RDTFM
Three CPAs who each run a small firm crack open a beer, talk golf like it's a second job, and dig into the real business advisory questions they see every week.RDTFM lives at the intersection of beer, golf, and business, and we're trying to keep all three right down the middle. Hosted by Chris Hervochon, Chad Allen, and Dalton Sweaney.Every episode follows the same flow:Pop That Top: Each of us brings a beer and tells you what we're drinking.The Scorecard: A few minutes of golf. Recent rounds, swing fixes, new gear, and whatever is currently wrecking...
A $1,500 Garage Simulator, Where to Start with AI, and an 8.8 IPA
Welcome back to RDTFM, where Dalton, Chad, and Chris crack open Tennessee Brew Works' Hippies & Cowboys, Great Divide's Yeti Imperial Stout, and Lawson's Finest Sip of Sunshine. This week the guys price out Chad's $1,500 garage simulator, talk through the awkward side of client golf, and take on the question Chris keeps hearing: where do you even start with AI?
Pop That Top & The Scorecard
Chad's Garage Simulator: A used Rapsodo MLM2 Pro for $700, a TV, and a $300 custom net with a roof, so wedges no longer play Plinko off the metal building...A Membership Audition, the Sleep at Night Cash Test, and Tasty Jams
Welcome back to RDTFM, where Dalton, Chad, and Chris crack open Hamilton Family Brewery's Cactus Jack, Brix City's Tasty Jams, and Edmund's Oast Bound by Time IPA on tax deadline day. This week the guys cover an Eagles meltdown in London, a membership audition round in Southern California, and how much cash a business should actually keep in the bank.
Pop That Top & The Scorecard
Chris's London Letdown: No golf for Chris, who flew to London to watch the Eagles lose to the Jaguars. The highlight was an Eagles chant breaking out...Club Championship Lessons, the Customer Concentration Trap, and Iron Maiden Beer
Dalton, Chad, and Chris are back with Birdsong Brewery's Hazy Sexy Cool, Stone's Chill Villain IPA, and a Lagunitas Trooper with Iron Maiden artwork on the can. This week the guys cover a club championship that went sideways in three holes, a cramp that ended a round on 14, and what to do when one customer is 25% of your revenue and wants a discount.
Pop That Top & The Scorecard
Chris's Club Championship Lessons: Rolling in from a board meeting with zero warm-up, Chris shoots himself out of the tournament in the first three...Club Championship Week, Messy Prior-Year Returns, and TikTok Tax Advice
Dalton, Chad, and Chris are back with a Fractal Enigma, a 10% triple IPA that might end Chad's night early, and a blood orange IPA. This week the guys cover range sessions that don't carry over to the course, a junior golfer's first legit par, and what to do when a new client's prior-year books turn out to be a disaster.
Pop That Top & The Scorecard
Chad's Range Curse: Chad logs 350 reps on the range, has his best practice session ever on Saturday, then sees none of it show up on the course Sunday. Plus...The Productive Pause, Swing Rebuilds, and the Best Red Ever
Welcome back to RDTFM, where Dalton, Chad, and Chris crack open a Day of the Dead double red, a local hazy, and a Lowcountry favorite. This week we're flipping the Approach segment on its head, trading the usual advisory scenario for a conversation about unplugging, leading better, and why stepping away might be the most productive thing a firm owner can do.
Pop That Top & The Scorecard
Chris's Fitting Session: Zero rounds played, but he got fit for the driver he won last week, landing in an X-flex shaft (his stiffest in 20 years) and a tweaked...A Free Driver, Bunny Beer Regret, and the $100K S Corp Test
Welcome back to RDTFM, where Dalton, Chad, and Chris crack a few IPAs and get into everything from charity scramble golf to the entity-selection conversation every CPA has had a hundred times. This week: a second-place finish that paid better than first, a rehab milestone at TopGolf, and a hard look at the worst business advice on social media.
Pop That Top & The Scorecard
Chad's Blind Pick: A half-hour-old grocery run turns up Outer Range Brewing's Fresh Palette out of Frisco, Colorado — plus a live education on what "DDH" actually means. No bu...Swing Rebuilds, Profitable but Broke, and the Marshmallow IPA Mistake
Welcome back to RDTFM, where Dalton, Chad, and Chris dodge a looming tax deadline long enough to crack open a few more IPAs. This week brings a first-ever golf lesson, a counterintuitive bunker tip, and the debut of a brand-new segment where the guys tackle a real-world client puzzle.
Pop That Top & The Scorecard
Chad's Swing Rebuild: After three decades of self-taught golf, Chad takes his first-ever lesson, gets a stronger grip and an out-to-in path fix, then plays the very next day and learns the hard way that progress is a long road.Chris's Birdie...Surviving Cog Hill, AI Fraud, and a $15,000 Tech Win
Welcome to the inaugural episode of RDTFM, where Dalton, Chad, and Chris crack open a few high-octane IPAs and hit the ground running. We’re covering everything from brutal rounds on tour-level courses to navigating the latest small-firm accounting tech.
Pop That Top & The Scorecard
Chris's Humble Pie:Â Surviving a brutal 91 at Cog Hill's Dubsdread, followed immediately by a dead-last finish in an Ironman tournament on zero sleep.Chad's Tech Deep Dive:Â Joining the Jayhawk Club and exporting Golfshot app data into ChatGPT to try and solve the mysteries of his...