Smurf It Up

Smurf It Up

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  • 5 money saving reasons to hire a payroll company for your business (NSFW)

    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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    19 min
  • You gotta be HUNGRY....entrepreneurship with Joseph Massaro
      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

    1 hr 39 min
  • 6 Tenets of Self-Employed Mindset – Jack Spirko (Part 2/2)

     

    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

    55 min
  • Mindset of the Entrepreneur – Jack Spirko (Part 1/2)

    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

    50 min
  • BRANDING -- products, business, and personal

    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

     

     

    51 min
  • (part 2) Investing In Cannabis or CBD? Pay Less Taxes *AND* Protect It From Raids
    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

    17 min
  • White House Medical Unit PA-C (part 2)
    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

    43 min
  • White House Medical Unit PA-C (part 1)
    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

    50 min
  • Why Aren't You Flipping? Guest Has 8 Kids…What's Your Excuse?
    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

    1 hr 1 min

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