EP483: Cameron Davis - Turning Failure Into A Thriving Bookkeeping Business - Part 2

Michael Palmer: If I don't have a clear pathway for somebody to come in fresh and get the experience they need and teach them what they need to know so that they can do what we do, I've really limited who I can even help get into this industry, who I can hire. You're listening to The Successful Bookkeeper with your host, Michael Palmer. Listen each week as inspiring guests share their secrets of success to help you increase your confidence, work smarter, and build a business you love. This episode of The Successful Bookkeeper is brought to you by PureBookkeeping.com, the proven system to grow your bookkeeping business. Welcome back. To the Successful Bookkeeper Podcast. I am your host, Michael Palmer, and it's part 2 of my conversation with Cameron Davis, who is the owner of Imago Day Bookkeeping and Consulting, and he is a Pure Bookkeeping licensee. Cameron will discuss how he's growing his team, streamlining systems, and building a scalable, purpose-driven firm with the help from Pure Bookkeeping and a clear vision for his future. That chat is coming right now. It's interesting. So now let's maybe talk a little bit about you, you put it, you're building this wall, you're putting the bricks in the wall, building the house here, the foundation, if you will, while you've got the job. Tell us a little bit about what the business looks like today. You've got a team, you've mentioned payroll, so you've obviously got some people working for you. How did that transition look? Where, how, what was your first hire and how did it go?

Cameron Davis: Yeah, I mean, the first hire I made was actually while I was still working. You know, I built up from, you know, January 2023 with one client to, you know, I think maybe October or November with about 12-ish, you know, something like that, 12, 15-ish. And, you know, it got to a place where it was, I couldn't be as effective as I needed to be.. And so I started reaching out to make a hire. And so what that looked like essentially was, you know, hey, I'm going to communicate. I just need transactions done so that I, because I don't have the capacity to do all of this. I need them done right. I need them done, you know, in the background. You don't ever have to talk to a customer. I'll talk to them. You know, I'll do all that. I'll be the face. And it went well. It went well because it solved the problem that I had. And then you know, it got to a place where even with the help, even with, you know, because I hired a lady