Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchManufacturing Boost, Healthcare Cost Concerns, Voluntary Benefits, Ethics
Season 5 Episode 43
The SBA continues to make changes to revitalize manufacturing in America, and small businesses could be the biggest beneficiary of new programs, loan access, and training. A CEO of an insurance compa…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Over-employment, Remote Work Hours, Gen Z Finances, Auto-Renewals
Season 5 Episode 42
Employers are getting wise to their over-employed employees – the ones working multiple jobs on the clock and dime of their main boss. Gene Marks says this type of flexibility might be necessary to k…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Author Smiley Poswolsky: Leading Different Generations in the Workplace
Season 5 Episode 41
Did you know there are now SIX generations in today’s workforce? From the Silent Generation to Gen Alpha, the workplace is a melting pot of perspectives, challenges, and opportunities. In this episod…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Some Permanence in Tax and Spending Package Will Benefit Businesses
Season 5 Episode 40
With the tax and spending bill now law, there is much the government needs to do to implement the changes that include many tax deduction carryovers made permanent from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2…
Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago
Live from Las Vegas: The Best of AICPA Engage 2025
Season 5 Episode 39
Step onto the floor of the AICPA Engage 2025 conference in Las Vegas with THRIVE! On this special best-of episode, host Gene Marks chats with accounting’s brightest minds, uncovering insights on AI, …
Published on 2 months ago
Consumer Confidence Dips, Jobs Steady, Handbooks Hacked, AI Writing is Meh
Season 5 Episode 38
As consumer confidence backslides in June, surprising analysts whose projections were more positive, businesses should plan for a potential pause in purchasing. Tariffs and inflation fears are hittin…
Published on 2 months ago
Interest Rate Holds, Big Companies Shed Workers, Get a Succession Plan
Season 5 Episode 37
As the Federal Reserve holds steady on the key bank lending rate, host Gene Marks says businesses might take wind with the hint that the interest rate might be cut two more times in 2025, making fund…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Inflation Fears Wane, Housing Market Improves, Workplace Safety Woes
Season 5 Episode 36
Consumers are less pessimistic about inflation, down from its four-decade high last month. Experts say consumers have settled in after shock of tariffs. In more good news, housing market inventory ri…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
TV Personality and CEO Mauricio Umansky: The Dealmaker's Secrets to Motivation and Growth
Season 5 Episode 35
What does it take to build a global real estate empire while staying true to your values? Mauricio Umansky, TV personality and CEO of The Agency, joins us with 29 years of industry expertise and some…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Small Business Surveys, HSAs Could Expand, SCORE Threatened
Season 5 Episode 34
A handful of reports on small businesses shows an optimism toward expansion and AI tools, but that sentiment is guarded by flat job growth, declining hourly wage growth, and 82% of those surveyed pla…
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago