The Fun CPA Podcast

Welcome back to The Fun CPA Podcast! This week, host Yuri Kapilovich sits down with Mando Sallavanti—financial advisor, business owner, and LinkedIn powerhouse with over 30,000 followers—to break down the strategies behind building a powerful personal brand. In today’s digital world, your online presence is your business card. Whether you’re looking to attract leads, establish industry authority,...

Welcome back to The Fun CPA Podcast! Host Yuri Kapilovich is joined by a special guest, Henry Huie.  With over a decade of CPA experience at renowned firms like Deloitte and Citrin Cooperman, Henry made the bold decision to leave the security of a steady paycheck to start his own firm. This shift is becoming increasingly common, particularly in the tax and accounting industries, as professionals s...

In this week’s episode, host Yuri Kapilovich sits down with Ryan Lazanis, founder of Future Firm and a CPA himself. Together they discuss Ryan’s journey from CPA, to owner, to innovator – from this beginnings in a corporate office and the negative experiences that pushed him to entrepreneurship – to his struggles and successes as with pricing, creating packages, client work and much more! Episode...

In this episode we dive in to the ins and outs of TaxDome. The features, components and use cases for one of the best practice management software out there.  Here are the all stars featured in this podcast:  Kelly Rohrs: Owner of K. Rohrs CPA , P.C. based out of Long Island. Kelly is a user of Tax Dome for over a year and shares her experience with the features she loves most. Ilya Radzinsky: CPO...

From sourcing the highest quality steak to providing a one of a kind party experience at the comfort of your home, Joey & Pete will bring it all with PorterHouse Party.      An idea born out of backyard cookouts turned into a one of the most popular at-home steak party. Tune in and listen to the story of two NY City workers who turned weekend hangouts into cooking up the highest quality steak...

Did you ever wonder what  the tax and business implications of OnlyFans creators are like? Look no further and join me and Katherine Studley (AKA TheOnlyConsultant) on a deep dive of the specific issues that OnlyFans creators and sex workers experience in the tax and accounting world. We also chat about Kat's journey and how she left her W-2 job and found her way to this unique industry. What...

This one is near and dear to my heart because I got to spend 1.5 years of my career at this firm and now I had the opportunity to sit down and chat with the original founders: Ed Wilkin and Ed Guttenplan. Their slogan of two Eds are better than one holds true to this day. Learn the journey these gentlemen went through from starting the firm in 1983 to growing it to over $20M in revenue with the sa...

We always see the end result and, very rarely, do we know the backstories of how people got to where they are.  Rahul is no exception to his, having started his journey with $800 in his bank account living in a motel and chasing his first client to prepay the fees so that he can make payroll to now running the 2nd largest property tax litigation firm in Texas.  Rahul is one of the most humble, dow...

In addition to the main theme of The Capital Contribution I will be throwing in the audio files from my newly released YouTube series where we chat about the basics of things and things you should have learned in high school. The series feature on YouTube in seasons (S1 - Real estate, S2 - CFP, etc) and the show is called The Capital Contribution Live. On today's episode we got Matthew Schofi...

What do you do when your business fails? Many people talk about self-employment being the only and there is "no way back" well for Scott Jolly going back to W-2 was a simple necessity and there was nothing wrong with it! Tune in to hear the story of building up a business, have it fail, go to a W-2 position for 6 years and try again with much more success! As an added bonus, learn about...

In the self-employed journey adjustments are key. Whether a revision of your methodology, whole business line change, or minor tweaks they are important to the overall growth. Manny has experiencing adjustments in his self-employed journey from leaving his W-2 job to be a freelancer to owning a printing franchise, to launching a firm that helps businesses reach their full earning potential. Tune i...

Most think of the traditional accounting firm as a sole practitioner building up their book of business slowly in their home. Chase Birky of Dark Horse, CPA is reimagining this concept into the 21st century. With a resource based approach, Dark Horse CPA allows the sole practitioner to bring their book of business to a well establish, highly functioning team and take away the admin components so t...

Did you ever wonder what it is like to land your dream job at Vayner Media and shortly thereafter be fired by Gary V? Adam Posner's story is one that features exactly that. From landing his dream job with Gary V to re-evaluating his career path to launching NHP Talent and ThePOZcast and building a tremendous LinkedIn following.  Adam shares his journey and we chat about the business end of th...

Following your passion is something that Kim feel very strongly about. After finishing a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree and working for a short few months, Kim quit her job and went fully into the real estate investment world. This is definitely the winner of the shortest time spent in the working world but the passion for real estate grew and it was time! Fully packed with value and lots of li...

You ever wonder what it is like to have 200K + followers? Massimo shares his journey and story on getting there. Starting from standing up at his community college desk and say "I am out of here!! Who is coming with me??" to traveling the US  and learning first hand what entrepreneurship is. Massimo shares his story of going from being completely broke to bringing in $60K a month back to...

Uprooting your life is never easy, moving countries is never easy and starting a business is never easy. Zane did all 3 and has become known as one of the most sought after accountant in the wine industry. From KPMG South Africa office to starting Protea Financial, Zane never gave up on his dream even through uncertainty. Tune in to hear his story of leaving Cape Town, moving to California, starti...

In today's episode we bring you another accounting all star that is revolutionizing the industry. From working in big 4 audit to launching his own firm with minimal tax experience, Brandon has quickly learned the necessary skills needed for tax  work and also learned what the accounting industry is missing. His fresh perspectives bring you no timesheets, value based billing, and equitable way...

Navigating career choices in the athlete world can be challenging and turbulent. Elliot shares his journey of being an all-star soccer player and finding a niche need in helping high school students with the college recruitment process. Elliot's story has many ups and down including navigating addiction after an injury and adjusting his business plans as he grew. 

Ryan is the true example of following a passion early on, against many odds and with lots of divergences along the way.  The best way to describe Ryan's journey is the repetitive theme of the cliff notes of his last 7 years. Here is what that looks like:  2015 - Landscaper  2016 - DJ & Mechanic 2017 - Mechanic  2018 - Audio Engineer 2019 - Podcast manager, Audio Editor, and Wedding DJ 202...

You saw the title right. Fernando quit his job as an engineer with $6,000 in savings and started following his passion.  Tune in to today's episode where we learn about Fernando's path to becoming the Senior Managing Partner of Impact Self Storage and owning over $150M in self-storage assets. Fernando can be all over social media platforms under the handle of TheStorageStud where he give...

When it comes to the accounting industry, Allan Koltin is the man with the plan. From being fired early on in his career, to finding his own niche in the industry as the premiere M&A and consulting guru working with the TOP accounting firms in the nation. Tune in to this incredibly value packed episode where we discuss the ins and outs of the accounting industry. What is missing from the indus...

Relationships and networking is everything in life and in business.  Adam & Dan are the quintessential examples of being movers and shakers in the real estate industry. Having both met at Marcus & Millichap, they learned the ins and outs and inner working of the real estate industry from within. They utilized that knowledge and their ability to leverage LinkedIn and business relationships...

Maintaining life-long relationships is one of the keys to success in the business world. David started out as an intern under my supervision at EisnerAmper and eventually left the W-2 world to grow a real estate rocket ship that helps generate over $100M in financing annually. At 19 years old. after his internship at EisnerAmper where him and I met, David honed in and focused on becoming a real es...

Did you ever have such a passion for your industry but felt that the technology servicing this industry needs an upgrade to the 21st century? Roman did! Roman wanted the intellectual challenge of law school and obtained his JD degree and began his journey in the professional world. He started working at a law firm and fell into the world of immigration law by accident. Recognizing  the shortcoming...

Did you ever have a passion for something that is completely outside of the career path you studied in college for? Jason Nelson did. He studied marketing for 4 years in Rutgers Business School and got a great job with Barnes & Nobles College (BNC) making a nice salary of $50,000 straight out of school. The thing is, the passion Jason had for entertaining people and playing the saxophone and p...