TfP 013. When Purpose Meets Innovation

About this episode

Argel Sabillo discusses innovation in accounting and the future of business models.

Live from ENGAGE 2025, Erin Hartman, CPA, Senior Manager – Firm Services, sits down with Argel Sabillo , CPA, Cofounder and Chief Executive Officer of HeyApril Inc , to discuss the ways he is reshaping the profession and leaving tradition behind. With a client base rooted in internet-based startups and small businesses, HeyApril offers full-scale, end-to-end accounting services. Argel shares how his journey has been defined by bold leaps of faith, innovation, and community impact. Argel offers practical insights on value-based pricing, subscription models, and tech stack optimization, while passionately advocating for firms to niche down and align their business models with mission and outcome, not just services. He also previews HeyApril's next frontier: using Large Language Models (LLMs) to turn client data into real-time, actionable insights. This is an episode packed with inspiration, strategic guidance, and a glimpse into the accounting firm of the future. To find out more about transforming your business model, explore our business model transformation resources at aicpa-cima.com/tybm . You'll also see a link there to all of our previous podcast episodes. This is a podcast…

People in this episode

Host: Erin Hartman

Guest: Argel Sabillo

Topics covered

• business innovation
• accounting services
• value-based pricing
• subscription models
• technology in accounting
• community impact

Keywords

• accounting
• innovation
• business model transformation
• Large Language Models
• client data
• real-time insights
• tech stack optimization
• niche marketing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HeyApril Inc, AICPA & CIMA, Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, aicpa-cima.com

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