Regarding TEMN CEO Alonzo Pierce...I believe...
The Mr. Pierce I know is a deeply religious and Spiritual
man with 3 children and a wife who lives VERY modestly in suburbs
of Houston, TX. He drives a beat-up Honda Accord and stays in
extremely inexpensive hotels or with people he knows when he travels.
He usually gets rides rather than rent a car so-as to save every
penny that Investors have given to Top Shelf Brands, Inc.
He KNOWS his Business well...understands how to sell into the
"Spirits" market and has designed a business plan that hopefully will
be executed to perfection. He also realizes his weaknesses and
puts faith and trust in others around him. He assembled a Legal
Team that put together a plan to clean-up the Share Structure
and the alleged fraud that came before him. He put together a
"social media" Team headed by Tomorrow's Bluechips and
other sites owned that are all over TWITTER.
He was able to raise the capital he needed to execute his plan,
and he clearly trusts the people who have invested hard-earned
money into his ideas and his belief that Top Shelf will become
a major force in the Spirits business.
Mr. Pierce, by his own admission, is NOT knowledgeable or experienced
in the micro-cap space. I can undeniably state this after meeting and
speaking to him personally. That said, the probability of mistakes, in
terms of how micro-cap Traders/Investors view the world, is high,
due to his inexperience.
One such mis-step occurred last week when he took the advice of
his social media Advisor and hired www.buyins.net.....Why am I
certain that this idea came from his social media Advisor? Take
a look the Twitter pages for Tomorrow's Bluechips and
others
related to it, and you'll find other companies mentioned that have
used this service.
MISTAKE? YES. To create volume to sell stock? Laugable. His
social media Consultant received 9 MM Restricted Shares and about
$3000 dollars. His Restrictive legend won't come off for a year
from the date is was issued via 144 Rules.
Lenders and convertible debenture holders in the Company? Let's
show the facts: In the Q1 results, there were NO debt-holders
or convertible debenture holders.
Sometime in Q2, Mr. Pierce was able to raise capital. Lets' say
it was April 1, 2014, the earliest possible time given the Financial
results. Once again, given the "Current" Pinksheet status
of the Company, the EARLIEST any of these Investors could use
Rule 144 would be April 1, 2015.
To suggest that these "lenders" are "selling" into any news or
any "pump" is ludicrous. To suggest that these "lenders" are
"shorting" stock because they have a built-in lower conversion
price and would hold that short for 9 months is also ludicrous.
Try finding out what it cost to find the Stock available, given
that this stock in NON-DTC Eligible, and even if you could...
what the HUGE costs would be to initiate such a short position
LUDICROUS. In point of fact, it is these LENDERS that at this
point have the MOST to lose, as they are the ONLY people to have
"real skin in the game" at this point.
If the Stock goes to ZERO, each of the Investors loses their WHOLE
investment, and will NEVER be able to convert. So to even suggest
that SOMEhow, there are people out there "telling Alonzo what to do,"
and SOMEhow benefiting is a flat-out LIE or just someone not
thinking this out clearly.
These are FACTS that I am posting regarding the Lenders and Social
Media issues, not opinions.
The Alonzo Pierce I know cares deeply about his shareholders...
isn't happy that the Stock has taken such a beating...loses sleep
over how the results haven't shown up yet even though he owns
NO STOCK. Yes, NO STOCK! (Another fact.) However, the Alonzo Pierce
that I know is EXTREMELY excited about the future of TSB's...is
EXTREMELY excited about the imminent Launch of his flagship products
and other points of business he is working on.
The Alonzo Pierce I know is a bulldog and won't stop until he has
executed his business plan and is selling millions and millions
of dollars of "Spirits"...this is HIS chance to "make it" as he
likes to say.
While I'm personally hurt short-term in my brokerage account...
I'm proud to call this man my friend.
I'm proud to have put good money behind him. I'd step up if he
needed more. There may be a few mistakes along the way, but NO ONE
can say they don't make mistakes. I'll back a Leader with vision
and understanding and a man who's not afraid to admit when he
is wrong...to view other options and move forward.
He's a strong Leader in my opinion and will lead TSB to major success.
What I said comes from my heart and is the absolute Truth.
Best wishes,
CC
