Drew Carrick, CPA

Senior Crew
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Profile

Drew Carrick, known in the accounting profession as The Rapping CPA, has aggregated a diverse array of cross-functional professional experience in the accounting, finance, and technology sectors. On top of his audit and advisory services consulting, he is a speaker, actor, producer, content creator, and marketing strategist. 

While at Grant Thornton (“GT”), he specialized in the not-for-profit and higher education industries, working on engagements for both the assurance and advisory service lines. During that tenure, he contributed to a variety of media publications following the viral success of his “Public Accounting Anthem” music video and was hand-selected to be part of GT’s Innovation Council. 

During his later experiences in strategic finance, entrepreneurship, and content marketing, he was involved in ideating, developing, and executing a variety of change management projects and special purpose initiatives. His broad ranging spectrum of experience in technical accounting and finance, marketing and content production, and strategy and innovation at both mature and start-up entities, enables him to provide a holistic approach to problem solving and solution development. 

At CPAClub, Drew is leveraging his diverse background to optimize and maximize the passholder experience, while driving the Club’s brand awareness, reputation, and digital marketing initiatives. His innovative mindset and solution-oriented mentality provides the Club with a key component to growth strategy. 

Experience

  • CPAClub, Senior Crew, 2025 – Present
  • FloQastStrategy & Planning Director, 2021 – 2025 
  • LIU, Budget Director, 2018 – 2020 
  • Grant Thornton, Senior Associate, 2016 – 2018 
  • Grant Thornton, Audit Associate, 2015 – 2016

Certifications & Affiliations

  • CPA, New York 
  • AICPA Member
  • Lean Six Sigma, Green Belt

Activities & Awards

  • Speaker/Host: CalCPA, FICPA, TXCPA, OSCPA 
  • YouTube Silver Play Button (100K Subscribers)
  • Contributing Writer: Accounting Today
  • Featured Guest: Becker, Otto-mates, CPAcon, Google

Specialties

  • Nonprofit & Higher Education Audits 
  • Business Process, Performance, & Improvement Advisory 
  • Change Management 
  • Digital Media Content Production & Social Media 
  • Growth Marketing Strategy 
  • Public Speaking & Thought Leadership 

Education

  • Mount St. Mary’s University, Master of Business Administration, Marketing
  • Mount St. Mary’s University, Bachelor of Science, Accounting 

 

Fun Facts

Favorite Adventure

Road tripping from Los Angeles to South Florida over the course of a couple weeks, stopping at several cities along the way.

Favorite Event

Mardi Gras! I lived in New Orleans briefly and the culture and energy of the city is like nowhere else.

Favorite Sports

I love playing every sport and activity, but am most obsessed with pickleball. I enjoy watching any major sports league playoffs, but specifically enjoy the full NFL season.

Favorite Book

The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy

Favorite Vacation

A ten-day Christmas and New Years cruise around the Caribbean with my family and family friends.

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