— Original publication date: September 19, 2016 Our post regarding the “Two Bites of the Apple” concept for business owners/CEOs received some wonderful comments! Some of these comments included some good questions. Therefore, we thought we would put together a numerical example submitted by one of our very talented financial friends. STAGE 1: Let’s say your company is…
— Original publication date: September 14, 2016 You should! I am befuddled at how many super-star CEO’s plus their Boards MISS the value of this strategy. It is so simple… We just finished a full day meeting with a highly successful family office investment group in Austin. They have remarkable success. What I learned: CEOs…
— Original publication date: Jully 29, 2016 OK…how many more times do we need to hear that the current Higher Education system is broken?…or that it is going to be disrupted? We get it, so let’s quickly explore HOW… JOBS, JOBS, JOBS…let’s start there. Then let’s add in the following thoughts: Those under 30 years old expect instant everything…like NOW! They want to align their careers with the causes they…
— Original publication date: May 4, 2016 Students, parents and even now unsuspecting Grandparents are getting crushed by the US Government’s Predatory Lending of Federal Student Loans (Title IV). While some estimate the Department of Education pocketed $60 billion on the backs of students’ loans in 2016, students and their co-signing families continue to get…
— Original publication date: November 30, 2016 My phone is ringing with investors who are slowly waking up to the facts: A radically new government is about to change everything about Education K thru 20 in America on January 20, 2017…time to move forward. This President-Elect has spent 50-years overcoming obstacles: unions, environmentalists, IRS, SEC,…
CALLING ALL *UNIVERSITY* LEADERSHIP! What If…we could align all your stakeholders around a data dashboard to solve problems… What If…you could draw on my 20+ years of relationships & scar tissue to improve all the important metrics of your school… What If…my help becomes a surplus/profit center for your school… What If…we can use our…
We protect leadership from embarrassing situations. How? By providing Business Intelligence with experienced counsel to continually improve all the important metrics of your institution. Let me tell you…as the founder of Grand Canyon University, the predecessor of Ashford University, Jack Welch Management Institute and the Forbes Business School (and others), I have lived through multiple…
— Original publication date: November 2, 2016 In today’s business world, especially for nonprofit organizations like schools, “seeing” forward is a critical management tool. Our group now insists that any investment, company or ministry we help engage in the Business Intelligence Data Analytics platform we use. Some instant benefits are: Reduced Executive Time Chasing Unseen…
— Original publication date: August 22, 2016 The future of general education. Boy, is this a hot potato! When you talk to schools you’d think you’re talking about the golden calf of higher education! “Oh–we can’t touch our general education! This is the formative years of a young person.” You know what? I’m sorry. I…
— Original publication date: February 19, 2016 I’ve been reviewing some excellent steady deal flow for our family office investing…Direct co-invests alongside high-quality private equity firms…no fees, low carry…all control purchases of small/mid-size profitable growth companies…excellent returns…
— Original publication date: June 8, 2016 Reviewing remarkable deal flow of investment opportunities for our family office with long consistent returns…alongside high-quality private equity firms…these are control purchases by the private equity firms…our group usually takes around 20% of these direct investments…minimum of $250k…this is the future for family offices.