True Grit: Recognizing Struggles That Shape Our Successes | ARC

The ARC team spills their messiest moments and why grit—not perfection—matters most. 

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Accounting ARC
With Byron Patrick, Liz Mason, and Donny Shimamoto
Center for Accounting Transformation

More ARC: Analysis, Reaction, Comedy

In the latest episode of Accounting ARC, hosts Donny Shimamoto, CPA.CITP, CGMA; Liz Mason, CPA; and Byron Patrick, CPA.CITP, CGMA, lay down their professional armor to explore one central theme: grit—what it means, when it matters, and how it shows up in real life. 

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“This episode was about being honest,” says Patrick, CEO of VERIFYiQ and co-founder of TB Academy. “There are moments in everyone’s career where it all feels like too much.”