$MNTR CEO on MoneyShow Cannabis Expert Panels

Mentor Capital, Inc. (MNTR) reports that its CEO, Chet Billingsley, will be a guest speaker at two cannabis investment panels this Monday and Tuesday at the MoneyShow being held at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. The May 11^th panel is titled “Meet the Experts Behind Medical Marijuana: Your Top Investments in this Growing Industry for 2015” and is hosted by Matt McCall, founder of the Penn Financial Group. The Tuesday panel is hosted by Scott Greiper, the founder of Viridian Capital, and covers “Investing in the Next Big High Growth Sector” and will be webcast at 4:45 PM.

“Mentor Capital is ranked first by Viridian Capital and Research in the Cannabis M&A and Investment category,” comments CEO Billingsley. “We have achieved these results by restrained stock issuance, investment based upon sales and earnings performance, and an overriding focus on increasing shareholder value. Mentor is pleased to discuss how our disciplined approach compares and, if applied, may benefit other emerging public marijuana companies.”

You can obtain additional information on the MoneyShow at www.lasvegasmoneyshow.com.

About Mentor Capital: The Company seeks to take significant positions in medical marijuana and cannabis companies to provide public market liquidity for founders, protection for investors and to incubate private cannabis companies that have the potential to be spun off as stand-alone public companies. Additional important information for investors is presented at:www.MentorCapital.com.

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