{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Jason On Firms Podcast","title":"603 He Runs a $400k Accounting Firm and Takes 8 Weeks of Vacation [But now he’s become the bottleneck]","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/49b6e173\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3396,"description":"🚀 Get smarter faster by learning with other firm owners: https://www.rlz.io/ 📩 Want a simple way to keep up with accounting firm and AI? I break it down every week in my newsletter: https://www.jasononfirms.com/newsletter ☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968! 📧 Email me! jason@jasononfirms.com In this episode, I break down a real accounting firm doing over $400K in revenue while the owner works about 30 hours a week most of the year and takes eight weeks off. I walk through the firm’s revenue mix, team structure, seasonal workflow, pricing model, billing approach, tech stack, and why the owner is still the main bottleneck. Then I explain the six most common owner bottlenecks in accounting firms, from review and knowledge transfer to structure, delegation, escalation, and pricing. 🎤 I’m going live! Grab your tickets here: https://www.jasononfirms.com/events 🔥 Here’s that Roast-My-Firm intake form: https://airtable.com/appZ7dtNz3oaTWWZT/shrybn5166E9t12ag📚 A curated list of the apps I actually use and recommend: https://www.jasononfirms.com/apps 💰 Today's Sponsors TeamUp: https://www.hireteamup.com/jason Soraban: https://www.soraban.com/ Makershub: https://makershub.com/get-started?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=jasonstaats Missive: https://missiveapp.com/jason Canopy: getcanopy.com/jason Schedule a demo to see for yourself, and receive a $75 gift card after your demo Cloud Accounting Staffing: https://portal.cloudaccountantstaffing.com/candidates // Chapters: 00:00 - A $400K calm firm 01:31 - Firm snapshot + revenue mix 05:36 - Seasonal workflow + vacation 08:51 - Three-tier pricing model 16:10 - Upfront billing strategy 20:21 - Marketing + tech stack 22:53 - Main pain: owner bottleneck 26:50 - The Dirty Dozen + events 30:23 - Six bottleneck causes 34:50 - Knowledge bottleneck 37:50 - Structural bottleneck 40:17 - Meddling bottleneck 43:02 - Escalation bottleneck 48:24 - Pricing bottleneck 54:55 - Community + referral network CTA 🗣️...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/WvY80SZYJh0BUUDfxUslVN8oGjN1IJfCa0z9JWYBDvY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iNThj/YTBiMmVkMDA4ZjNm/YWY0MGU5Yjk0MzFh/M2YxNi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}