Jeff Pawlow
Host of The HABU Accelerator Podcast
As the Founder and Managing Shareholder of The Growth Partnership, Jeff leads a dynamic team of professionals who are dedicated to helping their clients succeed as business owners.
Focused exclusively on public accounting firms, Jeff is best known for his work in two areas: helping firms design and successfully implement robust go-to-market positioning strategies, and developing the future leaders of the profession. He has repeatedly been named as one of the profession’s “Top 100 Most Influential People” by Accounting Today.
Currently, the client “footprint” of The Growth Partnership consists of 452 accounting firms in the United States – including 56 of the Accounting Today “Top 100” firms”; 39 associations / state societies; and 13 international firms.
A recognized face at most accounting conferences and conventions, Jeff is a frequent keynote speaker and workshop presenter. His presentations consistently receive outstanding reviews from audiences, and are famous for having substantive tools and resources included as part of his materials.
In 2010, Jeff founded iShade.com. Under his leadership, the tech startup attracted an initial round of venture capital, achieved a successful launch and quickly lived up to it’s moniker as “The Accounting Profession Online”. Jeff and his other founding partners sold their controlling interests in the portal in 2012 –achieving a $3.3M valuation.
Jeff currently resides in suburban St. Louis with his wife Cindy and their four children. In his free time Jeff enjoys escaping to his family retreat in remote McCloud, CA, and serving as the “voice” of the St. Louis University High School and Affton Americans hockey teams.
Jeff Pawlow has hosted 19 Episodes.
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Ep003: The Ins and Outs of IC-DISC with David Spray
August 16th, 2022 | 40 mins 11 secs
Today on the Advisory Accelerator podcast, we're talking with David Spray, President of Export Advisors, a specialty tax firm based in Houston, Texas.
We discuss how Export Advisors are partnering with CPA firms to provide expertise related to the IC-DISC, a tax incentive helping exporters retain more of their profits.
David's approach helps CPAs better equip themselves to identify suitable candidates for this offering.
This is another great example of identifying opportunities to accelerate your advisory practice.
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Ep002: The iClat: A Charitable Giving Strategy to Reduce Taxable Income
July 11th, 2022 | 31 mins 40 secs
Today on the Advisory Accelerator podcast, we're talking with Brad Gornto, President & Founder of iCLAT Solutions, a firm dedicated to partnering with CPA firms to provide a straightforward charitable giving framework that can help reduce taxable income in a year when a client's tax liability is unusually high.
An "iCLAT" is simply a trust that makes annual distributions to charity for a specified term of years and, at the end of the term, distributes the remaining trust assets back to its grantor.
A well-established but rarely used type of charitable planning strategy, Brad and his team have worked with 100s of individuals, attorneys, accountants, financial planners, charities, DAF sponsors, and fiduciaries in the proper design, drafting, establishment, and administration of iCLATs.
Take a listen and learn what it takes to accelerate your advisory practice.
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Ep001: Understanding the Tax Advantages of Private Aviation
June 27th, 2022 | 48 mins 52 secs
Today on the Advisory Accelerator podcast, we're talking with Jerry Winkelmann, Executive Director at Engineered Advisory Services, Jack Lambert, Managing Partner at Jet Access Aviation, and Bart Peters, Managing Attorney at Business Aviation Law Group, about their unique jet aviation program.
As a CPA, you may have clients who would benefit from exploring the purchase of a private aircraft as an investment vehicle, especially when the plane is placed inside of a charter fleet, and from a tax minimization standpoint.
We had the opportunity to dive into the current tax guidelines, the nuances of owning a jet, and the advantages it can provide to the owner.
This is a great episode, especially if you're a CPA looking to drive value into your client relationships.