- 18
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- 1
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- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
- 66
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About The Accountants Club Podcast
The Accountants Club Podcast, hosted by Paul Redmond, is your go-to source for transforming your accounting practice. Learn how to move beyond compliance to advisory services, leverage automation, and grow with strategic partnerships. Featuring expert interviews, success stories, and practical guides, this podcast will help accountants build modern, thriving practices.
- Publisher
- Paul Redmond
- Category
- business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 8 Oct 2024
- Latest episode
- 29 Oct 2025
Latest episodes
18 episodes in the feed.
29 Oct 2025
The Family Meeting Blueprint: Avoiding the Cost of Silence
This week we are sharing an episode of Paul’s other Podcast “Connected Advice” because it is important to everyone interested in creating a legacy. Find Connected Advice wherever you get podcasts, or here: https://redcircle.com/connected-advice (https://redcircle.com/connected-advice) Or on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTlwsQ-t9QaEJ5mITCUCC3nxvlouBZ9Rc&si=dTEAmpd1eNfEoayT (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTlwsQ-t9QaEJ5mITCUCC3nxvlouBZ9Rc&si=dTEAmpd1eNfEoayT) Host Paul Redmond tackles one of the most crucial yet avoided conversations for business owners: discussing wealth and succession with their families. He reveals why having a perfectly drafted will or tax plan is not enough and how silence can lead to financial fallout and emotional strife. Paul provides a practical, four-step blueprint for running a productive family meeting that fosters clarity and protects relationships, emphasizing that the most powerful inheritance you can leave isn't money—it's clarity. Avoiding the conversation about wealth and succession guarantees future problems. Having the difficult discussion now, using a structured and empathetic approach, is an act of love that protects both your family's financial future and their relationships. Key Takeaways 1. Documents Do Not Replace Conversations A common mistake is believing a perfectly drafted will, trust, or tax plan is sufficient. These documents are tools for execution, but they cannot prevent family conflict if the intentions and reasons behind them are not clearly communicated and understood. 2. The "Cost of Silence" is Immense Avoiding the conversation leads to a dual fallout: Financial: Wasted structures, missed tax reliefs, assets getting tied up, and wealth being eroded by advisory fees to fix problems. Emotional: Resentment, confusion, mistrust, and long-lasting family conflict after you're gone. 3. The Goal is Clarity, Not Just Distribution The most powerful inheritance you can leave your family is not money, but clarity. Clear communication about your wishes, values, and the "why" behind decisions is the greatest gift for preserving family harmony. 4. Use a Four-Step Blueprint for a Successful Family Meeting Frame the Purpose: Clearly state that the meeting is about alignment and reducing future stress, not dividing assets. It's about ensuring everyone understands their role and your wishes. Pick the Timing & Setting Carefully: Choose a neutral time and space, not a holiday or birthday. Consider using a neutral third-party facilitator to chair the meeting. Use a Neutral Framework: Employ a tool or methodology (e.g., a "Legacy Lens") to provide structure. This shifts the conversation from personal opinions to shared clarity and helps manage emotional resistance. Facilitate, Don't Dictate: Approach the meeting as a dialogue. Use phrases like, "Here’s what we’re thinking, we’d love to hear your thoughts." The goal is to listen and make people feel heard. 5. Start with Powerful "Starter Questions" Begin the conversation by reflecting on and discussing: What kind of legacy do we want to leave as a family? What does "fair" look like? (Equitable doesn't always mean equal). What is the most important thing to protect: the estate or the family relationships? (The answer should always be family first). 6. Practical Tools: The Legacy Letter and Starting Small Write a Legacy Letter: This is a non-legal, personal letter (or video) explaining your hopes, values, and dreams. It provides context and reduces the chance of conflict. Start Small: The first meeting is an introduction to the conversation. You don't need to solve everything at once. The objective is to start the dialogue and set a date for the next conversation. Contact Paul here: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-redmond-rda/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-redmond-rda/) Email predmond@rda.ie (mailto:predmond@rda.ie) Find Dan here: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/danieldalyrda/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/danieldalyrda/) Find Crunch My Numbers here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulredmond57 (https://www.youtube.com/@paulredmond57) Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crunch-my-numbers/id1759207774 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crunch-my-numbers/id1759207774) Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/68lrgwtIPUYTBB5VmZEYm8 (https://open.spotify.com/show/68lrgwtIPUYTBB5VmZEYm8) Web: https://redcircle.com/shows/crunch-my-numbers (https://redcircle.com/shows/crunch-my-numbers)
15 Oct 2025
Unlock Agent Mode: How Better Questions Can Transform Your Accounting Firm
In this episode of The Accountant's Club, host Paul Redmond introduces a game-changing mindset: "Agent Mode." Moving beyond the Advisory Ladder, Paul reveals how shifting from providing data to asking powerful, insightful questions can redefine your client relationships and elevate your role to a trusted advocate. Discover the three pivotal questions that can instantly deepen client trust, unlock new revenue streams, and make your firm irreplaceable in the age of AI and automation. Learn how to implement this simple but profound shift starting with just one client this week. Key Takeaways: Agent Mode Defined: Shift from being a service provider to becoming your client's advocate and agent of clarity, sitting beside them rather than across from them. The Power of Questions: Move beyond compliance questions ("Is your return filed?") to strategic, advisory questions that uncover the client's real challenges and dreams. Three Key Questions to Ask: Learn the simple but powerful questions: "What's the one thing that would make the biggest difference to your business?", "What's keeping you up at night?", and "If we solved that, what would your life look like?" Immediate Action: You don't need a complete overhaul; start by testing one agent-mode question with just one client this week and actively listen to the answer. The Future of Accounting: The differentiating factor won't be who has the best reports, but who asks the best questions. Contact Paul here: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-redmond-rda/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-redmond-rda/) Email predmond@rda.ie (mailto:predmond@rda.ie) Find The Accountants Club Podcast here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AccountantsClubPodcast (https://www.youtube.com/@AccountantsClubPodcast) Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-accountants-club-podcast/id1771653637 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-accountants-club-podcast/id1771653637) Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wWkXrN3WzZNsvftJODsZ7 (https://open.spotify.com/show/7wWkXrN3WzZNsvftJODsZ7) Web: https://redcircle.com/shows/the-accountants-club (https://redcircle.com/shows/the-accountants-club)
1 Oct 2025
How to Become Irreplaceable to Your Clients and 10X Your Firm's Value
Are you stuck on the compliance treadmill? In this episode of The Accountant's Club, Paul Redmond introduces a powerful framework: The Advisory Ladder. He breaks down the five distinct rungs—from basic compliance to strategic leadership—that define an accounting firm's value and irreplaceability. Learn how to diagnose where your practice (and your individual clients) currently sit, the critical mistake of trying to jump rungs too quickly, and the one simple action you can take this quarter to climb steadily toward higher fees and deeper client relationships. This is your practical roadmap for the defining decade. Contact Paul here: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-redmond-rda/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-redmond-rda/) Email predmond@rda.ie (mailto:predmond@rda.ie) Find The Accountants Club Podcast here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AccountantsClubPodcast (https://www.youtube.com/@AccountantsClubPodcast) Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-accountants-club-podcast/id1771653637 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-accountants-club-podcast/id1771653637) Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wWkXrN3WzZNsvftJODsZ7 (https://open.spotify.com/show/7wWkXrN3WzZNsvftJODsZ7) Web: https://redcircle.com/shows/the-accountants-club (https://redcircle.com/shows/the-accountants-club)
17 Sept 2025
Is This the Defining Decade for Accountants? How Accountants Can Prepare for Change
Host Paul Redmond tackles a critical question: are we in the midst of the most pivotal decade for the accounting profession? He argues that the convergence of AI, automation, and post-COVID shifts has created a moment of irreversible change. Paul breaks down why clinging to a compliance-only model is a risk, how to find immense new value in advisory services, and shares a powerful client story that proves the life-changing impact of leading with advice. This episode is a call to action for every accountant to choose whether they will resist, survive, or lead. Contact Paul here: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-redmond-rda/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-redmond-rda/) Email predmond@rda.ie (mailto:predmond@rda.ie) Find The Accountants Club Podcast here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AccountantsClubPodcast (https://www.youtube.com/@AccountantsClubPodcast) Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-accountants-club-podcast/id1771653637 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-accountants-club-podcast/id1771653637) Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wWkXrN3WzZNsvftJODsZ7 (https://open.spotify.com/show/7wWkXrN3WzZNsvftJODsZ7) Web: https://redcircle.com/shows/the-accountants-club (https://redcircle.com/shows/the-accountants-club)
3 Sept 2025
The 97% Problem: Why Accountants Struggle with Software (And How to Fix It)
Why do 97% of accounting firms admit they aren't using their technology to its full potential? In this episode of The Accountant's Club, host Paul Redmond dives deep into the frustrating world of software implementation. He breaks down the "broken promise" of new tech, explores the human and cultural barriers within firms, and outlines a clear framework for moving from costly adoption gaps to transformative outcomes. If you've ever bought software that ended up collecting digital dust, this episode is your guide to building a true partnership with technology. Contact Paul here: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-redmond-rda/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-redmond-rda/) Email predmond@rda.ie (mailto:predmond@rda.ie) Find The Accountants Club Podcast here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AccountantsClubPodcast (https://www.youtube.com/@AccountantsClubPodcast) Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-accountants-club-podcast/id1771653637 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-accountants-club-podcast/id1771653637) Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wWkXrN3WzZNsvftJODsZ7 (https://open.spotify.com/show/7wWkXrN3WzZNsvftJODsZ7) Web: https://redcircle.com/shows/the-accountants-club (https://redcircle.com/shows/the-accountants-club)
5 Jun 2025
Cybersecurity for Accountants: Protecting Your Firm Without the Panic
Host Paul Redmond interviews cybersecurity expert Gavin Dixon about practical cybersecurity measures for accounting firms, including multi-factor authentication and creating a no-blame security culture, to reduce risk.
21 May 2025
Marketing for Accountants: Standing Out with Authenticity & Creativity
Host Paul Redmond sits down with Karen Reyburn, founder of PF (The Profitable Firm), a marketing agency dedicated to helping accountants attract their dream clients. In this insightful conversation, they dive into why marketing is no longer optional for accounting firms—and how to do it in a way that feels authentic, creative, and truly you. 🔹 Why most accountants struggle with marketing (and how to fix it) 🔹 The power of storytelling to connect with clients beyond numbers 🔹 Breaking the "boring accountant" stereotype—why creativity is your secret weapon 🔹 How to attract high-value clients (and stop competing on price) 🔹 Practical marketing strategies—from LinkedIn to video content—that actually work Whether you're a solo practitioner or running a growing firm, Karen’s fresh perspective will inspire you to rethink your brand, messaging, and approach to business growth. Tune in and discover how to make your accounting firm unforgettable! Find Karen Reyburn here: PF Website https://wearepf.com/ (https://wearepf.com/) LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenlreyburn/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenlreyburn/) Buy the Book! https://karenlreyburn.com/the-accountant-marketer/ (https://karenlreyburn.com/the-accountant-marketer/) Preorder the new book https://karenlreyburn.com/accountants-you-are-creative/#preorder (https://karenlreyburn.com/accountants-you-are-creative/#preorder) Contact Paul here: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-redmond-rda/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-redmond-rda/) Email predmond@rda.ie (mailto:predmond@rda.ie) Find The Accountants Club Podcast here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AccountantsClubPodcast (https://www.youtube.com/@AccountantsClubPodcast) Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-accountants-club-podcast/id1771653637 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-accountants-club-podcast/id1771653637) Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wWkXrN3WzZNsvftJODsZ7 (https://open.spotify.com/show/7wWkXrN3WzZNsvftJODsZ7) Web: https://redcircle.com/shows/the-accountants-club (https://redcircle.com/shows/the-accountants-club)
18 Dec 2024
A Look Back Through 2024
Paul Redmond shares key takeaways from 2024's rapid technological advancements in accountancy, from automated tools to shifting industry trends and talent recruitment.
11 Dec 2024
Let's Make 2025 the Best Year Yet
Host Paul Redmond shares a quarterly pivot strategy to overcome year-end 'fog' and renew, refresh, and reinvent accountancy practices for a successful 2025.
4 Dec 2024
Revolutionary ways of Leveraging AI for Smarter Advisory Services
Paul Redmond reveals how accountants can leverage AI to automate repetitive tasks and provide more valuable advisory services to clients.
27 Nov 2024
Mindset Shifts for Advisory Success
Paul Redmond shares mindset shifts for advisory success, reframing perspectives to overcome fear and limitations and achieve true business growth.
20 Nov 2024
Building a Team to Support Advisory Services
Paul Redmond shares expert insights on building a team to support advisory services, empowering accountants to uplift staff, hire, and leverage automation and AI for business growth.
13 Nov 2024
Creating a Price in Advisory Services
Many services accountants offer are priced based on either hourly work, or specific charges for specific types of compliance work. But with advisory services this is more complicated as often there isn’t a specific number of hours advice takes, or even if it takes a short time the value the advice gives is based on more than that amount of time directly spent advising the client. Instead, you need to work out the value you provide to the client with your advisory services, what services to offer, and how to put services together in bundles that offer clear value propositions to clients who may not completely understand the potential. And in this episode Paul Redmond will talk you though how to put together tiered services that make the case for your services. Contact Paul here: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-redmond-rda/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-redmond-rda/) Email predmond@rda.ie (mailto:predmond@rda.ie) Find The Accountants Club Podcast here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AccountantsClubPodcast (https://www.youtube.com/@AccountantsClubPodcast) Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-accountants-club-podcast/id1771653637 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-accountants-club-podcast/id1771653637) Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wWkXrN3WzZNsvftJODsZ7 (https://open.spotify.com/show/7wWkXrN3WzZNsvftJODsZ7) Web: https://redcircle.com/shows/the-accountants-club (https://redcircle.com/shows/the-accountants-club)
6 Nov 2024
The Power of Strategic Partnerships
Are you feeling the pressure to offer every service your clients could possibly need? Do you worry about missing opportunities if you don’t have all the answers? It’s a common struggle for accountants, but there’s a smarter way to meet client needs without spreading yourself too thin. In this episode, Paul Redmond explores the power of strategic partnerships—the key to delivering a full suite of services without overextending yourself. Instead of trying to be an expert in everything, imagine having a network of trusted specialists, from legal advisors to IT consultants, ready to step in when your clients need them most. Paul discusses the fears many accountants face about partnering, like the risk of losing client relationships or navigating compliance concerns, and he shares his own journey in building these valuable connections. Tune in to hear how partnerships can ease your workload, expand your offerings, and make you the trusted advisor your clients rely on, all while maintaining your focus and freeing up time for what matters most. Contact Paul here: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-redmond-rda/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-redmond-rda/) Email predmond@rda.ie (mailto:predmond@rda.ie) Find The Accountants Club Podcast here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AccountantsClubPodcast (https://www.youtube.com/@AccountantsClubPodcast) Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-accountants-club-podcast/id1771653637 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-accountants-club-podcast/id1771653637) Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wWkXrN3WzZNsvftJODsZ7 (https://open.spotify.com/show/7wWkXrN3WzZNsvftJODsZ7) Web: https://redcircle.com/shows/the-accountants-club (https://redcircle.com/shows/the-accountants-club)
30 Oct 2024
Finding Your Ideal Advisory Clients
Finding Your Ideal Advisory Clients Understanding which clients are truly ready to benefit from advisory services is a common challenge. Not all clients are ideal candidates; some focus solely on compliance, while others may be on the brink of growth and ready to see the value in expert guidance. Paul shares practical steps to identify clients with the ambition to grow, how to segment your client base, and ways to approach advisory conversations effectively. Discover how to pinpoint the clients who’ll benefit most and make your first conversations impactful and results-driven. Join The Accountants Club, don’t miss out and sign up for the wait list here: https://the-accountants-club-community-waitlist.scoreapp.com/ (https://the-accountants-club-community-waitlist.scoreapp.com/) Contact Paul here: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-redmond-rda/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-redmond-rda/) Email predmond@rda.ie (mailto:predmond@rda.ie) Find The Accountants Club Podcast here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AccountantsClubPodcast (https://www.youtube.com/@AccountantsClubPodcast) Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-accountants-club-podcast/id1771653637 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-accountants-club-podcast/id1771653637) Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wWkXrN3WzZNsvftJODsZ7 (https://open.spotify.com/show/7wWkXrN3WzZNsvftJODsZ7) Web: https://redcircle.com/shows/the-accountants-club (https://redcircle.com/shows/the-accountants-club)
23 Oct 2024
Leveraging Automation to Elevate Your Practice
If you’re wanting to grow your accounting practice and ensure greater profitability you can do so by moving from the typical compliance-based practice to an advisory practice. But how do you do this? One way is by embracing automation, and in this episode your host Paul Redmond is going to share what work is best automated and how to begin the automation process without disrupting your regular business and at the same time ensuring staff buy in. Follow Paul’s 4 Steps to automating and free yourself, and your employees up for providing higher value services. Join The Accountants Club, don’t miss out and sign up for the wait list here: https://the-accountants-club-community-waitlist.scoreapp.com/ (https://the-accountants-club-community-waitlist.scoreapp.com/) Contact Paul here: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-redmond-rda/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-redmond-rda/) Email predmond@rda.ie (mailto:predmond@rda.ie) Find The Accountants Club Podcast here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AccountantsClubPodcast (https://www.youtube.com/@AccountantsClubPodcast) Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-accountants-club-podcast/id1771653637 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-accountants-club-podcast/id1771653637) Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wWkXrN3WzZNsvftJODsZ7 (https://open.spotify.com/show/7wWkXrN3WzZNsvftJODsZ7) Web: https://redcircle.com/shows/the-accountants-club (https://redcircle.com/shows/the-accountants-club)
16 Oct 2024
The Fundamental Shift In The Accounting Industry
As software tools and AI become more useful the Accounting industry is undergoing a major shift as accountants find that the compliance work that has traditionally been their bread and butter is being replaced by software and becoming devalued. But Join our host Paul Redmond in the first episode of ‘The Accountants Club’ as he lays out the importance of switching your practice from being compliance based to becoming advisory based. Compliance is still vital, but it needs to be part of a suite of services to help your customers grow their business, and Paul will explain how to immediately grow your services without disrupting your business. You may even find you have begun this without realising it! So listen and learn and follow and subscribe so you don’t miss out. Join The Accountants Club, don’t miss out and sign up for the wait list here: https://the-accountants-club-community-waitlist.scoreapp.com/ (https://the-accountants-club-community-waitlist.scoreapp.com/) Contact Paul here: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-redmond-rda/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-redmond-rda/) Email predmond@rda.ie (mailto:predmond@rda.ie) Find The Accountants Club Podcast here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AccountantsClubPodcast (https://www.youtube.com/@AccountantsClubPodcast) Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-accountants-club-podcast/id1771653637 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-accountants-club-podcast/id1771653637) Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wWkXrN3WzZNsvftJODsZ7 (https://open.spotify.com/show/7wWkXrN3WzZNsvftJODsZ7) Web: https://redcircle.com/shows/the-accountants-club (https://redcircle.com/shows/the-accountants-club)
8 Oct 2024
Welcome to 'The Accountants Club Podcast'
The Accountants Club Podcast, hosted by Paul Redmond, is your go-to source for transforming your accounting practice. Learn how to move beyond compliance to advisory services, leverage automation, and grow with strategic partnerships. Featuring expert interviews, success stories, and practical guides, this podcast will help accountants build modern, thriving practices.
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