{"podcast":{"title":"Let's Talk Business","slug":"let-s-talk-business-1176654","podcast_index_feed_id":1176654,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/397022/rss%20","website_url":"https://www.ptexgroup.com/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/7/e/c/b/7ecb70f0427ea232e5bbc093207a2619/LTBCoverArt.jpg","author":"Meny Hoffman","episode_count":248,"summary":"Today, there are more opportunities than ever to create a business and succeed. But with all of those opportunities also come challenges, questions, and confusion. “How do I rise above the competition? How do I manage my growth? How do I attract and retain top talent? How do I drive my business forward?” Meny Hoffman, CEO of Ptex Group and founder of the Let’s Talk Business Platform, will interview some of the world’s most successful business leaders about their no-nonsense advice to help you learn, grow, and lead. Offering fresh insights for turning ambition into action, blunders into breakthroughs, and passion into profits, these leaders will open up about the challenges they’ve had to overcome, how they’ve reached success—and their candid advice for how you can do the same.Meny lives by one simple belief – that every person should be given the opportunity to succeed in life. This burning belief inside of him from the age of fourteen has allowed him to collaborate with growing businesses and leaders all over the world to help them realize their potential. Now, as the CEO of Ptex Group, an award-winning marketing agency headquartered in Brooklyn, NY, his work centers on creating…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-talk-business-1176654"},"episode":{"title":"COSTLY TAX MISTAKES | Episode 3 with Meny Hoffman & Simeon Friedman","slug":"costly-tax-mistakes-episode-3-with-meny-hoffman-simeon-friedman","published_at":"2026-05-18T12:25:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-talk-business-1176654/costly-tax-mistakes-episode-3-with-meny-hoffman-simeon-friedman","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-talk-business-1176654","url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/397022/costly-tax-mistakes-episode-3-with-meny-hoffman-simeon-friedman","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/letstalkbusinesspod/ep3.m4a?dest-id=3264716","summary":"Most business owners don’t realize they made a costly tax mistake… until it’s way too late to fix it. In Episode 3 of the finance series, Meny Hoffman sits down again with Simeon Friedman of Saul N. Friedman & Co. to break down one of the most misunderstood parts of running a business: taxes. Not loopholes. Not gimmicks. Real tax planning. They talk about the difference between reacting to taxes versus planning ahead, why so many business owners wait until April to think about taxes, and the expensive mistakes that happen when you don’t fully understand your business structure, cash flow, and investments. They also get into LLCs vs S-Corps, passive losses, real estate write-offs, tax projections, and why “saving taxes” can sometimes lead to terrible business decisions. You’ll learn: 👉 The difference between tax filing and tax planning 👉 Why January is already too late for many tax strategies 👉 LLC vs S-Corp explained simply 👉 Why profitable businesses still get crushed by tax bills 👉 The truth about passive losses and real estate deductions 👉 How poor bookkeeping creates tax problems 👉 Why tax decisions should never drive your entire business strategy If you’ve ever been surprised by a tax bill, confused by business entities, or made financial decisions just to “save on taxes,” this episode is for you. This is episode three of the finance series. – 🎁 Special offer Start a free Pipedrive trial and receive a complimentary 45-minute CRM setup consultation at: https://flow.digital/ltb - 🎥 Watch & Connect 📲 More episodes: https://ptexgroup.com/podcast-main 🎯 Book a Clarity Session: https://calendly.com/ptex/strategy-meeting 📲 Follow @ltbhub on Instagram and LinkedIn – 🔗 Episode Links 👤 Learn more about Saul N. Friedman & Co. https://snfco.com 📩 For Promotions & Inquiries (L…","meta_description":"Most business owners don’t realize they made a costly tax mistake… until it’s way too late to fix it. In Episode 3 of the finance series, Meny Hoffman sit…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3051,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/let-s-talk-business-1176654/episodes/costly-tax-mistakes-episode-3-with-meny-hoffman-simeon-friedman/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-talk-business-1176654/costly-tax-mistakes-episode-3-with-meny-hoffman-simeon-friedman.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}