The Fun CPA Podcast
It is no secret that the accounting profession needs a fresh perspective after years of status quo.
The Fun CPA podcast aims to bring exactly that. Fun, refreshing and unique perspective on a profession that needs it the most.
The conversations I will bring to you will bring you and your firm value. We discuss pricing, firm management, technology, social media and mental health. The guests on the show range from small accounting firm owners to big firm partners to incredible mental health coaches to our profession and much much more.
Give it a listen, the fresh perspective you been waiting on is here!
The Fun CPA Podcast
Finding Your Balance While Scaling A Firm
This week’s guest has achieved what many in the industry dream of.
A successful firm AND a successful exit.
Kenji Kuramoto is the founder and former CEO of Acuity, a pioneering outsourced accounting and fractional CFO firm that built and maintained financial functions for thousands of innovative entrepreneurs.
Kenji sits down with Yuri to discuss creating and growing his company – what he learned, what he would change and the central theme of the episode:
Should every firm scale?
Episode Highlights:
0:00 - Intro
0:37 - Episode beginning, Top-5 rappers
3:12 - Meet Kenji
8:17 - What made Kenji want to leave
13:46 - Taking the leap
23:29 - The early days of Acuity
28:57 - “would you do it the same way?”
31:14 - Where is the bottleneck?
36:13 - “Should everyone scale?”
42:45 - Balancing your life + the business/scaling
51:35 - Kenji’s post-exit mission
53:58 - If you’re an early-stage founder…
56:16 - 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 KENJI
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjikuramoto/
