In today's episode we bring you another accounting all star that is revolutionizing the industry.

From working in big 4 audit to launching his own firm with minimal tax experience, Brandon has quickly learned the necessary skills needed for tax  work and also learned what the accounting industry is missing. His fresh perspectives bring you no timesheets, value based billing, and equitable ways to measure performance.

Brandon is ambitious and has goals of becoming a $100M firm utilizing all these concepts to show the world what a 2022 accounting firm looks like.

Navigating career choices in the athlete world can be challenging and turbulent. Elliot shares his journey of being an all-star soccer player and finding a niche need in helping high school students with the college recruitment process.

Elliot's story has many ups and down including navigating addiction after an injury and adjusting his business plans as he grew. 

Ryan is the true example of following a passion early on, against many odds and with lots of divergences along the way. 

The best way to describe Ryan's journey is the repetitive theme of the cliff notes of his last 7 years. Here is what that looks like: 

2015 - Landscaper 
2016 - DJ & Mechanic
2017 - Mechanic 
2018 - Audio Engineer
2019 - Podcast manager, Audio Editor, and Wedding DJ
2020 - Podcast Consultant 
2021 - Founder of a Podcast launch company
2022 - Building the team and growing 

The passion and vision that Ryan had after he fell in love with podcasting is palpable in this episode and in all of his content across all platforms on social media. Give him a follow: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sullybop/
IG: @Sullybop 

You saw the title right. Fernando quit his job as an engineer with $6,000 in savings and started following his passion. 

Tune in to today's episode where we learn about Fernando's path to becoming the Senior Managing Partner of Impact Self Storage and owning over $150M in self-storage assets. Fernando can be all over social media platforms under the handle of TheStorageStud where he give tons of value and general knowledge about the ins and outs of the self-storage industry.

Stay tuned to the very end where he shares an INCREDIBLY valuable item ;)

When it comes to the accounting industry, Allan Koltin is the man with the plan. From being fired early on in his career, to finding his own niche in the industry as the premiere M&A and consulting guru working with the TOP accounting firms in the nation.

Tune in to this incredibly value packed episode where we discuss the ins and outs of the accounting industry. What is missing from the industry and what it takes for a firm to be successful in todays climate. 

Allan's story and value he provides on this episode is enjoyable for all but if you are an accounting professional, this is the episode for you!

Follow Allan Koltin on LinkedIn, Accounting Today and everywhere he appears in the world of accounting. 

Relationships and networking is everything in life and in business. 

Adam & Dan are the quintessential examples of being movers and shakers in the real estate industry. Having both met at Marcus & Millichap, they learned the ins and outs and inner working of the real estate industry from within. They utilized that knowledge and their ability to leverage LinkedIn and business relationships to form Progress Realty Partners.

Tune in to this incredibly down to earth conversation where we inadvertently discuss the beginning of my own self-employment journey. 

If you want to get started investing passively in real estate reach out to these awesome MVPs on LinkedIn or here: https://prp.us/

Maintaining life-long relationships is one of the keys to success in the business world. David started out as an intern under my supervision at EisnerAmper and eventually left the W-2 world to grow a real estate rocket ship that helps generate over $100M in financing annually.

At 19 years old. after his internship at EisnerAmper where him and I met, David honed in and focused on becoming a real estate entrepreneur. Having to first learn while being an employee, David held a couple of W-2 jobs where he learned the different facets of real estate. Once he felt comfortable enough, he ditched the W-2 and began the hustle of real estate wholesaling. Tune in to learn about the trials and tribulations and how David went from just getting started to renting and renovating over a 100 properties per year and helping originate over $100M in bridge financing per year. 

Enjoy the episode and check out David's podcast Real Leverage where he has some of the absolute MVPs of real estate teaching and adding value on how to succeed in the real estate industry. 

Did you ever have such a passion for your industry but felt that the technology servicing this industry needs an upgrade to the 21st century? Roman did!

Roman wanted the intellectual challenge of law school and obtained his JD degree and began his journey in the professional world. He started working at a law firm and fell into the world of immigration law by accident. Recognizing  the shortcomings in the technology that serviced the industry, he decided to take matters into his own hands to fix the issues. Not knowing how to get started, he decided to see how things worked from the inside by joining a FinTech company. With $30,000 in the bank and a general concept of what he had to do, he left the comfortable W-2 job and took the leap. The savings dried up quickly and Roman had to make some moves. Check out his incredible story of resilience and unwavering commitment to his passion.

Roman is extremely down to earth and super active on LinkedIn. Check him out: https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanzelichenko-electronic-lca-posting-public-access-file/

 

Did you ever have a passion for something that is completely outside of the career path you studied in college for?

Jason Nelson did. He studied marketing for 4 years in Rutgers Business School and got a great job with Barnes & Nobles College (BNC) making a nice salary of $50,000 straight out of school. The thing is, the passion Jason had for entertaining people and playing the saxophone and piano outweighed the one he had for the marketing department of BNC. Enter The Essential Jason Nelson, LLC and the journey it all entailed as he quit his job (mid pandemic) when the entertainment industry was at a stand-still and made it all work out. Pursuing his passion allowed him to make more than 2.5X what he did in the corporate world and do what he loves. Jason was featured on the Jersey Shore, Real House Wives of NJ and more to come. 

Tune in to the journey and follow him on social media @essentialjasonnelson and see the life of one of the most energetic performers in the game.