Clinical Data  from first 20 patients in Europe 1^st Generation Reitan Catheter:

 

• Cardiac output improved 31% from 3.7 liters/min. to 4.9
• Pulmonary artery pressure reduced by 14% from 38.5 mmHg to 33.
• Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure reduced by 22% from 26 to 20 mmHg.
• Mean CVP reduced by 25% from 19.5 to 14.5 mmHg.
• Urine output increased from 60ml to 148ml at 24 hours.

• 1981 – Exxim International – export trading company.  Peak sales $1 million annually.
• 1982 – American Industrial Corporation – supplying avionics internationally – Peak sales $14 million annually – Eugene Howard Leonhardt and Marjorie Leonhardt.
• 1983 – America General Medical Corporation – building cardiac cath labs, critical care units and providing hospital supplies internationally.  Peak sales – $9 million annually.
• 1984 – IMA Medical Group – exporting cardiovascular devices and supplies.  Peak sales $3 million annually.
• 1986 – World Medical Corporation – First 100% owned co. – helping small manufacturers of cardiovascular devices to reach export markets.  Peak sales $3.2 million annually.
• 1988 – World Medical Mfg. Corporation – Developer and manufacturer of patented devices for treating heart and cardiovascular disease.  Starting with cardiovascular balloon catheters and evolved to stent graft systems, percutaneous heart valves, stem cell delivery systems and an artificial lung device.  Peak sales $9.2 million before merger with Arterial Vascular Engineering in April of 1998.  Product line has now grown to over $800 million in annual sales post merger with the TALENT (Taheri-Leonhardt) stent graft and it’s offspring leading the way.  Sales in over 70 countries.
• 1997 – Dolphin Smiles: The Legend of Kindheart Lionheart book series launched.
• 1999 – Bioheart, Inc. – a leader in applying adult muscle stem cells to treat advanced heart failure.  In Phase II/III clinical trials at 35 leading heart failure centers in the USA.  Over $145 million in capital, grants and loans raised.  Successful IPO on NASDAQ in 2008.  Beat primary end point goal in Phase II/III U.S. Clinical Trial by over 500%.  Goal was 16 meters improvement in exercise capacity over placebo and Bioheart MyoCell achieved 95.7 meters improvment over -4 meters decline placebo performance.
• 2000 – Bioheart launches Pla2 genetic test to determine risk of blood clotting in arteries (heart attack risk) which has now become the standard of care in 2012.
• 2000 – Leonhardt Vineyards formed in Dry Creek Valley Sonoma County with purchase of 15 acres of land.  Peak sales $800,000 annuallly.
• 2000 – Leonhardt Ventures purchases 79% of Lucille’s American Cafe’s holding company and 50% of flagship Weston, Florida restaurant.   Peak sales $2.2 million annually.
• 2001 – Bioheart completes first case in history of stem cell repair of damaged heart tissue without surgery in Rotterdam, The Netherlands – case was broadcast live to a live audience of cardiologists in Paris, France of more than 10,000.
• 2003 – Leonhardt Ventures purchases minority stake in Miami Morays Indoor Football Team.
• 2004 – Leonhardt Ventures purchases majority ownership of Florida Frenzy Indoor Football Team that plays at the Hard Rock Casino & Resort Arena in Davie, Florida.
• 2006 – Founded Public Policy Institute The Entrepreneurship Party – began lobbying to reduce the cost and complexity of small companies raising capital in that later partially resulted in what was signed into law as the JOBS ACT and Crowdfunding bill in April 2012.
• 2008 – Kindheart Lionheart Media Co. formed – Online retailer and publisher of inspirational books, movies and music.  First featured and produced artist Ana Free has achieved more than 30 million hits on YouTube!
• 2008 – The California Stock Exchange planning task force is formed – After it cost Bioheart $4.8 million to undertake a $6.5 million IPO on NASDAQ a task force was formed to begin the work to form a new stock exchange better suited to smaller firms – www.leonhardtventures.com – today more than 60 partners have joined this movement.
• 2009 – Leonhardt Vineyards 2007 Zinfandel wins Gold Medal at Sonoma County Harvest Fair.
• 2009 – Kindheart Lionheart Adventures formed – charitable giving vacations + special adventures to be auctioned at charitable foundation events to raise money for causes.   Leonhardt Ventures has donated and helped raise over $1.4 million for various charities including the Dan Marino Children’s Hospital.
• 2009 – Wine Country Old Fashioned Baseball League formed in Sonoma and Napa Counties – Plans to be “The Cape Cod League of the West” featuring players with hope to be seen by scouts and signed into pro baseball contracts.  Over 200 games have been played now entering our 4th season of play.  5 WCB players have been signed into pro contracts.
• 2010 – Artists Cafe NYC formed – preparing to stage artists showcases at night in coffee shops that have closed for the evening in Manhatten and Brooklyn.
• 2011 – Radio Veronica USA and Radio Santa Monica USA online radio stations launch with intent to break great new music early for listeners that engage primarily via smartphones, iPads and computers.
• 2011 – MyoStim Pacers is spun out of Bioheart, Inc. to San Diego – World’s first heart pacemaker able to recruit stem cells to the heart and to convert those recruited cells to beating heart muscle.  A 2nd quicker to market product helps to improve blood flow and heal wounds in legs.  Based on two Leonhardt patents and a Kanno patent.
• 2011 – Biopace is spun out of Bioheart, Inc. to California – World’s first biological pacemaker made of living cells.
• 2011 – Leonhardt Ventures and The California Stock Xchange become the major sponsors of the launch of StartupCalifornia in California a region of the Startup America Partnership.
• 2011 – Cal-X forms special alliances with EquityNet, ZimpleMoney, Merriman Capital, SocMe Academy, CrossCampus, TopHatRank, Kis Public Relations, Methven Law, 4ColorFlyers, InvestorPitchClinic, CoFoundersLab, Cutting Edge Capital, Crowdfunder.com, FundingRoadMap and Crowdfunding Planning Inc. to offer support services to emerging companies.
• 2012 – The Kindheart Lionheart Radio Show Launched on OCTalkRadio.net and other outlets – featuring stories of compassion and courage a showcase for the emerging era of conscious capitalism.  The first episode on “Improving Women’s Access to Capital” was heard via podcast by more than 20,000.
• 2012 – The Crowdfund! TV Show – Working with Go Go Luckey the creators of hit TV shows Laguna Beach, The Hills, Decoded, Paranormal State and Nashville we have created a unique new show on startup companies.  This will be aired on network television starting in February.
• 2012 – Leonhardt Ventures invests in Cheryl Fudge Fashion “The Build a Bear Company of Fashion”.  Stores on Montana Ave. in Santa Monica, at Disneyland in Anaheim and Nantuckett.  Stores have been visited by Ben Affleck’s kids and President Obama’s kids amongst others.
• 2012 – Leonhardt Ventures invests in Roozt that “Is bringing the sexy back to giving back” featuring brands with a give back philosophy.
• 2012 – Leonhardt Ventures backs the Kickstarter Campaign of CitizenTekk a silicon valley based new online magazine featuring the hottest tech startups and their innovative technologies.
• 2012 – Cal-X Stars Business Accelerator is formed in California with the goal to surpass Y Combinator as the No. 1 ranked accelerator in the country within 7 years.
• 2012 – Stem Cell Bra launched in Los Angeles with Dr. Joel Aronowitz of Cedars Sinai UCLA – World’s first women’s bra that recruits her own stem cells to her breast tissue with a homing signal that augments size, fullness and firmness without surgery.  Clinical trials are being planned.  Leonhardt patent pending.
• 2012 – Cal-X Stars launches HeartScore – Do you know your heart score? is their marketing slogan.  They offer full line up genetic tests for heart disease risk, heart health nutritional supplements and and access to a network of artery scanners.
• 2012 – Cal-X Stars launches HeartPumpCath – A heart pump on a catheter designed to compete against the Abiomed Impella catheter which has reached great success in the market.
• 2012 – Cal-X Stars launches Food Trikes & Scooters – Much more than sales of food carts this company helps people to open their own business that may not of had any other chance.  We are partnering with Inventure, Crowdfunder.com,  and The Task Runners to offer low cost text based accounting, microloans, crowdfunding services and back office support to these food vendors.

• California Women’s Conference 2012 attended by 20,000
• Startup Weekend USC -Los Angeles
• Tech.co Tech Cocktail Events in Los Angeles and San Francisco
• Women 2.0 Founder Fridays
• Chic CEO
• Google Ventures and VatorSplash Startup Sessions @ Google Startup Labs
• Dolphin Tank Panel Springboard Entreprises
• Conscious Capitalism Summit
• Startup California
• Startup LA
• Startup Sonoma Napa
• Startup Orange County
• Startup San Diego
• Startup Bay Area
• Startup America Partnership
• Startup Circle San Diego Crowdfunding Events
• The JOBS ACT and Crowdfunding Bill
• Biz Now Sonoma
• Local Investing and GoLocal Sonoma
• North Bay Biz Journal
• Caypen
• Orange County Business Journal.
• Los Angeles Business Journal.
• LA Weekly.
• The Heart Failure Society of America Annual Meeting
• Wine Country Baseball
• The San Francisco Giants
• The Dan Marino’s Children’s Hospital.
• The Los Angeles Children’s Hospital
• SideWalk Angels Foundation
• Artists Against Hunger
• Cell Therapy Foundation
• University of Florida Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (on board since 2000 – sponsored business plan competition and venture academy for 7 years)
• Florida International University Center for Entrepreneurship.
• Florida International University Biomedical Engineering School.
• UCLA Biomedical Engineering School
• Cross Campus Entrepreneurship Education & Business Incubator Santa Monica, California
• Anoka Technical College and Anoka Ramsey College Entrepreneurship Institute Initiative.
• University of Minnesota Entrepreneurship Program
• University of Northern California Science & Technology Innovation Center
• Musicians on Call for Terminally Ill
• The Jason Taylor Foundation
• Crowdfunding Bootcamp
• It’s Just Good Business by Jeff Klein
• Over 30 Crowdfunding Events in California.

Cal-X Initiates Collaboration with IPO Village

Equity Crowdfunding NASDAQ IPOs

Leonhardt Ventures in the Media

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Los Angeles Business Journal Article on Crowdfunding https://leonhardtventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/LABJ-12032012-1.pdf

TV Interview California Women’s Conference

Tech Coast Angels Open Forum TV Interview with J. Richa  – Click Here

Barbara Seymour Online TV Interview on Startup SoCal about Startup California – Click Here

Order the book by Ash Kumra Confessions of an Entrepreneur from www.kindheartlionheart.com  – Includes Chapter:  My Advice to New Entrepreneurs by Howard Leonhardt 

Direct link to publisher of book http://www.hyperink.com/Confessions-From-An-Entrepreneurvolume-1-b90717178DD

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