Raising Capital the Right Way and Helping Entrepreneurs Build Stronger Businesses

Raising Capital the Right Way and Helping Entrepreneurs Build Stronger Businesses

July 17, 2026 · 16 min

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Adam Torres interviews Tony Drexel Smith about raising capital and empowering entrepreneurs through smarter financial strategies.

In this Mission Matters episode, Adam Torres interviews Tony Drexel Smith, Principal of Tony Drexel Smith, Inc. Tony discusses lessons from more than three decades in business finance, why many entrepreneurs pursue the wrong funding strategies, how his AI-powered FinFire platform helps founders identify the right capital solutions, and his mission to empower businesses through smarter financial planning and capital formation. 🙏 Big thanks to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Shawn Garrity⁠⁠⁠⁠, Founder of Circle and ⁠⁠⁠⁠SEICon⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Brad Turner⁠⁠⁠⁠, Founder & CEO at Marketing Completion Fund & ⁠⁠⁠⁠Investor Conference News⁠⁠⁠⁠ for inviting Las Vegas Live to SEICon! Follow Adam on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/askadamtorres/ for up to date information on book releases and tour schedule. Apply to be a guest on our podcast: https://missionmatters.lpages.co/podcastguest/ Visit our website: https://missionmatters.com/ More FREE content from Mission Matters here: https://linktr.ee/missionmattersmedia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Host: Adam Torres

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Organizations: Tony Drexel Smith, Inc., Circle, SEICon, Marketing Completion Fund, Investor Conference News

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