Her Business Award and the Business Woman Her Leadership Award in 2019. She was awarded the Best Advocate Award at the 2016 Blossom Wealth Management/Baker Botts Flight to Freedom Summit.
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