Building a $100M Business and How To Avoid Entitled Kids - An Interview With Tom Kelly

The Bottom Line with Nicholas Kusmich

Tom Kelly is the Founder of Charity Auctions Today, a technology company that has helped over 250,000 nonprofit organizations raise half a billion dollars for charitable causes. He is also the Co-founder of CompCorePro, an online platform that helps companies manage work-related injuries more efficiently. Through his entrepreneurial endeavors, Tom has amassed a portfolio valued at nearly $100 million. His passion for innovation crosses into philanthropy, where he pioneers the powerful concept of family foundations, which empowers entrepreneurs to create generational wealth. As host of the Million Dollar Nonprofit podcast, he offers strategies and insights for scaling nonprofit organizations.

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What if you could transform your financial responsibilities into valuable opportunities for your children while positively impacting the world? Imagine a system that turns tax payments into charitable donations, empowering your kids to learn wealth management and cultivate a legacy of generosity. This innovative approach has the potential to enhance your family's financial future and increase your social impact.

Tom Kelly, a nonprofit expert and serial entrepreneur, shares his revolutionary approach to wealth management by creating a family foundation, a financial structure that effectively replaces traditional trusts. By setting up a family foundation, you can provide your children with a platform to learn how to manage money, invest wisely, and decide which charities to support with the foundation’s proceeds. This concept not only imparts financial literacy to your heirs but also instills a spirit of philanthropy. He also delves into his entrepreneurial journey, from his humble beginnings to building a business empire worth $100 million. With illustrations of critical moments that set the course for his ventures, Tom shares his experience with the bottom line in business, the art of letting go, hiring the right team, and the overarching importance of fulfilling one's vision.

In this episode of The Bottom Line, Nicholas Kusmich sits down with Tom Kelly, Founder of Charity Auctions Today, to discuss the transformative power of creating a family foundation. Tom delves into the mechanics of setting up a foundation, how to build a legacy of giving, and investing in community-benefiting assets. Tune in for insights on reshaping wealth’s role in the family dynamic.