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 Show Notes

• 01:38 – Welcome Ben Wann, CMA, CPA, and MBA to the show!
• 02:39 – Notable industry departures:
  • Matt Rissell exits TSheets amidst some corporate remodeling | BoiseDev
  • Jennifer Warawa parts ways with Sage and the accounting industry | Accounting Today
  • Blake Oliver departs FloQast | LinkedIn
• 07:46 – Seriously, you are not a tree. Move around! How career expectations have shifted from taking root in one job for decades to seeking new opportunities on the regular
• 11:08 – VC fundraising activity:
  • FreshBooks raises "most significant investment so far" from JPMorgan Chase | BetaKit
  • ScaleFactor continues to rake in some serious VC coin | Crunchbase
• 21:05 – Ben reads us a story: “Dear AICPA! I Wrote Your Concession Letter” and explains why he is bullish on the CMA versus the CPA after obtaining both
• 28:44 – Speaking of designations, where have all the CPA candidates gone? | CPA.com 
• 33:53 – According to a June ADP survey, 25 percent of accounting professionals surveyed said they would not recommend young accountants get a CPA license, or seek some other credential or advanced degree
• 35:50 – Ben talks about cheese, business process improvement, finance business partnering, and how new technology drives him to educate and help people navigate the constantly shifting accounting landscape
• 39:00 – Yet another way to Crunch some numbers with the help of freelancers | SmallBusiness.co.uk 
• 42:23 – Something’s phishy … More updates on the iNSYNQ ransomware snafu | Krebs on Security
• 47:41 – Armanino goes full crypto – first with a range of blockchain services, and now accepting payment via all forms of cryptocurrency | Armanino, LLP 

Connect with Ben

• Website: The Numbers Guys
• Twitter: @BenWann_CMA
• LinkedIn: Ben Wann, CMA, MBA, CPA
• Udemy: Ben Wann | Process Improvement Specialist-Accounting/Finance
• YouTube: Ben Wann

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