008 FlyAccounting and Padgett (feat. Jeff Phillips, CEO)

Episode #8

FlyAccounting and Padgett (feat. Jeff Phillips, CEO)

recorded April 7, 2021

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https://www.accountingfly.com/

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1 son of an EA

3 Baylor’s 2021 National Champion

5 shout out to Bruce Phillips (no relation)

6 grinding it out with AccountingFly

8 the biggest challenges for firms today

9 product-market fit

11 leadership during a crisis

13 managing people remotely

14 obsessed with systems and systems of systems

17 **sponsor slot** (just kidding, AccountingFly)

20 I’m going to hire someone that’s going to live in an RV for a month

22 Padgett: making the franchise model in accounting work

27 what’s your vision for Padgett?

28 how do you get Baby Boomers to modernize?

30 the partnership model in accounting today

32 we do talk about TIME a lot

34 tracking time as a leading indicator

36 the problem with working at the big 4

38 owning Going Concern

42 if you’re making tons of money, why do you need to change?

45 generational talent suppression

48 $150 tax returns!?

50 **sponsor slot** (just kidding, AICPA)

50 **sponsor slot** (just kidding, Thompson Reuters)

52 the current technology stack