Listen to Podcast of the Show Richard and Joe interview local craft beer icon, Greg Koch. Koch co-founded Stone Brewing Co. in 1996 with his business partner Steve Wagner. Stone operates its brewery and restaurant, Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens, in Escondido. Greg is a graduate of USC’s Marshall School of Business and in ...

Listen to Podcast of the Show Tax Attorney Rich Gaines joins the show Sunday, August 26th to discuss taxes and the family issues related to wealth. Mr. Gaines offers experiential workshops in San Diego that focus on business prosperity, mastery of self, and financial health. Mr. Gaines helps families to work on their business so that ...

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Listen to Podcast of the Show San Diego CPAs Don Eppich and Paul Polito discuss year-end tax planning and the Bush tax cuts. Polito Eppich specializes in serving companies with revenues between a half million to 150 million a year. Generally these businesses are dynamic, either growing or divesting, have complex tax structures and “thin financial management” ...

In his video presentation, titled Unleashing the CPA’s Potential: The CPA of the Future, From Service Provider to Essential Advisor, Muscio reviews the findings of the AICPA report point-by-point. He explains and builds upon controversial remarks he made on his blog earlier this year that objected to some of the report’s key conclusions about increasing ...

Listen to Podcast of the Show Guest and business analyst, Jason Kruger, of Signature Analytics discusses how to make educated business decisions based on detailed analysis and technology, as well as the importance of financial structure within the business. Primarily, Mr. Kruger focuses on financial consulting, outsourcing accounting, budgeting and forecasting, temporary staffing, and permanent placement ...

Best Kept Tennis Secret in San Diego Billie Jean King has attended the USTA Girls’ 16-18 Nationals Tournament in San Diego for the last 17 years. The tennis competition is held at the George E. Barnes Family Jr. Tennis Center in Point Loma every August. Billie Jean King has had a pivotal role in bringing equality ...

Listen to Podcast of the Show Sponsor and Business Valuation expert, Carl Sheeler, is back to share some tips on maintaining company wealth! In this podcast, he discusses long-term value investing, the trade-off between liquidity and control, and how to look beyond taxes and regulations. Carl shares his knowledge on family businesses and the importance of ...

In this video, Richard discusses his controversial remarks about the CPA Horizons 2025 report that concluded that “the services that CPAs provide have become so varied and diverse that the concept of core services is no longer representative of the profession.” This conclusion was reached based on interviews with approximately 5,600 CPAs. Richard’s original blog post ...

Richard is frequently a featured speaker at networking events and continuing education credit (CEU) events. This speech was given in June 2012. Contact Richard if you’d like him to speak at your next event. Business Succession Planning: “Can I Really Fire My Mother?”