In this episode enrolled agent Shawn Forrest chats with business consultant at Paychex PJ DiGiovanni about payroll benefits:

** 1 key tax saving reason to form an S-corp vs. being a sole proprietor

** A little "payroll 101"

** Benefit of the 2018 Trump tax cut

** Hiring a paycheck company helps with A) compliance issues B) they take liability of ensuring proper filings C) saving you time 

** Paychex is a full service payroll company and what this can cover

** Touching on one bundle service example for Paychex: administering a 401K & payroll.

** An example victory of PJ helping a company save $$$ with the Paychex "professional employee leasing" service

 

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  Tune in as Ox chats with Joseph Massaro about:

** Family business

** Entrepreneurship

** Discussing the Gary Vee community in which we met

** How he brings appreciation and value to Gary Vee

** Being present in the moment, and actively looking for opportunities NOW

** His perspective on monetizing (or not) his social media presence

** Why he is looking forward to the next financial meltdown

** His success is due to him being HUNGRY.....and how you can stoke that hunger

** What to do when analysis paralysis kicks in

** Being in the flow state

** Collapsitarian (huh?)

** Microgreens

 

Join Ox and special guest Jack Spirko to talk about the 6 tenets of self-employed mindset (and their 2020 Presidential election plans!!!):

** TENET 1 - I will begin the process of change with myself

** TENET 2 - I will face the dragon - my work fears

** TENET 3 - I will integrate independence and interdependence

** TENET 4 - I will work with, not work for, my organization and customers 

** TENET 5 - I will commit to continuous learning

** TENET 6 - I will create meaningful work

Join Ox and special guest Jack Spirko to talk about mindset of the entrepreneur.

** Stories of leadership & the secret to leadership

** Spirko definitions of "marketing" "advertising" "viral marketing" "sales" and "branding"

** Addressing the thesis of this episode: "everyone is self-employed"

** Spirko's early life employee beliefs and what catalyzed his shift to self-employed mindset

** The overlying philosophy of any business is fiduciary responsibility -- so how does this relate to a self-employed mindset?

** Your employer sees you more as an independent contractor!

** How integral should you be in your organization? And applying this perspective to a medical billing job example

** Strategic level thinking on how to move up in an organization, or find another job with more responsibility

** Salary negotiation strategies for an employee

Join Ox as he chats with Hunter Trego about the concept of branding in the context of personal, business, and product branding:

** Personal branding

** Business branding

** Product branding

** Drawing Google's attention on Instagram

** Consistency is KEY!

** Setting up expectations ties into personal brand

** Setting expectations is VERY important

 

 

Join Ox and our tax law expert & enrolled agent, Shawn Forrest, for follow up on "captive insurance companies" after their deep dive in episode 1 on the CBD, cannabis, dispensary, and growing industries. 

• We really drive home the key points about forming a captive insurance company for your dispensary, growing business or investment

• The captive insurance company really is the skeleton key you didn't know you needed

Join Ox and our tax law expert & enrolled agent, Shawn Forrest, for a deep dive in the CBD, cannabis, dispensary, and growing industries. 

• Real estate tax considerations

• State level tax considerations

• Federal level tax considerations

• THE best strategy to keep your capital safe from raids (HINT - Captive Insurance Co.)

Join us today during !PA week 2019! for **part 2** as Ox talks with White House Medical Unit (WHMU) PA, COL. Bill Soliz:

** Career advise for fellow PA

** What's the most common chief complaint at WHMU

** Is special operations the secret to youth?

** Pay discrepancy with another profession

** Telemedicine

Join us today during !PA week 2019! as Ox Holloway talks with White House Medical Unit (WHMU) PA, COL. Bill Soliz:

** The "assistant" part of the title

** Stories from didactic and clinical portions of PA school

** How special operations/tactics/forces experience can inform civilian medicine

** The grueling process of applying to WHMU

** How PAs fit in the WHMU team

** His top mantra that's helped him in his 32+ year Army career

Tune in as we have my friend Nate discuss how he CRUSHES IT with arbitrage while working full-time, being a husband, and father to 8 young children:

** How Nate started involving his children in #fliplife arbitrage opportunities

** How his daughter turned a 25 cent item into $100 profit

** Designing a product and using a Chinese supplier

** You gotta sell!

** The 3 ways to scale a business

** What are the different types of arbitrage: eBay to eBay, Craigslist free to Facebook marketplace, thrift store to eBay, poshmark, GOAT app, eBay to Amazon, etc.

** Sourcing via. online auctions