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R. Kenner French from VastSolutionsGroup.com hosts a session to welcome clients to their registered agent services and explain why this “small” detail is actually a critical part of asset protection, especially for real estate investors and entrepreneurs. He shares a bit of the firm’s history (founded in 1969, he joined in 2006) and emphasizes their focus on tax, finance, and artificial intelligen...

The episode features R. Kenner French interviewing Mickie Kennedy, founder of eReleases, about why press releases are one of the most underrated, high-ROI tools for entrepreneurs. Mickie shares how he started in 1998 by shifting from faxing press releases to emailing them when journalists began asking for email delivery. Over time, PR Newswire noticed eReleases’ focus on small businesses, startups...

R. Kenner French opens the conversation with a strong warning to business owners: if they ignore AI, their business could “die.” He explains that many people think they “kind of” use AI, but very few truly implement it deeply into their operations. At VastSolutionsGroup.com, their mission is to help entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, and professionals actually deploy AI in practical ways—especially thro...

In this episode of Vast Voice, R. Kenner French and Liliana Falconer dive into the essentials of tax planning for entrepreneurs. Lily comes in unaware of the topic, adding spontaneity to the discussion, while Kenner emphasizes that this quick episode is designed to deliver powerful insights in under three minutes. Their goal: help business owners understand why tax planning should never be an afte...

R. Kenner French sits down with “coach of coaches” and real estate leader Eric Brewer to break down how entrepreneurs and investors can elevate their businesses, assets, and mindset. Kenner opens by asking Eric for one major piece of advice, and Eric reveals a shift that every entrepreneur must make: stop doing the work yourself and start developing the people who do the work. Scaling isn’t about...

Surely, you wouldn’t be one of the people who are overlooking business deductions even though there are so many entrepreneurs who are doing just that. In this podcast we will discuss a few different business deductions that so many entrepreneurs overlook

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In this session, R. Kenner French interviews Bob Bluhm—one of America’s top asset protection attorneys—about how entrepreneurs can safeguard their wealth. Bob explains that business success requires both offense (making money) and defense (protecting money). Most entrepreneurs focus only on offense and end up vulnerable to lawsuits, taxes, and poor structuring—risks that can wipe out decades of ha...

The conversation centers on how niching down transformed both a law firm and a marketing agency into a highly scalable, efficient business. Anthony Karls, president of Rocket Clicks, explains that instead of serving “everyone,” they chose a very specific market: family law firms. That extreme focus gave them major advantages—clearer messaging, streamlined operations, easier hiring, and stronger cu...

R. Kenner French opens by talking about his book ModernMillions.ai, which is currently ranked #4 in Amazon’s retirement planning category on Kindle. He shares how the book actually came from a 2015 AI presentation he did in Vegas, which he later cleaned up with the help of his team and AI tools. The surprising part: the ranking has been almost entirely organic—no big ad spend, no mass self-purchas...

R. Kenner French of VastSolutionsGroup.com begins by addressing brand-new real estate investors—especially W-2 employees—who are looking to break out of the corporate rat race. During a recent conversation with a couple in this exact situation, he explains why real estate is a powerful vehicle for increasing net worth and reducing tax liability. While traditional employees have limited tax-saving...

Megan Huber joins R. Kenner french to share a major shift she’s making in her business: a bold 10-posts-per-day for 30 days visibility challenge on her personal Facebook profile. With 14 years in the coaching and consulting industry, Megan specializes in helping online educators and coaches turn followers into community members, buyers, and long-term clients. Her work focuses on community, client...

Nathan Garcia is a serial entrepreneur, certified financial planner, angel investor, and founder of the Pocket Plan app. In his conversation with R. Kenner French, he explains how he bridges “old-school” financial services with modern technology to better serve clients and scale as an entrepreneur. He holds designations like CFP and Series 66, runs a digital marketing agency, manages investments,...

Chad Brown, founder of CBB.Services, has spent 23+ years in healthcare and now specializes in helping med spa owners streamline operations and scale. Originally supporting corporate healthcare, his consulting grew organically as friends in the med spa space sought his guidance. With the med spa industry projected to jump from $18.5B to $49B by 2030, Chad decided to niche down—seeing massive growth...

R. Kenner French interviews Chance McClain, founder of Heritage Films, a company based in Houston that creates documentary-style films for families and founders. Chance shares how he enters projects with no expectations because people’s lives are always far more complex than they appear “on paper.” He illustrates this with a story about a seemingly ordinary grandfather who, in the late 1960s and e...

R. Kenner French opens the presentation with a bold promise: real estate entrepreneurs, agents, and business owners can literally get paid for watching because the activities they already perform—using tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, or other AI platforms—may qualify for federal Research & Development (R&D) tax credits. VastSolutionsGroup.com, founded in 1969 and led by Kenner since 2006, spec...

The conversation introduces Tino Dietrich, a serial entrepreneur known for his involvement in Ashley Madison and early disruption in the energy drink and online dating industries. He begins by emphasizing that the most valuable asset for any entrepreneur is the quality of their relationships—starting with themselves and extending outward to family and community. His background is rich: raised by e...

Chris Miles, the “anti–financial advisor,” joins Kenner to celebrate the launch of his new book, The Work-Optional Blueprint, which officially launches today. The core idea of the book is escaping the traditional “slave and save” mindset: endlessly stuffing money into 401(k)s and IRAs, aggressively paying off all debt, and hoping one day there’s enough left to retire. Instead, Chris teaches entrep...

In this episode, R. Kenner French sits down with Brad Englert, author of Spheres of Influence, to talk about the one thing that never goes out of style in business — authentic relationships. Brad shares wisdom from his 22 years at Accenture, where he learned that success isn’t just about strategy or systems — it’s about people. His simple yet powerful advice? “Get out of your office and tell peopl...

R. Kenner French dives deep into how artificial intelligence can transform the way entrepreneurs grow and manage their businesses. He explains that AI isn’t just a buzzword — it’s a financial advantage waiting to be tapped. From improving efficiency to lowering taxes, AI is the modern entrepreneur’s secret weapon. Kenner emphasizes that those who ignore it risk being left behind in the next wave o...

In this episode, R. Kenner French of VastSolutionsGroup.com reveals how business owners — especially in the real estate and entrepreneurial space — can literally get paid by the government for using artificial intelligence in their business. He explains how combining AI and Research & Development (R&D) tax credits can turn innovation into real dollars, often money business owners didn’t ev...

In this episode, R. Kenner French sits down with Brad Englert, author of Spheres of Influence, to talk about the one thing that never goes out of style in business — authentic relationships. Brad shares wisdom from his 22 years at Accenture, where he learned that success isn’t just about strategy or systems — it’s about people. His simple yet powerful advice? “Get out of your office and tell peopl...

R. Kenner French interviews trader/author Chris Vermeulen about a practical approach to making money in both rising and falling markets. Chris’s core tip is simple: don’t hold assets that are declining, and don’t “over-diversify” across similar stock/bond assets that all sink together in bear phases. After trying nearly every trading style since age 16, he now focuses on a clean, rules-based appro...

R. Kenner French opens the discussion by introducing David Flores Wilson, a financial advisor and Wall Street veteran, to share insights on finance, retirement, and exit planning for entrepreneurs. Wilson emphasizes the importance of planning an exit strategy early—even years or decades before selling a business. He explains that thinking ahead allows business owners to align their personal, finan...

R. Kenner French in partnership with Xcel University and Jeff Lenning, explains that U.S. federal and many state governments offer Research & Development (R&D) tax credits—even for work involving artificial intelligence (AI) like ChatGPT, Claude, or custom models. VastSolutionsGroup.com has worked with AI since 2010/2018 and routinely helps small business owners reduce tax liabilities thro...