
Jason On Firms Podcast
I'm Jason Staats, and on this podcast we talk through practical tips to run more profitable, calm accounting firms
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May 20, 2024 • 40min
244 Will A “Digital Employee” Be Your Next Hire?
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May 17, 2024 • 41min
243 Would I Ever Start Another Accounting Firm?
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May 16, 2024 • 32min
242 The Wealth Ladders of Accounting Firms
The job project I mentioned if you’re an accountant looking for a better gig https://jason.careers/Here’s the original wealth ladder blog post https://nathanbarry.com/wealth-creation/And a link to the illustration I was marking up https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wM0PWSOQLQPjIJHvmPaJQm2m3o60bN-f/view?usp=sharing💰 Today's SponsorsCloud Accountant Staffing https://www.cloudaccountantstaffing.comLiveFlow https://bit.ly/3tK7LlrTeamUp https://www.hireteamup.com/Melio https://melio.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ckaZEx5vTteOYo8G356yTQ🗣️ Continue the discussion on social!Twitter https://twitter.com/JStaatsCPALinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jstaats/YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@jasoncpa

May 15, 2024 • 30min
241 What OpenAI’s New GPT-4o Means for Accountants
The podcast discusses the launch of OpenAI's GPT-4-0 model, its ability to handle images, audio, and video. It explores using voice assistants for storytelling, ethical implications of AI resembling movie characters, collaborative AI tools, imperfections in AI models, AI assistance humor, and benefits of the GPT-4o team plan.

May 14, 2024 • 26min
240 They Pivoted to vCFO - Here’s How It’s Going
Get your own firm roasted 👉https://airtable.com/appZ7dtNz3oaTWWZT/shrybn5166E9t12ag💰 Today's SponsorsCloud Accountant Staffing https://www.cloudaccountantstaffing.com/LiveFlow https://bit.ly/3tK7LlrTeamUp https://www.hireteamup.com/Melio https://melio.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ckaZEx5vTteOYo8G356yTQ🗣️ Continue the discussion on social!Twitter https://twitter.com/JStaatsCPALinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jstaats/YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@jasoncpa

May 13, 2024 • 43min
239 How Your Online Network Leads to More Profitable Work
Prompt to draft a cold DM to cold on a podcast: You're going to help me draft a cold DM to a podcast host, because I want to be interviewed on the pod I use the following framework for writing cold DMs: • Call out related pod episode they did that you liked and why in 1 sentence • Explain what you do in 1 sentence (i run a tax & accounting firm that specializes in the same type of people who are in this person’s podcast audience) • Give three potential topics for a high converting, super valuable pod episode where we discuss something relevant to my expertise • Give them next steps in 1 sentence (book a time on my calendar to discuss, or let me know if they’d like me to outline one of the episode ideas further Draft a cold DM using this framework, it's a pod about taxidermy companies, which is the niche of my firm. Use a VERY concise and to-the-point business tone. Use your imagination to get very specific on each of these bullet points. Prompt to draft a cold DM to a potential client: You're going to help me draft a cold DM to a potential clients for my acounting and tax firm I use the following framework for writing cold DMs in three sentences: • Call out how you know them and something you respect • Explain what you do in 1 sentence (i run a tax & accounting firm that’s in the process of becoming the go-to firm for people like them) • Then simply offer to provide value to something they’re doing - promoting a webinar, a fundraising event they run, come up with something like that Draft a cold DM using this framework, they're a beekeeper, which is the niche of my firm. Use a VERY concise and to-the-point business tone. Use your imagination to get very specific on each of these bullet points.💰 Today's SponsorsLiveFlow https://bit.ly/3tK7LlrUku https://getuku.com/1y-winnersTechGuru https://www.techguruit.com/TeamUp https://www.hireteamup.com/🗣️ Continue the discussion on social!Twitter https://twitter.com/JStaatsCPALinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jstaats/YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@jasoncpa

May 10, 2024 • 37min
238 The RIGHT Way To Build An SOP In An Accounting Firm
Exploring the necessity of updating SOPs in accounting firms, balancing video and text-based formats for instructional effectiveness. Effective tools like Scribe and Whale for creating SOPs, incentivizing employees for updates. Transitioning to digital processes, custom reporting suites, Lifeflow, and Uku's task planning tool. AI technology in video creation, IT solutions, ethical implications of AI clones in conversation, and evolving content creation in accounting firms.

May 9, 2024 • 37min
237 How To Get Down to 40 Hours Per Week!
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May 8, 2024 • 33min
236 BASIC Email Marketing for Accounting Firms
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May 7, 2024 • 26min
235 17 Apps Your Firm Might Just Fall In Love With
1. Scribe https://scribehow.com/1.5 Whale https://usewhale.io/2. TextExpander https://textexpander.com/3. My task LMS https://mytasklms.com/4. Motion https://www.usemotion.com/5. GoHighLevel https://www.gohighlevel.com/6. RightTool https://righttool.app/7. Pitbull tax resolution software https://www.pitbulltax.com/8. Ignition https://ignitionapp.com/9. Snipd https://www.snipd.com/10. Readwise https://readwise.io/11. Keeper https://keeper.app/12. Brain.fm https://www.brain.fm/13. Judy’s TenKey https://www.judysapps.com/TenKey.htm14. DecisionVault https://decisionvault.com/15. Practice Protect https://practiceprotect.com/16. Calendly https://calendly.com/17. Grammarly https://www.grammarly.com/💰 Today's SponsorsLiveFlow https://bit.ly/3tK7LlrUku https://getuku.com/1y-winnersCopilot https://www.copilot.com/solutions/accounting-client-portalTeamUp https://www.hireteamup.com/🗣️ Continue the discussion on social!Twitter https://twitter.com/JStaatsCPALinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jstaats/YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@jasoncpa