Tony Wilson: Career Options CPAs May Be Overlooking | Accounting Conversations

Extraordinary opportunities lie ahead for those who combine accounting knowledge with curiosity, judgment, and business insight.Accounting ConversationsWith Chayton FarleeCenter for Accounting TransformationAccounting students often feel pressure to choose the perfect career path before they have taken their first professional step. Tony Wilson, CPA, CMA, offers a more forgiving — and practical — approach: Choose a direction, start moving, and learn along the way.“Sometimes, just choose the thing,” Wilson says. “Just go after it.”In this episode of the Accounting Conversations Podcast, host Chayton Farlee, an assurance associate at CliftonLarsonAllen, talks with Wilson, founder of Accquip, about building a career that stretches from public accounting and corporate finance to entrepreneurship and fractional CFO services.MORE Center for Accounting Transformation | MORE CPA Trendlines Streaming NetworkAlong the way, Wilson shares candid advice for students and early-career accountants who want to gain meaningful experience, prepare for firm ownership, and understand where they can create value in a profession transformed by technology.