Interactive Entrepreneur by Interactive Accountants, LLC

In today's episode Lisa McKellar Poursine attorney at law discusses some of the latest employment related law that effects many of us entrepreneurs. Lisa McKellar Poursine has more than fifteen (15) years of experience as a lawyer, the vast majority of which have been in civil litigation, including, but not limited to, motion practice, depositions, mediations, settlement negotiations, and tria...

In today's podcast, Matthew Shiebler, CPA talks about his experience with networking groups. How they can be a great way to grow your business and when you may have outgrown them. Networking groups are a great way to get new business for your growing company. They also work really well when you have relocated to a new town or region. There are certain times however when it's time to move o...

In today's episode, our host Matthew Shiebler, CPA discusses his thoughts on the topic of generational wealth. His opinion is that there are two sides to the coin on this matter and would love to hear your opinions on this topic. Please feel free to email him on this matter at matt@ia.tax so he can share your thoughts. As always, today's episode is sponsored by Interactive Accountants, LLC...

Today our host Matthew Shiebler CPA is talking Artificial Intelligence and how he has adopted it in his firm Interactive Accountants . Matthew also discusses how some of us may already be using AI in our companies as well as his methodology in adopting new AI. If your company is considering implementing new technology that incorporates artificial intelligence in its platform, be sure to listen to...

It's been a little while since we recorded, but we're back talking about team building with your host Matthew Shiebler, CPA of Interactive Accountants . In today's episode, Matt talks about what his firm does for team building and offers some insights on what your company may want to start doing, if it's not already doing something towards concepts like team building. In today'...

Turbulence is described as "violent or unsteady movement of air or water, or of some other fluid", but it can also be related to politics, our emotions and even our business.  Managing Turbulence in our business is no easy task and sometimes it takes a strong will, and other times it requires us to let go.  Today   Matthew Shiebler, CPA shares his experience and strength with us on...

In today's episode we speak with Kyle Kennedy who is a licensed health insurance agent, former restaurant director and also happens to be a sommelier!  Kyle operates a health insurance business based in Miami, Florida and has lived and travelled across five continents.  He shares with us today his story on pivoting careers (in the midst of a pandemic mind you) and what's working for him...

Hello again!  It's Matt Shiebler, CPA here going solo on this weeks episode of the Interactive Entrepreneur and we're talking about hiring.  More specifically, I share with you the listener what it is exactly I do at Interactive Accountants when I am about to hire someone.  I'll summarize it here, but take a listen and hopefully something I shared works for you: 1. Salary study - AD...

Today we're at it again chatting it up with fellow #entrepreneurs like yourself and me Matthew Shiebler, CPA .  Today we talked with Christina Hagen aka Chrissy of Hagen Nares PLLC .  Chrissy is a trial attorney advocating for people injured by the wrongdoing of others.  We go through what's working for her in her business and what's not!  It's always a quick listen for our fel...

In today's episode Matthew Shiebler, CPA talks about staying the course with our businesses in today's turbulent economy.  He discusses what's working for him in his accounting firm and FOCUS - following one course until successful.   Whether it be a recession, stagflation or a booming economy,  entrepreneurs like lawyers , doctors , restauranteurs , ecommerce and last mile logistic...

Fellow podcaster and entrepreneur Roger Knecht joins us in this episode!  Roger Knecht is the President of Universal Accounting Center and also runs a podcast called Building the Premier Accounting Firm.   While Roger focuses on working with accountants, the takeaways from our chat can be applied to any entrepreneur.   Roger shares his successes and failures in business with us and...

While many say we're in a recession, I really feel it's more a period of Stagnation. Stagnation, it's essentially the state of not flowing or moving, lack of activity, growth or development.  In business, it would translate to when business is holding ground, but not moving as fast as you'd like it to.  The cost of capital is too much for acquisitions and our government is dead set on sl...

Singer, entrepreneur and fashion designer Yahaira Solano is the CEO and Co-Owner of SHOP YAHAIRA INC.  Shop Yahaira INC is focused on the creation of a movement around the shapewear world instead of simply building a singular product. While on tour with her music career, every department store in our country Yahaira visited, she could not find the shape wear she was looking for therefore...

Marc Beshears is on a mission to educate individuals, families, and business owners on how to achieve their financial certainty by growing, protecting, and leveraging their wealth in a safe and predictable environment. Marc, a successful entrepreneur, is a leader in a variety of industries and owns four prospering companies in Florida.  He thrives as a financial mentor and belongs to an exclu...

If you haven't seen Dani Munoz on Instagram or TikTok, you don't know what you're missing.  As someone who started her business directly from her room and now has numerous warehouses filled with her products, Dani Munoz is what we would consider a true entrepreneur.  Not only has she grown her business and become an influencer to over 500,000 followers but the biggest accomplishment of a...

Today we're joined by Joycelyn Brown of IPS Legal.   Not only is Joycelyn a great intellectual property attorney, but she's also a single parent and is sharing her tips with us on how she manages being an Entrepreneur while also being a single parent.   Jocelyn first talks about the start-up of her business and how at first she just dived right in and learned from trial and error what wo...

In today's episode we're talking surge pricing concepts for professionals and even ecommerce.   A concept we all know too well that many in the trades have nailed down, but are we as professionals or service providers implementing the same concept in our business? Pricing our services isn't always the most comfortable topic to discuss, but as we chatted about last week in episode 16, getting...

One of my favorite bands growing up was the Smashing Pumpkins and one of their more popular songs starts off saying "the world is a vampire, set to drain" and let me tell you it seems the world is getting a little rougher out there right now!   Interest rates are climbing high, the political climate is a bit of a mess, the value of the dollar has gone down and recession seems to be here. &nbs...

80,000 new IRS agents, $80 Billion in IRS funding, new tax rules, accountants with guns!   You name it, we talk about it here on the Interactive Entrepreneur.   Today CPA and host Matthew Shiebler goes solo and gives his thoughts and insight into the new tax act that's soon to become law.   The Inflation Reduction Act, which doesn't really have to much in it dealing with inflation r...

On this podcast we have the pleasure of having Kyle Mackendree of Blue Marlin Insurance Group. Kyle is a Property & Casualty Focused Independent Insurance Agent located in Miami-Dade County. While Kyle has an educational background in Risk Management he also has knowledge and experience in complex insurance arrangements to outcompete the most established in the business. This episode of the In...

As an entrepreneur, sometimes it's hard to get a break from our company.  Emails keep coming in, staff and customers are still calling or texting, it just never stops. On this episode Matt shares his experience on what it is that he has learned about his company while on vacation. He helps listeners understand how to put things into the works so that the next vacation is a little more st...

On this episode, George David, personal injury attorney joins us. George has been practicing law since 1991, and during this time he has tried over 100 jury trials first chair and has handled over 100 appeals. His main focus and area of expertise is personal injury law and first party contractual disputes. He shares with us his experience of starting his own business at a young age and some of the...

On this episode of the Interactive Entrepreneur we have Dr. Robert Bueso, President of the Valuation Group; a full-service economic consulting firm. With almost three decades of experience in the field of intangible valuations, Dr. Robert Bueso helps his clients value intangible and tangible assets. He also helps his clients face complex economic challenges with confidence.  Tune in to hear M...

It's summer time and what better time to provide our staff with performance feedback year to date than now?  At Interactive Accountants we aim to make sure that we are giving feedback to our staff at this time of the year.  During this episode Matt guides you through the process of conducting an employee review.  Matt discusses how to communicate with your employees the areas where...

Today's episode features special guest Mario Quintero. Mario is an experienced Mortgage & Real Estate Consultant with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry. In this episode Mario & Matt discuss partners in business and how it's turned out for them both as well as the importance customer service has to client retention. Tune in to this episode to hear Mario's...