It's About Payroll

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Brian Escobar and Walter William Duncan III are the hosts of It’s About Payroll. Collectively, they have over 4 decades of experience in the payroll industry. This podcast was created with the intent of sharing their knowledge and attracting new talent to the payroll industry. ItsAboutPayroll.io You can access their LinkedIn profiles. https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/escobarbrian https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/william-duncan-477051187

Episode Date
All Roads Lead to Payroll: 201 Episodes and a Book Later
Mar 23, 2026
Episode 200 Just Changed the Future of Payroll!
Mar 17, 2026
$80K Payroll Theft: How a New Jersey City Employee Got Caught (+ Our Book Launch!)
Mar 09, 2026
Belonging Isn’t Soft, It’s Measurable
Mar 03, 2026
Hayley Paterson: Why Payroll Is Your Secret Profit Generator
Feb 23, 2026
One Question Changed Everything! Terrence Wright
Feb 15, 2026
Jennie Wallace Reveals the Silent Risks Lurking in Your Payroll Data & Process
Feb 09, 2026
Section 125 Isn’t New… So Why Are So Few Using It Like This?
Feb 02, 2026
The Future of Benefits: Smarter Systems & Better Humans w/ Melissa Walker
Jan 26, 2026
Season 15 in Review an a bonus payroll true crime tangent
Jan 19, 2026
The Death of Payroll Cutoff Times: Payroll in Minutes, Not Days!
Jan 12, 2026
Payroll’s Next Generation: Finding Your Tribe & Thriving with Jon Schausten
Jan 05, 2026
10 Payroll Disasters—and How to FIX Them Before They Cost You $$$
Dec 22, 2025
True Payroll Crime Stories - Inside Job: The $17 Million Vault Caper
Dec 15, 2025
Payroll Cowboys: Wrangling W-2s, Taxes & Year-End Chaos
Dec 07, 2025
Holiday Mashup: Payroll, Pay Cycles & Pie
Dec 01, 2025
Why All Roads Lead to Payroll and Workday Knows It
Nov 24, 2025
Paychecks, Purpose, and Plant-Based Living with Tabitha Brown
Nov 17, 2025
From Chaos to Control: Lessons from a Payroll Powerhouse
Nov 10, 2025
Redefining How the World Gets Paid: Aron Alexander of Runa
Nov 03, 2025
Payroll Under Pressure: Lessons from Season 14’s Powerhouse Guests
Oct 26, 2025
Payroll with Purpose: Attracting the Next Generation
Oct 20, 2025
From Comics to Payroll: How Jim Kohl Turned Creativity into Leadership
Oct 13, 2025
The Future of Tipped Workers
Oct 06, 2025
Mind. Body. Payroll. - Kira’s Powerful Journey
Sep 28, 2025
Brent Skinner on Payroll, Technology, and the Future of Work
Sep 22, 2025
Why 78% of Americans Say Leadership is Broken—and How to Fix It
Sep 16, 2025
On the Clock: Dean Matthews on Time Tracking, Payroll, and People-First Leadership
Sep 08, 2025
Overpaid and Under Arrest: The $400K Receptionist Saga
Sep 05, 2025
From Free Willy to The Payroll Support Network: Jody’s Unexpected Career Journey
Sep 01, 2025
White Glove HR: Empowering People, Powering Business with Sanders Offner
Aug 25, 2025
From Payroll Panic to Growth Magic: How to Never Miss Payday Again
Aug 19, 2025
Inside Rain’s Mission to Make Every Day Payday
Aug 11, 2025
Dr. V on Allyship, Inclusion, and Your Role in Culture Change
Aug 04, 2025
Why Top Companies Listen to John Lee on Cross-Border Payroll
Jul 28, 2025
Payroll Is Beautifully Complex – Max Explains Why!
Jul 21, 2025
Driven to Succeed: Trucking Payroll
Jul 14, 2025
The Future of Payroll Is Personal — A Conversation with Michael Steen
Jul 07, 2025
Season in Review
Jun 29, 2025
Talking HR ROLL! with Tiana Neal
Jun 23, 2025
Blockchain vs. The Buck – A Payroll Perspective
Jun 16, 2025
Becoming a CPP: Tasia Walker’s Strategy for Success
Jun 09, 2025
True Payroll Crime Stories: Six Years of Lies – Inside a Multi-Million Dollar Payroll Laundering Ring
May 19, 2025
From Film Sets to Forensic Audits: The Wild World of Payroll with Brittany Furr
May 15, 2025
Redefining Payroll Checklists: How LNKT is Leading the Charge
May 05, 2025
From Nail Salons to Global Payroll Powerhouse: Kira Rubiano’s Incredible Origin Story
May 01, 2025
IAP EP 154 Payroll Needs to Embrace AI Now or Get Left Behind: CEO of Asinpa, Gustavo Vasconcelos talks Tech with IAP!
Apr 28, 2025
Continuous Learning in Payroll with Laurel Serra, CPP
Apr 21, 2025
IAP Ep 152 - Why the Employee Handbook impacts Payroll
Apr 16, 2025
Season in Review: The Truth About AI in Payroll You Need to Know
Mar 30, 2025
Payroll Impact: Enhancing Employee Experience and Retention
Mar 24, 2025
Surprising Payroll Errors: Can Your Business Afford the Risk?
Mar 16, 2025
Payroll Professional Confidence Index: Elevating Payroll's Role in the C-Suite w/ Pete Tiliakos
Mar 10, 2025
"Understanding Tax Debt Resolution with Expert Stephen A. Weisberg"
Mar 03, 2025
Overlooked and Underpaid? The Surprising Ways Payroll Impacts the Employee Experience and Retention
Feb 23, 2025
Navigating Manual Checks in Payroll: Tips & Best Practices
Feb 16, 2025
The Untold Story of OysterHR's Payroll Innovation with Matteo Bordin Innovation
Feb 09, 2025
24 or 26 Paychecks? The Payroll Debate Every Pro Needs to Hear!
Feb 09, 2025
Navigating Hybrid Work and Payroll: Insights and Strategies
Feb 02, 2025
Why regular audits matter in Payroll
Jan 26, 2025
AI in Payroll: Dreams, Expectations, and Realities
Jan 19, 2025
Under the Table No More: The Payroll Scandal That Rocked New York!
Jan 12, 2025
Shocking Payroll Predictions for the New Year—Are You Prepared?
Dec 30, 2024
Year-End Reflections: Season 11 and 2024 Recap
Dec 22, 2024
Critical Year-End Payroll Tasks: What You Need to Know NOW
Dec 15, 2024
"Unpacking the LEAF Framework with Mark Mears"
Dec 08, 2024
Office Potluck Disasters Exposed: From Chili Spills to Coquito Thrills!
Dec 02, 2024
Breaking Payroll Barriers with Elena Segura Sordo & Cynthia Aliaga of Givver
Nov 24, 2024
Earn Before You Burn: Understanding Earned Wage Access Benefits
Nov 17, 2024
Decoding The California Pay Stub: Rights, Details, and Common Mistakes
Nov 10, 2024
Wage Theft, Gig Work, and the Fine Print: What’s Really Hitting Your Payroll?
Nov 03, 2024
California: Minimum Wage
Oct 27, 2024
True Payroll Crimes: From Ghost Employees To Luxury Cars
Oct 20, 2024
Season 10 Review
Oct 13, 2024
Beyond the Paycheck: Deductions in the Lone Star State, Heritage Month, and F-Cancer
Oct 07, 2024
Texas: Minimum Wage
Sep 29, 2024
Quick Check In 9.15.2024
Sep 15, 2024
NY State of Mind: From Payroll to Pumpkin Spice!
Sep 08, 2024
The Power of Positivity: Encouragement in Business with Keenan Hart
Sep 01, 2024
From the Battlefield to the Payroll Field
Aug 26, 2024
California! The Basics for Employees and Payroll Pros. (Episode 121)
Aug 18, 2024
True Payroll Crime - Housing Authority Hijinks
Aug 12, 2024
Payroll Conversations with Tiffani Gray
Jul 30, 2024
Swapcast with HR & Payroll 2.0 !
Jul 21, 2024
Season 9 in review!
Jul 14, 2024
Payroll Conversations with Christine Stolpe
Jun 30, 2024
Payroll Conversations with Brittany Furr - Can payroll pros be creative ?
Jun 23, 2024
Payroll Conversations with Melisa V - What are unsung hero's ?
Jun 17, 2024
True Payroll Crime Stories
Jun 09, 2024
Lost Tapes: Tax Anxiety
Jun 03, 2024
Employee insights w/ Anthony Straham
May 30, 2024
Lost Tapes Episode 13 - Customer Service
May 20, 2024
Payroll Conversations with Amy Travis
May 12, 2024
Earned Wage Access with Aaron and Chris from Payactiv
May 05, 2024
Payroll Conversations with Bart van der Storm
Apr 28, 2024
Payroll Conversations with Gerard M. Hall. What is the FPC ? Education Grant Announcement
Apr 22, 2024
Season 8 in review & What is in store for season 9?
Apr 15, 2024
Payroll Tax filing Reminder and Tips - What are Quarterly Payroll Taxes?
Apr 07, 2024
Lost Tapes Episode 1 - CPP or Not to CPP!
Mar 31, 2024
Beyond the Paycheck: HR’s Role in Employee Success with Guest, Jeffrey Naftal.
Mar 25, 2024
True Payroll Crime Stories - Hidden Agenda (Episode 104)
Mar 17, 2024
Payroll Conversations w/ Nov Omana, HRIP (Episode 103)
Mar 10, 2024
Payroll Conversations W/ Sarah Chasney, CPP (Episode 102)
Mar 04, 2024
Payroll Conversations w/ Jodi Parsons, CPP
Feb 25, 2024
Reflections (Episode 100)
Feb 19, 2024
True Payroll Crime Stories - Crazy Eddie (Episode 99)
Feb 12, 2024
Nurturing the Next Generation of Payroll Pros: A Conversation w/Max van der Klis-Busink (Episode 98)
Feb 04, 2024
Attracting New Talent w/ Brad Voorhees (Episode 97)
Jan 28, 2024
Talkin' Customer Service w/Jeremy Mifsud (Episode 96)
Jan 21, 2024
2024 Tax Brackets (Episode 95)
Jan 15, 2024
New Year Goals (Episode 94)
Jan 07, 2024
Season 7 Wrap-up (Episode 93)
Jan 01, 2024
Talkin' Malta Payroll w/Jonathan Mifsud (Episode 92)
Dec 24, 2023
True Payroll Crime Stories - Under Siege (Episode 91)
Dec 18, 2023
Talkin' Pay Transparency with HR Data Labs David Turetsky (Episode 90)
Dec 11, 2023
Payroll Conversations w/ Tabitha Brown (Episode 89)
Dec 03, 2023
Tackling the Industry with the Accounts and Legal Team (Episode 88)
Nov 26, 2023
Transformify w/ Lilia Stoyanov - (Episode 87)
Nov 20, 2023
Military Pay (Episode 86)
Nov 13, 2023
Celery (Episode 85)
Nov 06, 2023
Year-End (Episode 84)
Oct 29, 2023
Holiday Pay Conversation (Episode 83)
Oct 22, 2023
Tax Evasion & Child Labor (Episode 82)
Oct 16, 2023
Season 6 in review (Episode 81)
Oct 09, 2023
Revisiting our origin stories (Episode 80)
Oct 01, 2023
True Payroll Crime Stories - Caesars Casino Paid Ransom (Episode 79)
Sep 24, 2023
Best Practice - Auditing Part 2 (Episode 78)
Sep 18, 2023
Best Practice - Time & Attendance (Episode 77)
Sep 10, 2023
TimeTrakGo (Episode 76)
Sep 03, 2023
Best Practice - Auditing Part 1 (Episode 75)
Aug 27, 2023
True Payroll Crime Stories - Payroll Plotting (Episode 74)
Aug 20, 2023
Life Coaching & Wellness Conversations w/Patrice Whitely (Episode 73)
Aug 13, 2023
Best Practice - Codes (Episode 72)
Aug 06, 2023
Processing Exception Transactions (Episode 71)
Jul 30, 2023
The world of payroll sales w/ William J. Ford (Episode 70)
Jul 23, 2023
A look inside Payroll jobs & Cybersecurity (Episode 69)
Jul 16, 2023
Global Payroll Transformation w/ Keith O'Brien & Carmen Visone (Episode 68)
Jul 09, 2023
Season 5 in Review (Episode 67)
Jul 02, 2023
True Payroll Crime Stories - Money Schemes (Episode 66)
Jun 29, 2023
The State of Payroll w/Ian Giles (Episode 65)
Jun 25, 2023
True Payroll Crime Stories - Cybercrime is on the rise! (Episode 64)
Jun 21, 2023
Time Management w/ Lindsay Grady, CPP (Episode 63)
Jun 18, 2023
True Payroll Crime Stories - Over-Zellis (Episode 62)
Jun 14, 2023
Payroll is Life! w/ Adrian Resto Part 4 (Episode 61)
Jun 12, 2023
Payroll is Life! w/ Adrian Resto Part 3 (Episode 60)
Jun 07, 2023
Payroll is Life! w/ Adrian Resto Part 2 (Episode 59)
Jun 04, 2023
Payroll in the news 5-31-2023
Jun 01, 2023
Payroll is Life! w/ Adrian Resto Part 1 (Episode 58)
May 31, 2023
Global Payroll Conversations w/Becky Dillon (Episode 57)
May 28, 2023
True Payroll Crime Stories - Femme Fatale (Episode 56)
May 24, 2023
Global Payroll Conversations w/Anita Lettink (Episode 55)
May 21, 2023
True Payroll Crime Stories - Deadly Decisions (Episode 54)
May 17, 2023
Payroll in the news 5.15.2023
May 15, 2023
One Year Anniversary (Episode 53)
May 14, 2023
True Payroll Crime Story - Scammers & Local Businesses (Episode 52)
May 10, 2023
Payroll Best Practices w/ Fran Zeoli (Episode 51)
May 07, 2023
Payroll in the News - 5.05.2023
May 05, 2023
Payroll Transformation w/ Sylwia Korhonen (Episode 50)
May 04, 2023
True Payroll Crime Stories - Evaders (Episode 49)
May 03, 2023
Overtime (Episode 48)
Apr 30, 2023
Payroll in the news - 4.27.2023
Apr 27, 2023
True Payroll Crime Stories - Shady Business (Episode 47)
Apr 26, 2023
Sports Payroll w/ Melisa Vicioso (Episode 46)
Apr 23, 2023
Payroll in the News - 04/19/2023
Apr 19, 2023
Revisiting the 5 Pillars of Payroll (Episode 45)
Apr 16, 2023
Cybersecurity & Payroll Scammers (Episode 44)
Apr 09, 2023
True Payroll Crime - In the Family (EPISODE 43)
Apr 02, 2023
Season 4 in Review (Episode 42)
Mar 26, 2023
True Payroll Crime Stories - Deceivers (Episode 41)
Mar 19, 2023
Global Payroll with Melisa Vicioso (Episode 40)
Mar 12, 2023
What to do if your payroll process is failing (Episode 39)
Mar 05, 2023
Benefit conversations with Tori Reyes (Episode 38)
Feb 26, 2023
True Payroll Crime Stories - Mystery at the Museum (Episode 37)
Feb 19, 2023
How to navigate bankruptcy from the business & payroll point of view (Episode 36)
Feb 13, 2023
In House vs. Outsourced Payroll (Episode 35)
Feb 06, 2023
Structuring your company's payroll team (Episode 34)
Jan 29, 2023
Business Continuity (Episode 33)
Jan 23, 2023
What payroll means to an organization - Part Two (Episode 32)
Jan 16, 2023
What payroll means to an organization - Part One (Episode 31)
Jan 09, 2023
Casual Conversations (Episode 30)
Dec 19, 2022
Year end reminders for 2022 (Episode 29)
Dec 12, 2022
The Pay Stub - Season in review & Season 4 preview (Episode 28)
Dec 05, 2022
The Pay Stub - Net Pay & Helpful Tips (Episode 27)
Nov 14, 2022
The Pay Stub - Deductions Part 4 - Post Tax Deductions (Episode 26)
Nov 07, 2022
The Pay Stub - Deductions Part 3 - Taxes (Episode 25)
Nov 01, 2022
The Pay Stub - Deductions Part 2 - Pre-Tax Deductions (Episode 24)
Oct 24, 2022
The Pay Stub - Deductions Part 1 - Involuntary & Voluntary Deductions (Episode 23)
Oct 17, 2022
The Pay Stub - Earnings (Episode 22)
Oct 09, 2022
The Pay Stub (Episode 21)
Sep 26, 2022
A Preview of Season 3 (Episode 20)
Sep 18, 2022
Season 3 - Trailer (Episode 19)
Aug 28, 2022
HR & Payroll - Two sides of the same coin (Episode 18)
Aug 21, 2022
Casual Payroll Conversations (Episode 17)
Aug 15, 2022
In Retrospect (Episode 16)
Aug 07, 2022
Moments with Gerard M. Hall Part 1 (Episode 15)
Aug 01, 2022
Payroll 101 Part 2 (Episode 14)
Jul 24, 2022
Where to go from here ? - From Managing to Owning (Episode 13)
Jul 17, 2022
From Mid-Level to Management (Episode 12)
Jul 10, 2022
From Junior to Mid Level (Episode 11)
Jul 03, 2022
Payroll 101 - Part 1 (Episode 10)
Jun 27, 2022
Holiday Break (Episode 9)
Jun 20, 2022
Origin Story - What is your why? (Episode 8)
Jun 13, 2022
Pillar # 5 - Customer Service (Episode 7)
Jun 05, 2022
Pillar # 4 - Data Processing (Episode 6)
May 30, 2022
Pillar # 3 - Systems (Episode 5)
May 22, 2022
Pillar # 2 - Documentation (Episode 4)
May 15, 2022
Pillar # 1 - Talent & Training (Episode 3)
May 08, 2022
Pay Quest App (Episode 2)
May 08, 2022
Host and Podcast introductions (Episode 1)
May 08, 2022