Sharrin Fuller, the 2025 ProAdvisor Educator Award recipient recently said in a LinkedIn post, "Let’s be real—becoming a Top ProAdvisor isn’t about luck." It’s about doing the work, taking risks, and building a practice that refuses to blend in.
Sharrin is telling you 'like it is' folks.
The ProAdvisor Awards are hard-earned. They are not about "what size firm you work for", "how much Intuit product you sold", or "who you know in one organization over another", or even "how long you've been in the industry" (which is why we have the Up-n-comer Awards). The ProAdvisor Awards are 'merit' based, based on your own accomplishments, and it takes a lot of effort to be recognized.
On October 15th at 2 PM Eastern, Sharrin will be joining Susan Cook, Questian Telka, and me for Insightful Accountant's QB Talks: Top ProAdvisor show.
During that show, the award recipients will tell you what it takes to become one of the 'Best of the Best' ProAdvisors on the planet. They will be "pulling back the curtain" on what it really takes to earn national recognition in this industry. They will be sharing their real stories, hard lessons, and strategies you can actually use to propel yourself into the ranks of the Top ProAdvisors, whether you are in the U.S., or around-the-globe.
If you have previously signed-up for QBTalks then you are already registered for this show and you will receive your week-before, day-before and hour-before Zoom notifications.
If you are not already registered for QBTalks, then you can REGISTER HERE.
Speaking of the 2026 Top Advisor Awards,Insightful Accountant is currently accepting applications for the Top 100 U.S. ProAdvisors, the Top 25 Up-n-coming ProAdvisors, the Top 50 International ProAdvisors, and the Top 25 Tax Advisors (a new award group for 2026). You can apply directly, or you can nominate a fellow advisor if you choose.
Go HERE to Nominate or Apply for the 2026 Top Advisor Awards.
October's QBTalks is sponsored by Forwardly - B2B Payments Made Easy and Instant. We will have a brief sponsor's segment about Forwardly and how it lets you collect payment details upfront and automate payments at low costs. Forwardly also connects to QuickBooks Online for real-time reconciliation, enabling automated bill creation on the client's end when created on Forwardly.
And we also want to thank the 2026 Advisor Awards Sponsors: