Ep. 82: Firms Eating Firms, Are Those Real?, and Ben Curtis in the House!

<p>Yes, AND it’s episode 82! This week we are talking about firm culture dynamics, 3rd party partners, and just the little things like the purpose of life. Your hosts are as always:</p><p>Tyler “Increasingly Irrelevant” Otto from <a href="https://www.specializedat.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Specialized Accounting</a>, focusing on medium to large businesses in the glamorous hospitality, marina, and service industries.</p><p>Jeremy "Partially Prominent” Van Groll from <a href="https://www.nonprofitbookkeeping.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nonprofit Bookkeeping</a>, a champion for nonprofits with his accounting expertise.</p><p><br /></p><p>Our special guest this week is <a href="http://linkedin.com/in/ben-curtis-goodmeasure" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ben Curtis</a>, the thoughtful co-founder and president of <a href="https://www.goodmeasurefinancial.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Good Measure Financial</a>, a cloud-based accounting firm based in Knoxville, Tennessee</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>In Da News</strong>, <a href="https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2026/jul/a-new-top-5-firm-grant-thornton-acquiring-fellow-top-10-firm-cbiz/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grant Thorton buys CBiz</a>, what does this do to our rankings?</p><p>At <strong>Half Time</strong>, we are yapping to our computers… Are you? Tyler explains how this hack is saving him time!</p><p><strong>Are Those Real?</strong> Do you know if these job titles are in your dreams or reality?</p><p>In <strong>Fast Figures</strong>, Ben is in the hot seat to answer these trivia questions with numerical answers.<br /></p><p><strong>Loser of the Week: </strong><a href="https://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/scam-artists-are-posing-as-irs-agents-to-drain-crypto-wallets" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Crypto Holders</a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Winner of the Week: </strong><a href="https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/frazier-deeter-acquires-gray-gray-gray" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Frazier &amp; Deeter</a></p><p><br /></p><p>P.S. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/events/7489030096083759104?viewAsMember=true" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Don’t forget about UFAT</a>, our fortnightly trivia series with awesome prizes (thanks, Double!).  Click here for more info! 12:00 pm MT / 2:00 pm ET</p><p><br /></p><p>📣This episode is sponsored by Ramp