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How to Transform Your CPA Expertise into Entrepreneurial Success Featuring Tyler Martin

Introducing Tyler Martin: a Business Coach and CPA with a talent for growing businesses. He escalated a staffing firm to $25 million a year and expanded a CPA firm to 200 clients in just five years. Tyler’s unique strength lies in his hands-on business experience — he’s not just a coach. He has personally built and sold successful companies. Specializing in service businesses with revenues of $1-15 million, Tyler provides practical, actionable guidance to help them grow. He is the ideal mentor for business owners eager to develop their enterprise.

Tyler Martin is a seasoned CPA and business coach with a knack for helping businesses flourish. With his firsthand experience in growing a staffing firm to $25 million and building a CPA firm from scratch to 200 clients in just five years, Tyler understands the ins and outs of business growth. Moreover, having sold successful companies of his own, Tyler brings a wealth of knowledge and practical advice to his role as a mentor to service businesses with revenues between one to $15 million.

In today’s episode of Smashing the Plateau, you will learn how to navigate the waters of business growth and deal with the challenges of being a corporate refugee starting from scratch.

Tyler and I discuss:

  • His transition from CPA to entrepreneurship and why he took the leap [00:01:13]
  • Building his own CPA firm and acquiring 200 clients in five years [00:01:33]
  • Strategies for lead generation and client selection [00:03:06]
  • The significant pivot from business coaching to providing CFO services [00:09:23]
  • Overcoming the fear of investing money into seemingly sinking ships [00:15:25]
  • The balance between proactive business modeling and reacting to emergent opportunities [00:07:07]

Learn more about Tyler at www.thinktyler.com.

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About the author, David Shriner-Cahn

David is the podcast host and community builder behind Smashing the Plateau, an online platform offering resources, accountability, and camaraderie to high-performing professionals who are making the leap from the corporate career track to entrepreneurial business ownership.

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