An accountant’s mission to change livelihoods. A conversation with Graeme Tennick

Accounting Leaders Podcast

Graeme Tennick is the Founder and Chief Legacy Maker at Tennick Accountants. Before founding his own company, Graeme worked in a small accounting practice and eventually moved to senior roles in PwC and public sector organizations. In this episode, Graeme shares his professional journey, entrepreneurial passion from a young age, and business-first accounting second approach. Graeme and Stuart also discuss an accountant's purpose and the rewarding impact they can have on their clients’ lives.

Together they discuss:

• Graeme’s passion for business at a young age (0:30)
• Graeme’s path to accounting (2:30)
• Thoughts on the UK government (3:30)
• The beginning of Graeme’s business journey (5:30)
• Adopting technology (8:00)
• How Graeme started building structure in his business (9:30)
• Optimizing Karbon at Tennick Accountants (10:30)
• Building a feedback loop with software partners (12:00)
• The rewarding impact on clients’ lives (13:30)
• The story of the client embracing the journey with Tennick Accountants (15:00)
• What makes clients believe in their ability to scale (16:40)
• How the role of accountants has changed (17:50)
• Reframing the negative experience of COVID (19:50)
• How to instill important messages in your team (23:00)
• What’s next for Tennick Accountants (24:00)
• Being honest with clients (28:00)
• Graeme’s favorite cars (30:00)