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From $650K to $1.1M: How This Collective Member Firm Gained the Confidence to Bet on Change

Written by Rachel Dillon | Aug 20, 2026, 10:32:08 PM

When Erin DenAdel, Managing Shareholder of Inspire Advisors, joined a Collective by DBA Mastermind Group six years ago, she wasn't looking for a quick fix. She wanted accountability and a way to stop feeling like the only one wrestling with firm improvement.

“I know I needed the accountability a Mastermind Group would provide,” Erin says. “I was hoping to feel more connected to other CPA firm owners.” What she found exceeded even that: real friendships, a peer network she now leans on monthly, and a level of firm transformation she didn't expect.

Collective by DBA supports and guides accounting firm owners and leaders with operational strategy, firm resources, and education through Streamlined OS Mastermind Groups, and one-on-one Advisory.