Podcast Episodes
Back to Search89% of Accountants Say AI Pays Off—So What’s the Catch?
Episode 114
Is AI really replacing accountants—or just changing the job? Blake Oliver talks with Capterra analyst David Jani about new survey data showing where …
6 hours ago
Progression or Extinction: AI’s Accounting Reckoning
Episode 113
What if AI wipes out the entry-level accounting work firms have relied on for decades? Blake Oliver talks with Sikich managing principal Richard Lync…
1 month ago
Pricing, Offshoring, and AI: Inside the Numbers at Accounting Firms
Episode 112
What does the data actually say about where accounting firms are headed? Blake Oliver talks with Chelsea Summers of Inside Public Accounting about th…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The IRS is Coming for Crypto: Coinbase’s VP of Tax Explains What Happens Next
Episode 111
Blake sits down with Lawrence Zlatkin, VP of Tax at Coinbase, to unpack the state of crypto taxation. From how the IRS treats digital assets as prope…
2 months ago
What Private Equity Really Changes Inside an Accounting Firm wiith Devin Mathews
Episode 110
What really happens after private equity buys your CPA firm? ParkerGale partner Devin Mathews joins Blake to unpack why partners cheer while staff ch…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Inside Thomson Reuters’ Plan to Automate the Tax Return
Episode 109
AI won’t replace accountants—but AI-enabled firms will outcompete them. Blake Oliver sits down with Thomson Reuters’ Elizabeth Beastrom and Kirat Sek…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Excel and AI: Code Your Way to Hours Back Every Week
Episode 108
You open Excel daily, but are you using AI to make it work for you? While 58% of professionals have tried AI, only 17% use it regularly—a missed oppo…
5 months ago
Auditing at the Speed of Risk with Richard Chambers
Episode 107
Are you auditing at the speed of risk? Richard Chambers—50-year internal audit veteran and AuditBoard advisor—joins Blake to map the path forward. He…
6 months, 1 week ago
The Future of Advisory: Unlocking Your Firm’s CFO Potential
Episode 106
Live from Boston on the final stop of the Advisory Amplified tour, Blake sits down with James Erving from Fathom and Chris Macksey from Prix Fixe Acc…
7 months ago
Leading with Empathy: Building Teams That Thrive
Episode 105
On the fifth stop of the Advisory Amplified tour in Atlanta, Blake sits down with Lisa Gilreath of Acuity and Valerie Heckman of OnPay to discuss wha…
7 months ago