Episode Details

A founder can grind for years, land the “big win,” and still feel like something is missing. That’s where our conversation with Corbin Cowan starts: the honest part of entrepreneurship people rarely say out loud. We talk about how Corbin went from being a longtime Board of Advisors member and advisor to joining the BA executive team, and why the best outcomes he ever got in business came from relationships he intentionally built, not from chasing status.

We dig into practical networking for business owners, especially the difference between takers, waiters, and true relationship builders. Corbin explains how serving first helps you cut through the noise, build trust faster, and create introductions that lead to real deals. He also shares his background in financial services and capital syndication, plus a hard-earned lesson from a deal that involved serious fraud and forced a total reset of what “success” even means.

Then we get tactical on founder tax strategies and after-tax income optimization. Corbin breaks down a legislatively approved EV charging and battery infrastructure approach tied to the Inflation Reduction Act, including how a 40% tax credit can work, why bonus depreciation matters, and what questions to ask before assuming something is too good to be true. If you care about tax planning, income tax recovery, and keeping more of what your business earns, this one will spark ideas.

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