The Power of Persistence With Investors
Send us a textRichard Wilson, CEO of the Family Office Club, shares real-world insights on how to tell if an investor is serious or just stringing you along. From his experience closing 19 deals with a top investor over six years to spotting red flags early, learn why patience matters for big checks, how to trust your gut, and when to walk away from deals or partnerships.Avoid long-term pain and make smarter investment decisions by listening to your instincts and understanding investor behavior.https://familyoffices.com/
What Is Your Strategic Choke Point? Insights from Richard Wilson
Send us a textRichard Wilson, CEO and Founder of the Family Office Club, explains the concept of strategic choke points, critical assets or positions in your business that, once acquired, drive growth, profitability, and stability. Learn how to identify friction points, control access, and create leverage in your industry using real-world examples and the “Flywheel Effect.”Discover how understanding and owning these choke points has brought millions and long-term security to Richard’s company, and learn how you can apply the same strategies to your business.Join the Family Office Club for exclusive insights, 30 nationwide events, 10,000 registered investors, and 40 proprietary AI tools: https://familyoffices.com/https://familyoffices.com/
Raise Capital Faster: The 6 Must-Have Assets for Serious Investors
Send us a textIn this session, Richard C. Wilson breaks down the six must-have assets almost every capital raiser is missing, and how to show up like an institutional-quality professional instead of “just another deal.”Here are the 6 must-haves he covers:Unique position – a clearly defined, memorable niche so investors know exactly where you fit and why you’re different.One-line capital-raising pitch – a single sentence with 3 data points explaining what you do, why people trust you, and the value you add.Founder video – a short, authentic video that builds trust, shows who you are, and briefly walks through what your company actually does.Visual one-pager – a simple, scan-friendly one page that an investor can understand between the gate and their airplane seat.Concise pitch deck – ideally 10–15 pages (or under 25 pages) that investors will really read, with the detail pushed to a data room instead of a 44-page info dump.Due diligence data room – organized documents plus a master DDQ and background check ready to go so serious investors can dig in quickly.Richard also shares why:– Relationships drive investment decisions more than IRR projections– Consistent, niche content (talks, videos, articles, etc.) makes you locally, then nationally known– Tools like CRMs, AI call transcription, outbound dialers, and even old-school direct mail can dramatically improve your investor follow-up– Protecting your time, saying no, and moving fast are common patterns among the most successful family offices and foundersIf you’re raising capital or advising portfolio companies, this talk gives you a practical checklist for becoming investor-ready and upgrading the quality of the conversations you’re having.Learn more at https://familyoffices.com/ for events, investor club memberships, and capital-raising tools.https://familyoffices.com/
Ultra-Healthy, Ultra-Wealthy: How Dr. Dat Nguyen Scaled, Sold & Rewired His Life
Send us a textIn this episode, Richard C. Wilson sits down with his friend and investor club member Dr. Dat Nguyen — former laser dentist turned Proctor consultant — to break down how he scaled, sold, and reinvested his way to financial and lifestyle freedom.Dat shares how he:Built and scaled a niche laser dentistry practice with zero waiting room time and high-end technologyPrepared his exit strategy, compared DSO vs. private sale offers, and chose freedom over squeezing out every last dollarAvoided trading time for money by shifting into mindset and performance coaching for dentists, doctors, and business ownersApproaches due diligence as an investor by leaning on trusted communities and experts instead of going it aloneStays ultra-healthy and ultra-happy with MURF workouts, daily habits, tracking health metrics, and constantly upgrading his “self-image”Uses mindset principles (faith, focus, law of vibration/attraction) to stay positive even when business and life get toughIf you’re a founder, healthcare professional, or investor who wants more freedom, better health, and a bigger future, this conversation will give you both the mindset and practical moves to get there.👉 Want to surround yourself with more decamillionaires, centimillionaires, and active investors like Dat?Join our investor club and review the schedule of our 30+ in-person investor events each year at https://familyoffices.com/https://familyoffices.com/
Why Billionaires Don’t Coast: Positioning, Focus & Niche Strategy for Serious Capital Raisers
Send us a textIn this live investor event session, Richard C. Wilson breaks down what truly separates billionaires and centimillionaires from “normal” successful people, and why most founders, fund managers, and advisors unintentionally take their foot off the gas once they hit a few million.Richard shares insights from dinners with heads of an $8B+ family office, and then dives deep into one of the most overlooked force multipliers in capital raising: positioning. He explains why the founder of Paychex refuses to invest in any company that isn’t branded to win, and how a simple rebrand at $8B AUM helped one wealth advisor grow past $25B+ in assets.You’ll learn:Why top families keep pushing while others coast at $5–10MHow a crystal-clear niche and brand name can make your firm “preeminent” in your spaceThe Jim Collins hedgehog concept applied to capital raisers (passion, profit, and DNA)How to choose a 7% niche that captures 70% of the profitsWhy generic names like “XYZ Capital” quietly kill replies, deal flow, and investor trustHow to send investor emails that deliver real value first (checklists, DDQ templates, tools) instead of “Can I pitch you my deal?”Richard also shares real before/after examples of rebrands that moved firms from confusing and forgettable to institutional-grade and obvious at a glance, plus how his own YouTube positioning has led to cold inbound from founders doing tens of millions in revenue.👉 Want to become the “key master” in your niche and get taken seriously by family offices, decamillionaires, and centimillionaires?Review our 30+ in-person investor events each year and membership options at https://familyoffices.com/https://familyoffices.com/