Interviews

Keeping Ahead of Your Firm’s Challenges

Published on10 October 2025

Forget everything you know about the billable hour. On Episode 230 of The Unique CPA podcast, Randy Crabtree welcomes Chris Vanover, President of CPAClub, who’s rewriting the rules of accounting with a subscription-based model and a bold focus on quality management. Learn how Chris and his team work directly with firms to tackle new compliance standards, champion work-life balance, and build a culture where accountants and clients both win. Packed with real-world stories and fresh ideas, Chris’s entrepreneurial journey is a must-listen for anyone ready to rethink what an accounting firm can be. Click here to listen.

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CPAClub helps firms move forward. Through our award-winning subscription model, firms gain flexible access to experienced accounting and advisory professionals and technology applications that help expand capacity, strengthen audit quality, navigate regulatory change, support modern professional development, and drive transformation.

Founded and led by one of Accounting Today’s Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting and CPA Practice Advisor’s 20 Under 40 Top Influencers, CPAClub has been recognized as the CalCPA Firm of the Year and a Top New Product by Accounting Today. Learn more at cpaclub.cpa.

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