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Should I Start a Payroll Company?

Should I Start a Payroll Company?

Hosted by: JMS (John Mason-Smith)

"Should I Start a Payroll Company" features candid conversations with payroll founders, CEOs, and operators who have built, scaled, and sold payroll companies. We focus on the decisions behind the outcomes - what...

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Should You Start a Business With Your Spouse? | Ep. 004

What happens when the person you trust most tells you their first reaction to your big business idea was: “No.” Today we talk with Maria Mason-Smith, my wife, business partner, and perhaps the most unlikely...
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Jeff Plakans, Founder and President of Commonwealth Payroll & HR | Ep. 003

Today we talk with Jeff Plakans, founder and CEO of Commonwealth Payroll & HR, to ask: "Should I start a payroll company?" Jeff has spent most of his life around payroll. He started out stuffing W-2s for his...
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Nate Pollak, EarnIn Payroll | Ep. 002

Today we talk with Nate Pollak, GM of EarnIn Payroll, to ask: "Should I start a payroll company?" Nate took an unusual path into payroll. Before joining EarnIn, he built and sold a restaurant company, spent years...
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Lori Brown, CEO of PayNW and President of the IPPA | Ep. 001

Today we talk with Lori Brown, CEO of PayNW and President of the Independent Payroll Providers Association (IPPA), to ask: "Should I start a payroll company?" Over the past 16 years, Lori helped grow PayNW from a...
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