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Wondering if it’s really possible to make good money without grinding 60 hours a week?

Sheila Hansen shares how she built a values-aligned accounting firm that brings in $250K+ while working ~15 hours a week. Learn how she escaped standard accounting, overcame pricing and money mindset blocks, built a product ladder, and created offerings rooted in strategy—not compliance. A must-listen for CPAs craving more ease.

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Link to full shownotes: 

https://www.businessstrategyforcpas.com/358

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If you feel trapped by your own accounting firm, I can help you stop the chaos and end the long hours without losing revenue or hiring. Join 3000+ other CPAs who get my single-tip daily emails.

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Readers say they love it because they’re short and on point.

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310 From Exhausted to Having Her Life Back: Wendy Norman, CPA

304 From 55 Down to 15 Hours; Same Take-Home Pay with Melissa Downs, EA

293 What it Takes to Work 15 Hours per Week with Erica Goode, CPA

Complete list:

geraldinecarter.com/client-interview-episodes

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FOUR ways I help overworked CPAs go down to 40 hours without losing revenue or hiring:

THE EMAIL COURSE – Free
geraldinecarter.com/stop-working-weekends
Stop Working Weekends will teach you how to reduce your hours without giving up revenue. 

THE BOOK – $9.99

geraldinecarter.com/book
Down to 40 Hours – A Roadmap for CPAs to End Overworking Without Losing Revenue

PEAK FREEDOM COMMUNITY – $197/mo

geraldinecarter.com/peak-freedom
For solo and small accounting firm owners who want to rise above the insanity of hustle-culture

DOWN TO 40 HOURS ACCELERATOR – $995/mo
geraldinecarter.com/40
For the overworked CPA at multiple six figures of revenue who is ready to stop working weekends, wants to implement overdue changes, and doesn’t want to do it alone. You’ll make progress faster and with more confidence. 

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Learn more about PEAK FREEDOM 

Feeling overwhelmed and wondering if there’s a way to finally get out from under the chaos?

If your brain never shuts off and your to-do list is chaos, this episode is for you. Meagan Rutkowski, CPA shares how implementing Simple Systems, Free Time gave her mental clarity, reduced overwhelm, and uncovered hidden scope creep. 

Now, Meagan has calmer mornings, the space to think strategically about her business, and more time for what matters.

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Link to full shownotes: 

https://www.businessstrategyforcpas.com/357

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Connect with Meagan:
[email protected]
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Readers say they love it because they’re short and on point.

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Want client interviews?

310 From Exhausted to Having Her Life Back: Wendy Norman, CPA

304 From 55 Down to 15 Hours; Same Take-Home Pay with Melissa Downs, EA

293 What it Takes to Work 15 Hours per Week with Erica Goode, CPA

Complete list:

geraldinecarter.com/client-interview-episodes

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FOUR ways I help overworked CPAs go down to 40 hours without losing revenue or hiring:

THE EMAIL COURSE – Free
geraldinecarter.com/stop-working-weekends
Stop Working Weekends will teach you how to reduce your hours without giving up revenue. 

THE BOOK – $9.99

geraldinecarter.com/book
Down to 40 Hours – A Roadmap for CPAs to End Overworking Without Losing Revenue

PEAK FREEDOM COMMUNITY – $197/mo

geraldinecarter.com/peak-freedom
For solo and small accounting firm owners who want to rise above the insanity of hustle-culture

DOWN TO 40 HOURS ACCELERATOR – $995/mo
geraldinecarter.com/40
For the overworked CPA at multiple six figures of revenue who is ready to stop working weekends, wants to implement overdue changes, and doesn’t want to do it alone. You’ll make progress faster and with more confidence. 

Learn more about PEAK FREEDOM 

Spend all day in your Inbox? 

Mark Kuka cut his hours from 84 to 45 a week, replaced 20% of his revenue after firing high-maintenance clients, and still grew. 

Hear how “Simple Systems, Free Time” helped him get control, reduce stress, and make space to go fishing with his son.

Mark's website
https://jaxlegalcpa.com/

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Link to full shownotes: 

https://www.businessstrategyforcpas.com/356

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If you feel trapped by your own accounting firm, I can help you stop the chaos and end the long hours without losing revenue or hiring. Join 3000+ other CPAs who get my single-tip daily emails.

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Subscribe here: geraldinecarter.com/subscribe

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Readers say they love it because they’re short and on point.

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Want client interviews?

310 From Exhausted to Having Her Life Back: Wendy Norman, CPA

304 From 55 Down to 15 Hours; Same Take-Home Pay with Melissa Downs, EA

293 What it Takes to Work 15 Hours per Week with Erica Goode, CPA

Complete list:

geraldinecarter.com/client-interview-episodes

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FOUR ways I help overworked CPAs go down to 40 hours without losing revenue or hiring:

THE EMAIL COURSE – Free
geraldinecarter.com/stop-working-weekends
Stop Working Weekends will teach you how to reduce your hours without giving up revenue. 

THE BOOK – $9.99

geraldinecarter.com/book
Down to 40 Hours – A Roadmap for CPAs to End Overworking Without Losing Revenue

PEAK FREEDOM COMMUNITY – $197/mo

geraldinecarter.com/peak-freedom
For solo and small accounting firm owners who want to rise above the insanity of hustle-culture

DOWN TO 40 HOURS ACCELERATOR – $995/mo
geraldinecarter.com/40
For the overworked CPA at multiple six figures of revenue who is ready to stop working weekends, wants to implement overdue changes, and doesn’t want to do it alone. You’ll make progress faster and with more confidence. 

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Learn more about PEAK FREEDOM 

Do you ever wonder why running your firm still feels so hard?

Most CPAs are reacting all day—to emails, interruptions, and mental to-do lists. But with the right systems, that all gets easier. In this episode, learn how a few missing tools can bring calm, structure, and breathing room back into your day.

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Link to full shownotes: 

https://www.businessstrategyforcpas.com/355

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If you feel trapped by your own accounting firm, I can help you stop the chaos and end the long hours without losing revenue or hiring. Join 3000+ other CPAs who get my single-tip daily emails.

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Subscribe here: geraldinecarter.com/subscribe

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Readers say they love it because they’re short and on point.

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Want client interviews?

310 From Exhausted to Having Her Life Back: Wendy Norman, CPA

304 From 55 Down to 15 Hours; Same Take-Home Pay with Melissa Downs, EA

293 What it Takes to Work 15 Hours per Week with Erica Goode, CPA

Complete list:

geraldinecarter.com/client-interview-episodes

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FOUR ways I help overworked CPAs go down to 40 hours without losing revenue or hiring:

THE EMAIL COURSE – Free
geraldinecarter.com/stop-working-weekends
Stop Working Weekends will teach you how to reduce your hours without giving up revenue. 

THE BOOK – $9.99

geraldinecarter.com/book
Down to 40 Hours – A Roadmap for CPAs to End Overworking Without Losing Revenue

PEAK FREEDOM COMMUNITY – $197/mo

geraldinecarter.com/peak-freedom
For solo and small accounting firm owners who want to rise above the insanity of hustle-culture

DOWN TO 40 HOURS ACCELERATOR – $995/mo
geraldinecarter.com/40
For the overworked CPA at multiple six figures of revenue who is ready to stop working weekends, wants to implement overdue changes, and doesn’t want to do it alone. You’ll make progress faster and with more confidence. 

Learn more about PEAK FREEDOM 

Ever wondered if a new website is worth it?

Catherine Ozment, CPA ditched her DIY site for a professionally built one… then let it sit. For 24 months, nothing happened. Then suddenly, it started bringing in monthly clients. In the last year, it’s brought in $194K+ of niche and niche-adjacent revenue—on autopilot.

If you’re questioning the value of a niche, SEO, or a pro website, this episode has your answer.

Catherine's Websites:
https://www.farmandagcpa.com/
https://www.clocpa.com/

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Link to full shownotes: 

https://www.businessstrategyforcpas.com/354

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If you feel trapped by your own accounting firm, I can help you stop the chaos and end the long hours without losing revenue or hiring. Join 3000+ other CPAs who get my single-tip daily emails.

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Subscribe here: geraldinecarter.com/subscribe

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Readers say they love it because they’re short and on point.

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Want client interviews?

310 From Exhausted to Having Her Life Back: Wendy Norman, CPA

304 From 55 Down to 15 Hours; Same Take-Home Pay with Melissa Downs, EA

293 What it Takes to Work 15 Hours per Week with Erica Goode, CPA

Complete list:

geraldinecarter.com/client-interview-episodes

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FOUR ways I help overworked CPAs go down to 40 hours without losing revenue or hiring:

THE EMAIL COURSE – Free
geraldinecarter.com/stop-working-weekends
Stop Working Weekends will teach you how to reduce your hours without giving up revenue. 

THE BOOK – $9.99

geraldinecarter.com/book
Down to 40 Hours – A Roadmap for CPAs to End Overworking Without Losing Revenue

PEAK FREEDOM COMMUNITY – $197/mo

geraldinecarter.com/peak-freedom
For solo and small accounting firm owners who want to rise above the insanity of hustle-culture

DOWN TO 40 HOURS ACCELERATOR – $995/mo
geraldinecarter.com/40
For the overworked CPA at multiple six figures of revenue who is ready to stop working weekends, wants to implement overdue changes, and doesn’t want to do it alone. You’ll make progress faster and with more confidence. 

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Learn more about PEAK FREEDOM 

Is progress slower than you want it to be?

It might be because you're stuck trying to learn everything first, waiting for the perfect answer, or avoiding the messy part—testing new ways of doing. 

In this episode, Pat Flynn shares why action beats over-prep, and how CPAs can move faster by running small, low-risk experiments with less overthinking and overplanning.

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Link to full shownotes: 

https://www.businessstrategyforcpas.com/353

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If you feel trapped by your own accounting firm, I can help you stop the chaos and end the long hours without losing revenue or hiring. Join 3000+ other CPAs who get my single-tip daily emails.

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Subscribe here: geraldinecarter.com/subscribe

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Readers say they love it because they’re short and on point.

…

Want client interviews?

310 From Exhausted to Having Her Life Back: Wendy Norman, CPA

304 From 55 Down to 15 Hours; Same Take-Home Pay with Melissa Downs, EA

293 What it Takes to Work 15 Hours per Week with Erica Goode, CPA

Complete list:

geraldinecarter.com/client-interview-episodes

…

FOUR ways I help overworked CPAs go down to 40 hours without losing revenue or hiring:

THE EMAIL COURSE – Free
geraldinecarter.com/stop-working-weekends
Stop Working Weekends will teach you how to reduce your hours without giving up revenue. 

THE BOOK – $9.99

geraldinecarter.com/book
Down to 40 Hours – A Roadmap for CPAs to End Overworking Without Losing Revenue

PEAK FREEDOM COMMUNITY – $197/mo

geraldinecarter.com/peak-freedom
For solo and small accounting firm owners who want to rise above the insanity of hustle-culture

DOWN TO 40 HOURS ACCELERATOR – $995/mo
geraldinecarter.com/40
For the overworked CPA at multiple six figures of revenue who is ready to stop working weekends, wants to implement overdue changes, and doesn’t want to do it alone. You’ll make progress faster and with more confidence. 

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Learn more about PEAK FREEDOM 

What would it even look like to build a package that required no labor to deliver?

This episode is a thought exercise: what if you had to design packages that delivered results without any labor? Not from you, not from your team. It’s a creative way to rethink how you build and deliver value—one that opens doors to scalable, low-effort, high-impact possibilities for your firm.

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Link to full shownotes: 

https://www.businessstrategyforcpas.com/352

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If you feel trapped by your own accounting firm, I can help you stop the chaos and end the long hours without losing revenue or hiring. Join 3000+ other CPAs who get my single-tip daily emails.

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Subscribe here: geraldinecarter.com/subscribe

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Readers say they love it because they’re short and on point.

…

Want client interviews?

310 From Exhausted to Having Her Life Back: Wendy Norman, CPA

304 From 55 Down to 15 Hours; Same Take-Home Pay with Melissa Downs, EA

293 What it Takes to Work 15 Hours per Week with Erica Goode, CPA

Complete list:

geraldinecarter.com/client-interview-episodes

…

FOUR ways I help overworked CPAs go down to 40 hours without losing revenue or hiring:

THE EMAIL COURSE – Free
geraldinecarter.com/stop-working-weekends
Stop Working Weekends will teach you how to reduce your hours without giving up revenue. 

THE BOOK – $9.99

geraldinecarter.com/book
Down to 40 Hours – A Roadmap for CPAs to End Overworking Without Losing Revenue

PEAK FREEDOM COMMUNITY – $197/mo

geraldinecarter.com/peak-freedom
For solo and small accounting firm owners who want to rise above the insanity of hustle-culture

DOWN TO 40 HOURS ACCELERATOR – $995/mo
geraldinecarter.com/40
For the overworked CPA at multiple six figures of revenue who is ready to stop working weekends, wants to implement overdue changes, and doesn’t want to do it alone. You’ll make progress faster and with more confidence. 

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Learn more about PEAK FREEDOM 

Have you ever packaged and priced to get off hourly, only to get killed on scope?

This episode walks you through a practical, spreadsheet-based process for building Bronze, Silver, and Gold service packages that protect your time and reflect your value. If you’re tired of pricing guesswork, scope creep, or endless custom proposals, this gives you the clarity and structure you’ve been missing.

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Link to full shownotes: 

https://www.businessstrategyforcpas.com/351

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If you feel trapped by your own accounting firm, I can help you stop the chaos and end the long hours without losing revenue or hiring. Join 3000+ other CPAs who get my single-tip daily emails.

.
Subscribe here: geraldinecarter.com/subscribe

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Readers say they love it because they’re short and on point.

…

Want client interviews?

310 From Exhausted to Having Her Life Back: Wendy Norman, CPA

304 From 55 Down to 15 Hours; Same Take-Home Pay with Melissa Downs, EA

293 What it Takes to Work 15 Hours per Week with Erica Goode, CPA

Complete list:

geraldinecarter.com/client-interview-episodes

…

FOUR ways I help overworked CPAs go down to 40 hours without losing revenue or hiring:

THE EMAIL COURSE – Free
geraldinecarter.com/stop-working-weekends
Stop Working Weekends will teach you how to reduce your hours without giving up revenue. 

THE BOOK – $9.99

geraldinecarter.com/book
Down to 40 Hours – A Roadmap for CPAs to End Overworking Without Losing Revenue

PEAK FREEDOM COMMUNITY – $197/mo

geraldinecarter.com/peak-freedom
For solo and small accounting firm owners who want to rise above the insanity of hustle-culture

DOWN TO 40 HOURS ACCELERATOR – $995/mo
geraldinecarter.com/40
For the overworked CPA at multiple six figures of revenue who is ready to stop working weekends, wants to implement overdue changes, and doesn’t want to do it alone. You’ll make progress faster and with more confidence. 

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Learn more about PEAK FREEDOM 

Worried you’ll lose too many clients if you raise prices?

Kathy Hayden shares the raw, emotional truth behind raising prices on 800+ legacy clients—what worked, what didn’t, and what it really feels like to lose hundreds of clients and still come out okay. If you’re afraid of making changes, this is the episode that tells the real story.

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Link to full shownotes: 

https://www.businessstrategyforcpas.com/350

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If you feel trapped by your own accounting firm, I can help you stop the chaos and end the long hours without losing revenue or hiring. Join 3000+ other CPAs who get my single-tip daily emails.

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Subscribe here: geraldinecarter.com/subscribe

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Readers say they love it because they’re short and on point.

…

Want client interviews?

310 From Exhausted to Having Her Life Back: Wendy Norman, CPA

304 From 55 Down to 15 Hours; Same Take-Home Pay with Melissa Downs, EA

293 What it Takes to Work 15 Hours per Week with Erica Goode, CPA

Complete list:

geraldinecarter.com/client-interview-episodes

…

FOUR ways I help overworked CPAs go down to 40 hours without losing revenue or hiring:

THE EMAIL COURSE – Free
geraldinecarter.com/stop-working-weekends
Stop Working Weekends will teach you how to reduce your hours without giving up revenue. 

THE BOOK – $9.99

geraldinecarter.com/book
Down to 40 Hours – A Roadmap for CPAs to End Overworking Without Losing Revenue

PEAK FREEDOM COMMUNITY – $197/mo

geraldinecarter.com/peak-freedom
For solo and small accounting firm owners who want to rise above the insanity of hustle-culture

DOWN TO 40 HOURS ACCELERATOR – $995/mo
geraldinecarter.com/40
For the overworked CPA at multiple six figures of revenue who is ready to stop working weekends, wants to implement overdue changes, and doesn’t want to do it alone. You’ll make progress faster and with more confidence. 
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Learn more about PEAK FREEDOM 

Feeling buried in clients, working too many hours, and wondering if change is even possible? 

In this episode, Melissa Downs, EA is back after her second year of working on her firm inside the GC ecosystem. 

She shares how she cut 800 clients, dropped 10 hours a week, and now takes home more money – with waaaaay less stress. 

Her journey proves: you don’t need volume to have the firm you want.

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Link to full shownotes: 

https://www.businessstrategyforcpas.com/349

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If you feel trapped by your own accounting firm, I can help you stop the chaos and end the long hours without losing revenue or hiring. Join 3000+ other CPAs who get my single-tip daily emails.

.
Subscribe here: geraldinecarter.com/subscribe

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Readers say they love it because they’re short and on point.

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Want more client interviews?

310 From Exhausted to Having Her Life Back: Wendy Norman, CPA

304 From 55 Down to 15 Hours; Same Take-Home Pay with Melissa Downs, EA

293 What it Takes to Work 15 Hours per Week with Erica Goode, CPA

Previous interviews with Melissa:

#272

#258

Complete list:

geraldinecarter.com/client-interview-episodes

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FOUR ways I help overworked CPAs go down to 40 hours without losing revenue or hiring:

THE EMAIL COURSE – Free
geraldinecarter.com/stop-working-weekends
Stop Working Weekends will teach you how to reduce your hours without giving up revenue. 

THE BOOK – $9.99

geraldinecarter.com/book
Down to 40 Hours – A Roadmap for CPAs to End Overworking Without Losing Revenue

PEAK FREEDOM COMMUNITY – $197/mo

geraldinecarter.com/peak-freedom
For solo and small accounting firm owners who want to rise above the insanity of hustle-culture

DOWN TO 40 HOURS ACCELERATOR – $995/mo
geraldinecarter.com/40
For the overworked CPA at multiple six figures of revenue who is ready to stop working weekends, wants to implement overdue changes, and doesn’t want to do it alone. You’ll make progress faster and with more confidence. 

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