Diane Gardner is a Certified Tax Coach, Quilly award recipient, and best-selling author whose proactive planning approach gives clients a leg up on Uncle Sam and helps them dodge the tax bullet. Diane saves small business clients between $5,000 and $50,000 in as little as 60 minutes! Her tax coaching sessions have resulted in a combined savings of over $817,000 to-date. As a licensed Enrolled Agent, Diane prepares returns and helps taxpayers nationwide maximize profits and tax savings. She is a Certified Profit First Professional, an Accredited Tax Preparer and has elite certification as a Certified Tax Coach. Diane is also the co-author of the best-selling books, Stand Apart and Why Didn’t My CPA Tell Me That? She has also authored six other books including her newest, Stop Overpaying Your Taxes! 11 Ways Entrepreneurs Overpay and How to Stop it Now!
During This Show We Discuss…
What tax coaches are and why you need one
Tips to find the best tax professional
How to not pay more in taxes just because of on the entity you choose
The best business entities to choose for liability reasons
The difference between tax preparation and tax planning
The most often missed tax deductions for entrepreneurs
Why business owners often overpay taxes, and what can be done to stop it
How to write off medical expenses through your business
The biggest mistakes business owners make that cost them dearly in taxes
How to know if you’re paying too much income tax
How to hire your kids to work in your business
How pensions and retirement plans affect small businesses
How to stand apart from your competition and increase the lifetime value of your customers or clients
And much more...
Jonathan Pritchard is an entertainer turned speaker, coach, & author. Colleges, businesses, and entrepreneurs book him to talk about his insights into human behavior, success psychology, motivation, & communication.
For the past decade he has been on TV & toured the world as a mentalist which has given him unique insight into why people do what they do, and how to leverage that process to create a custom-fit life. His passion for connecting with audiences means people are drawn to his dynamic presenting style, and he always leaves them amazed with demonstrations of mind to mind communication.
When not on the road speaking you can find him in Chicago practicing kung fu every morning.
During This Show We Discuss…
The secret to magic & mentalism that anyone can learn
How to become more alert and aware of what is happening around us
The process people go through as they make decisions, and the parts of that process be refined
What we can do as business owners to make the right decisions
What we can learn from the design process that we can apply to decision making
Why people have a hard time changing their habits?
How important mindset is to running a business
Mentalist tips on accomplish goals
And much more...
Lin Eleoff is an internet business lawyer whose mission is to show business owners like us how to cover our “assets” online, without having to spend a lot of money on legal fees. As the founder of CoverYourAssetsOnline.com, Lin create a do-it- yourself legal toolkit so that entrepreneurs use to protect not only their business assets, but their homes, cars and investments.
In this show you will discover:
The types of legal risks entrepreneurs should be concerned with
The biggest concern you should have if you try to go through these things alone
The free tools available in Lins DIY toolkit
The most common legal reasons that get business owners in legal trouble
Things you can do to limit the possibility of getting sued
What you should do if you receive a notice you’re being sued
The legal documents and protections all business owners need
What can be done to protect your own intellectual property
How much it really costs to have legal protection
Lins best industry advice for business owners
And much more...
Nav Athwal is the Founder and CEO of RealtyShares, an online marketplace for real estate investing that is transforming the real estate investment landscape. RealtyShares offers investors access to pre-vetted real estate investments and an ability to invest for as little as $5,000 from the convenience of their laptop or tablet. Nav is also an author, writing about online investing, real estate, crowdfunding and fintech for Forbes and LinkedIn Pulse, and has been featured on TechCrunch, Tech.co and Inman. Nav’s been featured on CNBC and Fox Business and guest lecturer on real estate law and investing at UC Berkeley Law School and the Haas School of Business.
During This Show We Discuss…
Why everyone should have real estate as part of their retirement portfolio
How real estate has performed over the last 15 years compared to the S&B 500
Why there is an increase in interest of venture capital in the real estate industry
How to invest in real estate with little money
How potential investors can access money to invest in real estate
The rates and terms you can expect from real estate investing
Why the real estate industry is embracing technology and how it benefits you
How real estate funding platforms like RealtyShares work
The types of due diligence that’s done to get an investment to do fix and flips
They type of experience you’ll need to get an investment to fix and flip properties
How lucrative residential real estate investing is versus commercial
The best areas in the country to currently invest
Henry has over 34 years of diverse business experience, including successful careers in the information technology industry, sales, sales training and business ownership. He has now been part of 10 different business ventures. He is currently the Managing Partner of Levante Business Group – dedicated to helping people start, run and grow a small business. Levante Business Group produces The How of Business podcast, and Henry is the co-host of this show. He is also currently co-owner of iTopIt (a self-serve frozen yogurt restaurant in Colorado Springs), L3 Destinations (a Travel Agency co-founded with his wife), and is currently in the process of building a car wash with his business partner in a suburb of Denver, Colorado. Henry currently resides in a suburb of Dallas, Texas with his wife Pam and their daughter (who just started her freshman year of university).