Hire Train Retain
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Stacie Humbles, Principal at Susan's alma mater, Arlington High School, has led the charge at analyzing the affects of the past two years not only on the students, but the teachers and staff at her school. This podcast is very unique and insightful into the difficulty of keeping a community in the midst of the pandemic fallout trauma. the emotional evolution of students and teachers during the pandemic the social skill issues of returning students how education is actively participating in healing The trauma responses of fight, flight, freeze or fawn how being kind ultimately helps...
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In The Embezzlement News: NonProfits, Bookkeepers & Tax Preparers
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We have handpicked another round of a few dumbfounding DOJ fraud cases involving nonprofits, bookkeepers and tax preparers! Join us as we explore some of the interesting details of these cases and it will be quickly apparent how these cases caught our attention. Episode Highlights Update: Home Health Care Owners sentenced Another scam targeting seniors Previously convicted bookkeeper has embezzled again Trusted nonProfit director charged with embezzlement Nationwide tax fraud thief charged Beware of the tax preparer that encourages fraudulent returns Quotes: “I never feel the sentences are...
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Saving Cents with Common Sense
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In light of the recent interest rate increases, in light of the potential of a financial crisis, in light of any future crisis, there are some common sense issues you need to be aware of and tasks to implement. Let's talk about how to manage these issues in your business and personally. "The debate is in full swing whether there will be a recession or not but what there seems to be full agreement on is that the economy has slowed." "With credit card interest rates almost doubling, make sure you are paying your credit card balance in full by the due date." "Set up a weekly autopay for...
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In The Embezzlement News: Can’t Make This Up - Insurance Fraud
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As Certified Fraud Examiners, Janice Janssen and Susan Gunn bring you stories straight from the headlines of those who have chosen to commit fraud. These individuals believed they could get something for nothing. They believed the cost of having whatever they wanted, outweighed the cost of getting caught. But they did indeed get caught. Episode Highlights Amtrak $31k Fraud Chiropractic Clinic Fraud $2m+ Dentist Commits $12m Wire Fraud Dr In Office Drug Dealing Greed in Fraud A Doctor, Dentist and NBA Player plus a few others Evaluate your community of friends Quotes...
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In The Embezzlement News: The Chrisley’s - Do They Know Best?
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One of Susan’s speaking presentations is called Unrelenting Greed. In not one of her embezzlement cases has the embezzler truly been in need, in dire straits, from the spouse losing a job, or a sick child or anything requiring the money that was stolen. Most often the embezzler got themselves into trouble because of the image they wanted to live. Greed. Janice Janssen and Susan Gunn discuss this particular recent headline case, The Chrisley’s, in another episode of In The Embezzlement News. Episode Highlights Todd’s Background Todd and Julie Chrisley Found Guilty Tape...
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Today We Remember
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In this episode, Susan Gunn shares her personal thoughts around those lives not to be forgotten on Memorial Day. Do not let Memorial Day be the only day you pay respects to our fallen heroes and pray for those they left behind, the gold star families.
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CYBER SECURITY HOME EDITION
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Following up on securing our work internet from cyber attacks, the fundamentals of protecting your home against cyber attacks are within your grasp and should be fully implemented. If you have not ensured that your home internet is secured, you will definitely want to listen as Cyber Security Expert Debi Carr joins Susan and Janice at the table to discuss what really needs to be done to protect your privacy from intrusion. Episode Highlights How a firewall protects your home, as well as your business How a VPN can protect your phone and home computers How a GOOD antivirus can protect...
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SECURING YOUR WORK TECHNOLOGY
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With much anticipation of imminent cyber warfare attacks increasing from Russia, in the midst of the ongoing onslaught of the Ukraine, out of a sense of urgency the next two podcasts were recorded. If you have not ensured that your work internet is secured, you will definitely want to listen as Cyber Security Expert Debi Carr joins Susan and Janice at the table to discuss what really needs to be done to protect any business from cyber warfare. Episode Highlights The current landscape of cyber warfare Cyberwarfare is not contained to a country Four layers of cybersecurity protection Quotes...
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To Whom Much Is Given
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Susan is no stranger to the devastation of tornadoes so when tornadoes deeply wounded familiar territory, it was time to state the obvious: it is going to take a lot of resources to help those affected recover and we have to step up and help wherever we can.
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Holiday Edition: Fruitcakes and Fraud
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In this episode Susan details the case of the Collin Street Bakery embezzlement with Teresa Duncan of Nobody Told Me That Podcast! It was a small business with high revenues - sound familiar? Take the lessons from this case and do an assessment of your office. Are you at risk? To be honest, your practice is always at risk. What matters is how fast you find the shadiness.
info_outlineKate Willeford, CPA joins Susan to discuss the classic financial psychology book, The Millionaire Next Door by William D. Danko, PhD and Thomas J. Stanley, PhD, who studied, wrote and spoke on affluence in America. Highlighting 3 of the 7 surprising common factors between the wealthy mentioned in the book, the discussion centers around millionaire’s best practices, and it is not what you may think!
Episode Highlights
- Who becomes wealthy
- The one word that describes all the millionaires studied
- The earn-and-consume treadmill
- Family meetings
Quotes
"I always thought millionaires had that much money, because it was family money."
"Money buys you financial freedom."
"80% of America's millionaires are first generation rich."
"The average earned income in America is less than $60,000 a year and that means that 4/10 Americans cannot afford to pay a $400 surprise medical bill."
“We have 6.5% of Americans that are millionaires but the rest are in a situation where they are finding it difficult to pay the bills, living paycheck to paycheck, so when someone is at the front desk and seeing the doctor’s affluent lifestyle and all the money coming in, it makes it very tempting to find ways to pay themselves more because they feel they deserve it or they have the opportunity when the doctor is not looking at the right reports.”
"I have not had one embezzler steal for financial independence; they steal for social status."
"Even if you can only save a few thousand dollars a year, it is extremely important to start that habit from year one, but it is never too late."
"If you don't have specific goals for your future, you will never get there."
"Save for your own retirement, before your kids college tuition."
Links & Resources
The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy by William D. Danko, PhD and Thomas J. Stanley, PhD
Family Wealth - Keeping It In The Family by James E. Hughes, Jr.
For Kate’s help, thewillefordgroup.com 770-552-8500
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