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I'll take the liberty of sharing some of the amazing power of LinkedIn.
I am an Entrepreneur, currently in the process of taking My Real
Estate/Financial Services Company public on the OTCBB.
At the same time, I have been in touch with the CEO of a company which
trades on the Pink Sheets... I have been working on putting together a
"Brand Incubator" which would create and grow new brand concepts as
well as acquiring stakes in other promising franchise and retail
concepts where we see vision and promise...
So, for the "I WANT A CUT"(tm) hair salon chain we are exploring,
which will be launched at the same market as SuperCuts (a Regis brand)...
I have reached out via LinkedIn and found several Execs who are
industry veterans, and who would make great CEO/VP/Advisor/Directors
at this new and exciting brand. And I don't have the words to properly
describe how having such people coming on board does for a company in
the arena of Experience, getting launched, and in the Press, being
perceived correctly as a new brand that has the right people behind it
to make it succeed. And among Investors as well, besides having an
Experienced Entrepreneur at the helm of the business, a much greater
comfort level is had by investors when people who have spent their
lifetimes in an industry are running the show day-to-day.
In my real estate venture as well, getting a Mortgage Industry veteran
to come on board to launch "The Funding Fathers" (tm) also adds alot
of creditability and confidence to myself and my investors that the
company will actually live up to its potential in becoming a mortgage
and finance powerhouse.
LinkedIn has introduced me to many people (dare I say it's cost me at
least one Lunch:)...) and the same goes in reverse... People have
contacted me for my business advice and to offer me projects.
Hope you find this helpful. Feel Free to email me offline or to
connect via LinkedIn if you have a legitimate business interest.
All the best,
Issamar Ginzberg
Inc. Magazine Top 10 Entrepreneurs of 2005
www.Issamar.com
LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/issamar
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