Ben Walker founded an accounting firm, Inspire CA, at the age of 23. Inspire has been showcased as a global example of what an Accounting firm should be, thanks to Ben’s disruptive approach to throwing out timesheets & charging by the hour, his challenge of the traditional ‘old school’ model of the accounting industry and belief that Accountants change lives.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
A person Ben met, Paul
When business started difficulties overcame:
“So I started my business when I was 23, 23 years old, so I had this whole age complex thing, so how could I sit in front of someone who was twice my age and advise them on tax and accounting and cash flow, sometimes it was more in my head than the other persons and I think that was almost self limiting” …[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers Book by Timothy Ferriss
Favourite Quote:
“If you’re going through hell keep going”
Recommended Online Resources:
Cashed up strategy map
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Set massive impact goals and smash them out of the park, how we applied this thing is we set a goal last year to save our clients $500,000 in tax, the idea of that scared me and I thought it wasn’t possible, we ended up saving our clients $1.26 million, more than doubled our original goal so what we’re doing this year is just setting bigger goals like saving a million bucks, we’re also looking to from a giving perspective, give one million days of access to clean water to people of need in Malawi”…[Listen for More]
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Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“It’s not a bad lesson to learn in the bleaker months: how you view a storm is a question of perspective; provided you find the right rock to watch it from, it could be the most incredible thing you’ll ever witness.” Dan Stevens
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