The Fun CPA Podcast
It is no secret that the accounting profession needs a fresh perspective after years of status quo.
The Fun CPA podcast aims to bring exactly that. Fun, refreshing and unique perspective on a profession that needs it the most.
The conversations I will bring to you will bring you and your firm value. We discuss pricing, firm management, technology, social media and mental health. The guests on the show range from small accounting firm owners to big firm partners to incredible mental health coaches to our profession and much much more.
Give it a listen, the fresh perspective you been waiting on is here!
Episodes
73 episodes
She Demystifies Credit Card Points
Credit card points can feel like a complicated game, but for business owners with regular expenses, there can be real upside if the math makes sense. Yuri sits down with Nadia Groen, founder of Points Advisors, to break...
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When The Creative And The Accountant Mix - The Rapping CPA
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 tur...
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The Pricing Conversation All Accountants Need to Hear
Pricing is one of the hardest conversations in the accounting profession, but the problem usually starts before the client ever pushes back. Yuri sits down with Carlos Garcia, co-founder of Reframe, to talk about value, confid...
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The Real Challenges Of Running a $4.5M Firm
Scaling a CPA firm sounds exciting until you hit the messy middle.Yuri sits down with Anomaly CPA owners John Malone and Greg O’Brien to talk about what it actually takes to grow from a solo firm into a 40-person, multi-million-dollar op...
Here Is How He Runs His $150K Solo Firm
Yuri sits down with Mike Mazzanna to talk about the real path from big firm tax work to launching a solo CPA firm. Mike shares the 109-hour billable week that pushed him toward firm ownership, why flexibility mattered m...
The Tax Research Tool You Need To Hear About
AI isn’t coming for tax. It’s already changing how tax professionals research, review, and deliver advice. Yuri sits down with Benjamin Alarie, tax law professor at the University of Toronto and founder of Blue J, to ta...
Productivity and Time Tracking With Rize
This week on The Fun CPA Podcast, Yuri talks with Macgill Davis, co-founder and CEO of Rize, an AI-powered time tracking tool for accounting firms and professional service businesses.They talk about why time tracking sucks, how AI can re...
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Firm Building, Social Media and Community With Logan Graf
What does it actually look like to build a modern CPA firm without losing yourself in the process? Yuri sits down with Logan Graf to talk through the real decisions behind firm ownership, from taking the leap into entrepreneu...
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How To Sell and Build Tech For Accountants
Most accounting firms don’t have a tech problem. They have a trust problem.In this episode, Yuri sits down with Jonathan Shkolnik, a developer turned founder building Portali, an AI bookkeeping tool designed to take the pain out of clean...
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The State of The Accounting Profession with Blake Oliver
In this episode of the Fun CPA podcast, Yuri sits down with Blake Oliver, CPA and host of "The Accounting Podcast," to discuss the evolving landscape of the accounting profession. Blake shares his unique journey from professional ce...
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Solo Episode - How I run my $300K+ Firm, Tax Season 2026 and More
This episode is a little different — no guest, just Yuri pulling back the curtain on how his firm actually runs during the middle of tax season.Recorded on March 3rd, Yuri walks through what tax season looks like inside his firm right n...
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How Should Accountants Market Their Firms?
Marketing doesn’t need to be pain wrapped in mystery. But it’s such a necessary factor to growing and expanding your business the way that you want.Yuri is joined by Karen Reyburn, a CPA turned Scotland based agency owner who’s spent 15 ...
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Mental Health in Accounting: Anxiety, Imposter Syndrome, Burnout, and Isolation
Mental health isn’t a “nice to have” in accounting, it’s the difference between making it through tax season and quietly burning out.In this episode of The Fun CPA, Yuri sits down with Cassie and Brandon Christensen from Modern Therapy t...
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She Helps Small Firm Owners Build Better Systems
Sharrin Fuller sold two accounting firms for 2x the average multiple and she did it by building a business that could run without her.On the Fun CPA Podcast, Sharrin, CEO and founder of Glass Wallet Ventures, breaks down the re...
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He Turned An Old School Firm To The 21st Century - Nick Boscia
‘Old school cool’ is a thing, just not when it comes to accounting. This week features Nick Boscia, a managing partner at Boscia and Boscia PC – and whose family accounting firm in New Jersey is the very subject of the episod...
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Scaling With Purpose and Building an Accounting Community - Jason Blumer and Ian Vacin
This week’s episode welcomes “Scale with Purpose” co-authors Jason Blumer and Ian Vacin to tackle the biggest decision firm owners face: is scaling really right for you? Together, they join Yuri to discuss this big ...
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How To Keep Your Firm's Data Safe
Accountants don’t just do the client work and tax returns. They’re now custodians of some of a client’s most valuable data. This week’s guest, Nick Mullen, is an expert in information security, IT governance, and compliance i...
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He JUST Launched His Firm - Now What???
This week’s guest JUST started his journey to begin his own firm. Yuri is joined by Kendall Castro, who, as of a few months ago, recently became a business owner. Together, they break down Kendall’s path to starting ...
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Big 4 Insights, CPA Exam and the Future of the Profession
Many guests on The Fun CPA have left their jobs, some of them at the ‘Big 4’ to begin their own business, or move to something tax and accounting adjacent. This week’s guest is a little different! Blake Carroll works for ...
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The Realest Conversation Around Firm Ownership You Ever Heard
Michael Eckstein isn’t like most accountants. He doesn’t talk like most accountants. Or think like them. And he certainly doesn’t approach building a business the same way as them, either.
Finding Your Balance While Scaling A Firm
This week’s guest has achieved what many in the industry dream of. A successful firm AND a successful exit. Kenji Kuramoto is the founder and former CEO of Acuity, a pioneering outsourced accounti...
Building Financial Cents - The PM For Accountants
Not all accounting journeys are the same, but most are similar. Today’s guest has done it all differently – and his rare, entrepreneurial drive is something you seldom see in an industry so focused on conformity. Shahram Zars...
Real Talk: AI Is Not As Important as You Think in Accounting
It’s the one big thing on everyone’s mind. A.I. This week’s guest has all the answers to your questions both hopeful and bleak. Chad Davis is the co-founder and partner of LiveCA LLP – and a self-proclaimed...
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