Don’t Just Pay Taxes With Divakar Vijayasarathy

In this episode of The Authority Company Podcast, Joe Pardavila sits down with global tax strategist Divakar Vijayasarathy to rethink how you view taxes. Divakar shares the personal journey behind his book Don’t Just Pay Taxes: How Conscious Entrepreneurs Profit From Taxes, from searching for clarity to building a purpose driven approach to business and policy. He explains why taxes work as a language for behavior, not a penalty, and why alignment with government priorities shapes growth across borders. You will hear how reinvestment sits at the core of capitalism, why entrepreneurs who understand systems gain an edge, and how countries design tax policy to attract talent and capital. Divakar also reflects on living and working across dozens of nations, the tradeoffs between freedom and state control, and how children’s questions sparked a first principles view of money, energy, and purpose. This conversation challenges you to stop seeing taxes as a cost and start seeing them as a strategic tool for long term progress.