The Big 4 Transparency Podcast

In Episode 7 of the Big 4 Transparency Podcast I am joined by Chase Birky, CEO and Co-Founder of Dark Horse CPAs. Dark Horse takes a different approach to the franchise model, having built incentives around elevating the group as a whole and sharing equity in the overall organization rather than a traditional franchise and fee model. Chase and I discuss many topics ranging from the limitations of...

In episode 6 of the Big 4 Transparency podcast, I am joined by Craig Hausz, co-founder and CEO of CMH Advisors. What makes Craig’s experience unique is that in addition to being a CPA, he is also a Certified Financial Planner, which allows his firm to offer both tax & accounting services as well as wealth management. In this episode we discuss the synergies in offering both services to clients...

In Episode 5 of The Big 4 Transparency Podcast, we’re joined by Mike Manalac, Accounting manager at Google, and author of No Flux Given, the playbook on how to land your dream job in accounting. Mike shares learnings from his journey to landing his dream job at Google, and how years of preparation were needed in order to get him to where he is today. Mike shows the type of foresight, planning and...

In Episode 4 of The Big 4 Transparency Podcast, we’re joined by Scott Scarano, President of Padgett NC and founder of Accounting High. Scott breaks the mold of what you picture when talking about an accounting professional. He may own his own firm doing roughly $2M in annual revenue, but he has implemented EOS (the Entrepreneurial Operating system) to the firm and has been able to step back almost...

In Episode 3 of The Big 4 Transparency Podcast, we’re joined by Andrea Davis, the founder of Linked Workforce, and former Director of Resource Management at Baker Tilly.   Andrea gives us a view of the conversations that are happening behind the scenes at some of the largest accounting firms, ranging from what is being done to address the talent crisis all the way to how COVID-19 has imp...

In Episode 2 of The Big 4 Transparency Podcast, we’re joined by Patrick Dichter, the owner of Appletree Business Services.  As a non-CPA with more of a sales background, Patrick has acquired multiple accounting practices to form the firm he runs today. He provides a unique point of view on business practices in the industry and shares some actionable advice on how to improve firm operations.&...

In Episode 1 of The Big 4 Transparency Podcast, we’re joined by Brandon Hall, CEO of Hall CPA PLLC. His non-traditional take on running an accounting firm has inspired many and unlocked impressive growth for his firm. Brandon is running a modern, remote-first CPA firm, projected to do over $10M in revenue this year.  In this episode, he shares his journey, what’s involved in running his firm,...

Your introduction to Big 4 Transparency ( https://www.big4transparency.com/ ). In this episode, I will provide a brief overview of Big 4 Transparency, and what listeners can expect from this podcast going forward.