Joel is a real world, 25+ year veteran of the venture capital, private equity, and Hedge Fund world who addresses audiences from Silicon Valley venture firms to Wall Street bankers on matters of capital formation and most recently, on Investment CrowdFunding. He is a professional investor who has been a principal in over 30 syndicated real estate or
entrepreneurial transactions in addition to advising on over 100 more.

Until he recently retired, Joel was CEO of the Bullseye Capital Fund, a real estate hedge fund that acquired distressed real estate assets nationwide, though he also spent many years in the venture capital business. Joel has conceptualized, capitalized, operated and sold several companies, one of which he sold to a Fortune 500 company.

He founded of the National Association of Syndicators and has taught thousands of real estate brokers, CPAs, attorneys, and Investors about raising capital and best practices for structuring group investments. Joel is a nationally recognized expert in Private Placements, Reg D Offerings, Operating Agreements, deal structure, tax issues and capital raising approaches with both accredited and non-accredited Investors. He is regularly called on by attorneys and courts
of law as an expert in matters of financing and real estate.

A professional speaker, Joel is a persuasive and engaging communicator. He naturally demystifies complex issues and forensics for laymen. As a leader, Joel is humble, likable, friendly, easy to relate to, and was the foreman of a successful jury. His work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, Forbes Small Business, Entrepreneur Magazine,
Investor's Business Daily, and the Los Angeles Business Journal. Joel is a professional member of the National Speakers Association (NSA), where he holds the prestigious Certified Speaking Professional designation plus he is a member of the elite NSA Million Dollar Speakers Group. And though he doesn’t admit often, Joel is also a CPA.