Graeme Tennick from Tennick Accountants
An accountant’s mission to change livelihoods
An accountant’s mission to change livelihoods. A conversation with Graeme Tennick
About the Episode
About the Episode
Transcript
Graeme Tennick is the Founder and Chief Legacy Maker at Tennick Accountants. Before founding his own company, Graeme worked in a small accounting practice and eventually moved to senior roles in PwC and public sector organizations. In this episode, Graeme shares his professional journey, entrepreneurial passion from a young age, and business-first accounting second approach. Graeme and Stuart also discuss an accountant's purpose and the rewarding impact they can have on their clients’ lives.
Episode Themes
Episode Notes
- Graeme’s passion for business at a young age (0:30)
- Graeme’s path to accounting (2:30)
- Thoughts on the UK government (3:30)
- The beginning of Graeme’s business journey (5:30)
- Adopting technology (8:00)
- How Graeme started building structure in his business (9:30)
- Optimizing Karbon at Tennick Accountants (10:30)
- Building a feedback loop with software partners (12:00)
- The rewarding impact on clients’ lives (13:30)
- The story of the client embracing the journey with Tennick Accountants (15:00)
- What makes clients believe in their ability to scale (16:40)
- How the role of accountants has changed (17:50)
- Reframing the negative experience of COVID (19:50)
- How to instill important messages in your team (23:00)
- What’s next for Tennick Accountants (24:00)
- Being honest with clients (28:00)
- Graeme’s favorite cars (30:00)
Episode Themes
Episode Notes
- Graeme’s passion for business at a young age (0:30)
- Graeme’s path to accounting (2:30)
- Thoughts on the UK government (3:30)
- The beginning of Graeme’s business journey (5:30)
- Adopting technology (8:00)
- How Graeme started building structure in his business (9:30)
- Optimizing Karbon at Tennick Accountants (10:30)
- Building a feedback loop with software partners (12:00)
- The rewarding impact on clients’ lives (13:30)
- The story of the client embracing the journey with Tennick Accountants (15:00)
- What makes clients believe in their ability to scale (16:40)
- How the role of accountants has changed (17:50)
- Reframing the negative experience of COVID (19:50)
- How to instill important messages in your team (23:00)
- What’s next for Tennick Accountants (24:00)
- Being honest with clients (28:00)
- Graeme’s favorite cars (30:00)
About the Guest
Graeme Tennick is the Founder and Chief Legacy Maker at Tennick Accountants. Before founding his own company, Graeme worked in a small accounting practice and eventually moved to senior roles in PwC and public sector organizations. Graeme founded Tennick accountants to help businesses scale, and deal with their finances in an understandable way. As a Fellow and Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, Graeme has vast experience in working with both, global corporates and high-growth start-ups.
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