# From Deloitte to Startup CEO: Johnnie Akin on Risk, Faith & Reinvention

By Troy Ashby · Published 2025-11-01 · Updated 2026-06-26 · Business Services on MarketScale
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> Former Deloitte senior manager Johnnie Akin on leaving a Big Four track for a startup, and how faith and failure shaped his leadership.

## Key points

- Johnnie Akin transitioned from a senior role at Deloitte to lead a startup.
- His leadership approach is shaped by experiences of faith and failure.
- Akin's story emphasizes the importance of risk-taking in career reinvention.

On this episode of Beyond the Ledger, host Troy Ashby talks with a leader shaping accounting and finance. Watch the full conversation above.

Former Deloitte senior manager and startup operator Johnnie Akin discusses his leap into entrepreneurship, and how faith and failure shaped his leadership.

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