We discuss how critical mentoring can be to your accounting practice, both to give and receive. Graeme Gordon brings his wealth of knowledge and experience gained from years of leadership in accounting.  It's paramount to your business to be a mentor to your clients; to go beyond just being a compliance or transaction based accountant. It's critical to find a mentor who's not ingrained in your industry to truly expand your knowledge base.

We discuss the role our personal relationships play in our business.  It is very important to understand the significance our marriages and relationships have in our professional lives. Ron, Mike, and Annette will discuss their own relationships and communications styles that can cause friction points which ultimately effect their ability to be profitable and successful in their business.

We talk about the shift you need to make in order to grow your business.  She says it's not your business at all, it's your mind that needs to shift.  The business will come into alignment.  Connie shares her personal story of how she no longer works for a thousand bosses, shes become the singular boss and as a result her business has grown tremendously.

Martin Bissett addresses the one biggest question that accountants and bookkeepers must ask themselves in 2017.  Hint: it's about the rise of the machines.  He shares a specific strategy for how accountants and bookkeepers can use this to grow their practice to the highest levels they've ever had if they're willing to answer this one question.