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Show Notes

• 1:20 - Ben’s view of advisory and where it fits in with compliance
• 4:36 - What is Ben’s biggest challenge in his role as VP of Business Growth in the Americas?
• 5:53 - The importance of book-to-tax workflow
• 8:23 - Ben’s background (how he got to be where he’s at)
• 10:28 - The problem with going too far into the future with sessions at conferences (thought leaders are scaring firms about blockchain when hardly anybody is using it yet)
• 12:38 - The biggest barrier to innovation for large accounting firms in the United States
• 15:10 - What if accountants just focused on their processes?

Connect with Ben

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-richmond-ca-b8794220/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/benrichmond1 
• Email: Ben.Richmond@Xero.com 

Links

• Deloitte's 2019 Global Blockchain Survey: (https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/insights/us/articles/2019-global-blockchain-survey/DI_2019-global-blockchain-survey.pdf)

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