Nov 3, 2026 · 26 min · 11 segments
Randy Crabtree left Tri-Merit after nearly 40 years in the profession, and the shift hit him before he knew it. At Bridging the Gap 2026 in Charlotte, he came to realize he was quietly mourning the…
Randy CrabtreeHostTerrell TurnerHostSo let's start with first why we didn't give the usual intro name of the show.
I mean, the results came in like 81% of the audience that moved to the Bridging the Gap podcast.
I had a feeling that's what people would say, and I would do it in a heartbeat, and I think we probably will.
We got to figure out how to make sure that when people are searching for the Unique CPA, they get to the Bridging the Gap podcast.
I think because part of it is you've done a really good job of really promoting the conference.
Like when people say like why they show up, it's, you know, the conversations that you have in the hallway, the conversations you have, even like during the sessions, which I think is pretty cool about Bridging the Gap where even some of the sessions I sat in where people in the audience are asking questions and it's not just the, hey, sit here and let me give you a one-hour cpe and then you leave people were actually engaging with the speakers which i think is a is a completely different environment from most conferences so when comparing hey do we stick with unique cpa or bridging the gap i think people are thinking more about bridging the gap as a brand as a community as something to be a part of so i mean hats off to you for kind of building that up for the last four years Well, you've been a part of that too.
I don't know, like I said, the mechanics, but I'm excited about, you know, having a unified branding on things.
So let's start with first why we didn't give the usual intro name of the show.
I mean, the results came in like 81% of the audience that moved to the Bridging the Gap podcast.
I had a feeling that's what people would say, and I would do it in a heartbeat, and I think we probably will.
We got to figure out how to make sure that when people are searching for the Unique CPA, they get to the Bridging the Gap podcast.
I think because part of it is you've done a really good job of really promoting the conference.
Like when people say like why they show up, it's, you know, the conversations that you have in the hallway, the conversations you have, even like during the sessions, which I think is pretty cool about Bridging the Gap where even some of the sessions I sat in where people in the audience are asking questions and it's not just the, hey, sit here and let me give you a one-hour cpe and then you leave people were actually engaging with the speakers which i think is a is a completely different environment from most conferences so when comparing hey do we stick with unique cpa or bridging the gap i think people are thinking more about bridging the gap as a brand as a community as something to be a part of so i mean hats off to you for kind of building that up for the last four years Well, you've been a part of that too.
I don't know, like I said, the mechanics, but I'm excited about, you know, having a unified branding on things.
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