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Accounting Firm Transformation

August 22, 2026

“I Don't Have Time to Work on My Firm.” Blake Found it Anyway.

Blake Meester, owner of MCo advisors — a 20-person firm based in Northern California with staff across all four U.S. time zones and a growing team in the Philippines — has rolled a handful of Renew Group firms into his own. Here's what that actually looked like.

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“I Don't Have Time to Work on My Firm.” Blake Found it Anyway.

August 22, 2026

Blake Meester, owner of MCo advisors — a 20-person firm based in Northern California with staff across all four U.S. time zones and a growing team in the Philippines — has rolled a handful of Renew Group firms into his own. Here's what that actually looked like.

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“If We Raise Prices and Cut Clients, We'll Lose Revenue." They Didn't.

August 15, 2026

It's the math every firm owner runs in their head before they touch pricing: fewer clients plus higher prices sounds like it should net out even, at best. Raise prices, some clients leave, revenue stays flat or dips. Why take the risk? Linda Saliu and Adam Groves, owners of Azure Tax and Accounting in Bend, Oregon, ran that same math before their first full year with Renew. Here's what actually happened.

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"My Name Was Going to Be Mud in Jacksonville." It Wasn't.

August 8, 2026

Every firm owner we talk to has some version of the same fear: if I cut clients, word gets out, and my name is mud in this town. Heather Hughes had that exact fear. She said it out loud, more than once, before she and her business partner Brent made the biggest decision of their firm's four years with Renew. Here's what actually happened.

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What Happens When Referrals Stop Being Enough?

August 1, 2026

At Renew, we launched a new Strategic Growth offering with a webinar featuring Betsy Gray from Social Bullpen, a marketing expert who specializes in the accounting industry.

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How Seth Fink Transformed His Tax Season — By Making His Firm the #1 Client

August 1, 2026

Seth took over his dad's firm in Phoenix — a high-volume, traditional tax practice. This year, he averaged under 60 hours a week through tax season. For the first time ever.

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The Tax Season Everyone Almost Quit, Including the Partner

July 25, 2026

On Wednesday, Shannon sat down with Seth Fink for a live conversation about how he rebuilt his firm — fewer hours, better clients, and a business that finally works for its owner.

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Seth Fink Didn't Grow His Firm by Saying Yes. He Grew It by Saying No.

July 18, 2026

Ask most firm owners how they plan to grow and you'll hear some version of "more." More clients. More returns. More hours. Seth Fink grew his firm by doing the opposite.

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Regroup 2026: Making your Firm the #1 Client

July 4, 2026

Accountants live in the gap of what needs to be done. This often translates to clients coming first. We know that to create value for the right clients you must Make the Firm the #1 Client.

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The Beliefs Keeping Your Accounting Firm Stuck

June 27, 2026

Most accounting firm owners don’t have a strategy problem. Because before a firm changes its strategy, pricing, ideal client, or operating model, the owners usually need to change what they believe.

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