Self-Employment Success Podcast

Welcome to the 20th episode of the Self-Employment Success Podcast. In this first installment of What Works Wednesday Leland delves into LLCs and some common misconceptions about them, specifically the misconception that an LLC is a tax status. If you are a self-employed professional and navigating the world of LLC’s and taxes, this episode will give you incredibly valuable education and insights...

Welcome to the 19th episode of the Self-Employment Success Podcast. Boy do I have an episode for you! My guest on today’s podcast is Arlene Moss. Arlene is the Executive Business Coach at XY Planning Network, a business that supports the community of fee for service financial planners and entrepreneurs, by providing invaluable resources like technology, coaching, systems, processes, and most impor...

My guest on today’s podcast is Curtis Little. Curtis is the co-owner and partner of Mount Oak Capital, a prominent real estate development and investment company located in Charleston, South Carolina, that primarily works in the underwriting and development of real estate for national brand restaurants like Starbucks, or Chick-fil-A. In this episode, Curtis explains how, in the vast world of real...

Welcome to the 17th episode of the Self-Employment Success Podcast. My guest on today’s podcast is Molly Rose Speed. Molly Rose is the owner and founder of Virtual Assistant Academy and Virtual Assistant Management, two companies created to train and place high quality, professional virtual assistants with business owners looking to make a hire. What is unique to Molly Rose is that she is both a s...

My guest on today’s podcast is Mallorie Terranova. Mallorie is the owner of Jars Of Dust, a pottery manufacturing studio located in Virginia Beach. What is unique about Mallorie is her bravery and “stubborness” to follow her dreams amidst the messaging that “artists cannot make money” and “You will lose your love for it if you make it a business”. In this episode Mallorie details her story of fall...

My guests on today’s podcast are Doug and Polly White, the owners of Gather Coworking Space, a regional coworking business that offers incredible office space for everyone from individuals to large teams across Virginia. What is unique about Doug and Polly is the story of how they came to run Gather- from both losing their separate jobs in 2008, to starting their own consulting firm for small busi...

My guest on today’s podcast is Buddy Powers. Buddy and his wife Jill are the owners of Big Spring Farm. What’s unique about Buddy is that he doesn’t just own one business. Big Spring is not just a farm, but a farm, a wedding venue, a neighborhood, and a micro-resort! And on top of all of that they own a wedding photography business as well. In this episode Buddy shares his story in depth from grow...

My guest on today’s podcast is Joel Ankney. Joel is the founder of Ankney Law- a successful law firm specializing in helping entrepreneurs buy and sell businesses, as well as commercial real estate transactions and small business support. What is unique about Joel is that he was elected Top Attorney in Coastal Virginia and even his peers selected him as a Virginia Legal Elite attorney multiple tim...

So for today’s episode we are going to do things a little differently. We have had 10 guests come on the podcast so far. They have gotten very real in sharing their stories of entrepreneurship- what they do, why their passionate about it, how they got started, what’s worked, what’s been hard, and how they define success. And that is what this podcast is about. This is a podcast about success and h...

My guest on today’s podcast is Julia Woods. Julia is the owner and founder of Beautiful Outcome, a transformational coaching business that specializes in helping couples communicate in a way that allows them to know and be known by one another so they can partner to build the life they ultimately desire. What’s unique about Julia is the story of how she came to building this business. In this epis...

My guest on today’s podcast is Broc Buckles. Broc is the co-founder and co-owner of BC- Brokerage- an independent insurance brokerage firm based out of indianapolis indiana, providing life insurance, as well as disability, long term care, and annuities to clients. What’s unique about BC-Brokerage is that they don’t market direct to consumer like most insurance agencies. Instead they have chosen to...

 I have a very special guest on today’s episode, my sister-in-law and dear friend Emily Brown Levis . Emily owns her own therapy practice operating as a couples therapist and a supervisor for other therapists starting off in their careers. What is unique about Emily is how she left a flourishing practice she had with a business partner in Northern Virginia to move to a new city to marry her husban...

My guest on today’s podcast is Wills Francis. Wills is the founder and partner of Former Colleagues, a comprehensive and immersive multi-disciplinary brand experience, communication, and idea practice that partners with ambitious, established brands that want to explore ideas and creative concepts outside of their status quo. What’s unique about Wills is his innate desire and need to engage the cr...

My guest on today’s podcast is Will Fortanbary. Will is the owner of Fort Studios, a motion graphics design firm located in Atlanta Georgia creating graphic design projects for folks like the NFL, Chick Fil A, Dude Perfect, and other renowned artists and companies. What’s unique about Will is how early on in his career, when working as an employee, he learned that he could make multiples more inco...

My guest on today’s podcast is Maddie Alm. Maddie is the owner of Fueling Forward Nutrition, a sports nutrition consulting firm based out of Boulder Colorado, working alongside runners and endurance athletes to help them optimize their performance through proper nutrition. What’s unique about Maddie is that she is a professional runner herself. She walked on to her college team and through working...

My guest on today’s podcast is Nat Browning. Nat is the owner of Of Great Value Jewelry, a handmade jewelry business that has experienced significant growth in the last year. What’s unique about Nat is how she never intended to be an entrepreneur. In this episode, we discuss her journey to figure out what she wanted from work. How she was working multiple side hustles and going to grad school to t...

My guest on today’s podcast is Brandon Kopp. Brandon is the owner of Tidewater Insurance Brokers. A booming insurance company offering personal insurance lines to customers. What’s unique about Brandon is how he never planned on being a business owner. How he was dramatically impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and how that led him to quickly launch his business. In this episode, we talk in length a...

My guests on today’s podcast are Blake Dozier and Cory Jessee. They are business partners and the owners of OnPoint Building Services, one of the largest janitorial services companies in coastal Virginia. What’s unique about Blake and Cory is their commitment to creating a “white-collar experience, in a blue-collar industry.” In this episode we talk in length about their focus on fostering the gro...

On today's episode we hear from John Powers. John runs Powers Rawls Real Estate, a prominent residential real estate sales team located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. What is unique about John is that he runs his business alongside his wife Kaylee. They came into the business underneath Kaylee's grandmother, but were needed to take over the business quickly, in a season where they were sti...

Leland Gross CFP® introduces himself and his heart behind producing the Self-Employment Success Podcast, and what you can expect as a listener.