Dale Ross, CPA with Ross & Champion CPAs as well as Mayor of Georgetown, Texas, joined us for this episode of Life In Accounting: The Where Accountants Go podcast.
Recession proof career
As with most interviews I started with how Dale decided to pursue accounting as a career in the first place. Dale recounts the story of how it actually was later in life that he started on his accounting degree – at about age 30. He was looking for a career field that was in high demand, where he could potentially be self-employed, and that was recession proof. He concluded that since tax filing was a necessity of life, he would become a CPA.
Building a business
It was always Ross’s goal to build a larger business than just a single-owner sole proprietorship, so early on in the 2nd year of his practice he acquired two different firms in order to quickly grow his client base. Ross & Champion currently sits at about 9 employees overall and focuses on the tax side of the business. If you have an interest in acquiring a practice as a part of your growth strategy, Ross gives some valuable insight into that process as well as how to prepare to go into business in the first place.
Mayor of Georgetown
Ross has just started his 2nd term as Mayor of the City of Georgetown, and actually served on City Council prior to that. It’s an interesting story of how he became involved in politics. You’ll have to listen to his exact recollection of the events on the audio interview, but suffice it to say it all started because of a driveway.
If you happen to be in that geographical area, Dale talks a little at the end of the podcast about the Williamson County Historical Museum (http://williamsonmuseum.org/) and their upcoming Cattleman’s Ball. Sounds like a wonderful opportunity to mix and mingle with local museum supporters in the Georgetown area.
Also, please check out some of Dale’s other media appearances on behalf of the City of Georgetown:
• NBC News – http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/republican-mayor-texas-clean-energy-no-brainer-n769056
• National Geographic – http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/from-the-ashes/videos/renewable-energy-for-the-people/
Stay tuned, we have another everyday hero scheduled to share their story with us next week. As I always say, there’s more to come…
Mark Goldman CPA
President – Where Accountants Go
www.WhereAccountantsGo.com
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