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# Building a Career in Payments – #164

In this weeks episode, we follow the career journey of Jeff […]

[ James Shepherd ](https://www.ccsalespro.com/podcast/author/james-shepherd)

 Nov 5, 2021

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In this weeks episode, we follow the career journey of Jeff Underwood through different management roles and discuss the challenge and opportunity of building a team within a large organization. James follows up this interview by discussing the trade-offs that come from increased involvement with your processing company. Then Patti discusses a new law in Texas relating to sales tax on credit card processing fees.

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