Better Business, Better Life

Jamie began practice with Gruber, Haren, Thomas & Co., the predecessor to Arnold, Gruber & Haren, Ltd., in November of 2010. Jamie was named a Principal of the firm in July of 2015 and Managing Partner in January of 2022.  Todd is a general practice attorney with focuses in family relations law, civil and criminal litigation and education law. 

Listen to this informative Better Business, Better Life episode with Todd Kotler and Jamie Haren about continuing to learn and learning by doing.

Here is what to expect on this week’s show: 

• Jamie and Todd explain that conveying information the client can understand can be a challenge.
• Jamie and Todd talk about the importance of learning by doing and learning by making mistakes – and you must get comfortable with being uncomfortable.
• In their line of work, like most, Jamie and Todd say, you must take the work seriously, but don’t take yourself too seriously.

Connect with Jamie and Todd:

• Website:  https://www.aghattorneys.com/
• LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/arnold-gruber-haren-attorneys-at-law/
• Jamie LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-haren-862a8b294/
• Todd LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddkotler/

Connect with Terry:

• Website: https://www.dupontadvisory.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrydupont/

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As a shareholder and Co-Chair of

Reminger’s Estates, Trusts, and Probate Litigation Practice Group, Paul has

statewide experience involving an array of million-dollar estate, trust, and

guardianship issues such as undue influence, power of attorney abuse, and

financial exploitation. An award-winning journalist who worked at daily

newspapers around the country before becoming a lawyer, Paul employs the

writing and investigation skills he developed as a reporter to maximize results

in litigation.

Listen to this informative Better Business, Better Life

episode with Paul Shugar about estate

planning and family inclusion.

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

●    Paul discusses the importance of maintaining

your estate planning and having ‘regular check-ups.’

●    Paul explains the generational differences in

estate planning.

●    Paul and Terry talk about involving the family

in estate planning and choosing the correct fiduciary.

Connect with Paul:

Website: https://www.reminger.com/ 

Blog: https://www.reminger.com/OhioEstateandTrustDispute

FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/RemingerAttorneys

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Reminger

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reminger

Paul’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulshugar/

Connect with Terry:

Website: https://www.dupontadvisory.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrydupont/

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John Emshwiller is an enrolled agent and President of Emshwiller & Emshwiller Accounting, located in Bluffton and Fort Wayne, Indiana and is the fourth generation of his family to own and operate the family business. He has 29 years of experience helping business and personal clients with their taxation, bookkeeping, and payroll needs. John specialized in small business and personal taxation and uses his knowledge, experience, and education to provide an advisory approach to each client’s unique needs.

Listen to this informative Better Business, Better Life episode with John Emshwiller

about benefitting your clients.

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

●    John explains that he is an enrolled agent and what that is vs a CPS.

●    John discusses that he sometimes felt pressured into the business by his family.

●    John and Terry talk about the importance of always continuing to learn.

●    John explains that ‘book’ situations and ‘real life’ situations are not comparable.

Connect with John:

https://emshwiller.net

Connect with Terry:

Website: https://www.dupontadvisory.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrydupont/

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Creating clients for life has been Scott’s belief over his 31 years in real estate. Now working with second and third generations is very fulfilling. Scott’s bachelor’s degree in marketing, sales and promotion combined with his graduate work in architecture has served him well.

Listen to this informative Better Business, Better Life episode with Scott Malcolm about working by referral.

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

●    Scott discusses the best and worst parts of working in real estate. The best part is helping find someone their ‘home.’ The worst part is the hours; making yourself available 24/7.

●    Scott explains working on referrals and that referrals are based on trust.

●    Scott tells Terry working in real estate you must set realistic expectations.

Connect with Terry:

Website: https://www.dupontadvisory.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrydupont/

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Better Business, Better Life: Building on Your Success with Terry DuPont Episode 010 The Philosophy of Extreme Ownership with Aaron Krafft

Aaron Krafft is a CPA who started his career in public accounting, working for one of the Big 4 accounting firms. He now owns Luminary CPA, where he works one-on-one with business owners and entrepreneurs to help them accelerate their business growth through individualized tax & finance strategies.

Listen to this informative Better Business, Better Life episode with Aaron Krafft about extreme ownership.

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

●    Aaron discusses developing simple ways to explain complex ideas and strategies to business owners.

●    Aaron explains how he holds himself accountable for his goals.

●    Aaron and Terry talk about how taking on new ventures is a challenge.

Connect with Aaron Krafft:

Website: www.luminarycpa.com

LinkedIn: www.instagram.com/profitwithaaron/

Instagram: www.linkedin.com/in/aaronkrafftcpa/

Connect with Terry:

Website: https://www.dupontadvisory.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrydupont/

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David McKnight graduated from Brigham Young University with Honors in 1997. He has been featured in Forbes, USA Today, The New York Times, Fox Business, Bloomberg Radio, MarketWatch, CBS Radio, CNBC, Yahoo Finance, Nasdaq.com, Reuters, Investor’s Business Daily, Kiplinger’s and numerous other national publications. David was a Focus Speaker at the worldwide annual meeting of MDRT in Toronto, Canada and is a multiple Top of the Table qualifier. His bestselling book The Power of Zero has sold over 400,000 copies and the updated and revised version was published by Penguin Random House in 2018. This book was recently made into a full-length documentary film entitled The Power of Zero: The Tax Train Is Coming.  When his follow-up book Tax-Free Income for Life launched in November of 2020, it finished the week as the #3 most-sold business book in the world. He and his wife Felice have seven children.

Listen to this informative Better Business, Better Life episode with David McKnight about The Power of Zero.

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

●    David discusses his book The Power of Zero.

●    David talks about looking at the future of taxes and planning for those changes.

●    David discusses his thoughts on ‘financial gurus’ – his next book.

Connect with David:

website – powerofzero.com

Twitter: @mcknightandco 

Instagram: davidcmcknight

TikTok: @thepowerofzeropercent

Youtube: https://youtube.com/@DavidMcKnight

Linkedin: http://linkedin.com/in/thepowerofzer

Connect with Terry:

Website: https://www.dupontadvisory.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrydupont/

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Hameed Dakroub is the founding member of Dakroub Group. His passion is to help others in any way that he can. He specializes in mainly estate planning and probate, he has knowledge and extensive experience in corporate law, bankruptcy, health care law, and more. He is constantly striving to make sure that his clients receive the absolute best legal services and prides himself on maintaining the highest standards of quality, integrity, and trustworthiness. He has received a Certificate of Completion in the areas of probate and estate planning issued by the Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) and the Probate and Estate Planning Section of the State Bar of Michigan. He is also a WealthCounsel Member and an ICLE Contributor. Giving his clients peace-of-mind is something he looks forward to doing.

Listen to this informative Better Business, Better Life episode with Hameed Dakroub about Common Issues in Estate Planning,

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

●      Hameed and Terry discuss common illusions about estate planning, especially the sole dependence on a will

●      Hameed provides insights into the benefits of engaging with an expert attorney in estate planning and probate matters

●      Hameed addresses common difficulties in estate planning, ranging from procrastination to avoiding unwieldy probate court procedures

Connect with Hameed Dakroub:

Website: https://dakroublaw.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dakroublaw/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hameed-dakroub-b2a58777/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dakroubgroup/

Connect with Terry:

Website: https://www.dupontadvisory.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrydupont/

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Better Business, Better Life: Building on Your Success with Terry DuPont Episode 007 Be an Advocate for Your Client with Ben Golden

Ben Golden manages the two sister companies IRS Trouble Solvers LLC and Golden Tax Relief LLC and is ranked among the Top 10 Tax Resolution Experts in the country. IRS Trouble Solvers LLC focuses on tax resolution while Golden Tax Relief LLC focuses on tax compliance and tax planning. Golden Tax Relief LLC achieved national recognition by being named to the Top 500 fastest growing companies in the nation according to Inc.’s annual list of Top 5000 for two years in a row. Ben Golden also received the distinction of being named one of Marquis’ Who’s Who Top Executives for 2023.

Listen to this informative Better Business, Better Life episode with Ben Golden about advocating for your client.

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

●    Ben discusses the story of his client the IRS was a bullying and how he became their advocate. He tells another story of a man who had defaulted on his taxes because he lost his wife and was grief-stricken; and that sometimes defaulting on your loans isn’t always willful neglect.

●    Ben explains that you can’t know everything, but that you should always want to learn at least one new thing.

●    Ben looks at failure as a stepping stone toward success. “You can’t know success until you know failure. Success is growing and learning from the small failure to get to your end goal.”

Connect with Ben:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/irstroublesolvers

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/goldentaxrelief

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/irs-trouble-solvers/about/?viewAsMember=true

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/golden-tax-relief/

Connect with Terry:

Website: https://www.dupontadvisory.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrydupont/

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– Better Business, Better Life: Building on Your Success with Terry DuPont Episode 006 Don’t Get Complacent with Ed Hensley

Ed Hensley was born and raised in rural southern Indiana and worked on farms throughout his youth. Playing basketball, fishing and camping as most boys in southern Indiana did. However, he never felt that to be his destination, just the starting point. He put himself through Franklin College and graduated with a BA in Accounting in 1992. After learning the Art and Science of accounting in the corporate world, he achieved his CPA designation in 1998 and soon thereafter began building the foundation of what is now Hensley Accounting, LLP in 2000. He added a CGMA designation in 2013 and now serves mostly west-central Indiana from his offices in Crawfordsville, but does have clients throughout the US. In 2013 he also began teaching Financial, Managerial and Intermediate Accounting at Wabash College.  

Listen to this informative Better Business, Better Life episode with Ed Hensley

about setting goals and not getting complacent.

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

●    Ed discusses with Terry how his failures turned into successes.

●    Ed talks about teaching and how he inspires the next generation of accountants.

●    Ed explains that he does not compromise on ethics or ‘gray’ areas.

Connect with Ed:

X (Twitter): @ehensleycpa

Instagram: pedwardhensley

Linked In: P. Edward Hensley, CPA, CGMA

Facebook: Hensley Accounting, LLP

Connect with Terry:

Website: https://www.dupontadvisory.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrydupont/

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– Better Business, Better Life: Building on Your Success with Terry DuPont Episode 005 Always Benefit the Client with John Emshwiller

John Emshwiller is an enrolled agent and President of Emshwiller & Emshwiller Accounting, located in Bluffton and Fort Wayne, Indiana and is the fourth generation of his family to own and operate the family business. He has 29 years of experience helping business and personal clients with their taxation, bookkeeping, and payroll needs. John specialized in small business and personal taxation and uses his knowledge, experience, and education to provide an advisory approach to each client’s unique needs.

Listen to this informative Better Business, Better Life episode with John Emshwiller

about benefitting your clients.

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

●    John explains that he is an enrolled agent and what that is vs a CPS.

●    John discusses that he sometimes felt pressured into the business by his family.

●    John and Terry talk about the importance of always continuing to learn.

●    John explains that ‘book’ situations and ‘real life’ situations are not comparable.

Connect with John:

https://emshwiller.net

Connect with Terry:

Website: https://www.dupontadvisory.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrydupont/

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