P&L: Priorities & Lifestyle Episode 8 - Making the Most Out of Your God-Given Opportunities with Odes Mitchell Listen Now! Odes Mitchell is the CEO of GM Pharmaceuticals, a...
Aug
03
P&L: Priorities & Lifestyle Episode 9 - The Ultimate Goal of Selling Your Business with Michael Sweet Listen Now! Michael “Mike” Sweet is an attorney for Brackett & Ellis, a...
Aug
03
P&L: Priorities & Lifestyle Episode 7- Navigating The Post-Pandemic Mortgage Industry with Shawn Broussard Listen Now! Shawn Broussard is the CEO of Service First Mortgage, a...
Aug
03
P&L: Priorities & Lifestyle Episode 5 - Investing in an Opportunity Zone with Brandon Jones Listen Now! Brandon Jones is a shareholder at Winstead PC, a national corporate...
Aug
03
P&L: Priorities & Lifestyle Episode 12 - Boosting Your Business Credibility with Chris McKee Listen Now! Chris McKee is the president and founder of Venturity Financial...
Aug
03
P&L: Priorities & Lifestyle Episode 19 - Using Data To Promote Driver Safety with Rick Larkin Listen Now! Rick Larkin is the Chief Information Officer at BCB Transport, a...
Aug
03
P&L: Priorities & Lifestyle Episode 2 - From Franchisee to Starting a Business During Retirement with Dan Phillips Listen Now! Dan Phillips is the Owner and Head Accountant...
Aug
02
P&L: Priorities & Lifestyle Episode 22 – Family Transitions from the Perspective of the Next Generation with Chad Bruce Listen Now! Chad Bruce is the President of GluDown,...
Aug
02
P&L: Priorities & Lifestyle Episode 23 – Running Everything on the Cloud with Kelly Herrod Listen Now! Kelly Herrod is the Owner and President of Herrod Technology (Herrod Tech). Herrod Tech is...
Aug
02
P&L: Priorities & Lifestyle Episode 20 – Protecting Your Business from Cyberattacks with Michael Young Listen Now! Michael Young is the Owner and Senior IT Consultant...
Aug
02
P&L: Priorities & Lifestyle Episode 17 - Life as an IRS Agent with Gil Vollmering Listen Now! Gil Vollmering is the owner of Waters, Vollmering & Associates, an accounting...
Jul
26
P&L: Priorities & Lifestyle Episode 29 – Reassuring Our Clients during Tough Times with Austin Smith Listen Now! The past two years have been—and still are—extraordinary...
Jul
13
P&L: Priorities & Lifestyle Episode 28 – What It Means To Be An Entrepreneur with James Loomstein Listen Now! James Loomstein is a managing partner at Rogue Marketing Agency,...
Jun
27
P&L: Priorities & Lifestyle Episode 26 – Mentoring Your Career and Humanity with Burt Hicks Listen Now! Burt Hicks is the President and Chief Strategy and Growth Officer at...
Jun
24
Human creativity is the secret ingredient of capitalism. Entrepreneurs and companies create new products, ideas, and ways of getting things done for the future with the knowledge and capital they have in the present. This process creates wealth...
Jun
23
Today’s post was inspired by the excellent book: Team of Teams, by Gen. McChrystal Modern destroyers use gas turbine engines for propulsion and electrical power. As a young junior officer, I was required to learn all about these marvelous...
Jun
16
P&L: Priorities & Lifestyle Episode 25 – Building an Efficient HR Team with Jennilee Autry Listen Now! Jennilee Autry is the HCM Account Executive at Paylocity, a product...
Jun
15
P&L: Priorities & Lifestyle Episode 24 – Never Stop Planning Your Finances with Kevin Kennedy Listen Now! Kevin Kennedy is the President of Kennedy Wealth and Tax...
Jun
02
This week’s Thoughts on Things Thursday come with a heavy heart, but I can only hope they will help someone if they are struggling. We lost two clients this week. One lived fully to an old age and died peacefully; the other tragically chose to...
May
05
Have you ever thought about how the tips, tricks, and insights you share with others can have a lasting impact? The sound advice you share with people can drastically change their lives even though it may seem so simple to you. We recently had a...
Apr
07
Clients First As large service corporations become more efficient and tech-forward, it creates opportunities for those of us who build personal relationships with our clients. When we bring on a new client, the first step is to help them...
Mar
10
How will you respond to uncertainty? Impossible to Predict, Possible to PlanPeople are unpredictable, and therefore the future is unpredictable. In Christian terms, we call it free will, and it means we believe that God grants us the ability to...
Feb
28
Inflation is running at 7.5%. What’s your move? Inflation is hitting historic levels meaning this is the kind of stuff you tell your grandchildren about someday. Even depreciating assets, like your car, boat, or RV, have appreciated over the last...
Jan
28
In our recent semi-annual reviews with clients, it has become almost routine for us to look at portfolio returns together and say, “That looks great!” Well, last week was not so great. The market corrected, and there was nowhere to hide. Didn’t...
Jan
26
The fourth quarter of 2021 did not break stride from the rest of this year. The jobs reports continued to come out extremely strong; corporate earnings did the same. As the last quarter of the year wrapped up, we are now officially below the...
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