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Barrett Young discusses the importance of succession planning and building a company that can thrive beyond its founders.

This GPT has already supported hundreds of multi-generational businesses through complex transitions, and I’ve translated that experience into a free Custom GPT available on our website. Explore it here: https://bit.ly/art-of-succession-our-GPT ------------------------------------------------ Want to be a guest on our podcast? Apply and share your expertise with our audience at https://www.podmatch.com/member/artofsuccession ------------------------------------------------ Welcome to The Art of Succession Podcast. Host Barrett Young, CPA , a Tax and Marketing Partner at GWCPA , shares the firm's Quarter Two 2026 update and an inside look at their own succession journey. In this episode, Barrett discusses podcast growth, strategic planning, team changes, and the launch of the Beyond the Owner YouTube channel. He reflects on leadership transitions, the impact of AI on the accounting profession, developing future leaders, and building a long-term vision for the firm as it prepares for continued growth and succession. Barrett is not just leading the firm through change; he is working to build a company that can grow beyond any one person. In this update, he shares how GWCPA is…

People in this episode

Host: Barrett Young

Topics covered

• succession planning
• business growth
• leadership transitions
• AI in accounting
• future leaders
• strategic planning

Keywords

• succession planning
• business owners
• leadership
• AI impact
• multi-generational businesses
• strategic growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: GWCPA

Products: Custom GPT

Books & works: Beyond the Owner YouTube channel

Places: Quarter Two 2026

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