I recently wrote about how my friend, Andrew Argue, as being one of the 6 Inspiring Millennial Accountants You Need To Get To Know - Now!

He's been a great accountant to learn from and I wanted to share more about his personal story regarding his leap from public accountant to entrepreneur.

When I started plotting an escape from my own accounting career, I listened to Andrew's podcast and really admired what he was creating. From there I read many of his blog posts, connected with him on Twitter and even met Andrew in person.

Andrew is has built a successful brand with his website, The Bean Counter. He helps accountants find success in the accounting profession by answering their burning questions and providing helpful resources. I thought it would be interesting to learn more about his journey to becoming an entrepreneur so I knew I had to interview him.

Check out the video below!

Questions asked on the show

Walk us through the step-by-step process that you went through to get to where you are today.
What was the point where you decided you had to leave accounting to start your business? What was the “ah-ha” moment for you?
What specific resources did you use to plan your escape from your accounting job? (Books, courses, training, etc.) What helped you in that transition from employee to business owner?
You’ve previously written about how you and your wife have paid off $55K in debt in 14 months. Can you talk about what your lives were like during that time and how you got yourself out of that hole?
You’ve built a successful brand with The Bean Counter. How long were you running the business before you started paying yourself? How did you live through those first few months or years?
If an entrepreneurial accountant walked up to you asking for your advice and you only had a few minutes to give them your best tip, what would it be?