The WealthAbility Show with Tom Wheelwright, CPA

Join Tom Wheelwright as he discovers how small business owners can gain resilience, forecast the future of the supply chain, and build a disruption-proof strategy with his guest, American economics journalist and author, Peter S. Goodman. Peter S. Goodman is the global economic correspondent for The New York Times, based in New York. He appears regularly on The Daily podcast, as well as major broadcast outlets like CBS News, CNN, the BBC, and MSNBC. He was previously Executive Global News and Business Editor of the Huffington Post, where he oversaw award-winning investigative, international, business, and technology reporting. In this episode, gain a deeper understanding of the supply chain playbook, exactly how the pandemic dramatically increased prices, and how much it will cost small business. Order Tom's book, "The Win-Win Wealth Strategy: 7 Investments the Government Will Pay You to Make" at: https://winwinwealthstrategy.com/

Join Tom Wheelwright as he discovers a deeper understanding of AI in business with his guest, software expert, and author - David Moschella. David Moschella is a nonresident senior fellow at ITIF. Previously, he was a research fellow at Leading Edge Forum (LEF), where he explored the global business impact of digital technologies, with a particular focus on disruptive business models, industry restructuring and machine intelligence. For more than a decade before LEF, David was in charge of worldwide research for IDC, the largest market analysis firm in the information technology industry, responsible for the company's global technology industry forecasts and insights. A well-known international speaker, writer, and thought leader, David's books include Technology Fears and Scapegoats: 40 Myths about Privacy, Jobs, AI, and Today's Innovation Economy (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024), Seeing Digital—A Visual Guide to the Industries, Organizations, and Careers of the 2020s (DXC Technology, 2018), Customer-Driven IT (Harvard Business School Press, 2003), and Waves of Power (Amacom, 1997). He has lectured and consulted on digital trends and strategies in more than 30 countries, working with leading customers and suppliers alike. In this episode, gain a positive outlook on AI and understand how the right mindset can help you and your business adapt in the evolving world of technology. Order Tom's book, "The Win-Win Wealth Strategy: 7 Investments the Government Will Pay You to Make" at: https://winwinwealthstrategy.com/

Join Tom Wheelwright as he discovers the momentum behind inflation with guest, economist, and author of "Shock Values: Prices and Inflation in American Democracy" - Carola Binder. Carola Binder is a nonresident fellow at the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy and an associate professor of economics at Haverford College, where she teaches courses in macroeconomics and monetary policy. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. Her work focuses on inflation, expectations, monetary policy, and economic history. She is a research associate of the National Bureau of Economics Research in the Monetary Economics group. She has published research in journals including the Journal of Monetary Economics, American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking, and Review of Economics and Statistics. Binder is an associate editor at two journals, the Review of Economics and Statistics and the Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking. She is also on the Advisory Panel of the Catholic Research Economists Discussion Organization. In this episode, learn the root causes of inflation in the recent years, who is responsible for this economic paradox, and if your business is inflation-proof. Order Tom's book, "The Win-Win Wealth Strategy: 7 Investments the Government Will Pay You to Make" at: https://winwinwealthstrategy.com/

Join Tom Wheelwright as he discovers precisely how to attract your dream client by focusing your attention, your sales method, and your services on their dream with guest, speaker, consultant, and author of "A Mind for Sales" - Mark Hunter. Mark's journey in sales include multiple sales and leadership roles with three Fortune 500 companies. Those experiences provided the foundation for him to create the name, "The Sales Hunter" more than 20 years ago. He specializes in business development and guides organizations to find and retain high-quality prospects; however, it really boils down to relationships. In addition to hosting his podcast "The Sales Hunter," his passion for helping, training, and leading others has given him the opportunity to travel the world. In this episode, learn ways to identify exactly what makes better clients for us, how to set up a system to attract and sell to those clients, and how to get your dream client to not only choose you - but send you dynamite referrals as well. Order Tom's book, "The Win-Win Wealth Strategy: 7 Investments the Government Will Pay You to Make" at: https://winwinwealthstrategy.com

Join Tom Wheelwright as he discovers whether business or the government is the root cause of inflation with guest and author of "The War on Prices" - Ryan Bourne. Ryan A. Bourne occupies the R. Evan Scharf Chair for the Public Understanding of Economics at the Cato Institute and is a columnist for The Times (UK). He has written on a variety of economic issues, including fiscal policy, inequality, price and wage controls, and infrastructure spending, and is the author of Economics in One Virus: An Introduction to Economic Reasoning through COVID-19. He has extensive broadcast and print media experience and has appeared on CNN, CNBC, BBC News, Sky News, and Fox Business Network. In this episode, learn more about our macroeconomic policies and how they affect our microeconomic situations for ourselves and our business; and get a deeper look at the complexities of inflation so you can midigate its impact in the election and years to come. Order Tom's book, "The Win-Win Wealth Strategy: 7 Investments the Government Will Pay You to Make" at: https://winwinwealthstrategy.com

Join Tom Wheelwright as he discovers how to keep your successful business from failing with author, speaker, and entrepreneur, Larry Mandelberg. Mr. Mandelberg is a student of organizational lifecycles and has developed a system to help business owners master change and create sustainable growth. His new book, Businesses Don't Fail, They Commit Suicide provides a roadmap for executing his system. A prolific writer, Larry has published more than 80 columns. Through his consulting practice he provides leadership development, executive coaching, ethics training and strategic planning to mid-sized organizations and their Boards. As Chairman for Innovative Education Management, Larry has provided training for Cooperative Personnel Services, taught team building classes for the Sacramento Entrepreneurship Academy, and received his MBA from Drexel University. In this episode, learn the life cycles of organizations, why businesses fail because leaders can't solve problems that come from success, and what powerful tools you can use to survive its challanges. Order Tom's book, "The Win-Win Wealth Strategy: 7 Investments the Government Will Pay You to Make" at: https://winwinwealthstrategy.com

Join Tom Wheelwright as he discovers what is happening in the real estate market with his guest and residential real estate expert, Jason Hartman. Jason Hartman has been involved in several thousand real estate transactions and has owned income properties in 11 states and 17 cities. His companies help people achieve The American Dream of financial freedom by purchasing income property in prudent markets nationwide. Jason's Complete Solution for Real Estate Investors™ is a comprehensive system providing real estate investors with education, research, resources and technology to deal with all areas of their income property investment needs. In this episode, learn how stubbornly high interest rates are impacting real estate investors, and what opportunities are emerging in this election year. Order Tom's book, "The Win-Win Wealth Strategy: 7 Investments the Government Will Pay You to Make" at: https://winwinwealthstrategy.com/

Join Tom Wheelwright as he discovers how we can create a culture that invites and encourages innovation within our small business with his guest, André Laplume. Dr. André Laplume, co-author of SPINOUT VENTURES, is a full professor of entrepreneurship and strategy at the Ted Rogers School of Management, part of Toronto Metropolitan University. Laplume researches the intersections where new entrants and incumbent firms meet to break down the barriers facing entrepreneurs while helping managers deal with entrepreneurial ambitions in their organizations. His research has appeared in top journals like Human Relations, Journal of International Business Studies, and Journal of Business Research, among others. He received his PhD in Management from the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg and spent seven years at Michigan Tech, teaching in its MBA program. Earlier, Laplume was a business and information technology consultant, helping clients integrate businesses and automate units. He is a frequent judge at entrepreneurship pitch competitions and an experienced entrepreneur, having launched a startup while in Michigan. In this episode, learn how to manage spinout from the employer's side, how you can best bring out innovation within your team, and how to make appropriate decisions amidst spinout culture. Order Tom's book, "The Win-Win Wealth Strategy: 7 Investments the Government Will Pay You to Make" at: https://winwinwealthstrategy.com

Join Tom Wheelwright as he discovers how tax policy influences your life, how it harms – and sometimes helps – the economy, and what changes are in store in this year's election with his guest, Scott Hodge. Scott Hodge is President Emeritus & Senior Policy Advisor at the Tax Foundation, which he led as President for over two decades, between 2000 and 2022. Scott Hodge is recognized as one of Washington's leading experts on tax policy, the federal budget, and government spending. In this episode, learn how class warfare has a huge impact of the future of the tax code, predictions for 2025 / 2026, and the advice Scott has for the small business community. Order Tom's book, "The Win-Win Wealth Strategy: 7 Investments the Government Will Pay You to Make" at: https://winwinwealthstrategy.com

Join Tom Wheelwright as he discovers how entrepreneurs can incorporate and leverage human skills in the age of AI with his guest, Matt Beane. Matt is an assistant professor in the Technology Management department at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a Digital Fellow with Stanford's Digital Economy Lab and MIT's Initiative on the Digital Economy. He does field research on work involving robots and AI to uncover systematic positive exceptions that we can use across the broader world of work. His award-winning research has been published in top management journals such as Administrative Science Quarterly and Harvard Business Review, and he has spoken on the TED stage. In this episode, learn how to relook at your business model, retrain or repurpose your employees, and "How to Save Human Ability in an Age of Intelligent Machines." Order Tom's book, "The Win-Win Wealth Strategy: 7 Investments the Government Will Pay You to Make" at: https://winwinwealthstrategy.com