This milestone episode proves that accountants can change lives—and legacies—every single day.

The Disruptors

With Liz Farr

In its milestone 100th episode, The Disruptors podcast pulls out all the stops with a powerful conversation featuring Paul Dunn, a four-time TEDx speaker, accounting innovator, and co-founder of the global giving platform B1G1. A true visionary, Dunn has spent decades redefining what it means to be an accountant—and his message to the profession is as bold and inspiring as ever.

“If you’re in a sea of sameness, you’re not serving anyone,” Dunn tells host Liz Farr. “We need to move from 'standard' to 'stand out' because we 'stand for' something that is bigger than ourselves.”

That “something bigger” is impact.

According to Dunn, the key to differentiating an accounting firm isn’t just writing a purpose statement—it’s living one. Too often, he says, firms get bogged down creating long-winded declarations no one remembers. The real transformation comes when a firm becomes truly impact-driven.

“What if you turned that around... and you became impact-driven, and you're able to say as a result, this month, look at what we did. We created these impacts in the community.”