Lisa Campbell
CEO, The Successful Bookkeeper Global
Nice to meet you. I'm

Lisa Campbell

I built The Marcam Group from a kitchen-table bookkeeper into a high-six-figure firm. Now I lead every TSB program cohort, host the monthly Hot Seat, and headline the Summit. If you're scaling a firm, my work is the closest thing to a roadmap I know how to build.

20+ years coaching bookkeepers from solo to scaled.
Start Here

Where are you in your journey?

Wherever you are on that road, you're not the first to walk it — and you don't have to walk it alone.

Just Getting Started

You know you're good at bookkeeping — but building a business around it feels like a completely different skill. Getting clients, setting prices, believing you're worth it. You're not sure where to start.

Stuck at a Plateau

You've got clients and revenue, but you're the bottleneck. Everything runs through you. You're working harder than ever and still not seeing it in your bank account.

Ready to Scale

You're ready to hire, delegate, and build a team — but you don't trust anyone else to do the work the way you do. You need structure, not just more hands.

My Picks

Where I'd Start

I've been a guest on the show more times than I can count. If you only have a few hours, start with these conversations.

Mindset & Confidence

The inner game of building a firm — clarity, confidence, and knowing your why.

Habits & Systems

The habits and systems that turn a busy practice into a real business.

Scaling Beyond Bookkeeping

What changes when you stop doing the work and start building the business.

On mindset & confidence

EP 405
Unlocking Your Unique Abilities

Why your zone of genius is the key to removing yourself from the day-to-day.

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EP 371
Build a Brighter Future by Finding Your Why

The shift from technician to owner starts with knowing why you do this work.

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EP 296
Creating the Right Mindset to Transform Your Business

The mindset work that has to come before the systems work.

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On habits & systems

EP 495
Habits That Transform Your Bookkeeping Business — Part 1

The seven habits, reframed for bookkeeping business owners.

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EP 497
Habits That Transform Your Bookkeeping Business — Part 2

Putting the habits to work in win-win client relationships.

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On scaling beyond bookkeeping

EP 507
Build a Business Beyond Bookkeeping — Part 1

Recorded live at Accountex 2025 — the case for building beyond the books.

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EP 508
Build a Business Beyond Bookkeeping — Part 2

Recorded live at Accountex 2025 — how to actually make the leap.

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EP 214
What You Need to Know About Scaling Your Bookkeeping Business

The practical mechanics of scaling past a six-figure income.

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My Bookshelf

World-Class Ideas. Built for Bookkeepers.

The best business books in the world — my team and I have translated them into actionable content for bookkeeping business owners.

The E-Myth Bookkeeper

The E-Myth Bookkeeper

Based on The E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber
The book that started it all for Pure Bookkeeping. 90% of bookkeepers don't have their systems together — this book explains why, and what to do about it.
Systems Delegation Growth
Buy Back Your Time for Bookkeepers

Buy Back Your Time for Bookkeepers

Based on Buy Back Your Time by Dan Martell
You didn't start a bookkeeping business to work 60-hour weeks. I break down Martell's buyback principle — how to audit your time, stop doing tasks that don't require your skillset, and get your life back.
Delegation Time Growth
Blue Ocean Strategy for Bookkeepers
Coming Soon

Blue Ocean Strategy for Bookkeepers

Based on Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim & Renée Mauborgne
Stop competing on price in a crowded market. Create uncontested market space and make the competition irrelevant.
Strategy Positioning Growth
Profit First for Bookkeepers
Coming Soon

Profit First for Bookkeepers

Based on Profit First by Mike Michalowicz
Stop being the cobbler's kid with no shoes. I break down how to apply Profit First principles to your own bookkeeping business.
Pricing Cash Flow Profit
The Pumpkin Plan for Bookkeepers
Coming Soon

The Pumpkin Plan for Bookkeepers

Based on The Pumpkin Plan by Mike Michalowicz
Identify your best clients, cut the rest, and grow a remarkable bookkeeping business by doing less — better.
Clients Focus Growth
Atomic Habits for Your Bookkeeping ...
Coming Soon

Atomic Habits for Your Bookkeeping Business

Based on Atomic Habits by James Clear
Small changes, remarkable results. How the science of habits applies to daily operations and building a bookkeeping business.
Habits Productivity Mindset
How I Got Here

I started where you are.
At a kitchen table, after the day was done.

I didn't set out to build a coaching company. I set out to do good work for a handful of clients — at my kitchen table, nights and weekends, the way so many of you are doing it right now. What I learned the hard way is that being a brilliant bookkeeper and building a business around bookkeeping are two completely different skills.

I grew The Marcam Group from that kitchen table into a real firm with a real team — and to get there I had to learn the things nobody teaches you in this work: how to price, how to hire, how to build systems, and how to stop being the bottleneck in my own business. None of it came naturally to me. All of it turned out to be learnable.

Today I'm the CEO of The Successful Bookkeeper Global. I lead every program cohort, host our monthly Hot Seat, headline the Summit, and wrote Beyond Bookkeeping for the owner who senses there's more on the other side of the spreadsheet. Everything I teach, I've lived first — and there's nothing I'd rather do than walk it with you.

Being a brilliant bookkeeper and building a business around bookkeeping are two completely different skills. Both are learnable.