Jordan Broad, co-founder and former CEO of the Michigan-based speaker training company ImpactEleven, is the defendant in both a federal criminal case and a civil lawsuit alleging he diverted roughly $4.1 million from the company. The federal criminal complaint, unsealed on March 19, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, charges him with a single count of wire fraud tied to a scheme that allegedly ran from April 2024 to July 2025. The Jordan Broad lawsuit filed by the company and its other co-founders in Oakland County Business Court remains active alongside it.1DBusiness. Broad of Bloomfield Hills Accused of $4.1M in Wire Fraud in Federal Court
What Broad Is Accused Of
Federal prosecutors say Broad used ImpactEleven’s American Express credit cards to move company money to three entities he and his wife, Ashley Gold Broad, controlled: JRB Marketing Consulting, LLC, where Broad was the registered agent; AKB Consulting, LLC, where his wife was the registered agent; and ashleygold.com, an online jewelry business she launched in 2015. The payments were disguised as legitimate vendor transactions and routed through processing services including Bill.com, Stripe, and SquareUp, according to the FBI affidavit cited in the complaint.1DBusiness. Broad of Bloomfield Hills Accused of $4.1M in Wire Fraud in Federal Court
Between February 2025 and July 2025 alone, Broad allegedly ran more than 100 transactions totaling approximately $5,075,139.2ClickOnDetroit. Husband of Detroit Reality Star Facing Charge: What He’s Accused Of, Where She’s Mentioned Investigators say none of the three recipient entities had a legitimate business relationship with ImpactEleven, were authorized vendors, or delivered any goods or services to the company.1DBusiness. Broad of Bloomfield Hills Accused of $4.1M in Wire Fraud in Federal Court
The Loans Taken Out in the Company’s Name
The complaint describes a second layer to the alleged scheme. Between April 2024 and July 2025, Broad is said to have taken more than $3 million in loans from nine different lenders in ImpactEleven’s name without the knowledge or consent of the other founders. To secure the loans, he allegedly fabricated consent resolutions falsely claiming he was the majority or sole owner. He is also accused of forging the other founders’ electronic signatures by creating email addresses in their names and using DocuSign to make it look as though they had approved the applications. Proceeds were then directed to the consulting entities the couple controlled.2ClickOnDetroit. Husband of Detroit Reality Star Facing Charge: What He’s Accused Of, Where She’s Mentioned
Prosecutors say Broad tried to cover his tracks by paying roughly $1,066,901 back to ImpactEleven. After that repayment and the fees and interest the company incurred, the net loss came to approximately $4,132,962.1DBusiness. Broad of Bloomfield Hills Accused of $4.1M in Wire Fraud in Federal Court
What Happened to ImpactEleven
ImpactEleven was formed on July 16, 2021, and operated as a professional speaking training, coaching, and accelerator business. Broad co-founded it with Seth Mattison, Josh Linkner, Peter Sheahan, and Ryan Estis.3U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. ImpactEleven LLC Offering Statement Broad’s LinkedIn profile indicated his role at the company ended in July 2025. The following month, the four remaining founding partners signed a letter announcing that ImpactEleven had ceased operations, citing “serious financial irregularities” and an investigation into “potential misconduct” that had left the business “completely insolvent.”4Skift Meetings. Speaker Training Firm Shuts Down, Cites Serious Financial Irregularities
The collapse left the company with roughly $500,000 in unpaid credit card charges, 20 employees out of work, and 350 customers holding memberships or services that were never delivered.2ClickOnDetroit. Husband of Detroit Reality Star Facing Charge: What He’s Accused Of, Where She’s Mentioned The other founders said publicly that they had never received compensation or distributions from the company and had personally invested millions of their own savings in it. They pledged to pay outstanding commissions and expense reimbursements owed to bureau partners out of their own pockets.4Skift Meetings. Speaker Training Firm Shuts Down, Cites Serious Financial Irregularities
The Civil Case in Oakland County
Before the federal charge was filed, ImpactEleven and its co-founders sued Broad in the Business Court division of Oakland County Circuit Court. The case, numbered 25-217118-CB, is assigned to Judge Michael Warren. The plaintiffs describe the company as the victim of “millions of dollars of theft and fraud.”5Michigan Courts. Impact Eleven LLC v. Jordan Broad – Opinion and Order
Broad and his co-defendants have denied the allegations, calling themselves “blameless” and accusing the plaintiffs of “egregious misconduct,” including sending a defamatory letter to the FBI. The defendants indicated they planned to file a counterclaim.5Michigan Courts. Impact Eleven LLC v. Jordan Broad – Opinion and Order
On October 8, 2025, Judge Warren denied a defense motion to stay the civil case. Broad’s lawyers argued the case should be paused to protect their Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination, pointing to the possibility of a criminal investigation growing out of the FBI referral. Judge Warren found that no criminal investigation or indictment existed at that time, that the Fifth Amendment concerns were speculative, and that a stay would unduly prejudice the plaintiffs, who were already facing at least one creditor lawsuit arising from the alleged fraud.5Michigan Courts. Impact Eleven LLC v. Jordan Broad – Opinion and Order Five months later, the federal criminal complaint was unsealed.
Is Ashley Gold Broad Charged?
No. Ashley Gold Broad, known professionally as Ashley Gold from the truTV reality series Hardcore Pawn, is not facing charges. She is named repeatedly in the FBI affidavit, however. She is the registered agent for AKB Consulting, which lists a mailing address at the couple’s Bloomfield Hills home, and the affidavit states she was issued an ImpactEleven company credit card in her name without the company’s approval, despite having no official role there. Prosecutors say ImpactEleven had no debt owed to her or her businesses, and that diverted funds flowed to both her entities and her husband’s.1DBusiness. Broad of Bloomfield Hills Accused of $4.1M in Wire Fraud in Federal Court
Where the Case Stands Now
As of mid-2026, Broad faces a single federal count of wire fraud based on the criminal complaint unsealed in March 2026. No indictment, trial date, or plea agreement has been publicly reported. The civil suit in Oakland County Business Court remains active after Judge Warren denied the motion to stay it. Ashley Gold Broad has not been charged.