Christopher Gitre built his business around a simple idea: a lot of self-employed people are leaving money on the table because their accountants never told them about it. When Christopher Gitre sat down with Sean Kelly on the Digital Social Hour, the conversation started with tax credits and quickly widened into a full account of how he got there.
The episode moves between practical financial information and Gitre's own story, from playing poker to building a company, giving listeners both a useful starting point and a look at the entrepreneur behind it.
About Christopher Gitre
Christopher Gitre is the founder of Relief Consultants, a firm built around helping self-employed workers identify tax credits, including the Self-Employment Tax Credit, that he says are frequently overlooked by traditional CPAs. Before starting the company, Gitre spent time at the poker table, an experience he credits with shaping how he reads risk and opportunity in business.
Since founding Relief Consultants, he has focused on building a team, including navigating the challenge of finding the right technical leadership to scale the company, while also speaking publicly about the realities of running a lean, self-employed-focused operation.
What Christopher Gitre and Sean Kelly Talked About
- Gitre's explanation of the Self-Employment Tax Credit and why he says many CPAs never raise it
- How his early experience at the poker table shaped his approach to business risk
- The story behind founding and scaling Relief Consultants from the ground up
- What Gitre looks for when hiring a CTO and other key early hires
- His take on the grind of entrepreneurship and working through a low point to build momentum
- How Gitre and his significant other navigate working together in the same business
- His perspective on unwanted spam calls and the ethics of pursuing legal action over them
- Setting goals and defining a mission as a founder still building toward what's next
Why This Conversation Matters
Tax credits are the kind of topic most people tune out until someone makes the number concrete, and Christopher Gitre's conversation with Sean Kelly does exactly that while adding a real entrepreneurial journey behind it. It's worth noting his tax-credit claims reflect his own business's approach and should be treated as a starting point for a conversation with a qualified professional, not a substitute for one.
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About Sean Kelly & the Digital Social Hour
Sean Kelly is an entrepreneur and the host of the Digital Social Hour, one of the fastest-growing interview podcasts in the world, where he sits down with entrepreneurs, athletes, creators, and cultural voices for candid, long-form conversations. The show draws over 100 million views a month across platforms. Explore more guest features on SeanKelly.io.
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