Most people do not put “accounting” and “creative” in the same sentence. Drew Carrick has built a career doing exactly that.

Yuri sits down with Drew Carrick, also known as The Rapping CPA, to talk about how a public accounting career turned into rap videos, conference hosting, content strategy, and a bigger conversation about where the accounting profession is headed.

They get into Drew’s path from audit to entertainment, the story behind the Public Accounting Anthem, why originality matters, and how creative skills can become a real advantage in a profession that is being reshaped by AI. The big theme: as technology becomes table stakes, client experience, human connection, and personality are going to matter more than ever.

Episode Highlights:

0:00 - Introduction

1:12 - Yuri introduces Drew Carrick, The Rapping CPA

5:20 - Drew’s early influences and how rap entered the picture

11:03 - Writing original accounting music instead of only doing parodies

18:32 - Blending accounting, creativity, and personal brand

25:56 - Why Drew is leaning into strategy and experience

27:48 - How AI makes client experience more important for CPA firms

36:37 - What actually makes events memorable

44:17 - How Drew and Scotty created “Accounting Buddies”

50:09 - Where to find Drew online 

ABOUT HOST YURI KAPILOVICH

Yuri, aka #thefuncpa, has been in the accounting profession for over 15 years and has seen, first hand, the challenges the profession brings. After seeing that no firm was fitting the bill, Yuri set out to do things his own way with his firm K&A and the journey began with LinkedIn posting at the front end. 

Yuri is proud to bring you #thefuncpa podcast highlighting the fun and all the amazing opportunities our profession can bring us all. 

CONNECT WITH YURI KAPILOVICH

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

Website: https://www.thefuncpa.co/

CONNECT WITH DREW CARRICK

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

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheRappingCPA