Hey podcast listener – quick update.

I’m taking an intentional pause from producing new episodes for the main podcast, and I’m genuinely excited about what’s coming next.

Behind the scenes, I’m working on several big projects designed to help Peak Freedom members get better results, faster – with far less second-guessing, worry, and uncertainty.

And here’s what’s exciting: the results members are getting right now are coming faster and cleaner than ever before. We’re seeing high-leverage changes that fix firms for good – often in under eight months, and sometimes in just three to four months inside Accelerator. The relief is unmistakable.

That’s because the resources are solid, the community is tight and high-caliber, and the obstacles that used to slow people down are being removed.

Instead of guessing, members know what to do.
Instead of worrying, they test the plan.
Instead of grinding, they’re fixing their firms with confidence – and bringing them back under control.

I’m doubling down on building the best content anywhere for accountants who want healthy, smooth, sustainable firms.

While the main feed is on pause, be on the lookout for curated, topic-specific podcast feeds – pricing, packaging, niching, Simple Systems, Free Time, and a client-interview-only feed where you can hear your own story reflected back.

This pause is intentional.
Content is still coming – it’s just getting sharper.
And I’ll be back with brand-new episodes and interviews very soon.

What’s coming next is worth the wait.

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Link to full shownotes:

https://www.businessstrategyforcpas.com/386

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Want Pricing Essentials?

If you feel trapped by your own accounting firm, it’s not because of the work – it’s how you’ve priced the work.

Too many accountants are stuck in undercharging, overdelivering, and people-pleasing cycles.

Break the pattern with my short PDF guide:
7 Pricing Essentials »
It’s free and you can read it in 5 minutes.

I want to help you get your prices up without losing loyal clients.

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Want client interviews?

310 From Exhausted to Having Her Life Back: Wendy Norman, CPA

304 From 55 Down to 15 Hours; Same Take-Home Pay with Melissa Downs, EA

293 What it Takes to Work 15 Hours per Week with Erica Goode, CPA

Complete list:

geraldinecarter.com/client-interview-episodes

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FOUR ways I help overworked CPAs go down to 40 hours without losing revenue or hiring:

THE EMAIL COURSE – Free
geraldinecarter.com/stop-working-weekends
Stop Working Weekends will teach you how to reduce your hours without giving up revenue.

THE BOOK – $9.99

geraldinecarter.com/book
Down to 40 Hours – A Roadmap for CPAs to End Overworking Without Losing Revenue

PEAK FREEDOM COMMUNITY – $197/mo

geraldinecarter.com/peak-freedom
For solo and small accounting firm owners who want to rise above the insanity of hustle-culture

DOWN TO 40 HOURS ACCELERATOR – $995/mo
geraldinecarter.com/40
For the overworked CPA at multiple six figures of revenue who is ready to stop working weekends, wants to implement overdue changes, and doesn’t want to do it alone. You’ll make progress faster and with more confidence.

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Feeling too overwhelmed to “work on the business” – but you still want things to get easier?

Progress doesn’t always come from pushing harder.

In this episode, we talk about the invisible power of “marination” – how being in the right environment quietly changes what feels normal and doable.

You’ll hear 10 real ways that marinating inside Peak Freedom helps accountants move faster, including borrowing courage, shifting identity, raising standards, learning faster from other people’s wins (and mistakes), getting feedback in hours instead of weeks, and staying even-keeled during tax season.

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Link to full shownotes:

https://www.businessstrategyforcpas.com/385

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Want Pricing Essentials?

If you feel trapped by your own accounting firm, it’s not because of the work – it’s how you’ve priced the work.

Too many accountants are stuck in undercharging, overdelivering, and people-pleasing cycles.

Break the pattern with my short PDF guide:
7 Pricing Essentials »
It’s free and you can read it in 5 minutes.

I want to help you get your prices up without losing loyal clients.

…

Want client interviews?

310 From Exhausted to Having Her Life Back: Wendy Norman, CPA

304 From 55 Down to 15 Hours; Same Take-Home Pay with Melissa Downs, EA

293 What it Takes to Work 15 Hours per Week with Erica Goode, CPA

Complete list:

geraldinecarter.com/client-interview-episodes

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FOUR ways I help overworked CPAs go down to 40 hours without losing revenue or hiring:

THE EMAIL COURSE – Free
geraldinecarter.com/stop-working-weekends
Stop Working Weekends will teach you how to reduce your hours without giving up revenue.

THE BOOK – $9.99

geraldinecarter.com/book
Down to 40 Hours – A Roadmap for CPAs to End Overworking Without Losing Revenue

PEAK FREEDOM COMMUNITY – $197/mo

geraldinecarter.com/peak-freedom
For solo and small accounting firm owners who want to rise above the insanity of hustle-culture

DOWN TO 40 HOURS ACCELERATOR – $995/mo
geraldinecarter.com/40
For the overworked CPA at multiple six figures of revenue who is ready to stop working weekends, wants to implement overdue changes, and doesn’t want to do it alone. You’ll make progress faster and with more confidence.
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Still running your firm out of your Inbox?
In this episode, a CPA who spent 20 years living in her Inbox shares how she got down to Inbox Zero, shredded the paper piles, stopped the late-night deadline sprints, and finally knew what to work on next.

You’ll hear exactly how Simple Systems, Free Time works in real life, why it feels slightly terrifying at first, and how it quietly frees up hours without perfection, new tech, or heroics.

Lori's email:
lori.yearwood@zealaccounting.com
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Link to full shownotes:

https://www.businessstrategyforcpas.com/384

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Want Pricing Essentials?

If you feel trapped by your own accounting firm, it’s not because of the work – it’s how you’ve priced the work.

Too many accountants are stuck in undercharging, overdelivering, and people-pleasing cycles.

Break the pattern with my short PDF guide:
7 Pricing Essentials »
It’s free and you can read it in 5 minutes.

I want to help you get your prices up without losing loyal clients.

…

Want client interviews?

310 From Exhausted to Having Her Life Back: Wendy Norman, CPA

304 From 55 Down to 15 Hours; Same Take-Home Pay with Melissa Downs, EA

293 What it Takes to Work 15 Hours per Week with Erica Goode, CPA

Complete list:

geraldinecarter.com/client-interview-episodes

…

FOUR ways I help overworked CPAs go down to 40 hours without losing revenue or hiring:

THE EMAIL COURSE – Free
geraldinecarter.com/stop-working-weekends
Stop Working Weekends will teach you how to reduce your hours without giving up revenue.

THE BOOK – $9.99

geraldinecarter.com/book
Down to 40 Hours – A Roadmap for CPAs to End Overworking Without Losing Revenue

PEAK FREEDOM COMMUNITY – $197/mo

geraldinecarter.com/peak-freedom
For solo and small accounting firm owners who want to rise above the insanity of hustle-culture

DOWN TO 40 HOURS ACCELERATOR – $995/mo
geraldinecarter.com/40
For the overworked CPA at multiple six figures of revenue who is ready to stop working weekends, wants to implement overdue changes, and doesn’t want to do it alone. You’ll make progress faster and with more confidence.

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Do you ever feel like you’re doing everything right – solid clients, fair prices, full days – and yet the hours and money still aren’t quite where you want them?

That tension usually isn’t about missing one thing.

It’s the accumulation of small leaks most CPAs learn to live with: time lost re-reading emails, tracking tasks in your head, chasing clients for missing info, and doing quiet cleanup work that never shows up on an invoice.

Pricing is one major leak.

Systems is another.

In this episode, Suzanne Green shares how tightening a few simple systems – not adding software or staff – helps her save 8–10 hours a week.

Same clients, same output, less mental load, and the equivalent of a 17% higher effective hourly rate.

It’s a grounded, relatable conversation about where hours really go when your systems aren’t doing their share of the work.

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Link to full shownotes:

https://www.businessstrategyforcpas.com/383

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Want Pricing Essentials?

If you feel trapped by your own accounting firm, it’s not because of the work – it’s how you’ve priced the work.

Too many accountants are stuck in undercharging, overdelivering, and people-pleasing cycles.

Break the pattern with my short PDF guide:
7 Pricing Essentials »
It’s free and you can read it in 5 minutes.

I want to help you get your prices up without losing loyal clients.

…

Want client interviews?

310 From Exhausted to Having Her Life Back: Wendy Norman, CPA

304 From 55 Down to 15 Hours; Same Take-Home Pay with Melissa Downs, EA

293 What it Takes to Work 15 Hours per Week with Erica Goode, CPA

Complete list:

geraldinecarter.com/client-interview-episodes

…

FOUR ways I help overworked CPAs go down to 40 hours without losing revenue or hiring:

THE EMAIL COURSE – Free
geraldinecarter.com/stop-working-weekends
Stop Working Weekends will teach you how to reduce your hours without giving up revenue.

THE BOOK – $9.99

geraldinecarter.com/book
Down to 40 Hours – A Roadmap for CPAs to End Overworking Without Losing Revenue

PEAK FREEDOM COMMUNITY – $197/mo

geraldinecarter.com/peak-freedom
For solo and small accounting firm owners who want to rise above the insanity of hustle-culture

DOWN TO 40 HOURS ACCELERATOR – $995/mo
geraldinecarter.com/40
For the overworked CPA at multiple six figures of revenue who is ready to stop working weekends, wants to implement overdue changes, and doesn’t want to do it alone. You’ll make progress faster and with more confidence.

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Ever catch yourself comparing your firm to someone else’s after picture and wondering what you’re doing wrong?

Here’s a different perspective – you’re not behind, you’re just still in it.

This Work in Progress episode is for anyone mid-messy change, not standing at the finish line.

You’ll hear what it sounds like to raise prices, disengage legacy clients (including ones you paid for!), test tiered pricing, and still question the hours while it’s happening.

No tidy ending, no highlight reel – just the normal, uncomfortable middle.

Listen to feel less alone, see what “working on it” actually looks like, and borrow some camaraderie from a peer doing the hard work alongside you.

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Link to full shownotes:

https://www.businessstrategyforcpas.com/382

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Want Pricing Essentials?

If you feel trapped by your own accounting firm, it’s not because of the work – it’s how you’ve priced the work.

Too many accountants are stuck in undercharging, overdelivering, and people-pleasing cycles.

Break the pattern with my short PDF guide:
7 Pricing Essentials »
It’s free and you can read it in 5 minutes.

I want to help you get your prices up without losing loyal clients.

…

Want client interviews?

310 From Exhausted to Having Her Life Back: Wendy Norman, CPA

304 From 55 Down to 15 Hours; Same Take-Home Pay with Melissa Downs, EA

293 What it Takes to Work 15 Hours per Week with Erica Goode, CPA

Complete list:

geraldinecarter.com/client-interview-episodes

…

FOUR ways I help overworked CPAs go down to 40 hours without losing revenue or hiring:

THE EMAIL COURSE – Free
geraldinecarter.com/stop-working-weekends
Stop Working Weekends will teach you how to reduce your hours without giving up revenue.

THE BOOK – $9.99

geraldinecarter.com/book
Down to 40 Hours – A Roadmap for CPAs to End Overworking Without Losing Revenue

PEAK FREEDOM COMMUNITY – $197/mo

geraldinecarter.com/peak-freedom
For solo and small accounting firm owners who want to rise above the insanity of hustle-culture

DOWN TO 40 HOURS ACCELERATOR – $995/mo
geraldinecarter.com/40
For the overworked CPA at multiple six figures of revenue who is ready to stop working weekends, wants to implement overdue changes, and doesn’t want to do it alone. You’ll make progress faster and with more confidence.

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Ever look at your client list and think, “There’s no way I can cut this in half and still make the same money”…?
Turns out, that belief is backwards.

Hunter Bracey walks through how he went from 105 clients to roughly 40 without losing revenue, cut his tax-season hours in half, and went from chaos to feeling in control.

It’s an honest, practical, nothing-fancy conversation about what real change looks like — and why it’s way more doable (and freeing) than you might think.

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Link to full shownotes:

https://www.businessstrategyforcpas.com/381

…

Want Pricing Essentials?

If you feel trapped by your own accounting firm, it’s not because of the work – it’s how you’ve priced the work.

Too many accountants are stuck in undercharging, overdelivering, and people-pleasing cycles.

Break the pattern with my short PDF guide:
7 Pricing Essentials »
It’s free and you can read it in 5 minutes.

I want to help you get your prices up without losing loyal clients.

…

Want client interviews?

310 From Exhausted to Having Her Life Back: Wendy Norman, CPA

304 From 55 Down to 15 Hours; Same Take-Home Pay with Melissa Downs, EA

293 What it Takes to Work 15 Hours per Week with Erica Goode, CPA

Complete list:

geraldinecarter.com/client-interview-episodes

…

FOUR ways I help overworked CPAs go down to 40 hours without losing revenue or hiring:

THE EMAIL COURSE – Free
geraldinecarter.com/stop-working-weekends
Stop Working Weekends will teach you how to reduce your hours without giving up revenue.

THE BOOK – $9.99

geraldinecarter.com/book
Down to 40 Hours – A Roadmap for CPAs to End Overworking Without Losing Revenue

PEAK FREEDOM COMMUNITY – $197/mo

geraldinecarter.com/peak-freedom
For solo and small accounting firm owners who want to rise above the insanity of hustle-culture

DOWN TO 40 HOURS ACCELERATOR – $995/mo
geraldinecarter.com/40
For the overworked CPA at multiple six figures of revenue who is ready to stop working weekends, wants to implement overdue changes, and doesn’t want to do it alone. You’ll make progress faster and with more confidence.
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Does running your firm have to feel this uncertain to be working?

Most CPAs assume uncertainty, discomfort, and the unknown are signs of risk – but they’re often just signs you’re doing something new.

This episode breaks down six practical truths that help firm owners stop overthinking, make calmer decisions, and move faster toward “enough.” Enough money. Enough time. And real freedom.

If you’ve been grinding, hesitating, or waiting to feel ready, this episode reframes what actually matters – and what doesn’t.

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Link to full shownotes:

https://www.businessstrategyforcpas.com/380

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Want Pricing Essentials?

If you feel trapped by your own accounting firm, it’s not because of the work – it’s how you’ve priced the work.

Too many accountants are stuck in undercharging, overdelivering, and people-pleasing cycles.

Break the pattern with my short PDF guide:
7 Pricing Essentials »
It’s free and you can read it in 5 minutes.

I want to help you get your prices up without losing loyal clients.

…

Want client interviews?

310 From Exhausted to Having Her Life Back: Wendy Norman, CPA

304 From 55 Down to 15 Hours; Same Take-Home Pay with Melissa Downs, EA

293 What it Takes to Work 15 Hours per Week with Erica Goode, CPA

Complete list:

geraldinecarter.com/client-interview-episodes

…

FOUR ways I help overworked CPAs go down to 40 hours without losing revenue or hiring:

THE EMAIL COURSE – Free
geraldinecarter.com/stop-working-weekends
Stop Working Weekends will teach you how to reduce your hours without giving up revenue.

THE BOOK – $9.99

geraldinecarter.com/book
Down to 40 Hours – A Roadmap for CPAs to End Overworking Without Losing Revenue

PEAK FREEDOM COMMUNITY – $197/mo

geraldinecarter.com/peak-freedom
For solo and small accounting firm owners who want to rise above the insanity of hustle-culture

DOWN TO 40 HOURS ACCELERATOR – $995/mo
geraldinecarter.com/40
For the overworked CPA at multiple six figures of revenue who is ready to stop working weekends, wants to implement overdue changes, and doesn’t want to do it alone. You’ll make progress faster and with more confidence.
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Is your firm one bad decision away from falling apart?
Probably not – even though it sometimes feels that way.

This episode reframes what actually puts an accounting firm at risk, and what just hurts in the moment.

You’ll hear why most firms are far more resilient than their owners realize, how to tell the difference between real danger and normal business pain, and why small experiments are safer than endless overthinking.

If January has you cautious, stuck, or second-guessing everything, this will steady the ground under your feet.

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Link to full shownotes:

https://www.businessstrategyforcpas.com/379

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Want Pricing Essentials?

If you feel trapped by your own accounting firm, it’s not because of the work – it’s how you’ve priced the work.

Too many accountants are stuck in undercharging, overdelivering, and people-pleasing cycles.

Break the pattern with my short PDF guide:
7 Pricing Essentials »
It’s free and you can read it in 5 minutes.

I want to help you get your prices up without losing loyal clients.

…

Want client interviews?

310 From Exhausted to Having Her Life Back: Wendy Norman, CPA

304 From 55 Down to 15 Hours; Same Take-Home Pay with Melissa Downs, EA

293 What it Takes to Work 15 Hours per Week with Erica Goode, CPA

Complete list:

geraldinecarter.com/client-interview-episodes

…

FOUR ways I help overworked CPAs go down to 40 hours without losing revenue or hiring:

THE EMAIL COURSE – Free
geraldinecarter.com/stop-working-weekends
Stop Working Weekends will teach you how to reduce your hours without giving up revenue.

THE BOOK – $9.99

geraldinecarter.com/book
Down to 40 Hours – A Roadmap for CPAs to End Overworking Without Losing Revenue

PEAK FREEDOM COMMUNITY – $197/mo

geraldinecarter.com/peak-freedom
For solo and small accounting firm owners who want to rise above the insanity of hustle-culture

DOWN TO 40 HOURS ACCELERATOR – $995/mo
geraldinecarter.com/40
For the overworked CPA at multiple six figures of revenue who is ready to stop working weekends, wants to implement overdue changes, and doesn’t want to do it alone. You’ll make progress faster and with more confidence.

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