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2023
Seattle Hot Air Ballooning is the only luxury hot air balloon company in Seattle. We take guests on unforgettable flights directly in front of Mt. Rainier. We fly in Auburn and Enumclaw, Southeast of the Seattle/ Tacoma Airport. If youre looking for a romantic date, fun activity, adventure, or just something fun to do in Seattle, book a flight with Seattles luxury hot air balloon company. You can book online 24/7 at www.seattleballooning.com.
Investor
Jan 2022
Stick and Hack membership connects you to the game of golf through entertainment, original content, and a community of like-minded golfers.
We love the game of golf, but more importantly, we find the greatest enjoyment through the people, connections, friendships, and stories the game gives each of us.
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Apr 2021
Legion M is a fan-owned entertainment company that partners with filmmakers and Hollywood studios to produce original movies, TV shows, events, and more. We provide financial backing, development support, marketing muscle and, most importantly, fan engagement and monetization.
Were built from the ground up to be owned by individual fans! With the help of the JOBS Act, were opening the gates of Hollywood and giving everyone an opportunity to own and participate in a production company.
Our ultimate goal is to unite one million shareholders, which would give us hundreds of millions of dollars to finance entertainment projects that have a million fans supporting them. We believe this could make us one of the most influential companies in Hollywood!
Legion Ms Round 9 Offering is now open for investment at https://www.startengine.com/legionm
Read the Offering Circular (https://bit.ly/r9-oc) and risks (https://bit.ly/r9-risks) related to this offering before investing. This Reg A+ offering is made available through StartEngine Primary, LLC, member FINRA/SIPC. This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment. You should never invest more than you can afford to lose in Legion M (or any startup).
Please join us as either a free member or an investor to become part of the adventure! https://legionm.com/join-legion-m/
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2023
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2023
Seattle Hot Air Ballooning is the only luxury hot air balloon company in Seattle. We take guests on unforgettable flights directly in front of Mt. Rainier. We fly in Auburn and Enumclaw, Southeast of the Seattle/ Tacoma Airport. If youre looking for a romantic date, fun activity, adventure, or just something fun to do in Seattle, book a flight with Seattles luxury hot air balloon company. You can book online 24/7 at www.seattleballooning.com.
2022
Investor
Jan 2022
Stick and Hack membership connects you to the game of golf through entertainment, original content, and a community of like-minded golfers.
We love the game of golf, but more importantly, we find the greatest enjoyment through the people, connections, friendships, and stories the game gives each of us.
2021
Investor
Apr 2021
Legion M is a fan-owned entertainment company that partners with filmmakers and Hollywood studios to produce original movies, TV shows, events, and more. We provide financial backing, development support, marketing muscle and, most importantly, fan engagement and monetization.
Were built from the ground up to be owned by individual fans! With the help of the JOBS Act, were opening the gates of Hollywood and giving everyone an opportunity to own and participate in a production company.
Our ultimate goal is to unite one million shareholders, which would give us hundreds of millions of dollars to finance entertainment projects that have a million fans supporting them. We believe this could make us one of the most influential companies in Hollywood!
Legion Ms Round 9 Offering is now open for investment at https://www.startengine.com/legionm
Read the Offering Circular (https://bit.ly/r9-oc) and risks (https://bit.ly/r9-risks) related to this offering before investing. This Reg A+ offering is made available through StartEngine Primary, LLC, member FINRA/SIPC. This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment. You should never invest more than you can afford to lose in Legion M (or any startup).
Please join us as either a free member or an investor to become part of the adventure! https://legionm.com/join-legion-m/
Advisory Board Member
Feb 2021
SureFire Capital, a Family Office that runs a private, invitation-only Investment Club that is a generator of vetted investment opportunities into which its own capital is invested. The Club has aver 1,100 members around the world, all sharing their best and most trusted investment opportunities. Whenever possible, SureFire secures extra allocation enabling others to co-invest alongside with no management fees in a highly aligned structure.
Ariel Shlien is a serial entrepreneur who began his business career at the age of 15. As a teenager in his Montreal basement, he founded The Mad Science Group (www.madscience.org) and eventually built it into the world’s largest enrichment service provider with franchised offices in 200+ major North American markets and 28 countries overseas. Over the years, Ariel has established strategic relationships with such organizations as: NASA, MGM Studios, The Kennedy Space Center, Crayola, Scholastic, Blueprint Entertainment and ToyQuest. Ariel has personally lead the creation of multiple businesses in different industries and has executed over 20 M&A transactions.
Ariel graduated Faculty Scholar from McGill University with a degree in Business Management. He is a Fellow of the Dobson Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies, a Toastmaster (CTM), a member of the Quebec Chapter of YPO since 2008 and served on its Board for 6 years starting in 2011. Ariel has received numerous industry awards including Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year and the Business Development Bank of Canada’s Entrepreneur of the Year. Ariel is a speaker at McGill University and Tiger 21 and has been featured in such media as CNN, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Success Magazine, The Globe and Mail and USA Today.
In June 2020, Ariel was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal by her Excellency the Right Honorable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada for outstanding achievement and service to Canada.
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Aug 2014
Confluence Capital Group, Inc. (CCG) assists high growth companies, providing both insights and framework for strategic development and execution in capital strategy. Confluence Capital Group was formed to assist in debt and equity solutions for lower middle market growth companies as they embark on raising financing from Qualified Institutional Buyers. While engaging a network with company executives, prominent family offices, private equity/venture capital funds, and commercial debt originators, CCG provides appropriate solutions for clients capital structure and equity needs.
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