? Media & Appearances — Ryan Otto
Media & appearances

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Twelve shows since 2025, plus stages. Some you can listen to right now; some are in the can and airing soon; some are on the calendar. It's labelled honestly, because a "featured on" wall that quietly includes things that haven't aired is just a lie with better typography.

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Published and public.

Jul 2026

Business & Beyond

with Tania Bartolini — "What Every Entrepreneur Should Know About Taxes and Growth." The wide-angle conversation: what owners get wrong about tax before they ever get to strategy.

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Feb 2026

The Tax Answers Advisor

with Marcelino Dodge, EA, CTRC — "From IRS Panic to Peace: How to Stop Running from Tax Debt and Rebuild Your Life." Forty-six minutes on the emotional weight of tax debt, payroll traps for small owners, and where the blacksmith metaphor behind Taxsmithing came from.

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Aug 2025

Texas RoundUP — The Texas Insider

with Melissa Bill — what the new tax bill actually changed for Texas small businesses, in plain language and without the politics.

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2026

The Taxsmith's Guide to Paying Your Kids

Ebook · free — the family-business payroll strategy in full: which entity types actually qualify for the FICA exemption, what reasonable compensation means for a minor, and the documentation that survives an examination.

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Recorded, airing soon

Taped. Waiting on the host's release date.

Jul 2026

Notes From the Edge

with Lisa Lacy — an origin-story show that has charted in the Apple Podcasts Top 200 in the US and seven other countries. This one went where those conversations go: the detours, not the résumé.

In post
Jul 2026

Clarity to CEO

with Philippa Channer — business survival strategies for solopreneurs in this economy, and what proactive financial discipline actually looks like when you're the whole company.

In post
Jul 2026

Established Business Opportunities

with Seth Rudin — the Taxsmithing move most owners miss, framed for people buying and selling businesses.

In post

On the calendar

Booked and dated.

Aug 7, 2026

Business Success Tips

with Paul Sanneman — practical operating advice for small-business owners.

Scheduled
Aug 18, 2026

Tri-City Equity

Investor and operator conversations — structure, capital, and the long game.

Scheduled

In the works

Booked or in conversation; dates not locked.

2026

AI Made Simple

with Carmen — Lead With Carmen — what AI has actually changed inside a working tax and accounting practice, and where it still can't be trusted.

Confirmed
2026

The Reluctant Entrepreneur

with Mike Konrad — a founder-journey show for people who got pulled into ownership rather than planning it. Candid, anti-hype, long-form.

In the works
2026

Real Estate Pros Show

Powered by Investor Fuel — tax and entity structure for real-estate investors, on a show with a thousand-plus episode back catalog.

In the works
2026

The FI Guys

with Chris Monzon & Dominic James — financial independence, the psychology of money, and the tax mechanics underneath both.

In the works

Stages

Where I'm teaching in person.

Sep 30, 2026

Allen Chamber Foundation — “AI In Action”

Week 5 of six — AI for Finance, Forecasting & Business Decision-Making. Ninety minutes with a live forecasting build from anonymized data.

Scheduled
Aug 25, 2026

Legacy Creators — Featured Speaker

Hosted by Shawn Mahdavi, Create A Legacy — Plug and Play Frisco at The Star. Also judging the Legacy Creators Pitch Contest.

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Aug 27, 2026

Business & Taxes for Real Estate Agents

Hosted by Erin Waddel — entity setup, bookkeeping, setting money aside for taxes, and when an S-corp actually earns its keep.

Scheduled
Booking 2026–27

Keynotes & working sessions

Open calendar — founder and operator gatherings, professional-services events, chambers, and hospitality associations. AI in small business is the one I'll talk about longest.

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