Credit card points can feel like a complicated game, but for business owners with regular expenses, there can be real upside if the math makes sense.

Yuri sits down with Nadia Groen, founder of Points Advisors, to break down how business owners can turn everyday spending into flights, hotel stays, and better travel experiences. They talk through Yuri’s actual credit card setup, how to think about fees versus rewards, why sticking to one points ecosystem can make life easier, and when it may or may not make sense to put taxes, contractors, or payroll on a card.

They also get into travel flexibility, booking strategy, premium card perks, and why points are only valuable if you actually know how to use them.

Episode Highlights:

0:00 - Introduction

1:13 - Meet Nadia Groen of Points Advisors

2:24 - Why most people leave points on the table

3:15 - How Nadia got into the points game

5:30 - Flexibility, flights, and getting better redemptions

8:04 - Yuri’s business credit card case study

13:37 - Choosing the right card ecosystem

18:12 - Should you pay a mortgage, taxes, or contractors with a card?

23:35 - How far ahead to plan travel with points

26:08 - Capital One, Chase, AmEx, and premium card tradeoffs

30:34 - Why families may want to stay in one points ecosystem

34:54 - Using points for lay-flat seats and better travel

37:16 - Hotel points, Hyatt, Marriott, and redemption strategies

40:18 - Are credit card points taxable?

41:11 - How to connect with Nadia

ABOUT HOST YURI KAPILOVICH

Yuri, aka #thefuncpa, has been in the accounting profession for over 15 years and has seen, first hand, the challenges the profession brings. After seeing that no firm was fitting the bill, Yuri set out to do things his own way with his firm K&A and the journey began with LinkedIn posting at the front end.

Yuri is proud to bring you #thefuncpa podcast highlighting the fun and all the amazing opportunities our profession can bring us all.

CONNECT WITH YURI KAPILOVICH

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ykapilovich/

Website: https://www.thefuncpa.co/

CONNECT WITH NADIA GROEN

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadia-volkova/

Website: https://www.points-advisors.com

Most people do not put “accounting” and “creative” in the same sentence. Drew Carrick has built a career doing exactly that.

Yuri sits down with Drew Carrick, also known as The Rapping CPA, to talk about how a public accounting career turned into rap videos, conference hosting, content strategy, and a bigger conversation about where the accounting profession is headed.

They get into Drew’s path from audit to entertainment, the story behind the Public Accounting Anthem, why originality matters, and how creative skills can become a real advantage in a profession that is being reshaped by AI. The big theme: as technology becomes table stakes, client experience, human connection, and personality are going to matter more than ever.

Episode Highlights:

0:00 - Introduction

1:12 - Yuri introduces Drew Carrick, The Rapping CPA

5:20 - Drew’s early influences and how rap entered the picture

11:03 - Writing original accounting music instead of only doing parodies

18:32 - Blending accounting, creativity, and personal brand

25:56 - Why Drew is leaning into strategy and experience

27:48 - How AI makes client experience more important for CPA firms

36:37 - What actually makes events memorable

44:17 - How Drew and Scotty created “Accounting Buddies”

50:09 - Where to find Drew online

ABOUT HOST YURI KAPILOVICH

Yuri, aka #thefuncpa, has been in the accounting profession for over 15 years and has seen, first hand, the challenges the profession brings. After seeing that no firm was fitting the bill, Yuri set out to do things his own way with his firm K&A and the journey began with LinkedIn posting at the front end.

Yuri is proud to bring you #thefuncpa podcast highlighting the fun and all the amazing opportunities our profession can bring us all.

CONNECT WITH YURI KAPILOVICH

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ykapilovich/

Website: https://www.thefuncpa.co/

CONNECT WITH DREW CARRICK

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewcarrick/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheRappingCPA

Pricing is one of the hardest conversations in the accounting profession, but the problem usually starts before the client ever pushes back.

Yuri sits down with Carlos Garcia, co-founder of Reframe, to talk about value, confidence, communication, and why so many accountants underprice themselves even when they know they are delivering real results.

They get into the mindset behind pricing, how to handle fee increase conversations, why niche positioning makes selling easier, and what firm owners need to understand about clients who see accounting as a cost versus an investment.

Carlos also shares the story behind Reframe, his work helping accountants communicate with more confidence, and why community matters so much for firm owners building something on their own.

Episode Highlights:

0:00 - Intro

0:54 - Meet Carlos Garcia

5:01 - The accounting profession’s pricing problem

7:13 - Why accountants undercharge

9:31 - How to communicate value to clients

13:00 - Competing on price vs. positioning

18:21 - Why niching down does not shut every other door

21:39 - Raising fees with existing clients

29:20 - A mock fee increase conversation

38:48 - Simple tax returns, minimum fees, and client fit

46:20 - What Reframe is building for accountants

54:14 - Carlos’ book and learning how to fail forward

57:39 - Where to connect with Carlos

ABOUT HOST YURI KAPILOVICH

Yuri, aka #thefuncpa, has been in the accounting profession for over 15 years and has seen, first hand, the challenges the profession brings. After seeing that no firm was fitting the bill, Yuri set out to do things his own way with his firm K&A and the journey began with LinkedIn posting at the front end.

Yuri is proud to bring you #thefuncpa podcast highlighting the fun and all the amazing opportunities our profession can bring us all.

CONNECT WITH YURI KAPILOVICH

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ykapilovich/

Website: https://www.thefuncpa.co/

CONNECT WITH CARLOS GARCIA

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/failblazer/

Website: https://reframeaccounting.com/