EEPIC! Blog · Issue No. 01

Real talk on referrals, networking, and trust.

Short, honest essays from the EPIC! community — what actually works when you're trying to grow a business through relationships.

6 articles
Updated weekly
Written by working business owners
Featured
Tax Planning
01
The Latest Issue
August 24, 2026 · 7 min read

10 Tax Mistakes Your CPA Can't Fix in April

Your CPA is graded on last year. So who is planning for next year? Ten things a CPA sees every filing season that were already decided on December 31.

Frank Gramlich, CPA
Frank Gramlich, CPA
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Tax Planning
02
August 24, 2026 · 8 min read

You Owe $2,000. Would You Mail a Check for $8,000?

Nobody overpays the IRS on purpose. Plenty of people do it by accident. A plain-English tour of the three buckets, the three doors, and the write-off math the pitch leaves out.

Bryan Daly, CFP®, RICP®
Bryan Daly, CFP®, RICP®
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Personal Brand
03
July 30, 2026 · 4 min read

What National Lipstick Day Taught Me About First Impressions

A tube of lipstick is not about vanity. It's about the two seconds before you say a word — and what you want those seconds to say for you.

Jeanette Deatherage
Jeanette Deatherage
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Bookkeeping
04
June 12, 2026 · 4 min read

How Healthy Are Your Books? A 2-Minute Checkup for Business Owners

Just like an annual physical, a quick checkup on your books can catch small issues before they turn into expensive emergencies. Take the 20-question self-assessment.

LB
Lisa Brizendine
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Positioning
05
June 12, 2026 · 5 min read

The 7-Second Introduction: Why Your Job Title Is Costing You Referrals

In a roomful of introductions, almost everyone says the one thing guaranteed to be forgotten. Here's how to be the person they actually remember.

Bryan Daly, CFP®, RICP®
Bryan Daly, CFP®, RICP®
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Referrals
06
June 12, 2026 · 5 min read

Why You're Not Getting Referrals — And the One Thing That Changes It

You can be the hardest-working, friendliest person in the room and still leave with nothing. Here's the gap most networkers never see.

Bryan Daly, CFP®, RICP®
Bryan Daly, CFP®, RICP®
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