Who's Really the BOSS?

By Marcus Dillon, Rachel Dillon

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"Who's Really the BOSS?" highlights the joys and challenges of running a CPA firm with your spouse or family. From hiring and terminating to improving capacity, cash flow, and culture, our conversations cover leadership, operations, and current accounting industry challenges. Our mission is to strengthen families and accounting firms by helping listeners avoid the mistakes we have made, so they can lead and live happily ever after.

Episode Date
A CPA's Guide to Adding Financial Planning
Sep 01, 2025
From $400K to $3.5M: What to Delegate When
Aug 18, 2025
Taking Vacation During Tax Season
Aug 04, 2025
From Rice and Beans to $1.7M: A Young CPA's Growth Story
Jul 21, 2025
Two Years, Two Offices, and 177 Clients Later: How Two Partners Left to Build Their Dream Firm
Jul 07, 2025
Mid-Year Check-In: Goals, Growth, and Getting Away
Jun 23, 2025
The Real Story Behind Accounting Firm Valuations
Jun 09, 2025
From RECHARGE to Reality: Accounting Firm Growth Strategies
May 26, 2025
The Mid-Tax Season Acquisition: Lessons from the First 70 Days
May 12, 2025
Mastering Improvement Season
Apr 28, 2025
Beyond the Bottleneck: Creating Sustainable Capacity in Your Accounting Firm
Apr 14, 2025
From Bottleneck to Breakthrough: Reorganizing Your Accounting Firm
Mar 31, 2025
Selling Your Accounting Firm: Misconceptions, Valuations, and Market Realities
Mar 17, 2025
Growing Through Strategic Acquisition
Mar 03, 2025
Finding & Keeping Great Accounting Talent
Feb 17, 2025
Three Principles That Transformed Our Firm
Feb 03, 2025
Beyond Resolutions: Setting Achievable Goals in 2025
Jan 20, 2025
 Decisions We're Making in Our $3 million Accounting Firm
Jan 06, 2025
The Evolution of Accounting Firm Deals
Dec 16, 2024
The Truth About 'Turning On' Marketing for Your Firm
Dec 02, 2024
Building Resilient Teams: Planning for Extended Leave
Nov 18, 2024
Converting Annual Clients to Monthly Relationships
Nov 04, 2024
The Power of Community
Oct 21, 2024
Beyond the Billable Hour
Oct 07, 2024
Beyond EOS: Tailoring Systems for Accounting Success
Sep 23, 2024
Collective by DBA
Sep 09, 2024
Inside the CFO Advisory Meeting: Real Client Stories
Aug 26, 2024
Unlocking Value in Accounting Conferences and Professional Growth
Aug 12, 2024
Sun, Sand, and Strategy
Jul 29, 2024
Marketing Essentials for Accountants
Jul 15, 2024
Handling Price Increases
Jul 01, 2024
Introducing DBA Firm: Operational Support for Accounting Firms
Jun 17, 2024
Team Changes, New Tech, and Lessons Learned at a Growing Firm
Jun 03, 2024
Avoiding Five Firm Owner Pitfalls
May 20, 2024
Hard Truths About Transitioning to Client Advisory Services (CAS)
May 06, 2024
The Art of Pricing Your Accounting Services
Apr 22, 2024
Evaluating Opportunities with Two Simple Questions
Apr 08, 2024
Navigating Unexpected Team Transitions
Mar 25, 2024
Business Ownership: 30's vs 40's
Mar 11, 2024
Why Are You The Way You Are?
Feb 26, 2024
Interview with a Team of 3
Feb 19, 2024
Hope is NOT a Strategy
Feb 12, 2024
Stop Lying to Yourself
Feb 05, 2024
DBA Uncensored - Our Accounting Firm's Real Yearend Data
Jan 29, 2024
We Accidentally Raised an Entrepreneur
Jan 22, 2024
S2E47. What Successful People Do Next
Dec 18, 2023
S2E46. Riches in the Niches
Dec 11, 2023
S2E45. When Change is Out of Your Control
Dec 04, 2023
S2E44. The Secret to a Successful Accounting Firm
Nov 27, 2023
S2E43. Lessons Learned through 12 M&A Deals
Nov 20, 2023
S2E42. Can Advisory Survive a Down Economy?
Nov 13, 2023
S2E41. You Need to Calm Down
Nov 06, 2023
S2E40. To Rent or To Own as a Business Owner
Oct 30, 2023
S2E39. Scheduling Simplified
Oct 23, 2023
S2E38. Something Has to Change
Oct 16, 2023
S2E37. Before you quit...
Oct 09, 2023
S2E36. Wing it or Work for it
Oct 02, 2023
S2E35. We left our daughter in another country
Sep 25, 2023
S2E34. It's Time to Break Up
Sep 18, 2023
S2E33. Managing Expectations to Increase Satisfaction
Sep 11, 2023
S2E32. From Founder to Successor
Sep 04, 2023
S2E31. It's A Family Affair
Aug 28, 2023
S2E30. Don't Be So Negative
Aug 21, 2023
S2E29. Falling Back in Love with Your Business
Aug 14, 2023
S2E28. Get Out of Your Head
Aug 07, 2023
S2E27. Is This Business Coach Legit
Jul 31, 2023
S2E26. Because Top-line Revenue Sounds Good
Jul 24, 2023
S2E25. From Work to Wisdom
Jul 17, 2023
S2E24. Do You Really Need ChatGPT in Your Business?
Jul 10, 2023
Special Episode - How to Avoid Falling Into the Same Trap
Jul 03, 2023
S2E23. The Key to Resiliency
Jun 26, 2023
S2E22. Conference or Vacation
Jun 19, 2023
S2E21. Does Your Business Measure Up
Jun 12, 2023
S2E20. Defining Seasons of Business with your Spouse
Jun 05, 2023
S2E19. Preparing for Change
May 29, 2023
S2E18. Retreat Preparations
May 22, 2023
S2E17. Improving Accounts Receivable to Improve Cash Flow
May 15, 2023
S2E16. No Margin for Error
May 08, 2023
S2E15. Making Connections to Expand Your Network
May 01, 2023
S2E14. Tax Season Recap
Apr 24, 2023
S2E13. Making Hard Decisions
Apr 17, 2023
S2E12. When You Can't Break on Spring Break
Apr 10, 2023
S2E11. Health and Wellness for Small Business
Apr 03, 2023
S2E10. Management is a Ministry
Mar 20, 2023
S2E9. Capacity Planning for Improved Culture
Mar 13, 2023
S2E8. It Takes A Village - The Business Owner's Support Team
Mar 06, 2023
S2E7. Optimizing Your Business with Proper Entity Selection
Feb 27, 2023
S2E6. CFOs Need Controllers
Feb 20, 2023
S2E5. Fractional Controllers - The Real MVPs of Tax Savings
Feb 13, 2023
S2E4. Nothing Lasts Forever - Finishing Well
Feb 06, 2023
S2E3. Is This a Good DSO Offer?
Jan 30, 2023
S2E2. So You Want to Sell Your Business
Jan 23, 2023
S2E1. New Year, New Anxiety?
Jan 16, 2023
48. Bonus Episode: Merry Christmas
Dec 22, 2022
47. So You Want to be a Fractional CFO?
Dec 19, 2022
46. How Are You Celebrating?
Dec 12, 2022
45. Finish the Year Strong
Dec 05, 2022
44. The Secret Sauce for Small Businesses
Nov 28, 2022
43. That Glow Up, Though!
Nov 21, 2022
42. A Glow Up is Coming
Nov 14, 2022
41. What Do You Really Want?
Nov 07, 2022
40. Business Travel
Oct 31, 2022
39. Why doesn't anyone want to prepare my tax return?
Oct 24, 2022
38. Are You Frustrated?
Oct 17, 2022
37. Identity Crisis
Oct 10, 2022
36. Sept. 15 Deadline Celebration
Oct 03, 2022
35. Get Out of Your Bubble
Sep 26, 2022
34. CFO's Inbox
Sep 19, 2022
33. Midyear Retreat Recap
Sep 12, 2022
32. Life Long Learners
Sep 05, 2022
31. Back to School
Aug 29, 2022
30. Investing in your Future Self
Aug 22, 2022
29. Guiding the Next Generation of Business Owners
Aug 15, 2022
28. The Intersection Between Automation and People
Aug 08, 2022
27. Burnout
Aug 01, 2022
26. Face to Face in a Remote Work Environment
Jul 25, 2022
25. Compromising as a Couple
Jul 18, 2022
24. More Isn't Always Better
Jul 11, 2022
23. Accountability Through Coaching
Jul 04, 2022
22. Changing Direction
Jun 27, 2022
21. Quality Connection
Jun 20, 2022
20. Set Apart vs. Seeking Attention
Jun 13, 2022
19. Thriving Through a Recession
Jun 06, 2022
18. Big Picture Thinking
May 30, 2022
17. Team Retreats Part 2
May 23, 2022
16. Team Retreats Part 1
May 16, 2022
15. Tax Season 2022: How it really went!
May 09, 2022
14. We put the CULT in culture! Part 3 -
May 02, 2022
13. We put the CULT in culture! Part 2 -
Apr 25, 2022
12. We put the CULT in culture! Part 1 - Find a Cult Leader
Apr 18, 2022
11. Hassles of Hiring Part 3 - Remote 1st Culture
Apr 11, 2022
10. Hassles of Hiring Part 2 - Small Business, Big Benefits
Apr 04, 2022
9. Hassles of Hiring Part 1 - From Input to Impact
Mar 28, 2022
8. Who really owns your business? Part 3 - Delegation Master Class
Mar 21, 2022
7. Who really owns your business? Part 2 - Time Blocking 101
Mar 14, 2022
6. Who really owns your business? Part 1 - I deal in ideal
Mar 07, 2022
5. So you want to hire your spouse? Bonus
Mar 03, 2022
4. So you want to hire your spouse? Part 3
Feb 28, 2022
3. So you want to hire your spouse? Part 2
Feb 21, 2022
2. So you want to hire your spouse? Part 1
Feb 14, 2022
1. Done and Posted!
Jan 27, 2022