What Is a Rainmaker?

Over centuries, the classical definition has evolved to refer to someone who can call on nature and all its elements, to serve a greater good, as A Rainmaker. Originally, the meaning was more simplistic, and a rainmaker was someone who could call on the rain gods to quench the thirst of drought-stricken areas, but it then evolved to refer to a person who could call on gods to resolve any problem, no matter how complex or seemingly impossible.

In modern economic history, this definition migrated to financial markets to refer to a rainmaker as a master of manifestation—someone who could identify problems and bring solutions. At first, it strictly referred to bringing finance to cash-strapped organizations but more recently ...

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