Kyle Bryant from Market Street Partners, PLLC

Small town accounting and big city finances

Small town accounting and big city finances with Kyle Bryant

Episode 40 • Jun 22

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About the Episode

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Transcript

About the Episode

Transcript

Kyle Bryant is the Managing Partner of Market Street Partners in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Kyle oversees the firm’s operations and has provided assurance, tax, and business consulting services for more than a decade. In this episode, Kyle and Stuart discuss the rapid growth of Chattanooga, what attracts businesses to invest in the region, and what the projections are for the future. As a manager of the largest transaction in Chattanooga’s history, Kyle is a top-tier professional in his city and gives an insight into how accounting is developing the Tennessee market.

Episode Themes

Accounting

Technology

Episode Notes

The story behind Market Street Partners (01:00)
Kyle’s journey as a private CPA (2:30)
Kyles work at the Lamp Post Group (3:30)
Serving a new group of clients in Chattanooga (4:30)
The size and profile of Market Street Partners (5:30)
Local and remote employees at Market Street Partners (07:30)
The competitive landscape in Chattanooga (08:30)
Market Street Partners’ mission (9:50)
What retirement looks like for Kyle (11:00)
Market Street Partners’ media strategy (12:45)
Why accountants are reluctant to delve into business development and sales (14:20)
Chattanooga’s local economy and development (16:15)
What types of businesses come to the South East (18:30)
The shortage of young accounting professionals (19:30)
What Kyle does outside of work (21:10)
Market Street Partners’ tech stack (21:40)
The game plan for the near future (23:30)

Episode Themes

Accounting

Technology

Episode Notes

The story behind Market Street Partners (01:00)
Kyle’s journey as a private CPA (2:30)
Kyles work at the Lamp Post Group (3:30)
Serving a new group of clients in Chattanooga (4:30)
The size and profile of Market Street Partners (5:30)
Local and remote employees at Market Street Partners (07:30)
The competitive landscape in Chattanooga (08:30)
Market Street Partners’ mission (9:50)
What retirement looks like for Kyle (11:00)
Market Street Partners’ media strategy (12:45)
Why accountants are reluctant to delve into business development and sales (14:20)
Chattanooga’s local economy and development (16:15)
What types of businesses come to the South East (18:30)
The shortage of young accounting professionals (19:30)
What Kyle does outside of work (21:10)
Market Street Partners’ tech stack (21:40)
The game plan for the near future (23:30)

About the Guest

Kyle Bryant is the Managing Partner of Market Street Partners in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Kyle oversees the operations of Market Street Partners and has provided assurance, tax, and business consulting services for more than a decade. After graduation, Kyle worked in auditing but eventually joined Access America Transport and the Lamp Post Group, where he discovered his passion for helping small businesses. He managed the sale of Access America Transportation to Coyote Logistics, which was the largest transaction in Chattanooga’s history.