

Accounting Today Podcast
Accounting Today
Accounting Today’s editors talk with thought leaders and changemakers from across the public accounting profession.
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Jun 12, 2023 • 14min
The future of CAAS
The accounting profession is going to have to move beyond the financial statement and the P&L to become holistic advisors, says Joe Woodard, a consultant and coach to accountants, founder of the Woodard Group, and the impresario behind Scaling New Heights.

Jun 5, 2023 • 14min
Culling versus keeping
Jean Marie Caragher, the president of Capstone Marketing, talks about why getting rid of bad clients can make a difference when it comes to keeping good staff, and much more.

May 22, 2023 • 13min
Managing change, bolstering innovation
Accountants need to create space for innovation in their firms, and then build up the change management processes they need to implement the innovations they come up with, explains Heather Satterley, the director of education and media at Woodard and cohost of The Appy Hour webinar series.

May 15, 2023 • 14min
The secret sauce of growth
Leading consultant Allan Koltin of the Koltin Consulting Group discusses the key planks of a strong platform for firm growth.

May 8, 2023 • 26min
Building a better vendor relationship
Accountants don't realize that they have more power in their dealings with software providers than they may think; accounting technology thought leader and journalist Seth Fineberg wants to see accountants taking a more proactive approach to the relationship -- to the benefit of both sides.

May 1, 2023 • 15min
Inside outsourcing
Kristen Keats of Breakaway Bookkeeping and Sherwood Tax & Accounting shares the best practices she's learned from using outsourcing in her own practice.

Apr 24, 2023 • 29min
Better people = better leaders
Accounting thought leader Amy Vetter talks about the need to understand your own story -- so that you can then rewrite it. Drawing on her new book, "Disconnect to Connect," she dives into how self-knowledge, vulnerability and authenticity can make you a better leader, and a better person.

Apr 17, 2023 • 28min
Innovations in staffing
The podcast discusses the ongoing issue of staffing in accounting firms, including remote work trends and hiring challenges. It highlights the benefits of hiring remotely on a global scale and strategies for successful onboarding. The chapter also explores strategies for reducing employee turnover and the challenges of hiring tax professionals.

Apr 10, 2023 • 45min
You heard it here!
Accounting podcasters Randy Crabtree (of The Unique CPA podcast), and David Bergstein and Jasen Stine (of the Accountrends podcast) share the most interesting things they've learned from guests, as well as the big ideas they think accountants should be focusing on.

Mar 27, 2023 • 26min
Filling the pipeline
The shortage of people entering the accounting profession and pursuing CPA licensure has reached the proportions of a crisis, and Sue Coffey, CEO for public accounting at the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants dives into why -- and what accountants and firms can do about it.