Business Strategy for CPAs: work less and make more. You know how to be an accountant – it’s running your business you need help with. With guests interviews and solo episodes, you will get business strategy every week to help you simplify your practice, get out of the compliance trap, get your time back, and command higher fees. Stop missing out on life: start working less while adding the next six figures of income. Business Strategy for CPA's is the show for you!
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St. Norbert Campus Ministry Prayercasts are intended for personal use to meditate on various readings with guided questions that lead the listener into a space where one can reflect on how those readings apply to them in their own lives. In the Prayercasts, the listener will encounter a reading, reflection questions, the reading again, and then concluding thoughts and questions to think about during the week.
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Exposing Domestic Violence & Narcissistic Abuse in plain sight and behind closed doors. Real people, real stories. Getting loud about the broken justice system and how authorities handle situations with Victims
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Manifest your dreams with the Dream Team. Learn the steps required to "Live a Life You Love" through our interviews with people already helping others live their dreams through understanding the “Tools of Life” Dreams, Manifestation, Commitment, Action and Consistency equals a Life You Love. Lisa Hamilton-Smith, best selling author on resilience, international speaker and knowledge broker, brings you the principles of Life Success Secrets, so you can live a life you LOVE!
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25 Hours for Everyone, Team Included with Rebecca Warnick
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Want info on Down to 40 Hours CPA Mastermind? Check out: geraldinecarter.com/down-to-40-hours-cpa-mastermind Running and growing your accounting practice can feel like a lot –– and maybe sometimes a hair more than you care to manage. Yet, how to change, what to change, and in what order to change things can be far from obvious. In this conversation…
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305 Hiring is not the Solution to CPAs Overworking
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Want info on Down to 40 Hours CPA Mastermind? Check out: geraldinecarter.com/down-to-40-hours-cpa-mastermind Working more hours than you want can be a tough place to be. A place that you want to get out of as fast as possible. It would make sense to think that hiring someone to handle the excess work is the solution. I want to show you why hiring m…
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304 From 55 Down to 15 Hours; Same Take-Home Pay with Melissa Downs, EA
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Want info on Down to 40 Hours CPA Mastermind? Check out: geraldinecarter.com/down-to-40-hours-cpa-mastermind Melissa Downs, EA completed two rounds of Down to 40 Hours and one round of Down to 25 Hours. A year ago, she was caught in the hustle and grind. Now, she works 15 hours a week and is testing out what it feels like to coast. Want numbers? Sh…
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303 Delivering CFO & Advisory Services with Adam Lean of the CFO Project
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Want info on Down to 40 Hours CPA Mastermind? Check out: geraldinecarter.com/down-to-40-hours-cpa-mastermind I talk with Adam Lean of the CFO Project about what you need to know to deliver high-value CFO / Advisory services for your clients. … Hey CPA firm owner, glad you found the podcast. If you feel like you’ve become trapped by your own account…
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302 Permission to Travel Your Own Path with Shana Cooper, CPA
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Want info on Down to 40 Hours CPA Mastermind? Check out: geraldinecarter.com/down-to-40-hours-cpa-mastermind For the listener who feels the tension between the path he’s on and the one he really wants to be on, I talk with Masterminder Shana Cooper, CPA about giving yourself permission to travel your own path. … Hey CPA firm owner, glad you found t…
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301 The Four Factors that Drive CPA Firm Multiples with Todd Steinberg
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Want info on Down to 40 Hours CPA Mastermind? Check out: geraldinecarter.com/down-to-40-hours-cpa-mastermind Are you considering selling in a few years and wondering where to focus? My guest, Todd Steinberg, President of Thrive Financial Group, discusses how client mix, profitability, location, and transition assistance impact sales multiples. … He…
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300 Making Your Dream of Working Fewer Hours Attainable
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Want info on Down to 40 Hours CPA Mastermind? Check out: geraldinecarter.com/down-to-40-hours-cpa-mastermind What to think about (and what not to think!) to bring your hours down off the shelf of “wouldn’t that be dreamy” and make what you want a reality. … Hey CPA firm owner, glad you found the podcast. If you feel like you’ve become trapped by yo…
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299 [Hire Well] Leveraging Near-Shore Talent in Guadalajara with Kristen Keats, CPA
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Want info on Down to 40 Hours CPA Mastermind? Check out: geraldinecarter.com/down-to-40-hours-cpa-mastermind As part of the [Hire Well] series, I talk with Kristen Keats, founder of founder of Breakaway Bookkeeping & Advising, owner of Sherwood Tax & Accounting, founder and client of Cadencia, about how to use near-shore talent in Guadalajara, Mexi…
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298 3 Key Factors Driving Sales Multiples with Brannon Poe, CPA
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Want info on Down to 40 Hours CPA Mastermind? Check out: geraldinecarter.com/down-to-40-hours-cpa-mastermind I get an update from Brannon Poe, CPA, on the marketplace, what’s driving multiples, and how P/E is impacting the space. We also discuss strategies and considerations for selling to an internal staff member. … Hey CPA firm owner, glad you fo…
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Want info on Down to 40 Hours CPA Mastermind? Check out: geraldinecarter.com/down-to-40-hours-cpa-mastermind What’s most important to focus on – and where do you not need to focus – in order to make the most progress toward your goals in your accounting practice? I see nine common characteristics among the accountants who’ve made the most progress.…
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Want info on Down to 40 Hours CPA Mastermind? Check out: geraldinecarter.com/down-to-40-hours-cpa-mastermind Wondering if Down to 40 Hours CPA Mastermind is right for you? It might be, if you're a single-owner or partner CPA who wants to work fewer hours without losing revenue. In this short episode, I answer: ✋ Who is it for? (Is it for me?) ✋ How…
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295 Niche Journey and 5x Higher Prices than 24mo Ago with Sheila Hansen, CPA
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Want info on Down to 40 Hours CPA Mastermind? Check out: geraldinecarter.com/down-to-40-hours-cpa-mastermind Many CPAs see the value in niching but find it difficult to get started. Sheila Hansen, CPA went from having a wide variety of clients to having a clear, narrow niche with clients whose challenges are consistent. Doing so has helped her stan…
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Want info on Down to 40 Hours CPA Mastermind? Check out: geraldinecarter.com/down-to-40-hours-cpa-mastermind I used to think I needed more time. If I just had more time, I could solve so many more problems. But thinking that way never solved enough problems to give me more time. Instead, I maintained a status quo of “never having enough time.” You …
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293 What it Takes to Work 15 Hours per Week with Erica Goode, CPA
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Want info on Down to 40 Hours CPA Mastermind? Check out: geraldinecarter.com/down-to-40-hours-cpa-mastermind If you think working only 15 hours per week, taking home almost $200K in Total Owner Benefit, and living stress-free while enjoying your business seems: Insane Impossible The Promised Land Check out Erica Goode, CPA’s playbook for getting it…
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292 [Hire Well] Offshore as a Strategy, Not a Tactic with Nick Sinclair of TOA Global
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Want info on Down to 40 Hours CPA Mastermind? Check out: geraldinecarter.com/down-to-40-hours-cpa-mastermind Accountants run into many hiring and staffing-related challenges. You want to know: Which role to fill next Where to find talent If it’s time to go offshore How to hire well the first time. Because there are so many questions related to hiri…
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291 [Hire Well] Down to One Hour with Scott Scarano, EA
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Want info on Down to 40 Hours CPA Mastermind? Check out: geraldinecarter.com/down-to-40-hours-cpa-mastermind After being stuck at a “$1.2M and working-all-hours” plateau for six years, it took Scott Scarano four years to get down to a one-hour work week. Find out what he needed to learn to get there. … Hey CPA firm owner, glad you found the podcast…
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290 [Hire Well] Onshore Hiring Done Well for Accountants
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289 Fear of Niche Boredom with Jonathan Stark
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Want info on Down to 40 Hours CPA Mastermind? Check out: geraldinecarter.com/down-to-40-hours-cpa-mastermind I talk with Jonathan Stark about the fear of niche boredom and the benefits of niching down in business. We explore the idea that niching down does not lead to boredom, but rather opens up new opportunities for variety and growth. By focusin…
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288 [Hire Well] Five Offshoring Mistakes for CPAs to Avoid
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287 How CPAs Can Decide Their Niche When They Can’t Decide
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Want info on Down to 40 Hours CPA Mastermind? Check out: geraldinecarter.com/down-to-40-hours-cpa-mastermind If you’ve ever wanted to niche but thought, “I can’t decide,” this episode is for you. By the end of it, you will not only know you can decide but also be able to take your next niche step with confidence. … Hey CPA firm owner, glad you foun…
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286 What do I say on my website? #4: Fix / Packages
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Want info on Down to 40 Hours CPA Mastermind? Check out: geraldinecarter.com/down-to-40-hours-cpa-mastermind Niching feels scary. The journey includes uncertainty, doubt, and overwhelm. “We definitely should turn around.” It’s the Niche River of Fear. If you know it exists and what to be on the lookout for, you’ll make it across. In so doing, you’l…
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Want info on Down to 40 Hours CPA Mastermind? Check out: geraldinecarter.com/down-to-40-hours-cpa-mastermind A simple way to improve how you communicate the value you create. If you are not already great at communicating the value you create, you might default to selling accounting to your clients. Selling accounting is less valuable than what acco…
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Want info on Down to 40 Hours CPA Mastermind? Check out: geraldinecarter.com/down-to-40-hours-cpa-mastermind In increasing order of value, clients buy one of five things: Commodities Deliverables Services Experiences Transformations The kinds of transformations you can create are typically related to four things: Money Time Feelings Clarity The mor…
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282 What do I say on my website? #3: Headline and Subtitle
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Want info on Down to 40 Hours CPA Mastermind? Check out: geraldinecarter.com/down-to-40-hours-cpa-mastermind Have you ever gotten stuck, wondering what to say on your website? Having the words that grab the kinds of clients you want to work with (and repel the ones you don’t) can make a big difference. Because you only have a moment to capture the …
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