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Go look at the last quarterly report you can see just how many millions of shares he had. He would get a nice severance package as well
As far as him and his duties go I really can not explain it to anyone again but I will for one last time.
November of 2024, a Control document was filed and released in that document it detailed how Balkin and the other new BOD gained control of this company. Jim was removed and put in as the CEO
At that time I told this board and you personally Rich when everyone was calling for Jim to put out PR's that he could not He could only do what Balkin to do. If anyone puts a shade but if thought into it Jim was done in November. He stayed on as a figure head. Again I have said multiple times. Once Balkin took over what ever the plan for this company went into effect and we are now IN MY OPINION close to it being revealed and Jim is not a part of it or needed any longer End of story Believe it or not your choice
Two trades for over a million shares went thru each were filled completely and each were filled with the buyer getting less than what they offered. Both were when 0004 got back on the ASK and each went thru are 0003 and 00035 oops make that 3 trades at 0004 went thru at 0003 and 00035
yes seems like its been a half a year since Jan 1st got here LOL LOL
Ahh ok I did not realize that you were joking.
Correct unless it moves up while your doing it
rbb... this stock is actually not an unsolicited stock..that warning is up because the company has not yet complied with the ration on the OS and the Float..but the stock is being offered thru multiple Market Makers so it is solicited... solicited means that when you go to your broker and put a buy or a sell in on a stock you own they then put the order out there for a Market Maker to pick it up...once the market maker picks it up its listed on level two for sale.. If you pull up a stock symbol that is on the Expert Market then you wont see any market makers listed on the Bid or Ask side that is because all Expert Stocks are Unsolicited.
Since we are listed currently with 6 different Market Makers, that makes this a Solicited stock ... the MM listing us are
GTSM
CDEL
NITE
INTL
OTCN
When you enter a buy or sell trade on your brokers site, you never know which MM will actually trade it, trades from your broker can be handled by different MM it just depends on which MM picks up your trade. The trade you spoke of could have originally been handled by NITE and when you canceled it and then put it back in it may have been picked up by GTSM and if it was the only trade for that stock he had you would have been at the front of the line... but if he ad 5 other trades for that same stock already you would have been the 6th trade at that time.
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There seems to be a push on to move this back up.... Now who could be doing that????? LOL
There have been a few posts where someone said they got filled at 0002...but for the most part all of the 0002's have been 00025 I have gotten multiple fills at 00025 as have others who have posted it when it happens to them
A few years agon the SEC enacted the must show regulation... it was confusing because everyone thought that the ASK and BID would show the actual number of shares for a price on either side... the hidden part of the regulation was they only had to show the number of one trader... so if there is only one person who has a buy order in for 10K shares with that particular MM once the 10K is sold or bought that MM drops off ...but if that MM has multiple trads in the Q then once the 10K is sold they simply put up the next offer from the next trader and the MM remains but the offers change. The regulation needs to be change so that the MM must list the total of ALL offers... Also its up to the discretion of the MM they can if they chose list the total number of offers in their Q If you look at 0004 NITE has 27 million shares at 0004 Its safe to assume that those are not shares from just one person but the total from multiple offers... And yes your right its total bull shit that they can do that
When they announced the deal they said it should be done by the end of the first quarter... so March 31 is the end of the quarter They announced the deal at the end of 2024, Dec 23 I think was the date
Agree, and if you go back, when Rohan Chanmugam was put in as the Interim CEO of OMT..it was never publicly announced, it was in the Quarterly report that he was the Interim CEO of OneMind...there also was never a PR that said Stephane left OneMind either, that was only found out because his LinkedIn profile said he was now working at the Marina place... These guys are not big on announcing publicly the changes they make in management.
I still think as long as Jim says he is actively looking for a job and can start immediately he is not working as the CEO of Affluence, he is just there in name only Again I post the document concerning the control of the company being handed over to Balkin..that document was put out late last year... I post that as well when it happened..and people still think because Jim is listed as the CEO he has control of the company and he choses when to put out information... he lost that part of his job as CEO once control was turned over to Balkin...
You are right...but if you go find any of those statements you will always find that I say "I dont know for a fact but I think"... or something along those lines. I can not help it if people only want to draw out of what I say what they want to hear. At no time have I ever said its a fact... and when I said I think dilution is done, I still say that I think its done...I am 100% sure in my thinking that the deal is done, as I said in that post... when a company allows the company they are buying to openly post on social media that indicates that the NDA they were under has been lifted...they lift those NDA when a deal is either done or is not going to be completed I have always said that the reason we can not get out of this level is because there are several millions of shares that were sold at 0002 and 00025 and when you sell those at 0003 you are making money, profit comes from selling 5 million shares bought at 0002 or 00025... we have had multiple people say that they put in buys at 0003 and got them for 00025 I myself have said that. We were averaging over 90 million shares a day and when I said dilution seems to be done we dropped down to the 20 and teen millions of shares... You do know that people flip and that people just move on and when they do they sell their shares... its the volume amount that says dilution is done. You need to read the posts I put up and then maybe re-read them as they never say they are factual unless I show the facts in the post... thats just what I said about this Jim thing... if he is putting something up that says he is ready to work Immediately do you think he would be the CEO of two company's if someone offered him a job to start Immediately... common sense has to apply at some point dont you think
I did see that... so seems like a conflict in how he is listing his job search... Where it says When Available he says Immediately ... so he, as I did say, is the CEO in name only it would seem...so AFFU is technically not without a CEO
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-honan-a91a5528b/?trk=opento_nprofile_details
This is under the Show Details of the Open to Work box below his name
Start date
Immediately, I am actively applying
Once the Press Release came out on March 4th I emailed their IR and asked why they put out a PR on a subject that was already PR's on the 4th of February. The reply I got back was that Banzai International DID NOT put that release out on March 4th, the company listed on it did....they told me to watch for further announcement from the company regarding the currently awaited announcement of the Act on Software acquisition. So it sounds as if its still a deal in the making.
I had an email that I sent to him... and I stated that he has not replied to me in over two weeks... and duh...I have emailed him on LinkedIn and at his email address since seeing he is looking for work... and he has not replied to either of those emails. If he has left, I say if, because its not been officially announced, he most likely is under an NDA and can not speak to what is going on with anyone who asks anything about Affluence ...
With the current situation, the company having no CEO...or one in Name Only but not functioning, until that is resolved then the announcement of MTi will remain on hold. It only makes sense to announce the acquisition and the CEO at the same time... Jim is still listed on LinkedIn as Available Start Time: Immediately, Actively Searching Which pretty much is a open declaration that he is not working for Affluence any longer... who lets their CEO apply for jobs on a Job Site like LinkedIn if they are still running their company... The catalyst for this will be CEO of renowned experience in this field and the MTi acquisition... when is the only real question that matters now
MTi posted today on LinkedIn. So they are very much alive
Not yet, they had stated they hoped Act on Software would be acquired and completed by the end of February, but as of yet its still on going. As it delays investors are holding back or selling for fear it will not get done at all. I am still thinking we get something early here in March
OS all three BOD own shares. They own the majority of the shares over 50% of them. That's why they have control. Two of the are Independent and one is paid shares for his being on the board None of the three are officers of the company
Jim is CEO in standing only. His LinkedIn profile states on Start Date: Immediately I am actively applying.
That means news of some type has to be coming soon As a public company they are obligated to inform investors when a CEO leaves and when a replacement begins. One would think if they announce Jim's departure they will announce something concerning the MTi acquisition as well Along with a new CEO or as I said
1. Jim has left the company
2. Acquisition of MTi is complete
3. Affluence and all its assets have been acquired or will be merged into a new company.
If number 3 is in play there is no need for a new CEO. Just like with OMT they no longer have a CEO When Stephane left Rohan became an interim CEO but now they have Thierry as the Chief Commerical Officer. But no CEO for OMT any more.
My theory is the debt was cleaned up so when AFFU gets acquired or merged into someone they do so debt free.
Just theory but it's as good as anything else that's out there.
My apologies to the board for my conduct last night some unpleasant things here at home and I was an ass hole here. Sorry to Golf and Richie
My god I just can't take this uninformed shit passed off as knowledge
Number one. Balkin is a Independent Boarf of Director. Take a minute and educate yourself on what that means. He is not a officer of the company. He controls the company because he and the other Independent director own over 50 of the stock. Neither are officers neither draw a salary and neither are considered an employee of the company. They are Independent as defined. Neither will be the new CEO but since there are only 3 BOD if and when a new CEO is appointed those three will vote he or she in
Independent BOD:
He is not in charge Rohan was the interim CEO but he turned the running of OneMind over to Thierry just after Balkin took over This is Thierry official position now. OneMind as a subsidiary of Affluence no longer has a CEO. This info has been posted on LinkedIn for a while. And they are not obligated to put it in a press release before you start ranting about it
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thierry-scozzesi-657248?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app
For anyone who was here during the Durham Black merger, if you recall several of us used the Colorado Sec. of State site to post information on Affluence and the merger. We all found several different items... If you did a search back then will you do one now and let us know what you find. I did one just a few minutes ago and found only two items.. one from 2022 and one from way before then.
Affluence still lists the company being registered in Colorado on the OTC Company Profile page, but I cant find a thing that is recent. Thanks to anyone who looks there.
For anyone who was here during the Durham Black merger, if you recall several of us used the Colorado Sec. of State site to post information on Affluence and the merger. We all found several different items... If you did a search back then will you do one now and let us know what you find. I did one just a few minutes ago and found only two items.. one from 2022 and one from way before then.
Affluence still lists the company being registered in Colorado on the OTC Company Profile page, but I cant find a thing that is recent. Thanks to anyone who looks there.
If anyone looks at the history of this company, they will see that Jim Honan Rohan Chanmugam and Michael P Balkin have all been associated together for a long time. These guys are not going to just throw Jim out the door. but if there is something happening where he was no longer needed as the CEO I can see them telling him to feel free to explore your options... Thats all I am saying here... its a possibility that he is moving on because they are moving on
Well who wants to spend the winter in Chicago.... HaHaHaHa... His profile picture does sport a very good tan... so maybe Miami too since he has that city on the list as well
As the water get muddier and muddier here concerning the company itself and where it may be headed...if I had a sell order at 0003 or 0004 I would pull it ASAP...because if and I am saying IF Affluence is in any way possibly getting acquired or is going to merge into someone else...its value will be a hell of a lot more than 0003 a share... If you have rode this out this long why sell for dirt cheap until you know what really is going on
I will be watching the Company Profile on the OTC now that I have publicly announced that LinkedIn shows Jim is actively looking for a job...provided that info is up to date and not years old... if he is then they may remove his name or put the Interim label next to it... either way they need to begin to answer some questions on what is going on and where this is headed.
This is what I found, with the nudge from another poster here on Jim Honan Jr, the LISTED CEO on the OTC web site of Affluence. So since he is still listed there I have no real factual information that he is not still there... none the less this is what is posted on LinkedIn under his profile. I put a post up yesterday that concerned the change of Control of Affluence. It was a copy of the filing where control was shifted to Balkin and Gonyer. I highlighted that in that agreement they mantioned Affluence as a possible merger candidate or if they were acquired. It does not say they will do either but they are mentioned. This morning I find Jim shows he is looking for a job. Again I have no idea what is on LinkedIn concerning his searching for employment 1 day old or 5 years old...just posting what I found. If anyone has concerns I have not answers, just possibilities. Any of this could be good news or bad news not up to me to say one way or the other... I know I would not be dissapointed if Affluence was merged into a new and better company or acquired by one eithe ... I am not impressed with how we have been run for the past 5 months I can tell you that.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-honan-a91a5528b/?trk=opento_nprofile_details
Jim Honan
is open to work
Job titles
Chief Executive Officer
Location types
On-site · Hybrid
Locations (on-site)
Greater Chicago Area · Tampa, Florida, United States · Miami, Florida, United States
Start date
Immediately, I am actively applying
Employment types
Full-time
But if they intend to do a buy back there are requirements
Public companies are required to disclose when they buy back shares. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new rules in May 2023 to increase transparency and reduce information asymmetry between companies and investors.
Have fun D this shit show board, where everything but the stock is the topic will be here waiting
The company may no longer be here but the pack of idiots that make this board run will be 🤣🤣🤣
yes unfortunately we are now setting the support for this at under 03 ..... they are dropping the ball with this continued silence and there is no real reason for it to be happening... just a simple update and we can move back to the comfort zone of 03 to .035 as we await actual news on the up listing and acquisitions
This is where investors with losing stocks blame the fall on the Big Boards... the fall on the big boards is due entirely to the Tariffs President Trump announced today... this stock and many of the others I am in are down, and none of them rely on imports from any of the countries effected by those Tariffs.
Those that are down are there due to piss poor management and nothing else. perhaps some of the big board investors will come over to the OTC and scoop up several hundred million shares of this and a few other companies at these cheap prices.
You are correct on the short position ....but anyone who is trying to cover generates volume...they do not kill it... and again I have to say 187K on the ASK is not going to force anyone to sell...it will prevent them from buying as they wont see any way to have their investment grow so they can make money... There has been one trade below the ask and that was 02555 for a buy at 03 no way to cover a short position with that type of trading.
Back to square one...
MM are not doing this.. when a market maker wants to move shares be it on the Bid or Ask side they make it so there is actual movement...they do not create a situation up that completely shuts down any trading....that is what the 187K on the ASK has done... there is no trading and MM are in business to have share move not sit.
E*Trade shows the average 10 day volume is 136,383 and some dolt has 187,000 on the ASK offer for 03. Only an idiot would lock the ASK up trying to sell more then what the daily average is... if was someone trying to load up on the BID side ok, but there isnt any volume on either side of this Bid or Ask.
In my research this morning on how long we have all been waiting took me back to 2024. I then came across this piece of info that was publicly put out...but went pretty much unnoticed. I would suggest everyone read this and read it thoroughly It leaves the door as to what is actually going on here wide open... it has a lot of ways it can be inturpted and what it could mean for the future of Affluence. We have no way of know what those who control this company are going to actually do with it. But it clearly states who indeed is in control... three people and not a single one is named James Honan Jr. The key in this is in Question 1 and the reply to question 1.
https://www.otcmarkets.com/otcapi/company/dns/news/document/77833/content
Supplemental Disclosure for Change of Control Events
AFFLUENCE CORPORATION
1942 Broadway St., Suite 314C
Boulder, CO 80302
720.295.6409
www.onemindtechnologies.com
info@affucorp.com
The goal of this disclosure is to provide information with respect to a company’s Change of Control
event. Please address each of the below items to the best of the company’s ability and to the extent they
are applicable to the company’s Change of Control event.
Disclosure of Change in Control and Other Material Events:
1. A description of event(s) and relevant date(s) resulting in the Change in Control .
1 On October 14, 2024, James E. Honan, Jr., Chief Executive Officer and member of the board of directors
of the Company, and Dale Haase, a member of the board of directors of the Company, resigned as
members of the board of directors of the Company. Neither Mr. Honan nor Mr. Haase noted any
disagreements with the Company or its Board. Mr. Honan will remain as Chief Executive Officer of the
Company.
In addition, on October 14, 2024, Michael Balkin and William Gonyer were appointed as members of the
Board of Directors of the Company.
William Gonyer is an independent contractor performing accounting, investment evaluation, and due
diligence services. He was certified as a public accountant (CPA). He has worked in the field of accounting
for over thirty (30) years. He has held positions at Will Stephenson Advisory (seven years, 2017 to
present), Gold Coast Associates (six years, 2010 to 2016), Broad Street Banking Associates (two years,
2008 to 2010), Natixis Capital Markets (ten years, 1998 to 2008), Swiss Bank Corporation (six years, 1991
to 1997), and Price Waterhouse Coopers (five years, 1986 to 1991).
A “Change in Control” shall mean any events resulting in: i. Any "person" (as such term is used in 1
Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becoming the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3
of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifty percent (50%)
or more of the total voting power represented by the Company's then outstanding Exchange Act), directly
or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total voting
power represented by the Company's then outstanding voting securities; ii. iii. iv. The consummation of
the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company's assets; A change in the
composition of the Board occurring within a two (2)-year period, as a result of which fewer than a majority
of the directors are directors immediately prior to such change; or The consummation of a merger or
consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which
would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to
represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving
entity or its parent) at least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the voting
securities of the Company or such surviving entity or its parent outstanding immediately after such merger
or consolidation.
Mr. Balkin has over 35 years of capital market experience working with both public and private
companies and is currently CEO of a MPB Enterprises. MPB Enterprises is a senior strategic advisor to
multiple public and private companies as well as the Wasson Enterprise family office. He is currently the
Chairman of the Board of Performance Health Systems, LLC and was a member of the board of managers
of Innventure, “INV”, an Intellectual Property-based development company co-founded by Greg Wasson.
He is also on the Board of Directors of Horizon Technology Finance Corporation “HRZN” and recently
served as the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of a public company called Foresight Acquisition
Corporation, where he led the merger with a $2.2 billion-dollar private health care company.
Prior to Foresight, Mr. Balkin was a partner and formerly the co-Manager of the William Blair Small
Institutional portfolio and the William Blair Small Cap Growth Fund, which he and his partners started in
1999.
The current composition of the board of directors of the Company is Rohan Chanmugan, Michael Balkin
and William Gonyer.
2. The name(s) of person(s) who acquired control and person(s) from whom control was assumed. For
corporations or other business entities, please provide the name(s) of person(s) beneficially owning or
controlling such corporations or entities .
See answer to question 1; no equity or ownership of the company was sold, issued or assigned as a
result of the appointments set forth therein.
3. A description of assets acquired or disposed of in connection with the Change in Control and the
names of the purchaser and seller of such assets (if applicable).
Not applicable
.
4. Amount and form (e.g., cash, equity securities, promissory note) of consideration paid in connection
with the Change in Control.
None.
5. A description of any material agreements or other events related to the Change in Control.
See answer to question 1.
Certification:
10/16/2024
/s/___________________
James E. Honan Jr.
I can tell you, with over 2 1/2 years of following this company and reading its quarterly and annual reports, front to back and everything in between this is the make or break month for us.
If they do not announce the deal with MTi and we do not get a public conformation of either a completion or a cancelation, then the cancelation will be buried in the context of the Annual report just as the others have been. In the past they have had three other acquisitions that were announced...but when they failed to materialize they never announced they were canceled. The only time that happened was when they announced they would unwind the Durham Black merger. And that was not an acquisition it was a straight up and up merger.
As stated I am positive this acquisition of MTi is done and we are just awaiting the announcement... I am also confident we get it this month and during the first couple of weeks of March. I look forward to this company opening up the lines of communication and begin to talk about where its headed and we put all of this speculation and silence behind us. From the time the Durham merger was unwound to know its been a grueling 6 plus months for all of the longs who are in this.
The only real negative issue that it serves is any new investors who go to the OTC to get information on the stock, that is the first thing they see.. when you type in any stock symbol the first place the OTC takes you is to the Over View link, so its the first thing any new potential investor sees... I am very certain that the number of people doing that is very small,