210: Carl Peterson – Career Insights & The ‘Small Firm Lifestyle’

Carl Peterson, the VP of Small Firm Interests with AICPA, joined us for this episode of Where Accountants Go, the Accounting Careers podcast.  In this episode, we cover Carl’s not-quite-traditional start to his career, his many years of successfully running his own practice with his wife whom is also a CPA, and his eventual transition into the Small Firm Interests role at AICPA.  There definitely is much variety in this episode.

If you…

Didn’t take college as seriously as you think you should have early on, and therefore had to work harder to get a good start, or

Found that you liked public accounting due to the variety of work, or

Ever felt like running your own practice may be the path to take, or

Ever simply wondered what life in a small firm may be like…

… then this episode will have value for you.

Carl’s interview is packed with great insight into what it means to work in a small firm, and what some of the unexpected advantages are.  In addition, he admittedly didn’t work as hard in his early college days as he should have, and therefore had to job hunt more than the typical accounting major.  However, there are great insights to be had from that part of the story as well.  You certainly will both enjoy and learn something from this particular interview.

If you do enjoy this interview, please also check out:  Josh Bauerle and Marcus Dillon

Also, for other career-related advice, please check out our book “49 Tips For A Successful Accounting Career” on Amazon.

To listen in on this interview with Carl Peterson, please use the player below.