Business Strategy for CPA's · Geraldine Carter

364 A Handful of High-Level Clients with Radhika Sundar, CPA

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Radhika put prices on the homepage after taking weeks to digest the decision.

1. Business Strategy for CPA's episode 364 centers on Radhika Sundar’s move toward a focused fractional CFO practice for agencies. 2. Host Geraldine Carter interviews Radhika Sundar, CPA, who completed two rounds of “down to 40 hours” and now serves “one to $10 million agencies.” 3. The episode asks what happens when a CPA commits to a niche, a pricing structure, and a website that says so plainly. 4. Radhika says that in August and September of 2024 she knew she wanted a niche but lacked “the clarity or courage” to lean in. 5. She describes a client roster that included construction, SaaS, and agency clients, but says the roster was never huge. 6. She wanted a sounding board and “someone wise” to help her talk through business decisions and build confidence. 7. Radhika says the main fear was declaring her specialization publicly on her website and in networking events. 8. She worries that some people would lose interest, even though she already believed niching was the right move. 9. After naming agencies as her focus, she says networking became easier because she could explain “This is what I do” more clearly. 10. In one networking room with other CFO providers, she says her niche helped her relate without feeling like the others were competition. 11. Geraldine and Radhika connect that clarity to the line that “having a niche immediately separates and distinguishes you.” 12. Radhika says the right prospects are usually clearer about why she is “the expert in the room.” 13. She says niching can reduce effort because she is “standing in your essence and talking about who you serve and what you do.” 14. On pricing, Radhika says she was already comfortable with her numbers but needed help reinforcing three-tier options. 15. She describes learning to split services into bottom, middle, and top packages instead of giving only one solution. 16. She says the tiers give clients a roadmap to upgrade or downgrade later if their business changes. 17. Geraldine brings up scope creep, and Radhika says larger transaction volume makes price conversations easier than hidden extra work. 18. She says the website now reflects pain points, expected outcomes, and price ranges instead of a “very general” message. 19. The conversation stays interview-driven and practical, with Geraldine pushing for concrete examples and Radhika answering in detailed, reflective terms. 20. Anyone selling fractional CFO services to agencies will recognize the niche, pricing, and packaging decisions here, while listeners who want theory-heavy marketing talk may skip it.

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A tighter niche and three tier pricing make a fractional CFO offer easier to explain and sell.

Radhika Sundar and Geraldine Carter make a practical case for a narrower fractional CFO niche. The point is simple: a tighter focus helps separate the service, filter out poor fits, and bring in the right clients faster.

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You want your niche and pricing to do more of the filtering before the sales call starts.

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