Welcome back to The Fun CPA Podcast! Host Yuri Kapilovich is joined by a special guest, Henry Huie.

With over a decade of CPA experience at renowned firms like Deloitte and Citrin Cooperman, Henry made the bold decision to leave the security of a steady paycheck to start his own firm. This shift is becoming increasingly common, particularly in the tax and accounting industries, as professionals seek greater autonomy and fulfillment.

In this episode, Yuri and Henry dive into his inspiring journey—from his pivotal "a-ha" moment to the work he put in building and designing a firm tailored to his vision.

Whether you're considering starting your own practice or curious about the entrepreneurial side of accounting, this conversation is packed with valuable insights and advice.

Episode Highlights:
0:00 - Introduction
0:55 - Episode beginning
1:51 - Some more about Henry Huie
3:53 - Sharing on LinkedIn
4:49 - Why Henry chose audit
7:03 - Being a firm owner
8:51 - Having an audit background
10:47 - Henry’s ‘pivotal moment’
14:37 - “How do you structure your days?”
19:36 - Henry’s business-building mentality
24:20 - Henry’s process and his tax software

30:22 - Digging into pricing + packages
40:53 - Henry’s advice to first-timers
46:13 - Episode wrap-up

ABOUT HOST YURI KAPILOVICH

Yuri, aka #thefuncpa, has been in the accounting profession for over 15 years and has seen, first hand, the challenges the profession brings. After seeing that no firm was fitting the bill, Yuri set out to do things his own way with his firm K&A and the journey began with LinkedIn posting at the front end.

Yuri is proud to bring you #thefuncpa podcast highlighting the fun and all the amazing opportunities our profession can bring us all.


CONNECT WITH YURI KAPILOVICH
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ykapilovich/
Website: https://www.thefuncpa.co/

CONNECT WITH HENRY HUIE

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/henryhuie/
Website: https://www.chromecpa.com/

In this week’s episode, host Yuri Kapilovich sits down with Ryan Lazanis, founder of Future Firm and a CPA himself. Together they discuss Ryan’s journey from CPA, to owner, to innovator – from this beginnings in a corporate office and the negative experiences that pushed him to entrepreneurship – to his struggles and successes as with pricing, creating packages, client work and much more!

Episode Highlights:
0:00 - Introduction
0:35 - Episode beginning
1:14 - Intro to Ryan Lazanis
3:44 - Ryan’s public accounting experience
5:24 - What made Ryan want to leave
7:22 - Tax differences, US and Canada
8:43 - How Future Firm helps soloprenuers
10:21 - Starting Zen Accounting, problems Ryan ran into
14:14 - Getting pricing right, different packages
15:40 - Limiting client work and managing expectations
18:54 - Advice for your first hire
22:04 - Examining Yuri’s firm
25:04 - Starting a venture firm
26:24 - What Ryan learned and the marketing side
30:37 - Ryan’s partnership w/ Ignition
33:45 - Quantifying your “ideal end-state”
36:23 - Episode wrap-up

ABOUT HOST YURI KAPILOVICH

Yuri, aka #thefuncpa, has been in the accounting profession for over 15 years and has seen, first hand, the challenges the profession brings. After seeing that no firm was fitting the bill, Yuri set out to do things his own way with his firm K&A and the journey began with LinkedIn posting at the front end.

Yuri is proud to bring you #thefuncpa podcast highlighting the fun and all the amazing opportunities our profession can bring us all.


CONNECT WITH YURI KAPILOVICH
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ykapilovich/
Website: https://www.thefuncpa.co/

CONNECT WITH RYAN LAZANIS

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanlazanis/
Website: https://futurefirm.co/about/

In this episode we dive in to the ins and outs of TaxDome. The features, components and use cases for one of the best practice management software out there. 


Here are the all stars featured in this podcast: 

Kelly Rohrs: Owner of K. Rohrs CPA , P.C. based out of Long Island. Kelly is a user of Tax Dome for over a year and shares her experience with the features she loves most.

Ilya Radzinsky: CPO of TaxDome. Ilya shares his insights as the co-founder of TaxDome and highlights some functional use cases, features and his take on the software. 

I am currently in the tax trial phase of TaxDome and have been loving it so this episode truly brought me a ton of value. 

You can get more information about TaxDome at www.taxdome.com 


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