SFP #84: How to cut busy season hours in half (almost)

Transforming: Tales of Business Evolution · Jul 19, 2023 · 20m

Johanna Sweaney Salt, CPA, CGMA, used to work 100 hours a week during busy season. As the founder and managing partner of Gray, Salt & Associates, LLP, she believed it was her responsibility to put in the time needed to make her small firm a success.

Today, Joanna remains a full-time partner at the firm, but her son, Dalton Sweaney, CPA, is now the managing partner. His desire a few years ago to spend more time with his young children prompted him to ask his mother if they could make some changes to make busy season less crazy.

She said yes, starting a multiyear journey that has freed Dalton…