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Paul Lovejoy, founder of Stakeholder Enterprise, shared his bold vision for democratizing wealth creation. His ambitious “Leap Year Portfolio” experiment—making 366 crowd-based investments in 366 days—offers a compelling case for rethinking how retail investors can access opportunities traditionally reserved for the elite.

n this episode of Capital Ideas, we sit down with Mark Elenowitz, Managing Director at Digital Offering, to explore how his firm is transforming the landscape of modern IPOs through the use of Regulation A+ (Reg A+). Known for spearheading the groundbreaking Newsmax IPO, Mark shares how the Newsmax IPO made history with the largest two-day opening gain in U.S. market history. Mark takes us behind the scenes of this historic deal.

Mark Hiraide brings decades of experience in securities law and a front-row seat to the evolution of capital markets, from small-cap IPOs in the '90s to the JOBS Act and beyond. He discusses his hands-on work shaping California’s crowdfunding rules and his new role evaluating federal reforms aimed at expanding investor access and streamlining capital formation.

Approximately 40% of initial IPO filers fail to complete their transactions, often turning to private capital instead.

Noonan discusses the evolving landscape of private markets and capital formation, including tokenization of real-world assets.

Hear how a college student became an "accredited investor" via Series 65 and RIA status only to come up against the SEC.

Row shares his insights on the challenges plaguing capital markets, the role of overregulation, and the opportunities for innovation.

Jennifer Schulp, Director of Financial Regulation Studies, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives at Cato Institute.

Bridging Traditional Finance and Cryptocurrency with H2cryptO’s George Kushner

Hear about Jasmin's efforts to promote financial access and empowerment of retail investors at her firm and on an SEC advisory committee.

Hear from Mike Jarmuz, the Founder of Lightning Ventures, the largest Bitcoin-focused angel investing network and CEO of Thunder Funder