29 Jul July 29, 2015 – FinTech Entrepreneur Amilcar Chavarria & SMB SuperLawyer Mark Kohler
Amilcar Chavarria created FundPaaS to help businesses turn their customers into investors through crowdfunding. Imagine a button on your site that allows site visitors to invest with just c lick or two! He is a serial financial technology (FinTech) entrepreneur with expertise in crowdfunding, personal finance, fixed income and risk management. He was most recently the Founder and CEO of FinTech Associates where led a major FinTech player to launch the worlds first Wealth Management Cloud, a robust set of Apps & APIs that power Robo Advisors & Digital Wealth Management Platforms. Prior to that, Amilcar was on the leadership team of a venture-backed startup that launched the leading payments and compliance engine for crowdfunding portals and as the Product’s General Manager, he increased client growth by 300%. Amilcar was also the Founder & CEO of BuckSprout, a FinTech company focused on automating the financial advisory process. Prior to becoming a full-time entrepreneur in Silicon Valley, he served as the US Head of Product Control for BlackRock’s Fixed Income Model Based business and managed over $280 billion in assets across 170+ funds and ETFs. Amilcar has visited over 30 countries and completed Mt. Everest’s Base Camp Trek in 2013.
Mark Kohler – Small Business Lawyer and Author of Lawyers Are Liars and What Your CPA Isn’t Telling You
Mark Kohler was on the show a coupe of years ago, but he has a new book out that we wanted to share with you. He is dedicated to helping small businesses jump-start the American economy back to life! He has been a legal pundit and news contributor for MSNBC, Yahoo! Finance, and the Wall Street Journal. Mark specializes in tax accounting and is an entrepreneur himself. With these skill sets, he knows how to structure and organize your business while minimizing your tax obligations! We have him on for some legal freebies for small businesses and some great organizational tips to help you small business operation hum right along without a hitch! And some great advice on LLCs versus a S corps! See Mark here…