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The Radical Road to (Business) Transformation

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Man drawing yellow rocket going opposite way of many smaller white rockets“Innovation is not just a one-time business model change.”

By Jody Padar
The Radical CPA

When I wrote “The Radical CPA,” I thought that the four fundamental tenets would take us indefinitely into the future.

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But I realize now the future demands more than that.
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Transitioning to a Radical Firm: Bringing a Legacy Customer Along

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Illustration of cloud softwareYour customers might surprise you with their willingness to update.

By Jody Padar
The Radical CPA

As you migrate your firm’s current customer base to your new way of working, you may be surprised by how your customers will adapt.

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Many of my small business customers are near world-famous locations. You may have heard of or seen the first season of the hit Netflix series, “Making a Murderer.” The murder took place outside of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, at a junkyard. It’s kind of in the middle of nowhere.
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The Four Tenets of Radical Firms: A Brief Review

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Purple No. 4 billiard ballSay goodbye to change management.

By Jody Padar
The Radical CPA

Before we can fully leap into the future, we need to understand where we’ve been.

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The foundation of any Radical or New Firm is comprised of the four tenets.
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The Radical CPA: Always Changing

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Chalkboard reading "Free thinkers wanted"How did we get here and where are we going?

By Jody Padar
The Radical CPA

People always ask me why “radical”? Isn’t it a charged word?

What’s so radical about me?

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When I talk about radical, it’s not so much about me, but about my beliefs and actions.
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The Four Factors for Fixed Pricing

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Price targetPlus 5 reasons not to manage employees by timesheet.

By Jody Padar
The Radical CPA

Ron Baker and Ed Kless of the VeraSage Institute are the hands-down experts on value pricing. They do a phenomenal job of explaining how it works and why you shouldn’t track time.

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I’ve done it for the last nine years and I absolutely love it. I would never go back to time and billing.
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Clients Buy Solutions, Not Time

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Hand building word "solution" with letter blocksPlus 4 notes about client phone calls.

By Jody Padar
The Radical CPA

“Forget about pricing and think about what people buy.”

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Customers are not buying our time. They may be buying our expertise. But they’re really buying a solution to their problem.
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Fighting Restraining Forces

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Post with two signs, "same" and "change"Plus 5 things we can learn from Weight Watchers.

By August J. Aquila
What Makes a Great Partnership

Let’s examine restraining forces through a case study.

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Thomas was assigned to take over a niche area in the firm. The area had had high productivity in the past.
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How to Leverage Social Media

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Man showing woman something on laptop computerMake use of ALL your connections.

By Jody Padar
The Radical CPA

Social media is great for connecting with clients and prospects, but it also makes it easier to get published in the real media and that will give you the collateral for marketing.

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I’ve been quoted in Entrepreneur, Forbes and Inc. That’s priceless! That’s what I call return on attention.
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