Rick Andrade

Rick Andrade is an investment banker at Janas Associates in Pasadena, CA, where he helps CEOs and business owners buy, sell, and finance middle-market companies.

Rick earned his BA and MBA from UCLA, along with his Series 7, 63, & 79 FINRA securities licenses. He is also a CA Real Estate Broker, a volunteer SBA/SCORE instructor, and blogs at RickAndrade.com on issues important to business owners. Please note this article is for informational purposes only and should not be considered in any way an offer to buy or sell a security. Securities are offered through JCC Capital Markets LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC.

Rick Andrade is an opinion columnist for the CEOWORLD magazine. You can follow him on LinkedIn.

C-Suite Agenda

The Great 2021 Vaccine Rollout: When will your employees get it?

Rick AndradeC-Suite Agenda

“Happy New year” shouted the CEO of a middle market manufacturing company on his year-end Zoom call to employees. And for a moment there was pure joy, then a silence, followed by a collective gulp. No doubt history will record the many haunting echoes of a 2020 Auld Lang Syne...

Big Picture

It’s Cold Turkey: The Dish on Serving up More Taxes under Joe Biden

Rick AndradeBig Picture

They say that in late November 1621 in Plymouth, Massachusetts the first American Colony held the first American Thanksgiving to celebrate a bountiful harvest with the local Wampanoag Indian tribe. What you might not know is that of the nearly 100 who attended the first feast only 4 were women...

C-Suite Agenda

The Post-Covid Business World: Survival of the Fittest or Fake News?

Rick AndradeC-Suite Agenda

In 1859 the English naturalist, geologist, and biologist we all know Charles Darwin published his most famous and influential work, On The Origin of Species based upon his study and research of the evolutionary traits found in nearly all plants and animals. He defined it as the "principle by which...

CEO Insider

The Bright Side To Every Crisis: How Covid-19 Can Help You Become A Better Leader

Rick AndradeCEO Insider

One day everything’s normal, the next we’re in the middle of a global pandemic. Not since 1918 has the world mobilized to fight such a common invisible foe. And back then as now many would-be leaders were compelled for the first time to dig deep, step up, and lead with...

ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance)

CEO Insider

E.S.G. 2020 has arrived with a Bang!! Here’s what you need to know

Rick AndradeCEO Insider

Davos, Switzerland – World Braces for Climate Doom. On January 21st, 2020, 3000 attendees including top leaders from governments, institutions, and industries from around the world gathered at the 50th World Economic Forum(WEF) in Davos, Switzerland to share and influence the trajectory of humankind. Once again as they have for...

CEO Insider

CEO Tenures are Under Pressure These Days. Want to Know Why?

Rick AndradeCEO Insider

The first CEOs in history, or rather pre-history were clan and tribal leaders thousands of years ago, notable Greek, Roman and Persian leaders like Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Persian King Xerxes the Great were all the rage. These heads of state were also CEOs, responsible for the successes...

CEO Insider

Want to Save Your Company? Just Say “No”

Rick AndradeCEO Insider

It wasn’t always this way, was it? In 1982 First Lady Nancy Reagan famously coined and branded the phrase ‘Just say No,’ which was meant for children tempted by drug use in their lives. It was notably simple, and it worked for a while. But somewhere along the nearly 40-year...

CEO Insider

Want To Learn The Best Way To Increase Sales This Year? Let’s Chat…

Rick AndradeCEO Insider

Over the last few decades CRM (Customer Relationship Mgmt) software has evolved from basic call-centers and contact trackers to a vastly more expansive suite of customer-engaging capabilities. Moreover, as the cost of acquiring new customers continues to rise, new lower-cost-to-implement technologies like online ‘Chat’ are leading the way to help...

C-Suite Advisory

Goldilocks has Come for Dinner Is Your Business Ready?

Rick AndradeC-Suite Advisory

Consider this; the US economy grew at an impressive 4.2% annualized growth rate in the second quarter of 2018. This figure was revised upward reflecting more business-spending on software, and the forward trend looks to sustain a robust 3% annual growth rate for all of 2018. The last time that...

C-Suite Advisory

Winner: Best Product of 2018 – Speed

Rick AndradeC-Suite Advisory

Have you heard the news? According to NASA, planet Earth is slowing down thanks to the moon. And in a mere 180 million years or so our planet’s 24 hour-long day will slow, adding a full hour to each day. Wow. That’s welcomed news. Because while NASA is busy studying...

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Rick Andrade

The Great 2021 Vaccine Rollout: When will your employees get it?

It’s Cold Turkey: The Dish on Serving up More Taxes under Joe Biden

The Post-Covid Business World: Survival of the Fittest or Fake News?

The Bright Side To Every Crisis: How Covid-19 Can Help You Become A Better Leader

E.S.G. 2020 has arrived with a Bang!! Here’s what you need to know

CEO Tenures are Under Pressure These Days. Want to Know Why?

Want to Save Your Company? Just Say “No”

Want To Learn The Best Way To Increase Sales This Year? Let’s Chat…

Goldilocks has Come for Dinner Is Your Business Ready?

Winner: Best Product of 2018 – Speed

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