Growing Your Firm | Strategies for Accountants, CPA's, Bookkeepers , and Tax Professionals

As the Editor-in-Chief of Sift Media U.S., Caleb direct the the content of two sites, AccountingWEB and Going Concern. After spending nearly six years as a CPA, he was given the opportunity to be the founding editor of Going Concern, a website that broke all the rules for covering the accounting profession.

A 10+-year veteran of the tax and accounting industry -- with a focus on Internet Marketing and Direct Response media, Nate Hagerty has established a reputation for straight-talk and results on behalf of members and concierge clients, and has become a widely-followed and respected marketing voice to the industry. His company, TaxProMarketer was established in May of 2007 (then known as BuildaHerd Marketing) in response to increased demand for real-world relationship-building and profit-producing tools and strategy for use in the legal, tax and accounting industry. Currently, TaxProMarketer staff serves clients primarily in the tax & accounting world, but in a variety of other service professional industries (lawyers, financial professionals) all across the United States and Canada who use their services to build relationships with their prospects & existing clients, as well as grow the value of their business (for immediate cashflow and future sale-ability) by utilizing these tools. In 2003, Mr. Hagerty became the Marketing Director of a regional tax firm in Virginia. This firm grew from a small $50,000/year firm to one which took in over $4.3 million in tax prep fees alone in less than ten years, employing over 440 people with 23 locations throughout Virginia, West Virginia and Tennessee. From 2003 until 2006, Mr. Hagerty directed the marketing and sales of this company, as it yearly surpassed the sales of well-known national franchises in its 15 market areas. During this period, he worked as a coach and consultant to the tax and accounting industry, helping thousands of other tax business owners in the US, Canada, Australia and the UK make more money and grow their companies. Having founded and sold his first business by the age of 30, Mr. Hagerty (a member of Mensa) was recently honored as one of CPA Technology Advisor's "Top 40 Under 40", has been published widely in industry publications and is the author & editor of two Amazon Best-Selling books (Breaking the Tax Code, Vols. 1 & 2). He now devotes his full-time energy to assisting other business owners in achieving their long-held dreams for their businesses by building profitable "herds" of clients through a down-to-earth, relationship-oriented approach. TaxProMarketer combines his relationship-building expertise (from his experience as a former youth minister), his passion for effective and clear communication (informed by his English degree from the University of Virginia), and gift for writing copy that sells. He is married, and has five children, four of whom he and his wife adopted from Ethiopia and Uganda.

A 10+-year veteran of the tax and accounting industry -- with a focus on Internet Marketing and Direct Response media, Nate Hagerty has established a reputation for straight-talk and results on behalf of members and concierge clients, and has become a widely-followed and respected marketing voice to the industry. His company, TaxProMarketer was established in May of 2007 (then known as BuildaHerd Marketing) in response to increased demand for real-world relationship-building and profit-producing tools and strategy for use in the legal, tax and accounting industry. Currently, TaxProMarketer staff serves clients primarily in the tax & accounting world, but in a variety of other service professional industries (lawyers, financial professionals) all across the United States and Canada who use their services to build relationships with their prospects & existing clients, as well as grow the value of their business (for immediate cashflow and future sale-ability) by utilizing these tools. In 2003, Mr. Hagerty became the Marketing Director of a regional tax firm in Virginia. This firm grew from a small $50,000/year firm to one which took in over $4.3 million in tax prep fees alone in less than ten years, employing over 440 people with 23 locations throughout Virginia, West Virginia and Tennessee. From 2003 until 2006, Mr. Hagerty directed the marketing and sales of this company, as it yearly surpassed the sales of well-known national franchises in its 15 market areas. During this period, he worked as a coach and consultant to the tax and accounting industry, helping thousands of other tax business owners in the US, Canada, Australia and the UK make more money and grow their companies. Having founded and sold his first business by the age of 30, Mr. Hagerty (a member of Mensa) was recently honored as one of CPA Technology Advisor's "Top 40 Under 40", has been published widely in industry publications and is the author & editor of two Amazon Best-Selling books (Breaking the Tax Code, Vols. 1 & 2). He now devotes his full-time energy to assisting other business owners in achieving their long-held dreams for their businesses by building profitable "herds" of clients through a down-to-earth, relationship-oriented approach. TaxProMarketer combines his relationship-building expertise (from his experience as a former youth minister), his passion for effective and clear communication (informed by his English degree from the University of Virginia), and gift for writing copy that sells. He is married, and has five children, four of whom he and his wife adopted from Ethiopia and Uganda.

Jason has been coaching creative individuals since 2008 and seeking to help them chart their future more clearly. People have quit jobs, created companies, hired people, fired people, fought fear and made a lot more money under his coaching counsel. Jason has had his own coach since 2005, which has changed his life and the trajectory of his firm's growth forever. Jason follows a particular study of coaching called Neuroleadership. Neuroleadership is the scientific study of the brain, and how this relates to the fields of leadership development, management training, change management, consulting, and coaching. Jason is a member of the NeuroLeadership Institute: http://www.neuroleadership.org Show Keywords: Bookkeeping Bookkeeper Accountant Tax CPA Firm Management Growth Management

Jason has been coaching creative individuals since 2008 and seeking to help them chart their future more clearly. People have quit jobs, created companies, hired people, fired people, fought fear and made a lot more money under his coaching counsel. Jason has had his own coach since 2005, which has changed his life and the trajectory of his firm's growth forever. Jason follows a particular study of coaching called Neuroleadership. Neuroleadership is the scientific study of the brain, and how this relates to the fields of leadership development, management training, change management, consulting, and coaching. Jason is a member of the NeuroLeadership Institute: http://www.neuroleadership.org Show Keywords: Bookkeeping Bookkeeper Accountant Tax CPA Firm Management Growth Management

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Owner of Ragain Financial Inc. Show Keywords: CPA Accounting Accountant Bookkeeper Bookkeeping Tax Growth Management Firm Management

Damien will help you build a successful accounting firm. As Director of Operations at 2020 Group USA he works with hundreds of practitioners around the country helping them grow and manage their firms. Damien doesn't believe in a cookie cutter approach but tries to help firm owners achieve what they want out of their business. With 400+ member firms around the country Damien shares the best practices to help firms be more efficient, deliver a great range of services and offer a quality and challenging workplace. Damien regularly speaks to state and national accounting groups around the world on topics including change management, marketing, technology and management. Damien has an MBA from San Francisco's Golden Gate University and undergraduate degrees from the University of Queensland. Outside of 2020 he is a keen skier and triathlon competitor and regular San Francisco Bay swimmer. Show Keywords: Accounting Accountant CPA Bookkeeper Bookkeeping Tax Growth Management Firm Management

Damien will help you build a successful accounting firm. As Director of Operations at 2020 Group USA he works with hundreds of practitioners around the country helping them grow and manage their firms. Damien doesn't believe in a cookie cutter approach but tries to help firm owners achieve what they want out of their business. With 400+ member firms around the country Damien shares the best practices to help firms be more efficient, deliver a great range of services and offer a quality and challenging workplace. Damien regularly speaks to state and national accounting groups around the world on topics including change management, marketing, technology and management. Damien has an MBA from San Francisco's Golden Gate University and undergraduate degrees from the University of Queensland. Outside of 2020 he is a keen skier and triathlon competitor and regular San Francisco Bay swimmer. Show Keywords: Accounting Accountant CPA Bookkeeper Bookkeeping Tax Growth Management Firm Management

Formerly a principal of online accounting firm, upsourced accounting, he's lost more than his fair share of time requesting and following up for client information. When he's not sqrling, you can find Ryan playing golf (if you can call it that), trying a new craft beer, or watching a made for TV movie with his wife Lauren and dog Harvey. Show Keywords: Accounting Bookkeeping Accountant CPA Firm management Growth Management