The Fun CPA Podcast

In addition to the main theme of The Capital Contribution I will be throwing in the audio files from my newly released YouTube series where we chat about the basics of things and things you should have learned in high school.


The series feature on YouTube in seasons (S1 - Real estate, S2 - CFP, etc) and the show is called The Capital Contribution Live. On today's episode we got Matthew Schofield, a Mortgage Loan Officer who explains the absolutely BASICS of the mortgage process when purchasing your personal residence. 


Enjoy the show folks and if you want to get in touch with Matt here is his contact info:

[email protected]

What do you do when your business fails? Many people talk about self-employment being the only and there is "no way back" well for Scott Jolly going back to W-2 was a simple necessity and there was nothing wrong with it!


Tune in to hear the story of building up a business, have it fail, go to a W-2 position for 6 years and try again with much more success! As an added bonus, learn about the process of acquiring and making money on a mobile home park.


You can find Scott Jolly on LinkedIn. 

In the self-employed journey adjustments are key. Whether a revision of your methodology, whole business line change, or minor tweaks they are important to the overall growth.

Manny has experiencing adjustments in his self-employed journey from leaving his W-2 job to be a freelancer to owning a printing franchise, to launching a firm that helps businesses reach their full earning potential.

Tune in to this week's episode and you may find Manny Torres on LinkedIn in the following link:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/torrescreative/

https://growthamplifiers.com/

Most think of the traditional accounting firm as a sole practitioner building up their book of business slowly in their home. Chase Birky of Dark Horse, CPA is reimagining this concept into the 21st century.

With a resource based approach, Dark Horse CPA allows the sole practitioner to bring their book of business to a well establish, highly functioning team and take away the admin components so that the focus is honed in on the client.

After spending 2 years at Deloitte Chase knew that being an employee was not for him and partnered up in his first self-employment journey before breaking off 5 years later and creating Dark Horse. 

Tune in to Chase's story and find Chase himself at Chase Birky on LinkedIn and check out:

Darkhorse.cpa - Main Dark Horse Website
https://abetterway.cpa/ - To join Chase's vision as a practitioner within Dark Horse.

Did you ever wonder what it is like to land your dream job at Vayner Media and shortly thereafter be fired by Gary V?


Adam Posner's story is one that features exactly that. From landing his dream job with Gary V to re-evaluating his career path to launching NHP Talent and ThePOZcast and building a tremendous LinkedIn following. 

Adam shares his journey and we chat about the business end of things as well. What a great story he has so tune in and enjoy!

If you want to find Adam follow along at:

IG: @NHPTalent
Twitter: @AdamJPosner
LinkedIn: @AdamPosner

Following your passion is something that Kim feel very strongly about.


After finishing a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree and working for a short few months, Kim quit her job and went fully into the real estate investment world. This is definitely the winner of the shortest time spent in the working world but the passion for real estate grew and it was time!

Fully packed with value and lots of life lessons learned along the way, this episode is a must listen!

Follow Kim on IG at kimberlymarie920 

You ever wonder what it is like to have 200K + followers? Massimo shares his journey and story on getting there.


Starting from standing up at his community college desk and say "I am out of here!! Who is coming with me??" to traveling the US  and learning first hand what entrepreneurship is. Massimo shares his story of going from being completely broke to bringing in $60K a month back to being broke again and rebuilding. 


The story is unreal so tune in and give Massimo a follow on IG. 

Uprooting your life is never easy, moving countries is never easy and starting a business is never easy. Zane did all 3 and has become known as one of the most sought after accountant in the wine industry.

From KPMG South Africa office to starting Protea Financial, Zane never gave up on his dream even through uncertainty. Tune in to hear his story of leaving Cape Town, moving to California, starting a business and growing that business to over 10 employees.

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.