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 Dan Hackett is a CPA and business owner who works directly with clients to bring clarity to decisions, structure to growth, and confidence to execution. 

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About Dan Hackett

CPA-Led Advisory for Business Owners Who Want Clarity and Control

Dan Hackett is a CPA, business advisor, and entrepreneur working closely with business owners who want more clarity in how they run and grow their company.

Based in Cincinnati, Dan combines financial expertise with lived experience as a business owner. His work is grounded in real conversations, real businesses, and the day-to-day reality of decision-making—not abstract strategy.

He is the founder of The Profit Architect, a framework built to help owners simplify complexity, understand what is driving performance, and create more structured growth.

He is also the author of The Profit Architect, a practical set of tools and principles designed for business owners who want clearer financial thinking and better execution.

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A Relationship-First Approach

Dan’s work is intentionally close to the businesses he supports. He doesn’t operate as a distant advisor. He works directly with owners to understand how their business actually runs—how decisions get made, where friction builds, and where clarity is missing. A lot of his work focuses on what he calls “scar tissue”—the buildup of past decisions, complexity, and operational strain that quietly slows businesses down. The goal isn’t to overwhelm it with more theory, but to work through it with structure and clarity. His perspective comes from both sides: CPA training, business ownership, and hands-on advisory work with growing companies. What makes his approach different is simple: he stays close to the business, the decisions, and the people making them.
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Who He Works With

Clients typically come to Dan when they want:

  • a CPA who understands the real-world pressure of ownership
  • a more personal, ongoing advisory relationship
  • clarity around financial and operational decisions
  • support that feels collaborative, not transactional

He acts as a thinking partner for business owners who don’t want to figure everything out alone.

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