Podcast Episodes

Mastering M&A with Marcus Dillon

Episode 62

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 ou…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Build Versus Buy with Brannon Poe

Episode 61

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 bet…

Published on 5 months ago

Return On Relationships with Rory Henry

Episode 60

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 financ…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Let’s Talk Job Satisfaction and Hours Worked

Episode 59

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.

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Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Mastering Networking and Unlocking Opportunities with Chayton Farlee

Episode 58

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 pass…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Testing Top Talent with Giles Pearson

Episode 57

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 …

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

Burnout Busting with Lynnette Oss Connell

Episode 56

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 h…

Published on 6 months ago

Doing Private Equity Right with Nishaad Ruparel of Ascend

Episode 55

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 abo…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Ryan Bakke’s Secrets to Scaling to $3M+ in 4 Years with Copywriting

Episode 54

In Episode 54 of the Big 4 Transparency Podcast, I’m joined by Ryan Bakke, a young CPA who grew his firm to $3M+ in revenue in just a few years. Ryan talks to us about what he does differently is hi…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Consistency is Key with David Leary

Episode 53

In Episode 53 of the Big 4 Transparency Podcast, I’m joined by David Leary, Co-host of the accounting podcast and co-founder of Earmark to talk about his journey as a non-CPA building in the account…

Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago