Karl Strube, CPA

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CPA & Firm Owner at Strube CPA PC

Fresno, California, United States

Overview

Karl Strube is a CPA and the owner of Strube CPA PC, a firm specializing in tax preparation and proactive planning for individuals with equity compensation. A graduate of Fresno Pacific University and Corban University, he is passionate about helping clients understand their numbers and runs his practice as a lifestyle-focused firm.

Outside of his professional life, Karl is a family-oriented, work-from-home father to three young children. He enjoys spending his spare time playing strategy board games like Splendor, Pandemic, and Dominion, and loves taking his kids for walks and bike rides around their neighborhood and to local parks.

He once appeared as a contestant on the game show "Who Wants to Be an Accounting Millionaire? " to win money to take his kids to Disney.

Personality Overview

Fast Follower

Friendly Yet Blunt

Challenger

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing  They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information.

Topics They Care About

Equity Comp Taxation
He specializes in this area, finding Incentive Stock Options (ISOs) to be the most enjoyable and interesting part of tax.
Accounting Tech Stack
He uses a modern tech stack for his firm, including Lacerte, Ignition, TaxDome, and Gusto, to streamline efficiencies.
Firm Practice Management
As a firm owner and a member of CalCPA's Management of an Accounting Practice Committee, he focuses on building a successful lifestyle firm.

Media Appearances

Karl has no verified media appearances

Work History

CPA & Firm Owner at Strube CPA PC
11-2021 - 5-2023
Senior Tax Planner at Carson Group
Audit & Tax Senior at Baker Peterson Franklin, CPA, LLP (combined with Moss Adams LLP in 2019)
Controller at Lamanuzzi & Pantaleo, LLC
Controller at National Raisin Company

Education

2002 - 2006
B.A. from Fresno Pacific University
2013 - 2017
Master's degree from Corban University

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Insights For Selling To Karl

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Let them lead the discussion, create opportunities for them to speak if they are not very forthcoming
  • Help them realize that any personal risk in making this decision is far less compared to what the results could mean for them
  • Be prepared for a mix of questions and inquisitiveness, answer them in the tone in which they have been asked

DONT's

  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal even if you come to form one
  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first
  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Karl is

  • Proven value, strong objective evidence are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Karl

  • They are practical and friendly, but can give a clear response with a little prodding

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Karl move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can Karl take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and do not take risks that often, unless you can get them to develop strong conviction

You And Karl

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