Heidi Bach-Harod, Jon Ostenson, Manoel Amorim, Shawn Kaplan | Office Hours #550

Heidi Bach-Harod [1:45] Heidi is the Executive Director of Women’s Voices Now, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to advancing girls' and women's rights globally through the use of film.She empowers filmmakers, produces social-change films, and engages audiences to promote girls’ and women’s rights. The organization achieves its mission through a film festival, a youth program, and a free online film collection, and has been internationally recognized for impacting six of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Jon Ostenson [13:40] He’s a top 1% national franchise broker, investor, author, & international speaker specializing in the area he has coined as ‘Non-Food Franchising’. Having served as the President of an Inc. 500 franchise system and now as a multi-brand franchisee, himself, he’s uniquely positioned to educate others on franchising & franchise selection. Jon serves as CEO of FranBridge Consulting and has helped thousands of entrepreneurs and investors explore business ownership and investment opportunities. Jon is a frequent contributor and thought leader for publications, such as Forbes, on the topic of franchising and franchise investments. Manoel Amorim [22:28] He served as CEO/Partner of several companies in Latin America, Europe and the USA. He was a Director in several Corporate Boards in six countries. He is a founding partner of MXF Investments in Orlando, FL and a partner of Peak Capital in UT. Manoel served as CEO of Abril Education, a startup in Brazil, which he took public in 2012 and quickly became the 5th largest K-12 education company in the world. Shawn Kaplan [37:00] Shawn Kaplan has been a licensed mortgage banker for over 22 years now. He has personally funded in excess of $1 Billion dollars in residential real estate volume with a clientele base currently exceeding over 10,000 families. His success has been consistently recognized nationally by Scotsman Guide’s Top Originators rankings.