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# The FirmLever Weekly Roundup: Issue #56
- URL: https://www.firmlever.com/blog/the-firmlever-weekly-roundup-issue-56/
- Published: 2026-07-04T19:01:47.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-04T19:02:53.000Z
- Author: Marc Howard
- Tags: AI, Firm Strategy

Happy Independence Day!

I'm in Washington, DC this week where it's 101 degrees and so hot that most 7/4 events have been canceled.

Here's a few things that are also turning up the heat this week:

1. On the road this week I had a conversation with Arpit Maheshwari of [Atlas AI](https://theatlas.ai/?ref=firmlever.com)\--who's installing [next-gen AI "junior accountants"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6-StDejOqY&ref=firmlever.com) that augment human accountants. In this *Pitch Your Firm* interview we go deep into how he is automating firms with AI labor *without* the hassle of hiring more staff.
1. Here at FirmLever we launched our [new AI firm audit](https://firmlever.com/do-the-work?ref=firmlever.com) where you can compare your firm to over 240 other firms to see what might be holding you back and how to fix:

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/54/db/54db9529-7fe6-4497-b492-d106a4029bd7/content/images/2026/07/Screenshot-2026-07-04-at-2.46.36---PM.png)](https://firmlever.com/do-the-work?ref=firmlever.com)

1. A few thoughts on how to [stop pitching vague advisory services](https://www.firmlever.com/blog/package-quarterly-advisory-offering/) and actually land higher margin deals. (I wish I wrote this 10 years ago.)
2. Season 2 of the [Pitch Your Firm podcast](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRNzRLF4m7ZWo8dcvAYhB3Dqv-Cxbpmy3&ref=firmlever.com) is now starting. If you run a modern firm or are solving problems leveraging AI drop me a line and let's get your story out there.

Until next week.

Marc

Marc Howard  
*Founder, FirmLever* 
*Host of Pitch Your Firm*

**P.S.** \- If you're looking for an "easy button" for doing more with less at your firm, try our new [accounting firm AI-audit](https://firmlever.com/do-the-work?ref=firmlever.com) that tells you how to make more while doing less.