Rewind : Quantifying the Client Experience, the 5 Star Rating w/ Tyler Small
Building the Premier Accounting Firm
Release Date: 01/31/2026
Building the Premier Accounting Firm
Join us as we revisit this conversation from 2021! Beyond the work we do and the accounting reports we create we need to find out and understand how useful the information is to our clients. Think about it. What are they really paying us for? In fact, what are we doing to generate for them a 5 Star Experience? Roger and Tyler have an interesting discussion that we each should consider as we remember what our relationships are and should be with our clients Listen and learn the 3-step process to improve client appreciation and retention. You’ll want to be ready to take...
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Join us as we revisit this conversation from 2021! Do we really understand the purpose of the US tax code? Often our clients are frustrated with the laws and how it affects them individually. Can you explain to them why it is and how they can legally minimize their tax liability? Steve & Roger have an informative and fun discussion about starting a tax career, the struggles opening a tax business and the successes that followed. This is a journey you need to hear. Listen for how you can also become a professional and accessible as a tax preparer, it’s what our clients...
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Join us this Wednesday for a new episode where Roger discusses finding balance between work and life with Brad Farris
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Join us as we revisit this conversation from 2021! For Shannon working with clients involves more than just providing quality reports, it’s doing so much more than the client initially expects. Listen as Roger and Shannon consider what bookkeeping is today and how it can be so much more when we consider engaging with clients as their CFO, advisor and coach. Ask yourself this, what perspective do you bring to the relationship and what suggestions do you offer? Moving beyond bookkeeping, accounting to offer CFO related advisory and coaching services is a continuous and deliberate...
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Beyond the work we do and the accounting reports we create we need to find out and understand how useful the information is to our clients. Think about it. What are they really paying us for? In fact, what are we doing to generate for them a 5 Star Experience?
Roger and Tyler have an interesting discussion that we each should consider as we remember what our relationships are and should be with our clients
Listen and learn the 3-step process to improve client appreciation and retention. You’ll want to be ready to take some good notes.
Your Host: Roger Knecht, president of Universal Accounting Center
Our Guest: Tyler Small
Tyler has created learning experiences for over 100,000 people, published 2 books, hosted over 50 podcast episodes, and has coached hundreds of leaders. He specializes in coaching "numbers people" to build better business relationships. He is the founder and CEO of “The 5-Star Approach”. The mission of “The 5-Star Approach” is to catalyze one million 5-Star Relationships.
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- Helping accounting professionals confidently and competently offer quality accounting services to get paid what they are worth.
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Reach out to work on your personal and professional relationships, Tyler is offering a complimentary 15-minute consultation that you don’t want to miss. You can sign up by visiting www.5StarApproach.com today!
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