Faith, Hope and Payroll Podcast

Eric Jones and Dave Franzonello of Workforce PayHub pull back the curtain on the real payroll disasters they've seen across their combined careers—including a $200,000 fraud scheme, a near-miss $109,000 payroll breach triggered by a compromised email account, and a household payroll misclassification that quietly accumulated $40,000 in penalties. They break down exactly how to identify payroll fra...

Eric Jones and David Franzonello put ZayZoon's Scott Johnson to the test to figure out whether earned wage access helps employees break financial cycles or deepens them. Eric challenges the dependency concern directly, Dave runs a gut check on his own spending habits, and Scott is put to the test on what separates a responsible EWA platform from a predatory one. If you've been approached about off...

Most business owners think they understand overtime—until an audit reveals years of miscalculations and a back-pay liability they never saw coming. Eric Jones and David Franzonello of Workforce PayHub break down everything you actually need to know: how the FLSA defines overtime, who qualifies as exempt and why, how the new no-tax-on-overtime benefit works at tax time, and how to calculate weighte...

In this episode, hosts Eric and Dave welcome Father Pat Bruen—Dave’s father-in-law—who spent decades in medical sales and software before launching his own payroll franchise in 2019, only to sell it two years later and enter the seminary. Father Pat shares what it was like to start a business while his wife was dying, how the Sacred Heart of Jesus upended his plans, and what the small business wor...

Eric and Dave welcome their first guest, Greg Modd—Air Force veteran, HR outsourcing consultant, and founder of Penultimate People Consulting (PPC). Greg brings the same directness to faith and business that he brought to his six years of military service, and this conversation does not disappoint. In This Episode: How a piece of advice from his uncle sent Greg into the Air Force instead of the Ma...

Welcome to Faith, Hope, and Payroll—the podcast from two Catholic payroll guys who love their work, their faith, and honest conversation. Hosts Eric and Dave of Workforce PayHub launch the show by introducing themselves, explaining the name, and laying out what you can expect. If you've ever wanted a payroll partner you could actually talk to, this one's for you. In This Episode: Why they named th...