{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fca143c80-e351-440a-b66c-8836bfaeeb3d","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Making client connections with Alexander Korzhen\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/ca143c80-e351-440a-b66c-8836bfaeeb3d\"></iframe>","title":"Making client connections with Alexander Korzhen","description":"This is the first episode of the SALTovation podcast series, Meet the Team, where we will be talking to members of the state tax group. In this episode, we speak with Alexander Korzhen, a tax manager, and our very own Judy Vorndran.\r\n\n \r\n\nAlex talks about how he pursued his career in taxation and how he landed at SALT. He also discusses how connections play an important role in his work and how he connects with his clients.\r\n\n \r\n\nQuestions asked and answered in this Episode:\r\n\n \r\n\nWhy did he choose to pursue taxation with his background in accounting finance and law?\r\n\nHow does he build connections with his clients?\r\n\nHow did he land at SALT?\r\n\n\n \r\n\nWhat You Will Discover:\r\n\n \r\n\n[00:59] How Alexander Korzhen ended in Minnesota\r\n\n[03:11] Why he pursued accounting finance and law\r\n\n[06:26] How he fell into taxation\r\n\n[10:06] How he connects with his clients\r\n\n[16:21] What gets him excited about work\r\n\n[19:01] How he landed at SALT\r\n\n[22:15] What other things he participates in\r\n\n[26:01] One thing we don\u2019t know about him\r\n\n[28:16] Random fact about Alex\r\n\n\n \r\n\nQuotables:\r\n\n \r\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s really not what you\u2019re doing, but who you\u2019re doing it with.\u201d - Alexander Korzhen [07:22]\r\n\n\n \r\n\n\u201cIf you have a connection, if you have rapport, things kind of seem to fall into place.\u201d - Alexander Korzhen [07:31]\r\n\n\n \r\n\n\u201cI think early in my career, I was so focused on what are the rules? What do we legally have to do? What do you legally have to do? That was the approach I took with my clients. Well the law says\u2026 Well that only gets your halfway there, right? I think infusing with the practical aspect is where the real value comes in.\u201d - Alexander Korzhen [12:06]\r\n\n\n \r\n\n\u201cI think SALT is well-suited to people who like solving puzzles.\u201d - Alexander Korzhen [16:56]\r\n\n\n \r\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s nice to have those networking connections, right? But that\u2019s all you\u2019re really kind of missing in person, I think, because the content, if it\u2019s delivered well, can be almost more efficient.\u201d - Judy Vorndran [24:32]\r\n\n\n \r\n\nRelevant Links:\r\n\n \r\n\nWebsite: https://www.saltovation.com/\r\n\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-korzhen-10905318/\r\n","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/8d3cb20f-9283-4c30-b606-f7898e9f1118/salt-1-bpay1.jpg"}