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FundThrough is pleased to announce it placed No. 43 on the Inaugural Report on Business ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies


FundThrough is the leading online invoice financing platform for small and medium-sized businesses throughout North America. FundThrough’s mission is to enable businesses who invoice to succeed by helping them to take control of when they get paid.

“We are proud to be named to Globe and Mail’s list of Canada’s Top Growing Companies,” said Steven Uster, CEO of FundThrough. “Through careful strategic investments, a top-notch team and a phenomenal product, FundThrough has grown tremendously in recent years. Today, we are continuing to build on that momentum to provide our clients with even better service. We have some exciting projects in the pipeline, and I’m looking forward to our continued growth.”

Launched in 2019, Canada’s Top Growing Companies ranking program aims to celebrate entrepreneurial achievement in Canada by identifying and amplifying the success of growth-minded, independent businesses in Canada. It is a voluntary program; companies had to complete an in-depth application process in order to qualify. In total, 400 companies made the ranking this year.

The full list of 2019 winners, and accompanying editorial coverage, is published in the October issue of Report on Business magazine—out now—and online at tgam.ca/TopGrowing.

“We created Canada’s Top Growing Companies program because we believe there is much Report on Business readers can learn from the successes of the country’s best entrepreneurs,” says Derek DeCloet, Editor of Report on Business and Executive Editor at The Globe and Mail. “We’re excited to be telling their stories.”

“The 400 companies on the inaugural Report on Business ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies ranking demonstrate ambition, innovation and tremendous business acumen,” says Phillip Crawley, Publisher and CEO of The Globe and Mail. “Their contributions to the economy help to make Canada a better place, and warrant commendation.”

About FundThrough

FundThrough offers businesses flexible, on-demand working capital using their outstanding invoices to overcome cash flow gaps and accelerate their growth. The invoice financing platform empowers small, new, and growing businesses in the U.S. and Canada to have their invoices paid when they want in as little as 24 hours. For more information, visit http://www.fundthrough.com.

About The Globe and Mail

The Globe and Mail is Canada’s foremost news media company, leading the national discussion and causing policy change through brave and independent journalism since 1844. With our award-winning coverage of business, politics and national affairs, The Globe and Mail newspaper reaches 6.6 million readers every week in our print or digital formats, and Report on Business magazine reaches 1.8 million readers in print and digital every issue. Our investment in innovative data science means that as the world continues to change, so does The Globe. The Globe and Mail is owned by Woodbridge, the investment arm of the Thomson family.

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CureMatch Named Winner: Best Technological Innovation: Digital


CureMatch is pleased to announce our win at MedTech Insight Awards 2019 in the category of Best Technological Innovation: Digital. The judges explained their choice by describing the platform as “An exciting technology that has the potential to transform how cancer care is delivered. What an excellent use of data, and a well-deserved winning entry by the San-Diego based company.”

CureMatch CEO Bob Manning was in attendance to receive the honor, and said of the award, “This award represents years of effort by the entire CureMatch team. I can speak for all of us when saying that we are honored to be empowering oncologists, delivering better outcomes, and giving patients greater hope. Receiving this recognition provides further inspiration and motivation as we continue to grow, improve, and reach a wider market.”

Ramsey Hashem, CCO at Pharma Intelligence, presented the award. We extend our congratulations to the other winners, among them Johns Hopkins Medicine and Medtronic.

About CureMatch

CureMatch, Inc. is a San Diego-based digital health company focused on personalized medicine and combination therapy in oncology. CureMatch’s Decision Support System guides oncologists in the selection of cancer drugs that are customized for individual patients based on their molecular tumor profile. CureMatch enables oncologists to become experts in personalized medicine by providing them with actionable intelligence towards advanced cancer treatment options. http://www.curematch.com.

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Just Released! [RECORDED WEBINAR] The “More” Effect on Educational Content


Educational webinar for associations by Omnipress

The More Effect on Educational Content webinar by Omnpress

Associations are delivering MORE educational content than ever before. As a result, they are spending MORE time simply managing this content, and LESS time actually using it to fuel long-term growth—something that associations need to start doing on a larger scale to attract and retain young professionals.

Why is this happening? And where should associations be focusing their time and resources?

This newly-released, ten-minute, pre-recorded webinar from Omnipress, provider of print and digital content solutions for associations and other organizations, compiles insights from two annual industry reports–the State of the Conference Industry Report and the Training Trends Report.

Given that this overview is only ten minutes, it is designed to set the stage and get associations thinking. Additional resources are provided on the web page that accompanies the video to provide ideas on how associations can start tackling these challenges, including:


  • How to create more cross-team collaboration to increase the life, reach and value of educational content
  • How to attract and connect with young professionals

View the webinar

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Leica Geosystems Launches LOC8, Asset Tracking Platform powered by Trackimo


Leica Geosystems, utilizing Trackimo‘s platform and tracking devices, recently launched LOC8, enabling companies to track assets and expensive devices across geographical boundaries. LOC8 not only functions as an effective tracking and fleet management tool; it is also a great theft-deterrence solution. The first implementation of LOC8 was launched recently with Leica’s TS13 Robotic Total Station.

The survey and mapping, civil engineering, and building construction industries can greatly benefit from Leica Geosystems’ LOC8 asset tracking platform. The following are the advantages of the asset tracking solutions that Leica Geosystems offers with LOC8:


  • Accurate monitoring. LOC8 can accurately track your equipment both indoors and outdoors wherever it is in the world. Its positioning accuracy is at 50 meters with AGPS, 15 meters with WLAN, and down to less than 5 meters with the use of GPS. Location updates are sent to you as frequently as once every minute, so you will always know where your assets are.
  • Geofences. With LOC8, you can set up several geofences around your office and job sites and be sure that your assets are exactly where they’re meant to be-safe and secure. Also functioning as a fleet management tool, LOC8 sends you alerts when equipment is removed from a predefined safe zone, allowing to optimize assets for higher efficiency. Alerts are sent out via the Trackimo-powered app’s push notifications and/or via email.
  • Remote locking. Aside from LOC8’s tracking and geofencing capabilities, expensive equipment can now be remotely locked with just a touch of a button on a smartphone or desktop app. The operation of the equipment relies mostly on establishing a connection to the installed LOC8 device, so even if the Leica Total Station is not powered on, LOC8 can still lock it, preventing a thief from ever being able to use the device. Once found, the device can be simply unlocked the same way, without the hassle of bringing it to a service center.
  • Data link. Trackimo provides a two-way data link to control measuring devices remotely and get real-time data from the field, allowing firmware updates for the device and real-time error reporting, reducing failure rates and helping to identify problems.
  • Peace of mind. Now that companies are able to track, locate, and lock their Total Stations, they can obtain insurance coverage and lower premiums. With LOC8 also acting as a theft deterrent, companies can save operational costs in the long run from minimizing downtime due to theft or preventing wasted time locating misplaced devices.

As the world wakes up to more IoT technologies, tracking solutions are proven more effective day by day by LOC8-launched by world-leading technology companies Leica Geosystems and Trackimo.

Trackimo is a world leader in GPS tracking technology. Utilizing Trackimo’s platform, Trackimo’s GPS trackers are currently sold in partnership with Vodafone, other world-leading cellular providers and high-end world-leading field equipment manufacturers.

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Pigeon Epidemic for Las Vegas Pest Control Companies


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Not only are pigeons a nuisance to the average resident, but they also carry harmful bacteria that can cause severe health complications.

Fortified Pest Management is tackling the pigeon epidemic across the Las Vegas Valley. Armed with the latest technology and materials they are taking on this urban pest. Fortified Pest Management specializes in pigeon abatement, repellents, as well as pigeon removal. They perform these actions for their customers on top of also cleaning and sanitizing the areas where these unwanted guests have taken up residence.

Not only are pigeons a nuisance to the average resident, but they also carry harmful bacteria that can cause severe health complications. The pigeon on average drops their feces 40-50 times a day per bird. Their droppings are extremely acidic and will damage paint on cars, stucco and roof tops.

The pigeons’ nesting materials are a known fire hazard as well. The longer pigeons are in a location the stronger their bond and the harder and more costly they are to remove. You have to act immediately.

Home owners and tenants should take action as soon as they become aware of their pigeon problem. The longer you wait, the longer this pest is left untreated and the cost and effort needed to remedy the problem will exponentially increase.

If you see a nest, and you regularly see pigeon droppings, call a pest control company as soon as you can. The sooner the nest is removed, the sooner the pigeon relocates it’s home to another place.

Pigeons aren’t only a problem to residential areas though, as they commonly nest on the rooftops of many large size commercial buildings. They also nest in industrial areas like factories and power plants. Dealing with pigeons in these types of areas calls for very different methods and strategies to keeping them away both short and long term.

At commercial and industrial properties, the use of netting, shock track and deterrents is commonly used. As well as the occasional baiting and trapping at a large scale.

Residential pigeon problems are dealt with using screening, spiking and post and tension wire. Although sometimes when the problem gets out of hand and was left untouched for too long, some commercial pest control techniques are crossed over for use at a home or community.

Fortified Pest Management demands greatness, therefore they are continually training their technicians, updating their knowledge and staying ahead of this ever increasing issue. Fortified has a third party come out to update them on new methods and technology that’s being used in the industry.

FPM also holds internal training sessions to ensure the pest control technicians are up to speed with their current methods as to increasing productivity. 

Fortified Pest Management has been providing pest control services in Las Vegas for years. With a specialized team for pigeon control/removal, you can’t go wrong with giving them a call. They come highly recommended and are true experts in the field of pest management, when you have a pigeon problem, reach out to them for a quote directly on their website:

https://fortifiedpestmanagement.com/

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Shady Grove Fertility (SGF) Opens New Satellite Office in Westminster, MD, Making Access to Highly Specialized Fertility Care More Convenient for Carroll County Patients


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Dr. Stephanie Beall

SGF offers unique financial programs such as its Shared Risk 100% Refund Program, which guarantees patients take home a baby or receive 100% refund, and income-based Shared Help Program, among other discount programs, that aim to make treatment affordable to all.

Shady Grove Fertility (SGF) announced today the opening of its newest fertility center location in Westminster, MD, conveniently located off Route 70 in Carroll County.

With the opening of its newest satellite location, the Westminster office now joins SGF’s five full-service Maryland locations and two satellite locations throughout the Baltimore metropolitan area.

The SGF Westminster Fertility Center will offer new patient and follow-up appointments, egg freezing consultations, and oncofertility consultations with board-certified reproductive endocrinologist, Stephanie Beall, M.D., Ph.D.

For fertility and ovarian reserve testing and diagnosis, semen analysis, hysterosalpingogram (HSG), low-tech fertility options such as ovulation induction and intrauterine insemination (IUI), in vitro fertilization (IVF), donor egg, sperm, or embryo treatment, genetic screening and testing, gestational carrier, egg freezing, fertility preservation for patients with cancer, or LGBTQ family building, patients have the option to visit SGF’s Towson, MD location.

The Westminster office is centrally located at 844 Washington Road, in Carroll County with convenient access to Route 70 and offers patients free parking.

“I see so many patients that travel from Carroll County to the Towson office for their fertility care. I am so proud to be able to bring our fertility care closer to them where they live and work,” explains Dr. Beall. “Expanding our services is going to offer more patient access to the care they need while hopefully decreasing the stress and time it can take for patients to access their care,” adds Beall.

Many Marylanders have an advantage over residents of other states when it comes to infertility insurance legislation, known as the Maryland Mandate, as Maryland was the first state in the nation to enact infertility insurance legislation and is now the third state that also covers fertility preservation prior to cancer treatment. Over 90 percent of SGF patients with insurance have coverage for their initial consult, and at least 70 percent have some level of coverage for treatment.

For those without adequate insurance coverage, SGF offers unique financial programs such as its Shared Risk 100% Refund Program, which guarantees patients take home a baby or receive 100% refund, and income-based Shared Help Program, among other discount programs, that aim to make treatment affordable to all.

Eighty-two percent of SGF’s Shared Risk participants who are using their own eggs take home a baby, and 85 percent of those who are using a donor egg take home a baby. The program offers up to six in vitro fertilization (IVF) or donor egg cycles and any subsequent frozen embryo transfers (FETs) for a flat amount. In the event the attempts are unsuccessful, or the patient chooses to withdraw at any time, a full refund is given*.

Following a patient’s initial physician consultation, the SGF financial team assists in evaluating individual benefits and programs to find patients the best option. SGF’s financial counselors explain any out-of-pocket expenses, limits, deductibles, and pre-authorizations in order to help maximize the insurance benefits available.

“Shady Grove Fertility was the third reproductive clinic my husband and I went to, and we desperately wish it had been the first! Dr. Beall was fantastic – always made herself available for questions and concerns and never hesitated to give us her honest opinion. She gave us all the available options, the likely success of each, and allowed my husband and me time to process and decide. We never felt pressured and always felt as though we were in great hands. We would recommend Dr. Beall again and again,” shared a recent Dr. Beall patient.

Dr. Beall earned her medical degree and doctorate in 2006 from Brown University before completing her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. Dr. Beall then went on to complete her fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD. Dr. Beall has been widely recognized for her integral role in helping to pass the Maryland fertility preservation bill that assists patients with cancer in protecting their reproductive ability beyond cancer treatment.

To schedule an appointment with SGF reproductive endocrinologist, Dr. Stephanie Beall, or any other SGF specialist, please call the SGF New Patient Center at 1-888-761-1967 or submit this brief form.

About Shady Grove Fertility (SGF)

SGF is a leading fertility and IVF center of excellence with more than 85,000 babies born and counting. With 36 locations throughout FL, GA, MD, NY, PA, VA, D.C., and Santiago, Chile, we offer patients individualized care, accept most insurance plans, and make treatment affordable through innovative financial options, including treatment guarantees. More physicians refer their patients to SGF than any other center. Call 1-888-761-1967 or visit ShadyGroveFertility.com.

*Shared Risk payment is in the form of a refundable deposit, some exclusions apply.

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The National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) supports the HHS Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force Report


As efforts to combat the ongoing opioid crisis in the United States increase, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force recently released its final Report and Resource Kit.

The National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) supports the Task Force’s Report, which identifies gaps and inconsistencies in pain-management treatment practices and establishes best practices for pain management.

The Report notes that chronic pain is a complex and stigmatized condition that affects 50 million adults in the United States, costing the nation between $560 – $635 billion annually.

To improve the lives of those suffering from pain, the Task Force’s recommendations include five broad treatment approaches: 1) Medication; 2) Restorative Therapies; 3) Interventional Procedures; 4) Behavioral Health Approaches; and 5) Complementary and Integrative Health. The Report discusses and endorses historically ignored, yet effective therapies, such as acupuncture, yoga, massage, and relaxation techniques. The Task Force Report emphasizes:

  • Individualized, patient-centered care fostering a therapeutic alliance between the patient and clinician.
  • Multidisciplinary approaches using treatment modalities and the biopsychosocial model to pain care.
  • Consideration of special patient populations, as well as comorbid conditions that can accompany complex pain conditions.

The philosophical and cultural shift to address chronic and acute pain through acupuncture and its adjunctive therapeutic approaches continues to gain momentum. The Report cites the CDC’s (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain (2016), which recommends non-pharmacological treatments, such as acupuncture, and encourages education, enhanced access to care, and shared decision-making between patients and practitioners.

“As outlined in our June 26, 2018 letter to the HHS Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force, the NCCAOM is pleased that the Task Force has included non-pharmaceutical interventions such as acupuncture for the treatment of addiction and pain in the recently released final Report and Resource Kit”, stated Afua Bromley, NCCAOM Board Chair.

It will take time to undo the damage from the overreliance of opioids, but the Task Force Report is the roadmap to a safer, more functional, and less painful future.

About the NCCAOM

The National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)® is a non-profit 501(c)(6) organization established in 1982. NCCAOM is the only national organization that validates entry-level competency in the practice of acupuncture and Oriental medicine (AOM) through professional certification. NCCAOM certification or passing scores on the NCCAOM certification examinations are documentation of competency for licensure as an acupuncturist by 46 states plus the District of Columbia which represents 98 percent of the states that regulate acupuncture. All NCCAOM certification programs are currently accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA). To learn more about the NCCAOM, or about acupuncture and national board certification visit http://www.nccaom.org. To find an NCCAOM National Board-Certified Acupuncturist™ in your area, click on Find A Practitioner at http://www.nccaom.org.

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Agency Revolution’s Connected Insurance Podcast Reaches 100,000 Listens


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“The insights gleaned from our podcast has helped thousands of agents win in turbulent times. We thank our guests––from CEOs to startups to successful agents––for helping us reach this important milestone of 100,000 listens,” said Connected Insurance Podcast host Michael Jans.

Agency Revolution, a digital marketing company serving independent insurance agents and brokers, today announced that its popular podcast series, the Connected Insurance Podcast, has reached 100,000 listens.

Hosted by industry veteran and Agency Revolution co-founder Michael Jans, the Connected Insurance Podcast addresses trends that affect independent insurance agencies and brokers, and features industry thought leaders who share strategies to help agencies thrive and grow.

“This is a time of great change for independent agents. The insights gleaned from our guests has helped thousands of agents win in turbulent times. We thank our guests––from CEOs to startups to successful agents––for helping us reach this important milestone of 100,000 listens,” said host Michael Jans.

Guests on the weekly podcast include a variety of notable industry veterans, including Greg Williams, CEO & President of Acrisure, Jay Weintraub, CEO of Insuretech Connect, and heads of three different national associations, including Mike Becker of PIA National, Bob Rusboldt of IIABA, and Ken Crerar of CIAB, among many others. With more than 130 episodes aired since its launch in December 2016, the podcast has been lauded as a favorite among insurance industry insiders as well as Agency Revolution customers.

“I’m proud of the Agency Revolution team for delivering such valuable content through the Connected Insurance podcast to independent agents and brokers, and we wish to personally thank our listeners for helping us get there,” said Scott White, CEO of FMG Suite, Agency Revolution’s parent company.

Listen and subscribe to the Connected Insurance Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn or on the Agency Revolution website.

About Agency Revolution

Agency Revolution, an FMG Suite company, has served the insurance industry for more than 25 years with a marketing platform to help independent insurance agents and brokers automate their processes, build deeper, more meaningful client relationships, and grow their agencies and brokerages. From professionally designed websites backed by an award winning content library, to a collection of marketing, communication and relationship-building tools, Agency Revolution empowers the modern insurance agency with the services and solutions to advance how they do business and grow. Learn more at http://www.agencyrevolution.com.

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WealthAbility® promotes Clinton Potter to Director of Digital Technology


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Clinton Potter has been promoted to the new position of Director of Digital Technology and joins the executive team at WealthAbility®

We’re excited to have Clinton Potter in this new Director of Digital Technology role as a ‘technology futurist’ that is critical to our growth plans. – Tom Wheelwright, CEO of WealthAbility®

Leading financial education company WealthAbility® announces Clinton Potter has been promoted to the new position of Director of Digital Technology. Potter joins the company’s executive team with a wealth of experience in the latest technologies, digital architecture, product development, marketing technology, design and multimedia production.

CEO of WealthAbility® Tom Wheelwright shared, “We’re excited to have Clinton in this new Director of Digital Technology role as a ‘technology futurist’ that is critical to our growth plans. His experience and passion are invaluable to our team and vision to expand by developing new education platforms, AI, machine learning and advanced tools to better serve our clients.”

Potter’s primary focus will be on driving the company’s technology development efforts in terms of new and innovative products by utilizing significant leaps in technology and design across the WealthAbility® organization. His strategic leadership and creative thinking will ultimately serve to maintain a stronger emphasis on the WealthAbility® ecosystem, and facilitating this period of massive growth.

Prior to WealthAbility®, Potter was the Director of Marketing for The Carin Nguyen Team and ViaSol Energy Solutions, Sales and Marketing Manager at Inception Technologies. Potter is recognized as an agent of change, a strategic thinker, and an innovative technology guru.

“It’s an exciting time in the financial education space as technology provides endless ways to better engage with our clients and the world. I look forward to working with the WealthAbility® team to find new opportunities and tools to enhance our products and support our clients,” said Clinton Potter, Director of Digital Technology at WealthAbility®.

CEO Tom Wheelwright’s forward-thinking vision is to empower business owners, investors and accounting professionals with new wealth-building strategies and tools. Potter’s promotion is a key part of WealthAbility®’s long-term growth plan to invest in human capital and help clients achieve their financial dreams faster.

Media Contact, Liz Kelly, 310-987-7207

ABOUT WealthAbility®

WealthAbility® is a leading financial education company created by CPA, CEO, Author and Speaker Tom Wheelwright to revolutionize the way entrepreneurs, investors and CPAs manage global change, business growth and wealth management. The overall goal is to help clients “Make Way More Money and Pay Way Less Taxes.” To better serve clients, WealthAbility® provides a new platform of educational tools and global network of CPAs trusted by over 244,123 entrepreneurs and investors to reduce taxes and create wealth. Through these tools, WealthAbility® helps clients reduce taxes by 10-40%, increase confidence in clients’ personal ability to create wealth, and achieve financial dreams – much faster. In addition, the WealthAbility® Network for accounting professionals is educating CPAs and other accounting professionals to better serve clients and run more successful businesses. https://wealthability.com/

ABOUT THE WealthAbility® NETWORK – FOR CPAs

To help CPAs build more successful businesses, CPA, CEO and Tax-Free Wealth Author Wheelwright launched the WealthAbility® Network, a global network of CPAs and other accounting professionals dedicated to helping accounting professionals guide clients towards achieving “tax-free wealth.” After completing the certification process, professionals in this network may be referred clients by WealthAbility®. The four pillars of certification include 1) Training and Education, 2) Teambuilding, 3) Systems and Procedures, and 4) Mission and Identity. Members receive exclusive, in-depth instruction on how to apply proven wealth-building and tax-saving strategies from Wheelwright’s best-selling book, Tax-Free Wealth. In addition to private, in-person mastermind events and personalized coaching, members receive ongoing training for building a profitable, innovative accounting practice that serves high-caliber clientele. To join the WealthAbility® Network, an accounting professional must have an existing practice, tax consulting experience, a strong desire to improve the way they serve their clients and pass all necessary certification tests. https://wealthability.com/thenetwork/

ABOUT CLINTON POTTER

Marketing Professional and innovator Clinton Potter is the Director of Digital Technology at WealthAbility®. Prior to this role, Potter helped build the WealthAbility® brand in multiple marketing roles for the company. In addition, Potter was the Director of Marketing for The Carin Nguyen Team and ViaSol Energy Solutions, Sales and Marketing Manager at Inception Technologies and a Marketing Consultant. In these roles, Potter was recognized as a one-man marketing team and a pioneering thought leader, with the ability to develop and implement marketing opportunities and processes to build and grow brands. Potter has 4 degrees, the most recent from Arizona State University, graduating Summa Cum Laude with a bachelors from the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Performance with an emphasis on digital media and technology. https://www.linkedin.com/in/clintoninc/

ABOUT WealthAbility® FOUNDER TOM WHEELWRIGHT

Tom Wheelwright is a CPA, CEO of WealthAbility®, Best-Selling Author of Tax-Free Wealth (Rich Dad Advisors Series), Speaker, Entrepreneur and Host of 2 popular podcasts: The WealthAbility™ Show with Tom Wheelwright CPA and The WealthAbility® for CPAs Show. Wheelwright is the CPA for Robert Kiyosaki (Rich Dad Poor Dad) and speaks around the world with Robert to thousands of entrepreneurs, business owners and investors. Wheelwright is a Contributor to Entrepreneur magazine, and his work has been seen in Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and on FOX and Friends, Marketplace / NPR, ABC News Radio and many other media. https://wealthability.com/tom/

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