191 Position Your Firm with Confidence and Patience (feat. Bilal Mehanna, CPA)

Accounting High: Sophomore Year

Episode 191

FACULTY: Bilal Mehanna, CPA

CLASS: #SocialStudies

TITLE: Position Your Firm with Confidence and Patience

In this podcast episode, Scotty interviews Bilal Mehanna CPA, President of Mehanna Advisors, and Co-Host of the podcast "From Zero to Millions." The interview consists of insights into finding a niche, pricing, scalability considerations, challenges encountered during growth phases, strategies for talent acquisition overseas, and much more.

• Introducing Bilal

• Becoming an Accountant

• Finding a Niche

• Pricing

• Scalability

• Ignition is a Decentralized Organization

• Growing Pains

• The Firm

• Finding Talent Overseas

• Benefits of Being an Accountant

• Patience

• Screening Clients

• BOI Reporting

• Accounting Podcasts

• Final Thoughts

Shout Outs: Kelly Rohrs, Brandon Hall, Xero

[00:02:09] Introducing Bilal

[00:06:24] Becoming an Accountant

[00:10:13] Finding a Niche

[00:17:07] Pricing

[00:18:30] Scalability

[00:20:49] Ignition is a Decentralized Organization

[00:24:37] Growing Pains

[00:26:33] The Firm

[00:30:49] Finding Talent Overseas

[00:33:11] Benefits of Being an Accountant

[00:37:12] Patience

[00:39:21] Screening Clients

[00:41:09] BOI Reporting

[00:47:23] Accounting Podcasts

[00:53:24] Final Thoughts