In Episode 64 of the Big 4 Transparency Podcast I’m joined by Rob Brown, the founder of the Accounting Influencers Roundtable, and an expert in business development in the accounting industry. In this episode, Rob and I discuss how one can become influential in the accounting industry, why accountants are so overwhelmed with sales outreach, and the 3 best ways one can reach their target audience.

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Connect with Rob:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therobbrown/

Accounting Influencers Roundtable: https://accountinginfluencers.com/

Rob’s podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6okrazI1Zc1pUF2QeMxefI?si=a7098d257ea74a2e

Get in touch with me:

Website: https://www.big4transparency.com/

Newsletter: https://big4transparency.beehiiv.com/

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: https://twitter.com/B4Transparency

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dopiscopo/

In Episode 63 of the Big 4 Transparency Podcast I’m joined by Erin Daiber, Founder of Well Balanced Accountants, a consultancy dedicated to transforming CPA firms by creating workplaces where accountants love to work.

Connect with Erin:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cpacoacherin/

Well balanced accountants: https://www.wellbalancedaccountants.com/

Get in touch with me:

Website: https://www.big4transparency.com/

Newsletter: https://big4transparency.beehiiv.com/

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: https://twitter.com/B4Transparency

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dopiscopo/

In Episode 62 of the Big 4 Transparency Podcast I’m joined by Marcus Dillon, Founder and President of Dillon Business Advisors. His firm has done 15 M&A transactions, acquiring firms, and bundling out clients who are not a fit and selling them out to other firms to recover some of the acquisition cost - he was the first person I’ve heard ever talking about this strategy in-depth and it’s definitely one worth taking notes on.

Connect with Marcus:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcusdilloncpa/

Get in touch with me:

Website: https://www.big4transparency.com/

Newsletter: https://big4transparency.beehiiv.com/

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: https://twitter.com/B4Transparency

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dopiscopo/

In Episode 61 of the Big 4 Transparency Podcast I’m joined by Brannon Poe, founder of Poe Group Advisors and Accounting Practice Academy. Over the last 2 decades, Brannon has been brokering deals between accounting firms after getting his own experience in public accounting. With this experience, Brannon has some great insights on the state of the accounting industry and everything we’re seeing in the M&A markets today. He also has some great career advice to share, detailing how an accounting background helped prepare him to go into business and find success.

Connect with Brannon:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brannonpoe/

Check out his Accounting Practice Advisory: https://poegroupadvisors.com/accounting-practice-academy/

Get in touch with me:

Website: https://www.big4transparency.com/

Newsletter: https://big4transparency.beehiiv.com/

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: https://twitter.com/B4Transparency

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dopiscopo/

In Episode 60 of the Big 4 Transparency Podcast I’m joined by Rory Henry, someone I’m going to be on a panel with at Bridging the Gap 2025! Rory talks all about how firms should be considering financial planning and wealth advisory services as a way of more holistically serving clients, while being able to generate greater returns on their time and relationships with clients.

Connect with Rory:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roryshenry/

Check out his new book: https://advisror.com/

Get in touch with me:

Website: https://www.big4transparency.com/

Newsletter: https://big4transparency.beehiiv.com/

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: https://twitter.com/B4Transparency

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dopiscopo/

In Episode 59 of the Big 4 Transparency Podcast I’m talking all about job satisfaction and horse worked following a recent deep dive into the Big 4 Transparency data.

Referenced YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsWCr8h2SKQ

Get in touch with me:

Website: https://www.big4transparency.com/

Newsletter: https://big4transparency.beehiiv.com/

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: https://twitter.com/B4Transparency

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dopiscopo/

In Episode 58 of the Big 4 Transparency Podcast I’m joined by Chayton Farlee, a friend of mine in the accounting space and a student filled with boundless enthusiasm for the industry. Chayton is passionate about cloud accounting, CAS, and the opportunities that exist in the accounting profession for young professionals and students alike.

Connect with Chayton:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chaytonfarlee/

Get in touch with me:

Website: https://www.big4transparency.com/

Newsletter: https://big4transparency.beehiiv.com/

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: https://twitter.com/B4Transparency

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dopiscopo/

In Episode 57 of the Big 4 Transparency Podcast I’m joined by Giles Pearson, a former partner at PwC New Zealand who went on to be the Co-Founder of Accountests, a pre-employment testing service for accounting firms looking to make sure the talent they’re bringing in will suit their needs and meet their skill and knowledge requirements.

Connect with Giles:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/giles-pearson-fca-8a175843/

Get in touch with me:

Website: https://www.big4transparency.com/

Newsletter: https://big4transparency.beehiiv.com/

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: https://twitter.com/B4Transparency

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dopiscopo/

In Episode 56 of the Big 4 Transparency Podcast, I’m joined by Lynnette Oss Connell, AKA your burnout bestie. Lynnette is a former firm owner who has been through all of the stages of burnout, and has become passionate about the topic of burnout in the world of accounting over the last few years. We cover many of the best practices she recommends to prevent and recover from burnout, and discuss her new burnout recovery sessions that she’ll be running after busy-season.

Check out Lynette's course: burnoutbestie.com

Connect with Lynnette:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynnette-oss-connell-cpa/

Get in touch with me:

Website: https://www.big4transparency.com/

Newsletter: https://big4transparency.beehiiv.com/

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: https://twitter.com/B4Transparency

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dopiscopo/

In Episode 55 of the Big 4 Transparency Podcast, I’m joined by Nishaad Ruparel, President of Ascend, a modern platform for regional accounting firms backed by Alpine. In this episode we talk all about how Ascend made the decision to start investing in public accounting, and their unique approach to how they invest. We also talk about trends in the accounting industry, limitation of the traditional partnership model, and how we see increased productivity for professionals impacting compensation.

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Connect with Nishaad:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishaad-ruparel-30aab058/

Get in touch with me:

Website: https://www.big4transparency.com/

Newsletter: https://big4transparency.beehiiv.com/

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: https://twitter.com/B4Transparency

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dopiscopo/