Accounting Infamous Season 1 Episode 7 FACULTY: Mike Michalowcz, Jason Ackerman CLASS: #Shoperations TITLE: Accounting Infamous Scott and Jason interview Mike Michalowicz, author of "Profit First," in this podcast. They cover Mike's journey profit first, reflections on professions, theatre and comedy, the "Grow My Accounting Podcast, advice for entrepreneurs, and a comparison between Simon Sinek and Profit First. The Michalowcz Hierarchy Fame To Be a Garbage Man... Theatre and Comedy Grow My Accounting Podcast and Unwinding the Propaganda The Grow Your Practice Podcast Other Podcasts How ..read more

Melissa McCarthy for Accounting Professionals Season 1 Episode 6 FACULTY: Dawn Brolin CLASS: #Shoperations TITLE: Melissa McCarthy for Accounting Professionals Scott interviews Dawn Brolin, CEO of Powerful Accounting, discussing her New England attitude, handling challenging clients, crucial business processes, inter-firm collaborations, lessons from a six-year partnership, numerical aspects, motivating accountants, hiring strategies, personal and professional goals, encounters with figures like Mike Michalowicz, representing clients before the IRS, pricing intricacies for selling, and the ..read more

The Accounting Messiah Season 1 Episode 5 FACULTY: Ryan Lazanis, Jason Ackerman CLASS: #Shoperations TITLE: The Accounting Messiah In this podcast episode, Scott and Ackerman interview Ryan Lazanis, the Founder of Future Firm, Xen Accounting, and a strategic advisor at BotKeeper. The discussion covers Ryan's journey into accounting, his introduction to cloud accounting and subscription billing, experiences with hiring the first employees, scalability challenges and strategies, considerations about clients and niche specialization, the evolutionary path of his firm, discovering his purpose, t ..read more

50 Shades of Gray Areas Season 1 Episode 4 FACULTY: John Briggs, Jason Ackerman CLASS: #Shoperations TITLE: 50 Shades of Gray Areas Scott and Jason engage in a conversation with John Briggs, the Founder of Incite Tax, where they discuss various gray areas of accounting and tax as well as how things work at Incite Tax. Introducing John Briggs Being too Conservative with Accounting 50 Shades of Gray Areas Why Focus on Tax? CFO Services Pricing Returns Dealing with PITA Clients More Pricing Details John's Secret to Efficiency Workflow of the Firm The Structure of the Firm Targeting Solo-prene ..read more

So Many Things to Learn Season 1 Episode 3 FACULTY: Ed Mendlowitz CLASS: #Shoperations TITLE: So Many Things to Learn In this podcast episode, Scott and Jason Ackerman interview Ed Mendlowitz, a Partner at WithumSmith+Brown. The discussion covers various aspects of Ed's experience in accounting, including early fixed-price subscription billing, insights from Tax Court, identifying good and bad clients, dealing with fraudulent individuals, maintaining professional integrity, anecdotes about unusual client situations, insights into partnerships, staying ahead in the industry, and a final intri ..read more

Scott interviews Jody Grunden, CPA, co-founder of Summit CPA Group and author of two books, to discuss various topics related to running an accounting practice and building virtual CFO services, dressing "professionally", and niching down. Introduction and an update on recent developments since the last interview. The origin story of Jody’s Hawaiian shirts Scott shares his similar wardrobe story Discussing the evolution of “professional attire” in the accounting profession Exploring the benefits and challenges of running a remote accounting firm The importance of finding a niche and speciali ..read more