
Future Firm Accounting Podcast
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Ep 195Content Marketing for Your Accounting Firm: Should You?
Are you considering content marketing to help get more clients for your firm? Hear about my experiences and insights to help you decide.
Ep 194I've Cloned Myself...
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Ep 193Why is PE Interested in Buying Your Firm?
Private equity is targeting the accounting industry. In this episode, I dive into the reasons why and what it means for your firm.
Ep 192How to Handle an Upset Client
Every firm will have unhappy clients. Discover quick and effective ways to turn situations around and keep clients happy.
Ep 191What My Team Looked Like (From Scratch to Sale)
Discover how I built my Xen Accounting team — who I hired first, why I chose them, and how my team evolved before I sold my firm.
Ep 1905 Steps to Delegate More at Your Firm
Learn how to delegate the right way so you can hand off tasks you don’t enjoy, free up your time, and focus on what matters most.
Ep 189My Thoughts on the Bench Meltdown
Bench, a leading bookkeeping firm, abruptly shut down recently. Here are my insights on this news and what this means for your business.
Ep 188If At First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again
To succeed in business, you’ll need strong sales, marketing, and more. However, there's one quality that could make all the difference.
Ep 187The Hardest Firm Owner Trait to Master
What trait sets successful firm owners apart? In this episode, I share the key quality for achieving your ideal work-life balance.
Ep 186How To Work With A Virtual Assistant
Offshoring virtual assistants came with challenges. Learn how I tackled them and found success, even with no prior experience!
Ep 185Increasing Your Prices Without Changing Service Levels.
Many firm owners struggle with raising prices for underpaying clients. Discover the challenges involved and how to overcome them.
Ep 184Burnout.
Burnout is a common challenge for firm owners. Discover my insights on burnout, plus practical tips to prevent and overcome it.
Ep 1834 Easy Tax Season Marketing Tactics
Make tax season marketing manageable with these 4 easy tactics. Keep your campaigns effective without overloading your schedule.
Ep 182How to Streamline Document Collection This Tax Season
Many firms struggle with document collection during tax season. In this episode, I share why it's an issue and how I recommend handling it.
Ep 181Your First Step To No Overtime This Tax Season
Tax season often leads to overtime, but it doesn’t have to. Start with these simple strategies to enjoy a smoother tax season this year.
Ep 180The Best 3-Tiered Packages Do These 8 Things
I'm a big believer in 3-tiered pricing. Here’s what makes the best packages stand out and why they can help you close more deals.
Ep 179How to Delegate Advisory Work to Your Team
Are you struggling to add advisory services without taking on all the work yourself? Learn how to delegate and make advisory work scalable.
Ep 178My 8 Best Tip to Reduce Stress in Your Firm
Running a firm can be stressful. Discover the top 8 stress-reducing tips that I used when I ran my firm and now in my current business.
Ep 177How to Turn Advisory Work Into a Recurring Service
Advisory services give clients peace-of-mind, but they're often delivered ad hoc. Here's how to offer advisory services on a recurring basis.
Ep 176Never Ignore This Critical Skill as a Firm Owner
There's one skill they don't teach you in school that can have a huge impact on your business. Find out how to harness it in this episode.
Ep 1756 Reasons Why Buyers Were Interested In My Firm
I sold my firm 5 years after starting it. Discover the 6 reasons why buyers were interested, and get tips that could help you sell your firm.
Ep 174The 3 Non-Negotiable Team Member Traits
Employee turnover is often caused by hiring people with the wrong traits. Discover the 3 traits I require in every team member we hire.
Ep 173You Only Need These 4 Things to Have a Great Firm
Running a firm can be complex. But many firm owners overcomplicate it. Discover the only 4 things you truly need to have a great firm.
Ep 17210 Ways We're Getting Serious With Cybersecurity
Don't take cybersecurity for granted. Learn 10 steps we're using to protect ourselves and how they can help safeguard your business too.
Ep 171My Firm's Best Marketing Wins
Discover the 4 biggest marketing wins that generated leads and new business for my firm, so you can apply the lessons to your own business.
Ep 170My Firm's Worst Marketing Fails (And Lessons Learned)
Learn from my marketing missteps at Xen Accounting. In this episode, I share my biggest failures to help you save time, money, and effort.
Ep 169Should Your Firm Niche
Niching is a powerful tool to cut through the noise. But should your firm do it? And if so, how? Listen to this episode to find out.
Ep 168The 5 Biggest Factors Impacting Your Firm's Valuation [In Order]
Do you know what actually impacts your firm’s value? Discover the 5 key factors buyers consider when determining your firm's worth.
Ep 1677 Big Misconceptions Firms Have About Overseas Offshoring
I’ve built remote teams for over a decade. If you want to hire offshore team members, make sure you avoid these 7 big misconceptions.
Ep 166The Pricing Trick to Avoid Price Disagreements
Ep 165Fire Bad Clients to Quickly Add Capacity
Discover a step-by-step process to rank your clients and eliminate your worst ones, so you can cut workload and boost profitability.
Ep 1644 Steps to More Partnerships
Leveraging partnerships can grow your business fast if done right. Follow these steps to improve your chances of landing more partnerships.
Ep 163Your Clients Don't Care About What You Do
Your clients aren't interested in your processes or tasks. Discover what they truly want and how you can better satisfy their needs.
Ep 162Process Improvement is Not a Top Priority
If your goal is to systematize your firm, improving processes shouldn't be your top priority. Find out why in this episode.
Ep 161Reminder
In business, we often lose sight of what’s truly important. This episode serves as a reminder to re-center and focus on what matters most.
Ep 160The Partner Email Swap Marketing Tactic
Effective marketing doesn’t always have to be complex. Discover a simple yet effective strategy overlooked by most firms.
Ep 159Is In-Person Better Than Remote
I'm a strong advocate of remote work but in-person shouldn't be overlooked. Find out the benefits and drawbacks of each approach.
Ep 158New Service Idea Time-Saving Accounting Audit
Most firms struggle to show how they can save clients time. In this episode, I'll share how to market & sell this benefit effectively.
Ep 157Pricing High Can Make You Busier
Discover the drawbacks of pricing high. Learn to balance profitability with manageable work hours and scale your services effectively.
Ep 156Making Cybersecurity a Priority in 2024
Implementing cybersecurity measures to safeguard your firm should be a priority. Discover in this episode why it's very important.
Ep 155The Marketing Tactic You Should Be Using (But Aren't)
To market to existing clients, you can use various strategies like newsletters, guides, etc. Learn which tactic is better than them all.
Ep 154Do You Even Need Any Marketing
Marketing is the practice that most firms use to attract new clients. But, do you really need it? Find out in this episode.
Ep 153Perfection Doesn't Scale
Perfectionism is a common pitfall for accountants, but it stunts business growth. In this episode, I'll share practical tips to overcome it.
Ep 152The Firm Freedom System [6 Steps]
Many firm owners work too much without a break. In this episode, I'll share a system to boost your profits while cutting your work hours.
Ep 151The 4 Goals of Your Discovery Calls
Discovery calls are set up with potential clients to assess and secure new business. Learn what you need to focus on to be more successful.
Ep 150The Inefficient Marketing Strategy That Works
A lot of firms struggle with their marketing. In this episode, I shared a marketing strategy that might be inefficient but works.
Ep 1495 Naive Mistakes I Made As A Firm Owner
When I was running Xen Accounting, I also had my fair share of mistakes. Check out these mistakes and what should I have done instead.
Ep 1486 Things Your Clients Hate About Your Accounting Firm
Explore common client frustrations with accounting firms and learn how to avoid them. Get actionable advice in this episode.
Ep 147What My Firm's Sales Process Looked Like
Designing an effective sales process can be tough. In this episode, I'll explain what my sales process looked like and why I made it that way.
Ep 1463 Simple Ways to Collect Feedback From Your Clients
Level up your firm's customer experience with these three effective methods to gather and understand client feedback.