From Labor to Capital with Eli Mikel

About this episode

In this episode of Financial Planner Search, Eli Mikel, founder of Clockwise Capital, discusses why every person is on a path to becoming a business owner, whether they know it or not. Built in 2017 around the idea that every season is not created equal, Clockwise pairs business owners with an AI named Kronos and a curated network of independent financial advisors who stress-test both their portfolios and their business plans against the cycles ahead. Eli walks through the shift he sees happening as AI disrupts labor: the work that used to take a generation to absorb now happens in two years, and the people who come out ahead are the ones who reorient themselves from selling their time to owning capital. He shares the Clockwise onboarding process, the "time portfolios" built to be cycle-aware instead of cycle-agnostic, and the personal reason he's aiming to convert one million business owners by 2035. Takeaways* Why AI disruption is an invitation to become an owner, not a threat to your job* How Kronos AI and a human advisor work together inside one operating system* Stress-testing portfolios against 2000, 2008, 2022, and 1929 scenarios* Turning portfolios into paychecks across public, private, and operating businesses* Building community as the single most important thing you can do right now Chapters* 00:00 Introduction to Clockwise Capital* 02:15 The Origin Story — Cycles, Seasons, and the 2008 Crash* 05:22 Who Clockwise Serves — Business Owners* 08:40 Why Everyone Will Become a Business Owner* 11:00 What's Keeping Clients Up at Night* 16:23 Inside Kronos — Eli as His Own Client* 18:29 The Cashier and the Kiosk* 20:14 Vision — One Million Business Owners by 2035* 26:34 The Clockwise Onboarding Process* 33:30 Embracing the Most Impressive Moment to Be Alive You can find them at: https://clockwisecapital.com If you are a financial advisor looking to grow your business you can find out more about Wilnau Design at https://www.wilnaudesign.com/ #financialplanning #finance #financialplannersearch #businessowners #AI #cashflow