{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Risky Assets","title":"How Businesses Fall Apart, From the Man Who Investigates Them - EP030 with Chris Hamilton","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4169,"description":"Chris Hamilton gets called when the money disappears. He is a forensic accountant, which means fires, fraud, and figuring out what a business was worth the minute before it burned.\nCharlie and Daniel sit down with him for the stories most accountants never get to tell, and the harder lessons from 32 years of building a firm.\nTIMESTAMPS\n0:00   The pile of ash: what a forensic accountant walks into\n0:33   Meet Chris Hamilton\n2:35   Fires, fraud, and disasters: the work behind forensic accounting\n6:06   The FBI case: a 1 a.m. informant and a truck full of records\n13:09   Starting the firm and a partnership where everyone earns the same\n18:58   What actually breaks partnerships: too much money and not enough\n22:51   Ownership is who you are today, not who we hope you become\n24:07   Family, ministry, and work: priorities are on a wheel\n34:36   Turning down Congress, and the strength that became a weakness\n45:50   Leading a business like the church, and where fraud creeps in\n51:57   No bad decisions: the deal that nearly ended the firm\n1:05:38   Succession, California, and working for the love of the game\nABOUT THE GUEST\nChris Hamilton is a CPA, certified fraud examiner, and certified valuation analyst who has spent his career in forensic accounting and complex civil litigation. He started his firm in 1994, teaches forensic accounting certification around the country, and has served as an elder at Grace Community Church for more than two decades.\nConnect with Chris Hamilton: https://arxisfinancial.com/about-us/chris-hamilton-cpa-cfe-cva/\nABOUT RISKY ASSETS\nThe Risky Assets Podcast is produced by Greyhawk Premier Insurance Solutions. Every episode is an honest conversation with entrepreneurs about building businesses, taking smart risks, and protecting what you create.\nFOLLOW THE SHOW\nInstagram: @greyhawkinsurance","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/rGdlIJHPs4VZV6pxPe21X7IU9nGHtqGwOty3tYKwCY4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMzNDc0LzE2NjE1/NDQ2NDktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}