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One Step Better Podcast — 198 episodes · page 1 of 2
Hire, Automate, or Say No: Rethinking Headcount in the Age of AI
The Role Follows the Work: Rethinking Our Accounting Firm Staffing Model
Eight Years of Outbound, Then They Booked Themselves: Why Marketing Attribution Drives Us Crazy
One Roof, Two Businesses: What Nobody Tells You About Running Payroll and Accounting Together
The Version of Our Firm We Don't Put on the Conference Stage
Ideal vs. Reality: What We Still Haven't Figured Out
If I Started My Firm From Scratch Today, I'd Build It Completely Different
Do You Even Need Entry-Level Accountants Anymore? (The AI Question Nobody Can Answer Yet)
Why a Great Culture Still Isn't Enough Without Leaders Who Hold People Accountable
ICP, Acceptable Clients, and the Gray Area Where Most Accounting Firms Get Burned
What It Looks Like to Roll Out AI Across Your Accounting Firm
Is Your Accounting Firm Developing Leaders or Just Promoting Good Employees?
What's Broken About Your Accounting Firm?
Why Your Leadership Team Needs More Disagreement
Are You Ready to Scale Your Accounting Firm?
One Step Better: A Podcast for Accounting Firm Owners
What We Got Wrong Scaling Our Business (and What We'd Do Differently)
Has Tipping Gone Too Far? A Business Owner's Perspective
Your Tip Structure Has Payroll Risks You Haven't Thought About
How to Raise Prices Without Losing Your Regulars
What Your POS System Isn’t Telling You About Profitability
Why Your Restaurant Is Busy But Not Profitable
Why You Can't Understand Your Accountant: Part 2
Why You Can’t Understand Your Accountant: Part 1
5 Numbers Every Business Owner Should Be Tracking Monthly
Why Every Small Business Should Stop Doing THIS in 2026
2025 in the Rearview: What Actually Moved the Needle
Accrual or Cash? How to Choose the Best Accounting Method for Your Business Goals
7 Tax Write-Offs That Could Get Your Business Audited
5 Reasons Your Restaurant Margins Are So Low and How to Fix Them
How to Finally Get a Handle on Cash Flow in Your Business
Should Your Home Healthcare Staff Be 1099 or W-2?
Succession Planning for Family Businesses: Where to Start (Before It’s Urgent)
Outgrowing Basic Bookkeeping? Here's What Comes Next
How One Remote Employee Can Trigger 5 Tax Filings
Retirement Plans for Small Business Owners: 401(k), SIMPLE IRA, and More Explained
Q4 Tax Moves Every Service-Based Business Should Know
How to Pay Yourself Properly (Without Raising IRS Red Flags)
Avoiding Tax Surprises: How Growing Companies Get Ahead
How to Approach a Bookkeeping Cleanup (Without the Stress)
First Time Setting Up a New Entity? What Every First-Time Owner Should Know
Business Structure Decisions: S-Corp vs. LLC for Your Growth Strategy
When to Use an Employee-Only Entity to Simplify Multi-Location Payroll
Budgeting for Growth: What Every $1M+ Business Should Build
Frustrated with Your Accountant? Here's What You Should Actually Expect
Forecasting Without Fear
How Small Business Owners Gain Confidence in 180 Days
How Small Business Owners Really Thrive
Is Your Payroll Provider Overcharging You? Here’s How to Find Out
Who We Help (and Who We Don’t): Is Whirks the Right Fit?
How a Few Smart Payroll Changes Can Simplify Your Business
The Whirks Way: A 90-Day Client Journey
The Whirks Client Journey: A Better Way to Handle Payroll and HR
The Four Biggest Payroll Problems Small Businesses Face (And How to Solve Them)
Hard Truths Your Accountant Should Tell You
Understanding Accounting Pricing Models
What's Included & What's Not With Patrick Accounting
Who To Work With: Finding The Ideal Client
Transform Your Accounting: Six Essential Changes
The First 90 Days with Patrick Accounting
Why Owing More In Taxes Is A GOOD Thing
BIGGEST Tax Mistakes To Avoid In Business
The Client Journey: What Success Looks Like With Patrick Accounting
Celebrating St. Patrick's Day with Patrick Accounting
The Four Biggest Accounting Challenges for Business Owners
Best Places To Work: The Value of Employee Satisfaction
Trust in Business: Why It Matters
Lessons Learned from 20 Years in Business
We're BACK! And We're REBOOTED!
Habits of a Good Business Owner: CHECK-INS
Habits of a Good Business Leader: MONEY MANAGEMENT
Habits of a Good Business Leader: PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Decsion-Making as a Business Leader - REPOST
Holiday Bonusing as Small Business Owner
Setting BUSINESS GOALS for 2024
20 Years in Business - An Owner's Reflection
Developing a BUSINESS BUDGET for 2024
Happy Thanksgiving!
Using AI and NEW TECH in the Small Business Space
How do you manage PAPER in your workplace?
How to Get Your Team On Board with Technology Changes
PEOPLE, PROCESSES, or TOOLS - which is the cause of my problem?
The People Series: Soft Skills vs Hard Skills
The People Series: Are Your People REALLY Your Greatest ASSET?
The People Series: How to Make Your Employees Feel Appreciated
The People Series: When to FIRE, When to DEVELOP
The People Series: WHEN to Hire
Mistakes Business Owners Make with BONUSES and COMPENSATION
Top 5 Hiring Mistakes Small Business Owners Make
Competing in the Job Market as a SMALL BUSINESS
How Pricing Impacts Your PROFIT
Do you have BAD DEBT?
The Problem with IMITATING Your Competition
The Mistakes Business Owners Make with DECISION-MAKING
The Essential Year-End Checklist for Businesses
Happy Thanksgiving
The Importance of Giving and Volunteering in the Workplace
HR Numbers You Need to Know - Why Size Matters
Advancement Opportunities in a Small Business
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