Accounting High

115 HAVE FUN and Some Spicy Takes (feat. Garrett Alexander, CPA)


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Episode 115 | Recorded September 29, 2022

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In this episode with Scott, we have Garrett Alexander, CPA, talk about his journey in the accounting industry, branding, managing people, and running a firm. They discuss the advantages of starting your own firm and offer advice on how to protect good employees and deal with bad clients. They also delve into topics like finding purpose, having confidence, and learning from failures. Tune in for an entertaining and insightful conversation between two experts in the field. Don't miss out!

  • Growing up

  • The whole story in a nutshell

  • Getting into accounting

  • Working with your significant other

  • Branding and how the firm works

  • What made him leave the precious firm and advantages with a smaller firm

  • Bad apples

  • When to start your own firm

  • Managing people, running a firm

  • Bad clients, bad employees, protecting the good ones

  • Keeping good employees

  • Finding purpose and enjoying work

  • Getting older, staying youthful

  • Collaborative competition

  • Having confidence

  • Ambiverts, Introverts

  • Dealing with bad clients

  • Being empathetic toward the staff

  • The new rap, Saying no

  • Making real decisions

  • Failures

  • Firm Hard Numbers

  • Advice from Scott to Garrett

  • Being on the show, having fun, wrapping up

  • Scott Dips

  • All the Shoutouts:

    Greg Kyte, Notion

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