Ep. 18 - Mark Wyssbrod: CPA, Local Capitalist&President of Small Business CFO, Inc. - a podcast by Peter Margaritis, CPA & C-Suite Radio

Today we’re speaking with Mark Wyssbrod, founder of the special firm Pro@ctive CPA and a local capitalist. He also invests in small businesses in a CFO role through a firm called Small Business CFO.
 Mark was also awarded the Small Business Person of the Year by the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce in 2013, the Public Service Award by the Georgia Society of CPAs in Spring of 2015, and was named in the Top 40 Under 40 list by the North Atlanta Business Post last Fall.
 “Stop saying What If and start saying Yes, And.”
 Mark started the firm because he wanted to help solve problems with a proactive mindset, as opposed to a reactive mindset. To learn to better solve problems proactively and communicate better with his clients, Mark spent some time studying Improv.
 “If you can't connect with your client, if they don't understand your value proposition, if you can't speak their language then you're really just a bill to them … What you want to be is that confidant, what you want to be is that professional, that right hand arm – someone they could turn to not just in good times but in bad times to present solutions in ways that they could understand, so they could go implement them in their business.”
 Mark has his hands in about five different small businesses, helping to do everything from unload shipments from China to bookkeeping to strategic planning to CFO. He is a strong proponent of helping local businesses plan for the future, and he takes his role as a local capitalist seriously. Mark doesn’t stay behind his desk. He gets up, gets his hands dirty and learns every aspect of the businesses he works with. He isn’t their accountant, he’s their confidant.
 Getting out of behind your desk can be very beneficial, not just to you but for the the whole team.
 If you want to learn more from Mark, he contributed Chapter 12, Pro-Solution Thinking, for Improv to Improve Your Business. It’s a wonderful book and I highly suggest picking up a copy.
 I love when I get to talk to Mark and I greatly appreciate him coming on the show. He is a fountain of useful information, wonderful quotes and delightful stories that are sure to help any business person think more proactively and communicate more effectively.
 Resources:
Learn more about Mark: Website | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedInSend Mark an email at mark@pro-active-cpa.com
Improv to Improve Your Business by Brent Brooks&contributing authors (Mark wrote Chapter 11 - Pro-Solution Thinking)
“It’s Time to Get Out From Behind Your Desk” 
Production&Development for The Impact Entrepreneur Show by Podcast Masters 
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