Dickerson: From Diagnosis to Disruption: How a Health Challenge Inspired a New Firm Model | The Disruptors

Legacy firms may value tenure, but firms of the future prioritize impact, innovation, and client fit.

The Disruptors

With Liz Farr

For most CPAs, the road to partner is long and narrow—often paved with decades of grueling hours and delayed ownership. But Aaron Dickerson, founder of Dickerson CPA in Austin, Texas, had no interest in waiting 20 years to earn a seat at the table.

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“I saw partners who had been there for two decades and were still paying for their equity,” Dickerson recalls of his time at a legacy firm in Ohio. “It just didn’t make sense.”