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Our Mission

PROVIDING ACCESS, EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS

Strategic Global Capital is committed to unlocking the potential of finance to create impact – by giving microfinance institutions the opportunity to scale their operations and investors the opportunity to seek competitive, diversified, impactful returns.

Our Story

A TRACK RECORD OF SUCCESS

The founder of Strategic Global Capital was first exposed to microfinance and the microeconomy on a personal trip to Lagos, Nigeria. At that time, the promise of microfinance seemed too good to be true, but the fact that no one had tried to create a secondary market for these investments held his interest and pushed him to go deeper.

It has been a large learning curve, but as serial entrepreneurs and people with entrepreneurial spirits, what continues to motivate our team is the potential of opening up a new financial market that can help entrepreneurs in emerging markets.

  • 2010 Strategic Global Capital founded
  • 2011 Strategic Global Capital expanded to Ecuador
  • 2011 Started pilot program 1 investing in Ecuador
  • 2011 Started pilot program 2 investing in Ecuador
  • 2018 Case study written by HKUST Business School Thompson Center for Business Case Studies
  • 2018 Case study published by Harvard Business Review
  • 2021 Launched first private offering (ongoing)
  • 2022 Creating a prototype of the exchange (ongoing)
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First Pilot Purchase Program: CACMU

CREATING A PROOF OF CONCEPT

Since August 2011, we have been purchasing loans from Cooperativa de Ahorro y Credito Mujeres Unidas that have yielded an average 16.9% annualized IRR with no defaults to date. We learned how to navigate the legal and business environment in Ecuador and created the infrastructure to make international investments.

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Second Pilot Purchase Program: CEPESIU

REPLICATING OUR EFFORTS

To ensure we could scale and replicate our operations, we began a second pilot purchasing program in November 2011 with el Centro de Promoción y Empleo Para el Sector Informal Urbano. Due to changes in management, we exited this investment before maturity but learned how to better protect ourselves and our investors against default and bankruptcy risks.

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Private Placement Investment Offering

TESTING THE DEMAND OF OUR PRODUCT

Before we went forward with building the first exchange to buy and sell microloans, we wanted to ensure investors were interested in this type of investment. This would ensure traction for both sides of our platform. We created and released a private placement investment offering to gauge interest and optimize our internal processes.

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Bryan Kuhn

Chief Executive Officer

Bryan Kuhn

Chief Executive Officer

Bryan Kuhn is a licensed attorney in the state of Colorado (USA), specializing in business and employment law. Mr. Kuhn also has considerable professional experience with international business deals and is fluent in both written and spoken Spanish. A highly seasoned and experienced serial entrepreneur for the last twenty years, he has significant experience purchasing and managing micro-finance note portfolios for investment purposes. Mr. Kuhn founded a local corporation (S.A.) in Ecuador in 2010 and has been developing the business and investment strategy for Strategic Global Capital for the past twelve years. In 2018, Mr. Kuhn was asked to participate in creating a Strategic Global Capital case study for the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and the Harvard Business Review. Regarding his education, Mr. Kuhn received his BA from Carleton College and his JD (law degree) and MBA from the University of Denver. Additionally, he received a Master of Science in Global Finance from a joint program offered by New York University and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

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Cathy Wessling

Director of Global Accounting & Financial Operations

Cathy Wessling

Director of Global Accounting & Financial Operations

Cathy Wessling is a multi-faceted entrepreneur who not only leads the financial operations of Strategic Global Capital but also assists with managing multiple family businesses and a specialized consulting client. Ms. Wessling has previously held various finance and accounting positions with increasing responsibility and leadership at companies such as The WhiteWave Foods Company, Studio NYL, Inc., Tomorrow’s Heirlooms, Inc., Classic Sport Companies, Inc., Wild Oats Markets, Inc., Meteor Industries, Inc., and ISW, Inc. As a result, she has extensive operations-based accounting experience for a variety of different organizations in multiple industries, several with international operations. Ms. Wessling obtained her Bachelor of General Studies in Accounting, Math, and German and a Master of Accountancy from the University of Missouri - Columbia and her Executive MBA from the University of Denver. Ms. Wessling has an Inactive CPA License with active Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) designation.

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Dottie Kuhn

Partner

Dottie Kuhn

Partner

Dorothy Kuhn has a long and successful history of operating start-up businesses and/or franchises in a variety of industries, including retail, food service, and real estate. Within these various businesses and industries, Ms. Kuhn has accumulated significant experience with corporate governance, operations, and investor relations. Ms. Kuhn obtained her Bachelor’s degree in business from Regis University.

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