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Hosted by James Donovan · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 83 episodes
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The accounting industry has a growth problem. This podcast is the solution. The ALN Podcast is the premier show for firm owners and financial professionals who are serious about building something significant. Hosted by James Donovan, this is where the most successful operators in the industry stop gatekeeping and hand you exactly what's driving their growth. Every episode is built to be the most valuable 30-60 minutes of your week. Solo episodes deliver James's unfiltered analysis, field-tested frameworks, and the insights most people in this industry never get access to. Interview episodes go deep with elite firm owners, industry vendors, and the professionals quietly reshaping what modern accounting looks like, giving you a front-row seat to the conversations that used to happen behind closed doors. Lead generation. Client acquisition. Sales strategy. Pricing. Marketing that actually works. The real numbers behind fast-growing firms. If it mo
James Donovan hosts The Accounting Leads Now Podcast, a business show with 83 episodes published.
He's an Enrolled Agent, a franchise firm owner, and a rapper. And the craziest part? His firm makes more money now that he's not involved in the day-to-day. Episode 83 features Scott Scarano , the visionary behind Padget
He spent 22 years inside Intuit, co-hosts the #1 podcast in accounting, and now he's building the CPE app that lets accountants earn credits from any content with a play button. And his best career advice? "The procrasti
She'll tell you straight up: she doesn't like bookkeeping. She built a successful bookkeeping firm anyway. Then she bought a marketing company. Episode 81 features Heidi Ryder , a former middle school math teacher who st
You ask clients to send a PDF through a secure portal. If they can't, they're not your client. Sounds harsh. It's not, it's a filter. Episode 80 features Christopher Papin , who runs a law firm AND a CPA firm at the same
You've spent years building your firm. But if someone asked what it's worth today, could you actually answer that? Most owners can't. And that gap is exactly where deals fall apart. Justin Farmer is a licensed attorney a
Your pipeline feeling a little thin? Clients suddenly asking more questions about price? You're not imagining it. And you're not alone. Since fall 2024, a perfect storm has been building, AI-assisted offshore firms, a so
Your prospects already know they need what you do. So why aren't they signing? Most of the time, it's not your pricing. It's not your niche. It's that nobody picked up the phone. Drewbie Wilson built a movement around th
You're exhausted. You keep telling yourself it's just tax season. But deep down, you know it's been longer than that. Randy Crabtree pulled over at a phone booth to quit his job and become a CPA. He built a firm, burned
A West Point grad invites you to shoot fully automatic machine guns and drink bourbon. You go. You meet a fractional CFO. Three months later, he's a multi-thousand dollar a month client. That's not a marketing strategy.
You're grinding through tax season wondering when it gets easier. What if the answer isn't working more, it's being more intentional about what you build and who you build it with? Katie Helle walked away from a 15-year
Most accounting firms don’t lose deals because of price. They lose them because they explain too much. In this episode, Brian Merrill breaks down why prospects say “I need to think about it” and what’s actually happening
We recorded 70+ episodes of CFO Chronicles. Incredible guests. Great conversations. And we still hit pause. Not because we ran out of ideas, because something wasn't working. So we scrapped the name, retooled the format,
Most accountants talk about innovation. Brian Clare actually builds it. From killing time tracking to launching his own payroll software for Canadian accountants, Brian isn't just running a firm, he’s engineering the nex
What if you could own a thriving accounting firm without a CPA, EA, or even industry experience? Nik Watson did just that at 23 years old. After four failed startups and zero accounting background, he landed his first ac
2025 nearly broke me. Clients dropped. Revenue cratered. My dream car? Totaled by a dump truck, with no one inside. At our lowest, we were bleeding over $12,000/month. But we didn’t quit. And by November, we closed 10 ne
Most firms treat meetings like a checkbox. Talk. Wrap. Move on. But what if the way you run and follow up on meetings is quietly costing you hours each week and revenue you don’t realize you’re losing? Jordan Vickery, co
Hourly billing isn’t just outdated, it’s blocking your growth. In this episode, Dylan from Fabbi breaks down how his firm ditched time-based pricing, scaled past 500 clients, and became the go-to financial team for busin
Still billing by the hour and afraid to raise prices? That’s exactly why you’re stuck. Michael Ly, founder of Reconciled, joins CFO Chronicles to dismantle outdated firm models and share the mindset shifts that helped hi
Why are so many firm owners flat broke in Q4, even after six-figure tax seasons? Tony Proctor’s been running a firm for 20 years, and he’s seen it all: tax pros who bleed cash every December, clients who push for fraud,
Most accounting firms are burning cash on cold leads and broken outreach funnels, but what if that’s not your real growth problem? In this episode, I sit down with Kwame Agyei, founder of Appoynt, to reveal what actually
Erica Goode
CPA, solo firm owner, productivity strategist
1 appearance on this show
Drewbie Wilson
sales coach, entrepreneur, and time-management strategist · callthedamnleads.com
1 appearance on this show
Randy Crabtree
co-founder and partner · Tri-Merit Specialty Tax Professionals
1 appearance on this show
Cameron Williams
AGPRO Sales Manager · KynLi Consulting LLC
1 appearance on this show
Justin White
Senior Sales Engineer · K&D Landscaping, Inc.
1 appearance on this show
Jackie Meyer
Founder and President · Tax Plan IQ
1 appearance on this show
Mike Milan
Cash Flow Mike
1 appearance on this show
Sonny Grappone
President · Precision Accounting & Consulting
1 appearance on this show
Sharrin Fuller
CEO and founder · Glass Wallet Ventures
1 appearance on this show
Tom Schultz
U.S. Forest Service
1 appearance on this show
Rachel Phillips
founder and CEO · Fully Accountable
1 appearance on this show
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