Emmis Capital LLC

Emmis Capital helps micro-cap companies accelerate their business objectives by listing on senior stock exchanges such as NASDAQ, NYSE and NEO. We provide transformative bridge financing to micro-cap companies seeking to list on senior exchanges. We are selective with our investments with a foc ... see more

Founder and Managing Member

Exchange Listing LLC

Exchange Listing was formed to provide growth companies with direct access to a one-stop solution in the strategic planning and implementation of listing on a senior exchange such as NASDAQ or NYSE in the most cost-effective and efficient process available.

We offer capital markets advisory services to private companies looking to access the public capital markets as well as public companies looking to grow to the next level. The scope of our advisory services include, but are not limited to:

-     IPO readiness assessment
-     Overall capital raising strategy
-     Guidance on IR / PR
-     Underwriter introduction / selection
-     Auditor/Legal evaluation, selection and introduction
-     Design of financial structure

Our Role: Your Partners:

-We are hands-on, frontline partners throughout the listing and funding process.

-We leverage our decades of Wall Street experience and a broad array of relationships with investment bankers, investors, attorneys, auditors, accountants, IR/PR firms, independent directors and the exchanges to facilitate your listing and funding.

-We orchestrate a tailored, company-specific yet systematic process for the listing, which enhances competitiveness and maximizing stakeholder benefits.

-We align our interests with your company management, board of directors and shareholders as equity partners to facilitate a successful listing and funding.

-Basically, our goal is to partner with you to achieve a objectives that are the most beneficial to your company and your shareholders


Our Principals:

-The principals of the firm have extensive capital markets backgrounds, track records and experience in the planning and implementation of listing on senior stock exchanges, collectively bringing over 100 years of Wall Street Experience.

-Our founders, strategic partners and advisors are entrepreneurs drawn from investment banking, securities law, corporate governance and business management.

Chief Executive Officer

Forbes Finance Council

I am delighted to join the Forbes Business Council, which is an invitation-only community for executives in accounting, financial planning, wealth and asset management, and investment firms.

Member and Contributor

Grandview Capital Partners

Grandview Capital provides strategic financial, technical and innovative corporate advisory services to our clients who are emerging growth companies. Grandview’s pledge to our clients business is our commitment to quality, integrity, and success.

Founder, Chief Executive Officer 

Exchange Listing Publishing

The Entrepreneur’s IPO is a handbook that outlines exactly what to expect when pursuing a micro or small-cap IPO. Written from the perspective of someone with over 35+ years as a C-suite executive for public and private companies and an expert in navigating the ever-changing climate of Wall Street. This book provides in-depth knowledge and unique perspectives on the process required to IPO your company and the distinctive elements needed when seeking out the right bankers, investors, industry experts, and board members. The Entrepreneur’s IPO is a book that can practically guide any micro and small-cap company to IPO, proving that it is possible to IPO your company, and you do not need to be a unicorn to do it.

Author

Staffing 360 Solutions, Inc.

Staffing 360 Solutions, Inc. NASDAQ: STAF, is an emerging public company in the international
staffing sector engaged in the acquisition of domestic and international staffing agencies. As part
of its highly targeted consolidation model, Staffing 360 is pursuing a broad spectrum of staffing
companies in the information technology (“IT”), financial, accounting and healthcare industries
with a particular emphasis on Cyber Security. The Company commenced revenue generation in October, 2012 with an initial customer base that includes a Fortune 100 company and is pursuing additional opportunities in India. The Company is also currently developing a proprietary division focused on veterans’ staffing.

Co Founder - Chairman of the Board

CEO of Exchange Listing | Founder of Emmis Capital IPO Fund | Author of 'The Entrepreneur's IPO' |

As a skilled capital market advisor, I partner with emerging growth companies to provide access to capital and facilitate completing an IPO on Nasdaq or NYSE stock exchanges or advancing as a public company. 

In my 35+ years as a C-suite executive for public and private companies, I’ve established myself as a trusted resource in navigating the ever-changing climate of Wall Street. I have successfully launched several highly innovative companies through the complicated structuring and execution process to meet listing and funding objectives. 
I guide companies through the preparation, implementation, interpretation of actual listing analysis and metrics, and offer aftermarket support with authentic and unique value propositions.

I've successfully ushered entrepreneurial emerging growth businesses to their IPOs and helped them become uniquely positioned to access growth capital and international capital markets. How? By providing results-oriented, direct access to a one-stop solution in the strategic planning and implementation of listing on a senior exchange most cost-effectively and efficiently possible. 

I'm passionate about providing leadership in varied aspects of corporate finance and capital markets by drawing on my expertise with a myriad of diverse and satisfied global entrepreneurial clients. I've also just written my debut book, The Entrepreneur's IPO, a roadmap for going public as a small/micro-cap company. If you would like to know more about the book or order a copy, click here: https://pgoldstein.co/.

If you would like to get in touch please send me a personal message!

Peter Goldstein

One of the world's largest companies has made a quiet yet significant shift.

Walmart is moving its listing from the New York Stock Exchange to Nasdaq.

A company with more than $800 billion in market value. Listed on the NYSE since 1970. Now choosing a new home.

Moves like this are never about optics. They are about alignment.

Walmart cited shared values with Nasdaq. A technology-forward approach. Innovation. Client focus. These are not marketing lines. They reflect how the business is evolving.

The listing change adds another layer. It positions Walmart for inclusion in the Nasdaq 100. That means greater visibility and additional passive fund flow. It also reflects how much of Walmart’s future is tied to automation and artificial intelligence.

This is the largest exchange switch by market value in history. And yet the meaning is simple.

Exchanges compete on structure, technology, and alignment.

Companies choose the platform that matches where they are going, not where they have been.

Markets shift. Strategies evolve. Companies reposition.

What stays constant is the need for clarity, discipline, and the right environment to grow.

This is another reminder that listing decisions are strategic choices.

Entrepreneur & Capital Markets Leader | IPO Advisory | Founder, Exchange Listing | CEO, Emmis Acquisition Corp. | Author, The Integrated CEO

Growth Advising by Darrell Lerner (DCL Corp)

I help businesses, startups, influencers, and creators grow, monetize, and optimize their digital strategy & product growth strategy.

https://www.darrelllerner.com/

🔸 Creator Monetization
🔸 Management consulting
🔸 Growth and revenue generation
🔸 Product strategy and development
🔸 Problem-Solving & Strategic Planning
🔸 AI integration and optimization for your business
🔸 Digital strategy (Social media / conversion optimization)


Consulting/advising businesses and startups on growth, product, operations, scaling, management, digital strategy, marketing, and social media etc. 

Will consider new advising and digital consulting engagements on a case by case basis.

Growth and Strategy Advisor for Businesses & Startups | Fractional COO

PEF Community

A global community of the world's top post-exit founders.

Member

Syndicate 11

• Syndicate11 is a private creator network of 350+ top creative talent (creators, influencers, actresses, models etc), with a collective reach of 400M+ followers. (Top niches: Health & wellness, luxury, lifestyle, fashion)

• All talent is hand selected, vetted & manually approved.

• We specialize in creating boutique highly curated luxury experiences to generate organic content.

Each event is invite-only and designed for intimate, high-touch connection. 

@syndicate11_ on IG

Founder

Network Effects

We grow loyal audiences for top entrepreneurs, founders, and business leaders through industry leading content strategy, creation, and distribution. 

We turn invisible experts into respected authorities. 

Achieve your business goals faster by letting us take the hassle out of building your personal brand on X and LinkedIn.

‘Saturday’ App by FOMO Ventures, Inc.

Saturday is a venture-backed, community-driven social app designed to help users forge meaningful connections with those around them. 

It combats loneliness and engineers serendipity through the use of cutting-edge AI and geolocation technology. 

Saturday offers AI-curated local connections and personalized conversation starters, fostering a community where meaningful relationships can flourish.

Co-Founder & Board Member 

AllPaws.com (acquired by PetSmart)

🐶 FOUNDER & CEO of ALLPAWS - a leading digital pet adoption platform with over 1.5 million registered users on web & iPhone. 

AllPaws was acquired by pet industry leader PetSmart in October 2016.

AllPaws was a best-in-class web & mobile platform and community for pet lovers which applied an online dating approach to pet adoption and used proprietary technology to re-imagine the way people find their next dog, cat, or pets. AllPaws was one of the largest pet adoption platforms on the internet and offered a comprehensive solution on web and a fun & addicting mobile app experience on iPhone. 

Key stats and achievements:

🔹 Over 1.5 Million Registered Users

🔹 More than 1 Million Visits per month  

🔹 Over 500,000 iPhone App Downloads & Top 100 Ranking in Lifestyle Category of App Store. 

🔹 Generated over $1.5 million in advertising revenue from highly engaging custom placements created for premium pet brands designed to reach new pet parents at the point of market entry.  

🔹 Top tier press coverage + many unsolicited product recommendations - incl. featured on ABC News, Fox News, Huffington Post (2x), Forbes, MSN, Mashable, Good Morning America, Engadget, Fast Company, Product Hunt, and being recommended by Good Housekeeping Magazine, PureWow, Netted & more.

Following the acquisition by PetSmart, I stayed on as General Manager and Consultant for a transitional period.

Founder | Chief Executive Officer | President | Consultant | General Manager

Founder & CEO

Paltalk, Inc.

CO-FOUNDER of SNAP INTERACTIVE (now PalTalk) - one of the first publicly traded company in the online dating & social media space.  SNAP's leading online dating apps and social apps experienced extraordinary growth - attracting more than 100 million users. Ranked as the 36th fastest growing company in North America on Deloitte's 2012 Technology Fast 500 for achieving 4,400% revenue growth over 5 years.

As Co-Founder and one of only two members of Senior Management from 2005 through late 2011, I was primarily responsible for all legal, financial, administrative, human resource, hiring, anti-fraud, and public company regulatory and operational functions as we scaled the company. I was also responsible for writing all company press releases since inception. 

We grew SNAP to nearly 50 employees and approximately $20 million in annual revenue. We hit a peak market cap of ~ $150 million and raised $8.5 million in capital from institutional investors in January 2011.  Prior to that, we succeeded while raising under $ 1 mm in total capital (with no new capital since 2007) - growing entirely on revenue generated from operations for 3+ years.

Co-Founder

Serial Entrepreneur (2 exits) & Growth Advisor • Founded AllPaws (Sold to PetSmart) • Co-Founded Saturday App & Snap Interactive (100m users & $100m revenue)

𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝟬𝟬𝗠 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀 & $𝟭𝟬𝟬𝗠 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 • 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿 𝘄/ 𝟮 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁𝘀 • 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁, 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Serial tech entrepreneur, business operator, and strategic advisor with deep experience starting and growing consumer-digital businesses. 

As a growth and product-driven startup founder, I have a proven track record of building and growing innovative products used by millions. I have achieved successful exits while overseeing multiple C-Level executive roles for publicly traded, growth stage, and venture-backed startups. I have a bias for action and a passion for solving big problems. Proven ability to innovate and deliver rapid revenue and user growth. 

At the intersection of my passion for pets and online dating expertise, I co-founded AllPaws. This innovative, online dating-style pet adoption platform quickly gained millions of users and was acquired by the pet industry leader, PetSmart. 

Before that, as co-founder I helped build and lead publicly traded SNAP Interactive from inception to rank as the 36th fastest growing technology company in North America with 4,400% revenue growth over 5 years, $20 million+ in annual revenue, and over 100 million users of our online dating apps and social products. 

Today, I advise businesses and startups on optimizing their digital and product growth strategies. Additionally, I coach entrepreneurs and business leaders on building high-income personal brands, and advise top influencers, models, and creators on growing and monetizing their audiences.

I continue to work on new projects, explore new opportunities, and advise. 

Been featured in ABC News, Bloomberg, Good Morning America, TechCrunch, Fox 5 News,  Huffington Post, Mashable, Forbes, Fast Company, Business Insider, and many other top tier publications. 

SPECIALTIES: Growth, Optimization, Digital Strategy, Product Strategy, Personal Branding 

Start-ups | Digital Strategy | General Management | Product Strategy and Development |  Rapid Revenue Growth | Strategic Vision | User Growth & User Acquisition | Marketplaces | Business Strategy | Business Operator | Problem-Solving | Business Operations (CEO, COO, GM) | Product Management | Conversion Optimization | A/B Testing | Web and Mobile Analytics | Mobile Applications | Mobile Growth | iTunes App Store Optimization | e-Commerce | Social Media Marketing & Strategy | M&A Process | Pet Industry | Online Dating Apps

Darrell Lerner

We built Syndicate 11 quietly. 
Now PEOPLE are noticing. 

Syndicate11 wasn’t designed to be loud. 

It was built as a tight, high-signal network of top creators, models, and cultural catalysts who actually move attention - not just post into it.

And when you do that well enough, visibility finds you anyway.

This People feature is a great example: no PR push, zero agenda, just a powerful moment that got noticed.

That’s the power of momentum compounding.

2x Exited Founder & Growth Advisor • Built AllPaws (Acquired by PetSmart) • Co-Founded SNAP Interactive (100m users & $100m revenue)

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