{"podcast":{"title":"Dropping Bombs","slug":"dropping-bombs-204039","podcast_index_feed_id":204039,"rss_url":"https://therealbradlea.libsyn.com/droppingbombs","website_url":"http://www.droppingbombs.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/5/7/5/1575472a998e4834/Brad_thumbnail_Itunes2.png","author":"Brad Lea","episode_count":1156,"summary":"Laugh while you learn how to solve some of life's challenges! In fact, Brad Lea keeps it as real as it gets while he's \"Dropping Bombs\" on a wide-range of topics that educate, inspire and makes you laugh out loud. Brad's bombs are explosive strategies discovered through conversations with his fascinating guests that you can use to obliterate any obstacle getting in the way of your personal or business success. Listen to the Dropping Bombs podcast for exclusive content, success strategies rooted in real-life experiences and stories from the front lines. Brad's dropping bombs. Listen up or run for cover!","last_synced_at":"2026-09-22T06:23:35.774074+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dropping-bombs-204039"},"episode":{"title":"Why 93% of Businesses Pay Unnecessary Taxes (And How to Fix It)","slug":"why-93-of-businesses-pay-unnecessary-taxes-and-how-to-fix-it","published_at":"2026-06-19T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dropping-bombs-204039/why-93-of-businesses-pay-unnecessary-taxes-and-how-to-fix-it","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dropping-bombs-204039","url":"https://therealbradlea.libsyn.com/why-93-of-businesses-pay-unnecessary-taxes-and-how-to-fix-it","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/therealbradlea/BL_VPDCST_DB-Mark-Lewis-26-06.mp3?dest-id=540226","summary":"This episode was sponsored by Cardiff LightSpeed VT: https://www.lightspeedvt.com/ Dropping Bombs Podcast: https://www.droppingbombs.com/ Today's Dropping Bombs episode delivers a masterclass in tax warfare with Mark Lewis — a federally-licensed Enrolled Agent who spent 15 years battling the IRS before cracking the code on strategies the ultra-wealthy and big corporations have quietly used for decades. Now he helps small and mid-size business owners slash their taxes below 25%, protect assets from lawsuits, and build generational wealth using the same corporate structures as 9-figure companies. Mark breaks down why your S-Corp is a trap, how Amazon-level corporate structuring is legally available to small business owners, and the six financial lies keeping most entrepreneurs overpaying by thousands every year. From the \"earn vs. control\" mindset shift, to the Augusta Rule, offshore trust myths, and why your CPA's silence is costing you more than their fee — this episode covers it all. If you're making money and handing more of it to the IRS than Fortune 500 companies do, that's not a tax problem — it's a structure problem. And this episode tells you exactly what to do about it. 🔗 Connect with Mark Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marksmoneystrategies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marksmoneystrategies YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MarksMoneyStrategies TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marksmoneystrategies Website: https://www.executivemoneystrategies.com Email Mark directly: mailto:mark@marksmoneysecrets.com 📚Books: Incorporate For Freedom: https://www.incorporatefreedom.com Turn Your $60K Salary Into $1 Million: https://a.co/d/0hAHYBdW Watch the full-length video version of any Dropping Bombs episode here on YouTube. Brad Lea is a self-made entrepreneur who…","meta_description":"This episode was sponsored by Cardiff LightSpeed VT: https://www.lightspeedvt.com/ Dropping Bombs Podcast: https://www.droppingbombs.com/ Today's Dropping…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3427,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dropping-bombs-204039/episodes/why-93-of-businesses-pay-unnecessary-taxes-and-how-to-fix-it/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dropping-bombs-204039/why-93-of-businesses-pay-unnecessary-taxes-and-how-to-fix-it.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}