Tucson HUSTL Hour: AZ Taxes & Licensing (How to Not Get Fined)
Description
Running a business in Arizona comes with a mix of state and local requirements that aren’t always easy to navigate. From taxes and registrations to licenses and renewals, it’s common for small business owners and solopreneurs to feel unsure about what applies to them—and when.
Join us for a one-hour expert panel featuring local tax professionals and legal professionals who will share perspectives on what they’re seeing across Southern Arizona and how business owners are approaching these responsibilities today. This conversation will focus on common challenges, real-world scenarios, and the realities of operating within Arizona’s regulatory landscape.
Whether you’re just getting started, expanding your services, or simply looking to better understand the basics, this session is designed as an open, honest discussion with time for audience questions.
Come connect with fellow local business owners, hear different viewpoints, and be part of a practical conversation about an important side of running a business in Arizona. Light refreshments will be provided, registration highly recommended.
This event is powered by HUSTL Financial.
Food catered by Dominick's Real Italian
Lineup
Lovely Ganthier
Lovely Ganthier is the founder of Team Wright Taxes, where she helps entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and small business owners make confident financial decisions through tax strategy, compliance support, bookkeeping insight, and practical financial education. She is a tax strategist, financial educator, bestselling author, nonprofit board member, and notary public. Lovely represents Ward 5 as a commissioner on the City of Tucson Workforce and Economic Development Selection Committee, where she brings her financial expertise and civic leadership to advance economic opportunity and small business growth. Her message is simple: hard work should lead to stability, not just survival.
RaShaunda Ridle
RaShaunda Ridle is the founder of Steadfast Steward Collective, a mission-driven financial wellness education and consulting start-up that reshapes how we talk about money. Through her experience leading non-profit community initiatives, she specializes in designing trauma-informed and culturally adaptive curriculums. RaShaunda partners with employers, schools, and community organizations to build internal capacity and launch scalable programs that foster lasting economic empowerment. Dedicated to dismantling financial shame and addressing systemic barriers, her goal is to reduce financial stress and empower diverse communities to shift from economic survival to sustainable, long-term resilience.
Moderator - Dr. Amanda Goodson
Dr. Amanda H. Goodson is an Amazon bestselling author, leadership strategist, and former NASA executive with more than 35 successful launches to her credit. Beginning her career as an aerospace engineer at NASA, she later served as Director of Safety & Mission Assurance at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center and has held executive leadership roles in quality, technology, operations, and strategy for Fortune 500 organizations. A sought-after speaker, consultant, coach, and Six Sigma expert, Amanda has worked with organizations worldwide, including NASA, government agencies, nonprofits, and universities. She is the author of more than 30 books on leadership, mentorship, and professional development, and holds degrees in Electrical Engineering, Management, and Leadership Administration.
Hubert Johnson
Hubert Johnson is a seasoned tax attorney and founder of Guardian Tax Law, with more than 17 years of experience navigating complex IRS, state, and federal tax matters. A graduate of CSU Sacramento and the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law, Hubert has handled thousands of tax cases and has represented clients in matters involving the Department of Justice, FBAR, large-business tax issues, and Offers in Compromise. His career has taken him from California to New York City, where he taught Federal Income Tax at Baruch College, presented at professional seminars, and contributed to a book on tax law. He launched Guardian Tax Law in 2018 and continues to educate tax professionals and business owners, including here in Tucson. Outside of tax law, Hubert is a U.S. Navy veteran, longtime youth sports coach and referee, active community volunteer, husband, and father of five.
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