Deduct This With Carrie and Lexi
Listen to tax and accounting professionals sharing proven methods, useful tips, and practical experiences to help you succeed more at your firm. Each episode provides clear insights designed to help you handle client work more effectively, simplify tax preparation, and better deliver advisory services.
You'll gain:
- Practical tips for efficient client interactions.
- Proven ways to transition confidently into advisory work.
- Effective methods to increase success without hiring additional staff.
- Useful lessons from experienced tax professionals focused on improving outcomes.
Together, we're helping tax professionals perform better, achieve more, and simplify success.
Deduct This With Carrie and Lexi
Why Investing in Yourself and Your Team Might Be the Most Powerful Software Upgrade Your Firm Ever Makes
Your team keeps burning out. You've upgraded your software, hired more people, adjusted workloads, but the tax accountant burnout cycle repeats. What if the real bottleneck isn't your tools or your headcount? In this episode of Deduct This with Carrie and Lexi, investor and finance expert Brandon Adjei, founder of Bargraph Solutions, reveals why personal development and mindset shifts drive success more powerfully than any technology purchase alone.
Brandon has seen every evolution of the accounting industry, from the Enron audits to AI adoption today. And he's discovered something most firms miss: the professionals who thrive aren't just the ones with the best software. They're the ones who've cultivated what he calls the "muscle emoji mindset," a deliberate practice of converting fear into fuel and building teams that operate from purpose rather than burnout.
Brandon opens up about:
- Why personal development for tax and accounting pros is the real competitive advantage most firms overlook
- His "purpose over fear equals progress" equation and how to apply it daily
- The "I am enough" exercise and why it's critical for overcoming imposter syndrome
- His proven approach to scaling tax and accounting firms nationwide during COVID by investing in mindset before technology
- Why accountants experience PTSD, which they call burnout, and how to break the cycle
- How documented workflows paired with confident teams create scalability
- His perspective on AI as a servant, not a replacement, for human intelligence
- How the 'muscle emoji mindset' builds the strength to overcome fear and lead teams through transformation
- Practical ways to help your team see their capabilities instead of their limitations
Is your team stuck in cycles of burnout while your software sits underutilized? See how building confident, purpose-driven people transforms your technology investments into actual competitive advantages.
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Connect with the hosts:
🎙 Carrie Hammond: https://linkedin.com/in/cahammond
🎙 Lexi Bonicard: https://linkedin.com/in/lexibonicard
Follow Brandon Adjei:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-adjei-79522717
Website: https://cpa-asap.com/
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