🎲Joel Block - Advantage Player® in

🎲Joel Block - Advantage Player®

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Keynote Speaker at Manufacturers Association for Plastics Processors (MAPP)
📍 Castle Rock, Colorado, United States

Joel Block is a hedge fund manager, venture capitalist, and keynote speaker at the Advantage Player® Institute. A retired CPA, he leverages his background as a professional blackjack player to teach business strategies. People often describe him as charismatic, engaging, and inspiring, with a unique ability to make complex concepts simple.

Outside of his work in finance, Joel is a supporter of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, having served for four years as Chairman for one of its largest clubs in Los Angeles. He is also described as a down-to-earth person you could catch a baseball game with, being a fanatical Los Angeles Dodgers fan.

Unique fact: Joel is a former professional blackjack player and card counter, an experience that now forms the foundation of his unique business strategies for outmaneuvering competitors.

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Experience
38 Years
Current Role
Keynote Speaker
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Castle Rock, Colorado, United States
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Topics 🎲Joel cares about

Competitive Strategy
He applies principles from his past as a card counter to teach businesses how to gain a decisive edge and make "winning inevitable. "
Venture Capital
With over 30 years in the industry, he focuses on early-stage companies, helping them raise capital and secure their crucial "first giant sale. "
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Keynote Speaker
Manufacturers Association for Plastics Processors (MAPP)
2-2025
Keynote Speaker
Acumen
2-2025
Opening Keynote Speaker
Home Services Growth Summit
5-2024
Opening Keynote Speaker
American Medical Billing Association (AMBA)
1-2024
Opening Keynote Speaker - Johnstone Supply
Johnstone Supply
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Education
9-1980 - 4-1982
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UCLA
1983 - 1984
BS
California State University, Northridge
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