11/13/2025
I'm excited to welcome Garrett & Ted Sutton to the Leadership in Law Podcast for November 13, 2025
The Importance of Asset Protection with Garrett & Ted Sutton
Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s03e108-the-importance-of-asset-protection-with/id1752924311?i=1000736629357
We sit down with Garrett and Ted Sutton, the father–son legal team behind Corporate Direct, to unpack the real-world playbook for asset protection, what actually works, what gets people into trouble, and how to build a structure that holds up under pressure. From first entity to multi-state operations, they share the simple, high-leverage steps most founders overlook and the paperwork that stops a veil-piercing cold.
We explore the most expensive setup mistakes, the danger of mixing personal and business funds, and why relying on a CPA for legal formation can backfire. You’ll learn when to add a management company, how to handle investors without tripping securities laws, and why a professional registered agent can save you from a silent default judgment. For real estate owners, we outline a clean architecture: take title in the property’s state LLC and use a Wyoming holding LLC for stronger charging order protection.
Creators and digital asset investors aren’t left out. The Suttons explain how influencers and online businesses can formalize operations with an LLC and proper records, and how crypto holders can protect coins by forming an LLC, opening a business account with a compliant exchange, and notarizing a transfer from personal to company custody. We also clarify a common myth: living trusts route assets to heirs, but they do not protect assets from claims. Plus, an update on the Corporate Transparency Act, state-level changes, and why Texas now rivals Delaware and Nevada for strong LLC laws.
Education ties it all together. Garrett’s bestselling books and their new YouTube channels, Tenero for financial literacy and the Corporate Direct channel for business law, aim to replace noise with practical guidance. If you’re ready to tighten your structure, reduce audit risk, and grow with confidence, this conversation gives you the next steps and the language to ask smarte
