Podcast Episodes

TikTok Tactics and Four-Day Workweeks

Blake and David meet with Natalie Lennon, the Australian accountant known as the "Queen of TikTok" in accounting circles. Natalie shares her experiences at Xerocon Nashville, discusses the difference…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Remote Work Going Away or Here to Stay?

Episode 403

Blake and David examine the evolving landscape of remote work, discussing recent trends and their impact on productivity and employee well-being. They also explore the commercial real estate market's…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Intuit Launches ERP, China Fines PwC, OpenAI's New Model

Episode 402

Blake and David explore Intuit's new Enterprise Suite, a product that appears to compete with NetSuite in the mid-market ERP space. They also
discuss a major audit failure by PwC in China related to E…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

How Kenyth Got His CPA Credits in 3 months and 36 Days

Blake and David meet with Kenyth Holdefer, who shares his unconventional path to becoming a CPA. Kenyth details how he obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees in just over four months through We…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

SuiteWorld Recap & Bookkeeping Startup Raises $200M

Episode 401

Back from SuiteWorld, Blake and David discuss key takeaways from Oracle NetSuite's conference, including product updates and the event's growing scale. They also examine recent fundraising in the acc…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Why EY Has The Worst Big Four PCAOB Deficiency Rate

Episode 400

In our 400th episode, Blake and David dive into the controversial world of audit quality and Big Four accounting firms. They also discuss a listener's critical email about their audit coverage, explo…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Is Intuit Going Enterprise? In THIS Economy?

Episode 399

In this episode, Blake and David dive into Intuit's strategic shift towards enterprise solutions, discussing the potential impact on the accounting industry. They also examine some recent economic tr…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Xero Now Does Bank Reconciliations!

Episode 398

Blake and David leap into the latest updates from Xerocon, including new features like traditional bank reconciliations, embedded bill pay with BILL and AI capabilities through JAX (Just Ask Xero). T…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Automating SOX Audits with RAG

Blake Oliver meets with Josh Poresky, a recent college graduate working in audit at RSM. Josh describes his innovative AI project that uses retrieval augmented generation (RAG) to query PCAOB audit g…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

How To Write Emails 3x Faster With AI

Episode 397

Blake and David discuss the slow adoption of AI tools in accounting firms, with a recent study showing low usage rates. They also explore the potential of AI to streamline tasks like email writing an…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago