{"podcast":{"title":"Jason On Firms Podcast","slug":"jason-on-firms-podcast-6263492","podcast_index_feed_id":6263492,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/jason-daily","website_url":"https://www.jasononfirms.com/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/7dh8LbMvEikr3QIDCao5mk1Mb0ELj-YzcSWIHH-j8FA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iNThj/YTBiMmVkMDA4ZjNm/YWY0MGU5Yjk0MzFh/M2YxNi5wbmc.jpg","author":"Jason Staats","episode_count":628,"summary":"I'm Jason Staats, and on this podcast we talk through practical tips to run more profitable, calm accounting firms","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T16:20:50.244279+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jason-on-firms-podcast-6263492"},"episode":{"title":"599 How To Become An Accounting Firm Thought Leader [And why our industry needs you]","slug":"599-how-to-become-an-accounting-firm-thought-leader-and-why-our-industry-needs-you","published_at":"2026-04-14T09:35:22+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jason-on-firms-podcast-6263492/599-how-to-become-an-accounting-firm-thought-leader-and-why-our-industry-needs-you","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jason-on-firms-podcast-6263492","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/5b25d046","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/5b25d046/cf8d234b.mp3","summary":"🚀 Get smarter faster by learning with other firm owners: https://www.rlz.io/ 📩 Want a simple way to keep up with accounting firm and AI? I break it down every week in my newsletter: https://www.jasononfirms.com/newsletter ☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968! 📧 Email me! jason@jasononfirms.com In this episode, I break down how I transitioned from running a 40-person firm to helping other accounting firms, and why there’s a massive opportunity right now for accountants to step into education, AI, and advisory roles. I share a practical framework for starting, including how to stay independent, build an audience, and structure your value ladder. Then I walk through a teardown of a $50M accounting firm, highlighting pricing, tech stack, and org structure issues. We close with a mailbag covering acquisitions, scaling CFO services, proposals, client pruning, delegation, and tools. 🎤 I’m going live! Grab your tickets here: https://www.jasononfirms.com/events 🔥 Here’s that Roast-My-Firm intake form: https://airtable.com/appZ7dtNz3oaTWWZT/shrybn5166E9t12ag📚 A curated list of the apps I actually use and recommend: https://www.jasononfirms.com/apps 💰 Today's Sponsors TeamUp: https://www.hireteamup.com/jason Makershub: https://makershub.com/get-started?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=jasonstaats Soraban: https://www.soraban.com/ Financial Cents: https://hubs.li/Q03mLr_x0 Use code Jason10 to receive 10% off the Team or Scale annual plan for firms with 2+ users. Canopy: getcanopy.com/jason Schedule a demo to see for yourself, and receive a $75 gift card after your demo Missive: https://missiveapp.com/jason // Chapters: 00:00 - Why accountants should help accountants 02:00 - From firm owner to educator 09:30 - Building an accounting education busines…","meta_description":"🚀 Get smarter faster by learning with other firm owners: https://www.rlz.io/ 📩 Want a simple way to keep up with accounting firm and AI? I break it down e…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3575,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/jason-on-firms-podcast-6263492/episodes/599-how-to-become-an-accounting-firm-thought-leader-and-why-our-industry-needs-you/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jason-on-firms-podcast-6263492/599-how-to-become-an-accounting-firm-thought-leader-and-why-our-industry-needs-you.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}