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Careful What You Chase…
Talks about Startup, Entrepreneurship and Risk Taking
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Codie Sanchez
Founder of Contrarian Thinking
Austin, Texas
Overview
Codie Sanchez, an experienced investor and entrepreneur, has led investments in various successful companies like doola and Hone Health, focusing on Main Street businesses. Currently serving as the Founder of Contrarian Thinking and Co-Founder of Unconventional Acquisitions, she brings expertise in portfolio management, alternative investments, and business strategy to her work in Austin, Texas. Sanchez's career highlights include managing millions in investments at top financial institutions like State Street and Goldman Sachs, and her role in founding successful ventures like Entourage Effect Capital.
Work Experience
Founder - Investor - Writer
2019 - Current
Opportunity is found in the disconnect between narrative and the truth. CT is where hundreds of thousands of investors, entrepreneurs and contrarians come to learn about unconventional ways to diversify income, generate wealth and increase their profits. Join here → https://contrarianthinking.co
Co-Founder
2021
We buy, sell and invest in small businesses and teach others how to get into the ownership seat.
Unconventional Acquisitions is a consulting firm that provides training and education to help clients to buy and build their businesses.
EEC Advisory Board Member
2021 - 2022
Board Member EEC Portfolio Company Arcview Capital
2020 - 2022
Managing Director - Partner
2019 - 2021
EEC is one of the first Growth Equity firms in the cannabis industry, we’ve invested $150 million in cannabis since 2014
Entourage Effect Capital is a private investment firm, dedicated to investing in the cannabis industry.
Head of Latin America Investments
2014 - 2019
I head the Latin America & US Offshore Investment Business, providing investments and market strategy to enable some of the worlds leading pensions, institutions and advisors to reach their investment goals. We've built a business from the ground up, to one of the fastest growing firms in LatAm.
First Trust Portfolios L.P. and its affiliate First Trust Advisors L.P. (collectively First Trust) were established in 1991 with a mission
Director Institutional Sales
2011 - 2014
Worked in Latin America and the US with Fortune 500 Companies, pensions, sovereign wealth funds, central banks, endowments, and foundations to manage their investment portfolios. We navigated some treacherous regulations and industry changes to raise billions in previously uncovered markets.
State Street offers a range of financial services, including investment management, research and trading, as well as asset management.
Raised $8,303,500,000.00 from CAVU Securities, Independence Point Advisors and Siebert Williams Shank.
Investment Associate
2010 - 2011
Goldman Sachs is a multinational financial services firm providing securities, investment banking, and management services.
ETF Consultant & Distribution Specialist
2008 - 2010
The Vanguard Group is a provider of investment management services.
In-depth Investigative Reporter Mexico
2007 - 2008
Education
Investments
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