TTPP117: Become a Better Tax Professional With My Lessons From Having a Side Hustle

This episode is mainly a slice of my story – from childhood, to tax, to side hustle – and I thought you might find this insight interesting, learn a few tips along the way, particularly around winning tax work, business development (BD) and hear what I’ve learnt from the podcast that has helped me with my tax career and may help you with yours too. The episode is from me being interviewed by Craig McKeller, for The Professional Speaks podcast, and he kindly agreed for me to share it on my podcast, too!

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You’ll Learn

• A bit about me (Jack) and my background
• (11:45) How did I get into the tax world?
• (15:30) My approach to winning tax work
• (22:30) How did I monetise the podcast?
• (28:45 & 41:00) What I’ve learnt from running a podcast and a training business that’s helped me as a tax director
• (34:00) A bit about me winning Tolley’s Taxation’s Rising Star
• (36:45) My goals for the next 12 months

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Chapters

• 0:00 Start of episode
• 5:09 Start of Jack's conversation with Craig
• 6:00 A bit about me (Jack) and my background
• 12:02 How did I (Jack) get into the tax world?
• 14:30 What does my (Jack's) job as an employment tax director entail?
• 15:39 My (Jack's) approach to winning work
• 17:34 How & why did I (Jack) start the podcast?
• 22:39 How did I (Jack) monetise the podcast?
• 26:43 Is the podcast what I hoped it to be?
• 29:06 What I've learnt from my side hussle that's helped me in my tax director role
• 31:04 Juggling being a tax director and running a side hussle
• 34:14 A bit about winning Tolley's Taxation's Rising Star
• 37:02 My goals for the next 12 months
• 41:13 More on what I've learnt from doing the podcast which could help you with your tax career