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EPISODE · Aug 21, 2026 · 43 MIN

Jim Metzler: The Profession’s Best Are Walking Away from Partnership | Gear Up for Growth

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Firms, not candidates, are to blame for a generation of superstars declining the summons.Show notes hereGear Up for Growthwith Jean Caragherfor CPA TrendlinesFew voices carry more weight on the question of who becomes a partner, and why, than Jim Metzler’s.So when the former AICPA vice president and longtime mentor to emerging firm leaders says the profession’s top performers are hesitating at the threshold of partnership, firm owners would do well to listen.MORE Jean Caragher here | Get her best-selling handbook, The 90-Day Marketing Plan for CPA Firms, here | MORE Gear Up for Growth here | MORE CPA Trendlines Streaming Network hereIn the new episode of “Gear Up for Growth,” hosted by Jean Caragher of Capstone Marketing, Metzler lays out why – and what separates the firms that keep their stars from the ones that lose them.“The bigger the superstar in the firm, the more they say, ‘I’m really not sure if I want to be a partner,'” says Jim Metzler, founder of Metzler Advisory Group and author of “The Emerging Partner Playbook: A Complete Guide for Emerging Partners in CPA Firms,” this edition of “Gear Up for Growth,” powered by CPA Trendlines and hosted by Jean Caragher, president of Capstone Marketing.READ MORE > > > 

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