Future Driven - Episode 46: Chris Hervochon

Welcome to episode 46 of Future Driven! This week, Adam Lejeunekopp spoke with Chris Hervochon, CPA, CVA, LLC.

After achieving an undergraduate degree in accounting, Chris briefly played professional golf in 2006, 2007, and 2008. Then, he spent over three years in forensic accounting and seven years in corporate accounting. In 2011, Chris got his CPA license and started his current business as a side hustle, where he did tax returns for family and friends and book kept. In 2018, he decided to dedicate himself to his business full-time.

Chris Hervochon, CPA, CVA, LLC specializes in virtual CFO services for marketing and creative agencies. Their current sweet spot is agencies with five to fifteen people, and they conduct forecasting, budgeting, cash flow planning, and also do accounting and tax planning.

Future Driven is hosted by Adam Lejeunekopp, CEO of the strategic marketing agency, Madak. In each episode, Adam talks to different entrepreneurs and industry leaders, discussing their careers, leadership styles, and goals for the future.

SHOW NOTES

1:00: Adam introduces Chris Hervechon of Chris Hervochon, CPA, CVA, LLC.

1:50: Can you share some of your background and talk about where you got your experience prior to launching your own company?

3:15: How many tournaments did you play during your time in pro golf?

7:55: What was next for you in 2011?

10:55: Chris talks about some of the ways in which the accounting industry needs to change and how COVID helped force that change.

11:50: What more do you feel needs to change in your profession to attract the next generations?

15:10: Chris talks about the services his company is currently offering today.

17:20: How did you decide on your specific niche?

19:15: Where are you going and how do you envision the future of your company? What do the next five to ten years look like for you?

22:15: In the future, what are you going to be driving forward?

WRAP UP

This week we heard from Chris Hervochon of Chris Hervochon, CPA, CVA, LLC. After working on his business full-time for more than four years, Chris has a clear vision for the next five years. He plans on growing the business by 10x and picking up more niches in addition to marketing and creative agencies. Chris also expects to use more automation for accounting, bookkeeping, and payroll as technology improves.