The Disruptors

With Liz Farr

Randy Crabtree believes the biggest shift accounting needs isn’t in technology or tax law—it’s in mindset. For decades, the profession has prized consistency and predictability.

But in a time of demographic disruption and rapid innovation, Crabtree argues that clinging to “Same As Last Year” thinking is holding the profession back.

“We have to embrace change,” he says. “This is a massive opportunity to start thinking differently.”

And for Crabtree, that change is deeply personal. A stroke more than a decade ago sparked a transformation that reshaped his life, leadership, and mission. Now, he champions vulnerability, passion, and purpose as the new pillars of a thriving accounting career—and he believes the profession’s best days are just beginning.