John Cummins is now calling the shots for a firm that has more CPAs in Austin than anyone else. Check out what he has to say about his new gig and how the economy looks from his perch amid gathering economic clouds gather: "The slowdown and layoffs are not necessarily a long-term indicator of where things are going. It's a symptom of where we are in a cycle. We're gonna be left with a lot of good companies once we come out of it."