Matt Raad has used a very unconventional method to create financial freedom in his lifetime, starting with nothing and building a high cash flow portfolio through buying and selling businesses.
He and his wife Liz are website investors, which means they use digital assets to generate cashflow and build wealth. They were one of the first in the world to buy, build and renovate websites, a strategy they now teach beginners to reach 6 and 7-figure incomes.
Matt will share his insights into his journey as a successful entrepreneur and investor, starting out a zoologist with his wife Liz, buying their first business, expanding into multi-million dollar mergers and acquisitions, transitioning to tech and the digital world, and how they successfully worked together as a team for the last 27 years.
Their mission is to inspire people and help them replace their incomes with more leveraged, high cash-flow, location independent digital skills. When he is not researching & talking about high cashflow websites you will find him out riding his mountain bike with Liz or training for Ninja Warrior/CrossFit with his kids.
Kirsten Pedersen, Exec. Chef of Alaskan Events & Catering, LLC and the Culinary Illuminary. We have designed a fast track course for the new ‘foodiepreneur' to launch their own food business, regardless of the the presentation; restaurant, food truck, catering company, bistro, cafe… etc.
Nick Jain is the CEO of IdeaScale, the leading innovation software company. IdeaScale is the core of many leading global organization's innovation efforts including NASA, Comcast, NASCAR, Doctors without Borders and many others.
Nick graduated at the top of his class from Harvard Business School and holds a degree in mathematics from Dartmouth. He enjoys playing poker, running and travelling with his wife.
Eric Burns is a Cincinnati-based entrepreneur. His journey has taken him from being a finance major to a Cincinnati Firefighter to a residential real estate investor and flipper to finally landing in commercial real estate. He values his journey and believes in the entrepreneurial spirit.
His message to fellow entrepreneurs is simple, STOP TRADING YOUR TIME FOR MONEY and LIVE LIFE BULLISH.
Like many, Eric started his real estate investment career in the residential space and expanded into the commercial arena. His first property was a student housing rental in 2016, while he was still active with the Cincinnati Fire Department. Later, he expanded into renovations, and eventually, after many years of growth, education, and “failing forward”, Eric found himself in the commercial space.
Eric’s story is similar to many entrepreneurs’ as he has navigated ups and downs with successes and failures in his entrepreneurial journey. As it turns out, it was during a less-than-ideal renovation when he realized, after years spent starting side hustles and residential real estate, that he was still only trading his time for money! As a believer in financial freedom, Eric leaned into commercial real estate and found a path to lead him to that destination.
To that end, Flowers Capital reflects Eric’s fundamental philosophies of sourcing and funding deals. Priorities include, firstly, the preservation and growth of investor capital. As a strong proponent of multiple, passive sources of income and protecting the commodity of time, he believes financial freedom is achievable through commercial real estate investment. Flowers Capital is fully intent on achieving those goals for its investors.
Eric considers himself a life-long learner. He believes in the entrepreneurial spirit and understands the realities of that life path. His greatest strengths include curiosity, personal accountability, and resilience.
Real estate investing is truly a labor of love for Eric, but he also thoroughly enjoys fly fishing, traveling, and his Labrador Retriever, Baron.
