Real firm owners.
Real numbers.
Real lives changed.
CPA firm owners who used Renew to take back control, drive profit up and hours down, and build firms that work for them — not the other way around.
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Matt DePretis
DePretis CPAs, California
After 25 years in practice, Matt DePretis was burned out and ready to walk away from his Pleasanton, CA firm.
After 25 years in practice, Matt DePretis was burned out and ready to walk away from his Pleasanton, CA firm. Working with Renew completely changed that trajectory. With the community’s support, Matt not only rediscovered joy in his work but also built confidence in his firm’s future. Today, his team is redefining what advisory means—creating scalable services that aren’t dependent on one person’s knowledge. Renew provided the tools, structure, and community that turned exhaustion into energy and vision.
Transformation
Dina Long
Padgett Business Services, Colorado
Dina Long used Renew to double her firm's revenue and regain balance, highlighting the community's role in growth.
Dina Long shares how Renew helped transform her firm from a traditional, overworked tax practice into a modern, profitable boutique advisory. By reducing her client base, increasing pricing strategically, and leveraging Renew’s guidance, she’s doubled revenue, grown her team, and reclaimed work-life balance, all while learning to lead with confidence and clarity. Alongside Dina, other Renew members also share their experiences, showing how the community helps firms tackle challenges, make better decisions, and achieve meaningful growth.
Transformation
Bobby Medlin
Bobby Medlin CPA Group, Missouri
Bobby Medlin shares how Renew gave his firm a fresh perspective and the power of connection after decades of feeling isolated in practice.
Bobby Medlin shares how Renew gave his firm a fresh perspective and the power of connection after decades of feeling isolated in practice. Through the Renew community, he’s exchanged ideas, recruited peers, and found the confidence to elevate client relationships and pricing. For Bobby Medlin CPA Group, Renew has been both a guide and a network that continues to strengthen the firm’s impact.
Transformation
Blake Meester
Meester & Company, New York
In addition to the revenue and profit growth, we have helped him implement a subscription model and navigate two mergers.
Blake took over his firm in Chico, CA, from his father. When we started working with him in 2016, it was a typical, all-things-to-all people firm. He told us he couldn't keep up with the work, had trouble with retention and no business model. He now has around 200 billable hours a year and has grown the firm to $2M. In addition to the revenue and profit growth, we have helped him implement a subscription model and navigate two mergers.
Strategic Growth
Larry Teal
Accounting For All, New York
Larry Teal, founder of Accounting for All (now part of Archer Lewis), credits Renew with transforming his firm’s business model.
Larry Teal, founder of Accounting for All (now part of Archer Lewis), credits Renew with transforming his firm’s business model. From raising prices and eliminating low-value clients to defining target clients and building a sustainable practice, Renew’s guidance helped set the stage for long-term success. Most importantly, Larry shares how the community supported him through the emotional journey of selling his firm—a once-in-a-lifetime milestone he couldn’t have navigated alone.
Strategic Growth
Seth Fink
Phocus Accounting and Tax, AZ
Seth found the accountability to make bold moves and treat his firm as the #1 client — the kind of change he couldn't have made alone.
For Seth, the biggest shift was accountability. Being surrounded by people he can lean on — and help in return — pushed him to make the bold moves he couldn't make alone: treating his firm as the #1 client and daring to think big.
Strategic Growth
Perry Ghilarducci
BPM LLP, California
We have helped Perry bring on a new partner and guided him through an upstream merger. Revenue in his office has grown to $3M.
Perry has worked with Renew since 2016. When we started, his Sacremento, CA-based firm had revenue of $800K from 508 clients. We have helped Perry bring on a new partner and guided him through an upstream merger. Revenue in his office has grown to $3M. Average client revenue is now in excess of $30K.
Transition
Jennifer Suguitan
Suguitan & Associates, Texas
We helped her rightsize her firm so that she could get her time back. We then helped her to merge her firm with another Renew member.
Jennifer ran a small firm in Plano, TX. She started working with Renew in 2012 with over 400 clients. Things were out of control. We helped her rightsize her firm so that she could get her time back. We then helped her to merge her firm with another Renew member.
Transition