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What's the Alternative? Meet the ManagerWhat's the Alternative? | Episode 22 | From Advisor to VC: How AI and Access Are Reshaping Venture Capital with Brad ZappIn this episode, Brad Zapp, co-founder of Connetic Ventures, shares how he left wealth management to pioneer AI-powered founder analysis and launch one of the first advisor-accessible venture capital interval funds. We dive into his journey building Wendell, an AI “psychologist” that quantifies founder traits, and why making private markets more accessible isn’t just innovation—it’s a necessity. For any advisor looking to bridge the public-private gap without sacrificing ease or scale, this episode delivers a bold new blueprint.Key takeaways: AI can quantify founder psychology and improve early-stage investment decisions. Interval fund structures remove bar...2025-05-2050 min
Traversing EntrepreneurshipTraversing the Private Equity Landscape: Opportunities and Challenges with Brad ZappEver wonder what it takes to build a successful business from scratch? Join us as we sit down with serial entrepreneur Brad Zapp to get the inside scoop on his journey from wealth management to founding a cutting-edge digital VC firm. You won't want to miss this eye-opening conversation! Brad Zapp is a CFP, was a former founder of an independent Wealth Advisory Firm, sold that, and founded a Digital Venture Capital firm that uses AI to vet opportunities. he is now bringing his private Strategy to the public by registering with the SEC and will be d...2024-10-1057 min
No One Fights AloneAnnette Zapp | Fire Rescue WellnessShe gets it. As a nearly 20-year fire service veteran, She knows you’ve built a career out of serving others. She understands how good it feels to take care of everyone else. You keep your community and your neighborhoods safe. And that’s a fantastic feeling. But she also knows that sometimes this dedication to serving others can get in the way of taking care of yourself. The sleepless nights, mental load, and physical demands all add up. It can feel lonely, isolating, and exhausting. She knows because she is you too. Annette provides wellness systems, structure, and educ...2023-09-3058 min
Mind Your Business, NKY!Shaking up venture capital by valuing digital first with Brad Zapp, Connetic VenturesThis week on Mind Your Business, NKY!, LINK nky CEO Lacy Starling and Business Reporter Kenton Hornbeck discuss the Sims Furniture building in Covington and new plans for its development as a small business incubator office space. Learn more about what businesses are moving in, the history of the building dating back to 1929, and plans for the space moving forward.Then, Lacy sits down with Brad Zapp, Co-Founder and CFO of Connetic Ventures to chat about the early stages of entrepreneurships, being an at-risk investment company and...2023-05-1637 min
Middle Tech187. Connetic Ventures: Brad Zapp on Leveraging Machine Learning to Take Bias Out of InvestingBrad Zapp is a co-founder and managing partner of Connetic Ventures, a Covington, Kentucky based VC firm that has built a machine learning model that allows them to make data-driven investment decisions. Through using this machine learning model, Connetic has been able to reduce the amount of bias present in their investment decisions and allocate a significant portion of their fund to underrepresented founders. Our conversation with Brad covers how they’ve found success by using a data-driven investment approach, his perception of this region’s startup ecosystem, and the role that the University of Kentucky has played in Brad...2022-03-2144 min
Side Hustle CityS2 - Ep52 - Are you a natural leader or startup founder? The answer could be in this test Brad and Vance join us to discuss.Send us a textThis week we welcome friends of the podcast, Brad Zapp and Vance VanDrake. Both have been involved in the startup scene for years and are considered OG's in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.Vance VanDrake is a legendary Patent Attorney at Ulmer & Berne LLP and Author of The Patent Game. We tell people he literally wrote the book on patents, which he technically did. Vance is also our go-to guy when it comes to anything Myers–Briggs related. Not sure what that is? Well, listen to this episode because Vance breaks it do...2021-12-241h 13