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Advocate for CPAs and the Accounting Profession

By Erik Solbakken CPA | May 4, 2022

Advocates Close: Advocate for CPAs and the Accounting Profession Hello, I’m coming to you from Edinburgh, Scotland again. Have you ever stopped to think about who’s your biggest advocate? Today I’d like to talk about how I am an advocate for CPAs and the accounting profession. I just walked by a really interesting structure on…

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Deliver More Value and Increase Your Price Per Client

By Erik Solbakken CPA | April 28, 2022

Deliver More Value and Increase Your Price Per Client Scotland is a brilliant country, full of history and culture. But what does Scotland have to do with how to deliver more value and increase your price per client? This week’s video is coming to you from Edinburgh and what I want to talk about this…

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What Is Your Unique Ability?

By Erik Solbakken CPA | March 10, 2022

What Is Your Unique Ability As An Accountant? Today I’d like to ask you a very important question. What Is Your Unique Ability As An Accountant? I am doing this post from another hotel room. Where could I be in Toronto? Clue — CN Tower.  I’m here because I’m actually going to be seeing a…

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3 Mental States

By Erik Solbakken CPA | February 24, 2022
mental states of CPAs

 The 3 Mental States of CPAs What’s top of mind for me today? The 3 Mental States of CPAs that I’ve seen over and over again. I want to make sure you’re choosing the right mental state.  It’s February… tax time in North America. For Canadian CPAs and U.S. CPAs, it can be a pretty…

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When Are You Happy?

By Erik Solbakken CPA | February 16, 2022
When are you happy?

Accountants, When Are You Happy? This week’s blog post is coming to you from the booming metropolis of Edmonton. The reason why I’m in Edmonton is I’ve actually come to watch the Oilers play. While I’ve been here, I’ve noticed a lot of people that haven’t seemed happy and it’s made me think… accountants, when…

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Want Your Freedom?

By Erik Solbakken CPA | February 10, 2022
Let's talk to you about your freedom - the freedoms for you inside your accounting practice What’s holding you back from being truly free?

Want Your Freedom? Today I want to talk to you about your freedom. As with most people, I’m guessing you want your freedom but I’m particularly interested in what’s holding you back from being truly free. I want to talk about the freedoms for you inside your accounting practice. When I think about freedom, I…

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Know Your ABC

By Erik Solbakken CPA | January 27, 2022

Know Your ABC Accountants love acronyms. One that most CPAs miss is ABC. Today, I’m coming to you from Big White, a ski resort just outside of Kelowna, BC, and I want to know if you know your ABC. I was heading up the hill on the chair lift with some other people and I…

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Watch Your Language!

By Erik Solbakken CPA | January 20, 2022
Watch your language! I’m not talking about swearing…I’m talking about the way you talk with your clients about pricing.

Watch Your Language Today, as I was packing up the Christmas tree, I realized how much I hate the task of taking the tree downstairs because it’s such a huge pain. If you’ve seen my videos before, you know I drop curse words here and there but when I’m taking the Christmas tree downstairs, there’s…

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2 Keys To Pricing Value

By Erik Solbakken CPA | January 12, 2022

How do we set our prices? It’s the #1 question I get from every CPA firm I work with. Follow these 2 Keys …and you’ll unlock the $$$$.

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What Is Value Pricing?

By Erik Solbakken CPA | January 6, 2022

There are many misconceptions about Value Pricing. What is it, really? It’s actually quite simple. And when you adopt it. It will change your firm…forever.

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