Most think of the traditional accounting firm as a sole practitioner building up their book of business slowly in their home. Chase Birky of Dark Horse, CPA is reimagining this concept into the 21st century.

With a resource based approach, Dark Horse CPA allows the sole practitioner to bring their book of business to a well establish, highly functioning team and take away the admin components so that the focus is honed in on the client.

After spending 2 years at Deloitte Chase knew that being an employee was not for him and partnered up in his first self-employment journey before breaking off 5 years later and creating Dark Horse. 

Tune in to Chase's story and find Chase himself at Chase Birky on LinkedIn and check out:

Darkhorse.cpa - Main Dark Horse Website
https://abetterway.cpa/ - To join Chase's vision as a practitioner within Dark Horse.

Did you ever wonder what it is like to land your dream job at Vayner Media and shortly thereafter be fired by Gary V?


Adam Posner's story is one that features exactly that. From landing his dream job with Gary V to re-evaluating his career path to launching NHP Talent and ThePOZcast and building a tremendous LinkedIn following. 

Adam shares his journey and we chat about the business end of things as well. What a great story he has so tune in and enjoy!

If you want to find Adam follow along at:

IG: @NHPTalent
Twitter: @AdamJPosner
LinkedIn: @AdamPosner

Following your passion is something that Kim feel very strongly about.


After finishing a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree and working for a short few months, Kim quit her job and went fully into the real estate investment world. This is definitely the winner of the shortest time spent in the working world but the passion for real estate grew and it was time!

Fully packed with value and lots of life lessons learned along the way, this episode is a must listen!

Follow Kim on IG at kimberlymarie920 

You ever wonder what it is like to have 200K + followers? Massimo shares his journey and story on getting there.


Starting from standing up at his community college desk and say "I am out of here!! Who is coming with me??" to traveling the US  and learning first hand what entrepreneurship is. Massimo shares his story of going from being completely broke to bringing in $60K a month back to being broke again and rebuilding. 


The story is unreal so tune in and give Massimo a follow on IG. 

Uprooting your life is never easy, moving countries is never easy and starting a business is never easy. Zane did all 3 and has become known as one of the most sought after accountant in the wine industry.

From KPMG South Africa office to starting Protea Financial, Zane never gave up on his dream even through uncertainty. Tune in to hear his story of leaving Cape Town, moving to California, starting a business and growing that business to over 10 employees.

In today's episode we bring you another accounting all star that is revolutionizing the industry.

From working in big 4 audit to launching his own firm with minimal tax experience, Brandon has quickly learned the necessary skills needed for tax  work and also learned what the accounting industry is missing. His fresh perspectives bring you no timesheets, value based billing, and equitable ways to measure performance.

Brandon is ambitious and has goals of becoming a $100M firm utilizing all these concepts to show the world what a 2022 accounting firm looks like.

Navigating career choices in the athlete world can be challenging and turbulent. Elliot shares his journey of being an all-star soccer player and finding a niche need in helping high school students with the college recruitment process.

Elliot's story has many ups and down including navigating addiction after an injury and adjusting his business plans as he grew. 

Ryan is the true example of following a passion early on, against many odds and with lots of divergences along the way. 

The best way to describe Ryan's journey is the repetitive theme of the cliff notes of his last 7 years. Here is what that looks like: 

2015 - Landscaper 
2016 - DJ & Mechanic
2017 - Mechanic 
2018 - Audio Engineer
2019 - Podcast manager, Audio Editor, and Wedding DJ
2020 - Podcast Consultant 
2021 - Founder of a Podcast launch company
2022 - Building the team and growing 

The passion and vision that Ryan had after he fell in love with podcasting is palpable in this episode and in all of his content across all platforms on social media. Give him a follow: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sullybop/
IG: @Sullybop 

You saw the title right. Fernando quit his job as an engineer with $6,000 in savings and started following his passion. 

Tune in to today's episode where we learn about Fernando's path to becoming the Senior Managing Partner of Impact Self Storage and owning over $150M in self-storage assets. Fernando can be all over social media platforms under the handle of TheStorageStud where he give tons of value and general knowledge about the ins and outs of the self-storage industry.

Stay tuned to the very end where he shares an INCREDIBLY valuable item ;)

When it comes to the accounting industry, Allan Koltin is the man with the plan. From being fired early on in his career, to finding his own niche in the industry as the premiere M&A and consulting guru working with the TOP accounting firms in the nation.

Tune in to this incredibly value packed episode where we discuss the ins and outs of the accounting industry. What is missing from the industry and what it takes for a firm to be successful in todays climate. 

Allan's story and value he provides on this episode is enjoyable for all but if you are an accounting professional, this is the episode for you!

Follow Allan Koltin on LinkedIn, Accounting Today and everywhere he appears in the world of accounting.