Stewart Spiers: What SMBs Have that the Big 4 Don't | Big 4 Transparency

Faster, Leaner, Closer to the Client, and Two Hours to an Engagement Letter. Full show notes here. Sponsored by The True Adviser: Buy now | Learn more Big 4 TransparencyWith Dominic Piscopo, CPAFormer Deloitte colleague Stewart Spiers tells Dominic Piscopo about leaving the Big 4 partner path to help build a tax planning practice at TAAG – why SMB clients pulled him back, what changes in speed and autonomy, and how partner economics differ between large and small firms.MORE Dominic Piscopo | MORE CPA Trendlines Streaming NetworkSpiers spent roughly 15 years at Deloitte, starting as a co-op and rising through Private Company Services, before making a move many Big 4 professionals debate but rarely execute: stepping off the partner track to double down on the SMB clients he’s always gravitated toward. In this new episode of the Big 4 Transparency show, Spiers tells host Dominic Piscopo that his decision wasn’t driven by a bad experience at Deloitte, but by a career crossroads and a clearer answer to one question: What kind of work does he want to be doing in the future?