The Unique CPA
Randy Crabtree, CPA
Show overview
The Unique CPA has been publishing since 2019, and across the 7 years since has built a catalogue of 275 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 160 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 29 min and 40 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Business show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 6 days ago, with 30 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2024, with 56 episodes published. Published by Randy Crabtree, CPA.
From the publisher
Over more than five years and 200 episodes, The Unique CPA has blossomed from "just an accounting podcast" into a community of thriving accounting professionals. With personal fulfillment and energizing, passionate work at the top of our list of priorities, we're keeping you at the forefront of the changing face of public accounting through conversations with fascinating leaders who understand that the one constant in the accounting profession is change: Change in our approach to the demands of the profession, change in the technology we use to more efficiently do our jobs, and change in our ability to express who each of us really is as a human being.
Latest Episodes
View all 275 episodesAcademia's View of the Pipeline and More with Scott Showalter
Randy and Terrell Talk Keynotes, Community, and More at BTG
Mental Health, Better Clients, More Money at BTG, with Lisa Simpson
A Family Reunion You Actually Want to Go to, with Chad Davis
Bridging the Gap on ADHD and Community with Questian Telka
Behind the Curtain at Bridging the Gap with Krystal Joiner
Return on Relationships: The Human Multiplier at BTG with Rory Henry
Build Relationships and Solve Problems with Roman Villard
What Gen Z Brings to Your Firm with Chayton Farlee
A Values-Driven Firm and Culture with John Sensiba
Fostering a Culture of Experimentation in Accounting with K.C. Eames
The "Hive Mind" Effect at Bridging the Gap, with Nancy McClelland
One Stop, Full Access: Rethink Client Engagement with Rozeta Atlas
The Changing Face of Public Accounting, Then and Now
From Burnout to Balance: How Firms Can Thrive with Erin Daiber
Turning More Time into Top Line Growth with Cosmin Nicolaescu
Giving Accountants Their Time Back with Cosmin Nicolaescu
Ep 257Growth Almost Broke the Firm: Right-Sizing and More
Big thanks go out to Magnetic for backing The Unique CPA. MagneticTax.com. Chad Davis helped build LiveCA to 120 people and then made the deliberate decision to cut it nearly in half. On Episode 257 of The Unique CPA, he tells Randy that at that size it wasn't enjoyable, and the math, modeled out on a road trip through the Italian countryside with his business partner Josh Zweig, pointed clearly to 60 as the number where profit, people, and sanity could actually coexist. That restructuring meant repricing every client, moving from value pricing to budgeted hours, and navigating the realities of headcount changes. Randy and Chad cover all of that, the AI tools accountants are trying through his AutomationTown community, the time-zone arbitrage of running a Canadian firm from Spain, and why changing people's mindsets inside a firm matters more than any efficiency gain the technology can deliver. Get the full show notes and more resources at RandyCrabtree.com
Ep 256"Don't Quote Me:" Overachieve without Overcommitting
Speaker and leadership strategist Brian Hilliard joins Randy Crabtree on Episode 256 of The Unique CPA to make a case that burnout in the accounting profession isn't a character flaw, it's "good qualities gone out of bounds." The work ethic and integrity that make CPAs excellent at their jobs are the same traits that, left unchecked, drive them straight into the ground, and to illustrate, Brian draws on his own early experience of getting sick three times in two years before recognizing that his body was simply taking the vacation he refused to schedule. The conversation gets practical quickly: managing energy rather than time, clustering deadlines to reduce background anxiety, and rethinking the to-do list with a whiteboard, a four-by-six note card, and a Sharpie. None of the fixes Brian proposes are dramatic, which is exactly the point: You can do them starting today. Get the full show notes and more resources at TheUniqueCPA.com
Ep 255Uncertainty Is Your Opportunity: A Tax Leader's Playbook
Randy Crabtree sits down with Mark Gallegos, partner at Porte Brown and one of the more broadly active figures in the accounting profession, on Episode 255 of The Unique CPA. Together, they work through what HR-1 actually means for tax practitioners right now in practical terms. Mark has a knack for staying relentlessly neutral on legislation while still finding the angles that benefit clients, and that discipline runs through the whole conversation as they get into the advisory mindset shift that tax reform demands, the uncomfortable truth that most CPAs are undercharging for work that clients genuinely value, and what AI will actually compress versus what it can never replace. Mark also shares how Porte Brown operationalizes delegation as a leadership strategy, not just a talking point; a wide-ranging conversation that manages to be both technically grounded and surprisingly candid about the profession's blind spots. Get the full show notes and more resources at RandyCrabtree.com