• 390 Niching for CPAs: Why Generalist Firms Feel Harder
    Apr 22 2026

    Feel like your firm is scattered and you have to say yes to everything?


    It might be niching problem. In this episode, I walk through why staying broad makes everything harder, and what actually happens when you narrow your focus. You’ll hear why the fear is normal, what changes on the other side, and how niching leads to better clients, easier work, and more confidence.


    If your firm feels chaotic, this is your starting point.


    Link to full shownotes:

    https://www.businessstrategyforcpas.com/390


    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 to hear what works, from 57+ clients?


    Check out the Client Interviews podcast:
    LISTEN »


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    Want a House Tour of Peak Freedom?

    Get the complete walkthrough:
    WATCH »

    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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    7 mins
  • 389 Pricing for CPAs: You’re Doing Too Much for Too Little
    Apr 8 2026

    Does your firm feel harder than it should?


    If so, pricing is often the reason. It’s the lever behind your workload, your capacity, and your revenue – even if it doesn’t look like it on the surface.

    But sitting down to “learn pricing” from scratch isn’t realistic.

    My job is to take the best thinking on pricing – from people like Ron Baker and others – and distill it into something straightforward, doable, and relatively fast to implement.

    So I pulled together all the pricing episodes I’ve ever recorded into one private podcast feed. You can get your head around pricing quickly, make the changes you already know you need, and feel confident you’re doing it wisely and with limited risk.

    That private podcast feed lives inside Peak Freedom.

    Come inside. Give yourself the gift of higher prices – and making more money with less effort and stress.


    Link to full shownotes:

    https://www.businessstrategyforcpas.com/389


    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 to hear what works, from 57+ clients?


    Check out the Client Interviews podcast:
    LISTEN »


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    Want a House Tour of Peak Freedom?

    Get the complete walkthrough:
    WATCH »

    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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    8 mins
  • 388 Packaging for CPAs: It’s Not About Your Services
    Mar 25 2026

    Are you working too many hours and not sure what to fix first?
    It’s not your time management. It’s your packages.

    There’s a new private podcast feed inside Peak Freedom, entirely dedicated to packaging for CPAs, plus the Creating Packages Toolkit to help you actually build them.

    If your scope is messy, your pricing feels like guessing, or your hours are out of control, come inside.

    Start fixing your packages, and you’ll fix your revenue, your boundaries, and your time.


    Link to full shownotes:

    https://www.businessstrategyforcpas.com/388


    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 to hear what works, from 57+ clients?


    Check out the Client Interviews podcast:
    LISTEN »


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    Want a House Tour of Peak Freedom?

    Get the complete walkthrough:
    WATCH »

    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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    4 mins
  • 387 57 Client Success Stories: What Actually Works
    Mar 11 2026

    Wondering if this could work for you – or if your situation is just different enough that it won’t?

    You’re probably more similar to other successful firms than you think.

    This episode pulls together 57 real client interviews and the patterns that consistently show up when CPAs change their pricing, narrow their focus, and protect their capacity. If you want steady proof and practical clarity, this is a great place to start.

    Link to Client Success Stories podcast:

    https://business-strategy-for-cpas-success-stories.transistor.fm/

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    Link to full shownotes:

    https://www.businessstrategyforcpas.com/387


    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.

    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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    8 mins
  • 386 Podcast Update: What’s Coming Next
    Feb 25 2026

    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.


    Link to full shownotes:

    https://www.businessstrategyforcpas.com/386


    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.

    Show More Show Less
    5 mins
  • 385 The Invisible Power of Marination with Natalie Hunt
    Feb 18 2026

    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.


    Link to full shownotes:

    https://www.businessstrategyforcpas.com/385


    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.

    Show More Show Less
    35 mins
  • 384 How I Stopped Working Out of My Inbox After 20 Years, with Lori Yearwood, CPA
    Feb 11 2026

    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


    Link to full shownotes:

    https://www.businessstrategyforcpas.com/384


    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.

    Show More Show Less
    34 mins
  • 383 How Simple Systems Saves Suzanne Green, CPA 8–10 Hours a Week
    Feb 4 2026

    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.


    Link to full shownotes:

    https://www.businessstrategyforcpas.com/383


    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.

    Show More Show Less
    34 mins