Border Crossing: Essential information and opportunities for international businesses, with Chip Hoebeke

Chuck Story from Rehmann Discusses Employee Fraud

Did you know that 75% of organizations experience some form of employee theft, misuse of assets, diversion of assets, or straightforward stealing from an employer?
In this episode, Chuck Story, Director of Operations at Corporate Investigative Services, draws on his FBI experience to discuss this critical issue. Learn how Rehmann can help mitigate the significant losses faced by many businesses.

How to Navigate Estate Tax Changes: Insights from John Waybright from Rehmann

In this podcast episode, John Waybright, leader of the Valuation Services Group at Rehmann, joins Rebecca Harding to discuss the urgent need for strategic planning amidst impending alterations to the estate and gift tax exemption in the USA.
John specializes in closely held middle market companies, offering a comprehensive range of valuation services. With expertise in business valuations tailored for financial reporting, as well as estate and gift tax purposes, he provides invaluable insights into navigating these changes effectively. Additionally, John excels in performing mergers and acquisitions due diligence services for both buy-side and sell-side projects.
 

'In the middle: navigating partnership disputes' with Chuck Story, Director of Operations, Corporate Investigative Services at Rehmann

In this podcast, we discuss the difficult issue of partnership disputes with Chuck Story.
Chuck manages complex fraud investigations for public and private sector entities, and heads up Rehmanns CIS and Digital Forensic divisions. 

Chip talks to Todd Gammel Head of the Sydney Restructuring Risk Advisor Section of Mann Judd

In this podcast Chip speaks to Todd Gammel, a seasoned adviser with over 24 years of experience in the intricate world of restructuring. As a partner at HLB Mann Judd, Todd has made significant contributions to the field, particularly in the Sydney region.
Todd has led large-scale restructuring assignments across professional service firms, manufacturing, retail, IT, property, and mining. His approach involves understanding the current situation, aligning stakeholder goals, assessing risks, and charting a path toward the best possible outcome.
Todd collaborates with major banks, hedge funds, venture capital firms, business owners, law firms, mid-tier accountants, and individuals.
Key Areas of Expertise
Business Recovery: Todd’s expertise extends to both formal and informal insolvency matters. He’s adept at navigating complex financial situations, providing strategic guidance to distressed businesses.
Industry Versatility: Todd’s career spans diverse sectors, including property, construction, retail, hospitality, IT/fintech, transport, cryptocurrencies, and mining. His ability to adapt and thrive in various contexts sets him apart.

The benefits of attending the NAFER International conference in Feb 2024

In this podcast Chip talks about the benefits of attending the NAFER |(NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FEDERAL EQUITY RECEIVERS) International conference on the 22nd & 23rd February 2024 in the Cayman Islands.  Chip talks about NAFER, the NAFER International conference and the people that attend and the benefit of attending.

We speak with the remarkable Pinky Lilani CBE DL about how to work better and be better to yourself

In this podcast, we talk to the amazing Pinky Lilani CBE DL about how to work better and be better to yourself. She is a food guru, author, motivational speaker and an internationally acclaimed champion for women.
Pinky is the Founder and Chairman of the Asian Women of Achievement Awards, the Ambassadors Programme, the Inspirational Women's Network, the Women of the Future Summit and Kindness and Leadership - 50 Leading Lights.
She is Patron of Development in Literacy, the Westminster Society and Frank Water.
Pinky is an ambassador for the Tiffany Circle of the Red Cross and she sits on the Board of Trustees of the Royal Commonwealth Society. She is also a Deputy Lieutenant for Greater London.

Marco Donzelli CEO of HLB International speaks with Chip Hoebeke

Marco Donzelli CEO of HLB  talks to Chip about the benefits of joining a global network with the growing international needs of all clients, large and small. They also discuss why Chip joined HLB and the ROI he has seen from the HLB network for his firm.

Cayman Island activity

In this podcast Martin Trott of R&H Restructuring (based in the Cayman Islands) and Chip Hoebeke discuss ‘what’s new’ and ‘what’s in news’ in the Cayman Islands!
They cover:
Restructuring and use of the new RO regime – e.g. Rockley Photonics Martin -  update·         Cross-border group insolvencies – e.g. TCA, Direct Lending ·         Chinese real estate debt – e.g. Modern Land, China Evergrande ·         Digital asset exchange failures (crypto) – e.g. AAX, FTX  

Looking at the two fundamental cash flow issues that can break any business

In this podcast Chip Hoebeke, Head of Consulting Services at Rehmann in the US, tackles two of the most fundamental cashflow issues that businesses face everyday - getting clients to pay in a timely manner and ensuring that you have enough cash in the bank to pay your own outgoing expenses. It can often seem a very fine balance between the two and getting it wrong can break a business. Chip gives us practical advice and suggestions that we can apply to our own businesses to deal with these problems and avoid the stress.

Using cash flow projection to help manage your business

Following a number of requests from businesses feeling the pressure from wage inflation, interest rate increases and material cost hikes, Chip has recorded a short podcast explaining how to manage some of these issues and improve cash flow. In the podcast he explains, and shows, how to prepare a basic 13 week cash flow projection as well as providing a few basic methods for addressing cash flow shortfalls in common situations.