Pulse of the Practice

We all love free… But tax and accounting firms love it so much that they give their brain away for free! Everything is changing in our profession but the future is bright. Tune in to turn pain points into opportunities. Join Paul Miller and Thomson Reuters Advisory Consultants as they have real and relevant conversations to provide you with inspirational and actionable ideas to move your firm forward. Expect to hear from your peers as well as they share their experiences and discuss relevant topics you're all familiar with; leadership, client relationships, firm culture, staffing, technology, and much more! Learn more about Practice Forward at http://tax.tr.com/practice-forward

Managing Stress During Deadlines

In this week's episode, Paul and Mo have a discussion around deadlines and the unnessary stress that it brings sometimes, and how to manage that between staff and clients.

04-30
33:56

Relationiship Challenges

In this week's special episode… what makes it special you ask? They're on video! Paul talks about a common client relationship challenge when other professionals are involved in a transaction. 

04-09
33:56

Staying Positive

In this week's episode, Paul and Mo are joined by Julia Hampton, CPA. They discuss client and staffing challenges, and the importance of change and thinking different for a better work life balance. 

04-02
24:17

An Advisory Consultant's Perspective

This week, Paul and Mo are joined by Bryan Amberg, Business Advisory Consultant with Thomson Reuters Professional Services, and hear his perspective and experience working with firms in an advisory capacity. 

03-26
27:20

Overcoming Challenges

Paul and Mo are joined by Brad Tafoya with Tafoya, Barrett, and Associates in Durango, CO. They discuss firm challenges with staffing and bandwidth, and how Brad was able to overcome those challenges by implementing advisory first mindset. 

03-12
26:15

Be Comfortable with being Uncomfortable

In this week's episode, Paul and Mo are joined by Nick Magone, with Magone & Company in New Jersey. Nick shares insight on how building confidence, taking time to understand client needs, and starting even when uncomfortable, are all important factors in allowing him to keep growing his firm and moving forward in his journey. 

03-12
29:32

Keeping it in the Family

In this week's episode, Paul and Mo are joined by Jennifer DeJesus with DeJesus & Associates PC. Jennifer shares her experience running a small accounting firm and how change is implemented with family only working at the firm.  

03-05
20:58

Tax Planning

Paul and Mo have a discussion around financial advisors shifting to tax planning and how that could impact the profession. 

02-27
26:26

2024 Kickoff!

And just like that… 2024 is here! Paul and Mo are back at it to check on the pulse of the practice. 

02-20
29:17

Catching Up

Paul and Mo have a lot to catch up on! This week they share their thoughts on trends from the last couple of events they've been to. 

12-20
26:56

SYNERGY 2023

Special Edition from SYNERGY 2023 broadcast booth.

11-16
08:02

Trends in the Profession

Paul and Mo have a discussion around trends in the profession and possible steps we can take to address some of the challenges. 

10-31
27:13

FinCEN - Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Rule

This week Paul and Mo are joined by Nathan Nelson, Attorney and Co-Founder of Virtus Law, to discuss the beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting rules.

10-17
23:22

New Staff & Flexible Work Environments

Paul and Mo have a discussion around new staff expectations, flexible work environments, hybrid/remote, and more. 

10-10
28:51

Client Onboarding

This week Paul and Mo talk about client onboarding; the initial phase of internal client onboarding, the client facing advisory onboarding, and the next phase of client onboarding to ensure value recognition and measure success and progress in the relationship. 

09-26
30:28

Deadline Talk

Paul and Mo have a discussion around deadlines, both internal and external, and managing client relationship and expectations. 

09-19
25:25

The ideal persona of the future

Paul and Mo have a discussion around re-establishing the future ideal client persona to work with.

08-29
27:34

Confidence and Profitability

This week Paul and Mo are joined by Trisha Floyd, CPA, owner of Ramos & Floyd CPA's LLC. Trisha takes us through her journey of buying an accounting firm, analyzing her book of business, and implementing advisory services to drive profitability. 

08-22
21:04

Navigating a "Simple" Client Question

Paul and Mo have a discussion about navigating a simple client question that includes a complex tax and planning component, along with positioning the value of the service offering. 

08-08
22:56

A Firm's Journey!

This week Paul and Mo are joined by Sharon Macke and William Macke with Macke & Company, CPAs. They talk about their journey and the moment they realized change needs to happen, all the way to where they are today and their ongoing advisory journey.

08-01
23:27

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