SponsorsIntuit QuickBooks https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/quickbooksShow Notes00:57 – Claudell is so far beyond MIA, we couldn't even say her name right!  01:05 – Who needs Claudell, when you have a real LIVE QuickBooks Live bookkeeper to talk with? Meet Pam Bingham! 01:30 – David's got a gazillion questions!  02:54 – Pam shares what it's like to be a QuickBooks Live bookkeeper03:30 – Job-in-a-box - QuickBooks Live provides its bookkeepers with everything they need to start - from equipment to training04:48 – The main focus of QuickBooks Live bookkeeping is helping clients clean up and prep their books for month-end closes, and tax time06:35 – While some providers aren't crazy about QuickBooks Live, Pam took this opportunity and ran with it07:58 – QuickBooks Live can give bookkeepers some stability when their own practices face constant changes08:38 – Your practice is what you choose to make of it - plain and simple11:08 – For clients, QuickBooks Live allows them the freedom to focus and work on the top priority, their business12:28 – Most of the work done for QuickBooks Live is offline. The face-to-face client meeting is typically a small fraction of the entire process13:25 – Unlike driving for Uber, being a QuickBooks Live bookkeeper is about building and maintaining long-lasting relationships Connect with Pam Pam Bingham, EA, Founder, PB Tax and Accounting Services Twitter: https://twitter.com/PBTaxAccountingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pambingham/Website: http://www.pbtaxinc.com/Get in TouchThanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary. Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on iTunes, or Podchaser. Interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus, and NOW, you can see our smiling faces on Instagram!  Meet Blake and David in person! Sadly, we do not have any 2020 travel plans as of yet.           Limited edition shirts, stickers, and other necessitiesTeePublic Store: http://cloudacctpod.link/merch SubscribeApple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcastsSpotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/SpotifyGoogle Play: http://cloudacctpod.link/GooglePlayStitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/StitcherOvercast: http://cloudacctpod.link/Overcast  Episode Art Photo Credit: Will Farnellhttps://twitter.com/willfarnellhttps://twitter.com/willfarnell/status/1191506218424176640/photo/1

SponsorsOnPay: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/onpayOnPay is offering an exclusive promo code only for the listeners of The Cloud Accounting Podcast to get three free months of OnPay payroll service for any of your clients that you set up by February of 2020! Visit the sponsor link, and use code "CAP3FREE" to take advantage of this offer! Show Notes00:14 – We made the list! Congratulations to fellow accounting professionals and former guests, such as Dawn Brolin, Roman Kepczyk, Ariege Misherghi, and Donny Shimamoto, as well, for making the Accounting Today Top 100 Most Influential list | Accounting Today01:21 – Format is key – one thing the Accounting Today list lacked was readability. We think there’s just a better, smoother way to present this kind of read  02:15 – It’s cool to see the list evolve with the everchanging industry landscape and include accounting folks across different digital media platforms, including YouTube, and podcasts, as well as CPE professionals, and even politicians! 03:07 – What’s more important that any list? The Cloud Accounting Podcast won't put you to sleep!  Thank you, reviewers!  04:49 – Let’s talk numbers … A lot of numbers … Courtesy of “The year ahead for accounting: 2020 in numbers” | Accounting Today05:30 – While recruitment and retention are big factors for big firms, the smaller firms are zeroing in on tech strategy07:28 – It’s still taxing! 39 percent of firms still require employees to work every Saturday during tax season09:29 – Small and mid-sized firms are still shying away from social, with just below 60 percent using platforms such as LinkedIn and Facebook to bolster their visibility11:15 – Correction from last week’s episode – The founder of CakeHR notes that they serve 60-plus countries, not just Australia and the UK, as we originally thought13:21 – Is Sage banking on the lack of trust created by the QuickBooks Live offering? | Twitter15:17 – Sometimes, it pays to pay more – Xero rolls out pricing changes, next  year, offering Hubdoc as part of the package | Twitter19:24 – Practice Ignition fixes some payment-related headaches with a new client self-service payment retry option | Practice Ignition20:29 – As Canopy names a new CEO, investors think there’s still something to believe in, offering $13M in additional funding | Accounting Today 23:10 – Moving target - Bill.com increased its price target to $183M for the upcoming IPO | Silicon Valley Business Journal24:04 – What price celebrity keynotes? We hash out costs v. benefits | Accounting Today27:30 – Want to boost your firm’s productivity? Here’s one way | Business Insider29:08 – Some thought food to chew on from the Zapier Remote Work Report | Zapier32:07 – Don’t stand so close to me! Why remote workers get more done | Doist Get in TouchThanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary. Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on iTunes, or Podchaser. Interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus, and NOW, you can see our smiling faces on Instagram!  Meet Blake and David in person! 😢 We do not have any 2020 travel plans as of yet. Check back early and often to see where we go next! 😁  Limited edition shirts, stickers, and other necessitiesTeePublic Store: http://cloudacctpod.link/merch SubscribeApple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcastsSpotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/SpotifyGoogle Play: http://cloudacctpod.link/GooglePlayStitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/StitcherOvercast: http://cloudacctpod.link/Overcast  

SponsorsIntuit QuickBooks https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/quickbooksShow Notes00:57 – Meet Ariege! 02:44 – Fun fact: 500 new small businesses start up for every one new accounting professional entering the workforce03:18 – How is Intuit helping small businesses succeed? Mainly through automation and a high level of quality04:19 – Fear is not an option - with the obvious shortage of accountants, the only way to effectively help clients is with automation05:38 – Ariege explains why the new QuickBooks feature, the Optimization Center, was created07:37 – Intuit's pain, and solving for it - in entering the bookkeeping game - could ultimately be a gain for everyone09:29 – As mentioned in our last episode, accountants are an unexpected market for the QuickBooks Live offering, according to Ted Callahan, Director of the QuickBooks Live Offering 11:00 – Check out Jade Simmons’ QuickBooks Connect 2019 presentation! | YouTube15:02 – Ariege gives us the rundown on the Business Performance Overview feature17:32 – According to futurist Michael McQueen, innovation isn’t slowing down. See his QBC presentation here | YouTube17:53 – Change is gonna come - but Ariege doesn't have the details yet19:27 – You heard it here first ... Sort of ... Ariege spills some new feature news! 21:33 –Start talking!Intuit's priority list is constructed around what users want and need  Connect with AriegeAriege Misherghi, Global Accountant Segment Leader, IntuitTwitter: https://twitter.com/ariegemLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ariege/Get in TouchThanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary. Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on iTunes, or Podchaser. Interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus, and NOW, you can see our smiling faces on Instagram!  Meet Blake in person! December 9-11: Digital CPA Conference in Seattle         Limited edition shirts, stickers, and other necessitiesTeePublic Store: http://cloudacctpod.link/merch SubscribeApple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcastsSpotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/SpotifyGoogle Play: http://cloudacctpod.link/GooglePlayStitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/StitcherOvercast: http://cloudacctpod.link/Overcast  Episode Art Photo Credit: Will Farnellhttps://twitter.com/willfarnellhttps://twitter.com/willfarnell/status/1191506218424176640/photo/1

SponsorsIntuit QuickBooks https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/quickbooksShow Notes01:20 – Meet Ted!  02:59 – Ted talks about Intuit's impetus behind moving into the service game03:28 – Confidence is key!  Most of the small businesses without an accountant or bookkeeper lack the confidence to reach out for help04:42 – While QuickBooks Live and TurboTax Live share similar tech, their services are very different06:04 – QuickBooks Live is only available, currently, in the U.S., and all Live bookkeepers reside in the U.S. 07:03 – Ted shares some of the requirements for becoming a QuickBooks Live bookkeeper08:01 – The gentleman talk QBO Accountants Edition, and some of the new feature roll-outs, such as the Optimization Center09:42 – Intuit sees a huge opportunity to capture those small businesses that are, so far, sans accountant11:11 – What's the real scope of the QuickBooks Live offering? 13:42 – What differentiates the different price points in QuickBooks Live? 14:38 – Intuit is solving for both sides of the market - small biz and accounting professional15:38 – A bit of discussion on the different ProAdvisor buckets and how QuickBooks Live will affect them16:39 – What do you tell a ProAdvisor who loses a client to QuickBooks Live? 17:46 – Take a load off, Annie - QuickBooks Live plays a key role in the advisory vision - by transferring lesser-value work  to QB Live, so accountants and bookkeepers can focus on advising and other value-add services18:28 – Intuit needs to establish clear guidelines around relationships to solve for the needs of the customers and accounting partners19:43 – Is there a grand convergence of all the Intuit offerings on the horizon? 20:29 – Who's in charge of ensuring the delivery QuickBooks Live services meet's Intuit's WOW factor?  21:49 – What's next on the agenda, for Ted, and QuickBooks Live? Connect with TedTed Callahan, Director, QuickBooks Live Offering, IntuitTwitter: https://twitter.com/ascivLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tedcallahan/Get in TouchThanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary. Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on iTunes, or Podchaser. Interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus, and NOW, you can see our smiling faces on Instagram!  Meet Blake and David in person! December 9-11: Digital CPA Conference in Seattle         Limited edition shirts, stickers, and other necessitiesTeePublic Store: http://cloudacctpod.link/merch SubscribeApple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcastsSpotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/SpotifyGoogle Play: http://cloudacctpod.link/GooglePlayStitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/StitcherOvercast: http://cloudacctpod.link/Overcast  Episode Art Photo Credit: Will Farnellhttps://twitter.com/willfarnellhttps://twitter.com/willfarnell/status/1191506218424176640/photo/1

SponsorsIntuit QuickBooks https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/quickbooksShow Notes01:35 – Let's meet The Canadians!  (Well, three of them, anyway …) 03:41 – Canada's no longer last in the lunch line with the increasing focus on QuickBooks Online04:50 – Scott and Brad pontificate on  the new QBO statement-importing feature06:27 – How do Canadians approach cloud accounting, and all the innovation that comes along with it? 08:13 – Along with faster adoption of new tech, Canadian app development is on the rise, and people seem to share a common passion and excitement, without a lot of drama, on the socials. 10:42 – With the Canadian government’s investment in functional, high-speed internet, clients being eternally bound to their desktop programs is more the exception than the norm 12:00 – Brad talks benefits of going full cloud14:43 – Scott talks about some of the work Intuit’s Canadian branch is doing to solve for Canada-specific issues, such as tax and payroll16:30 – Winter is coming, or you'll be coming to Winter is you visit QuickBooks Connect Toronto. Grab a toque, or a touque, or a tuque?   18:24 – While Canadian accountants are excited about new industry developments, they also know a good thing when they use it, and tend to stay loyal to a narrow collection of accounting tools19:36 – Brad sees a sort of ‘take it or leave it’ attitude when it comes to dealing with U.S. accounting software developers. Some listen; some don’t. 21:50 – Cheryl notes that conferences, such as QuickBooks Connect, and Scaling New Heights are a prime method for discussion, learning, and developing partnerships that will lead to future opportunitiesConnect with Scott, Cheryl, and BradScott Zandbergen, Principal Marketing Manager and Accounting Community Advocate at IntuitTwitter: https://twitter.com/szandbergenLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/szandbergen/ Website: https://scottzandbergen.com/Cheryl Manmohan, Senior Training & Education Program Manager at IntuitTwitter: https://twitter.com/cherylmanmohanLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheryl-manmohan-ab70754/?originalSubdomain=caBrad Celmainis, CPA and President of Brad Celmainis Accounting SolutionsTwitter: https://twitter.com/BradCelmainisLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradcelmainis/Website: https://bradcelmainis.com/Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/getintuit/?source_id=622030231160596Learn more about QuickBooks Connect Toronto here: https://can.quickbooksconnect.com/?cid=SOC_CA_QBC_-NON_INT-QBC-CA-Blog-SponsorProfileGet in TouchThanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary. Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on iTunes, or Podchaser. Interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus, and NOW, you can see our smiling faces on Instagram!  Meet Blake in person! December 9-11: Digital CPA Conference in Seattle         Limited edition shirts, stickers, and other necessitiesTeePublic Store: http://cloudacctpod.link/merch SubscribeApple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcastsSpotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/SpotifyGoogle Play: http://cloudacctpod.link/GooglePlayStitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/StitcherOvercast: http://cloudacctpod.link/Overcast  Episode Art Photo Credit: Will Farnellhttps://twitter.com/willfarnellhttps://twitter.com/willfarnell/status/1191506218424176640/photo/1

SponsorsBill.com https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/billTeampay https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/teampayShow Notes01:08 – Meet Mariana!01:46 – What's a lawyer doing at an accounting conference? 04:22 – Mariana takes us to school on HIPAA06:38 – Why should accountants and bookkeepers care about HIPAA? 06:58 – There are three types of entities that fall under HIPAA protection - healthcare providers, plans, or clearinghouses08:19 – Any accounting system that contains names and addresses of patients must comply with HIPAA Privacy and Security rules10:09 – Which apps in a healthcare accounting ecosystem DO have to follow HIPAA rules? 12:20 – When dealing with collections for medical accounts, HIPAA rules get so complicated that it's best to consult with legal advisors to know exactly how to proceed13:40 – Sage took a detailed approach to implementing HIPAA compliance in its 2018 product offerings | Sage Intacct 16:06 – There's no official HIPAA compliance certification, but there are vendors who will provide independent assessments of a firm's compliance level17:47 – HIPAA is no joke. Violations carry significant civil and criminal penalties! 19:27 – Mariana shares a few facts about the California Consumer Privacy Act | Californians for Consumer Privacy Connect with MarianaMariana Antcheva, Sage IntacctLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marianaantcheva/Episode Art Photo Credit: April Blankenshiphttps://twitter.com/aprilblnknshphttps://twitter.com/aprilblnknshp/status/1187023281687130112/photo/2Get in TouchThanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary. Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on iTunes, or Podchaser. Interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus, and NOW, you can see our smiling faces on Instagram!  Meet Blake and David in person! December 9-11: Digital CPA Conference in Seattle         Limited edition shirts, stickers, and other necessitiesTeePublic Store: http://cloudacctpod.link/merch SubscribeApple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcastsSpotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/SpotifyGoogle Play: http://cloudacctpod.link/GooglePlayStitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/StitcherOvercast: http://cloudacctpod.link/Overcast

SponsorsBill.com https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/billTeampay https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/teampayShow Notes02:09 – Meet Kelly! 03:05 – Kelly talks true crime | WGN Radio 07:21 – It takes a balance - you need the 'yes' people and the naysayers to keep you from making crappy decisions08:36 – The first step to changing your firm's culture - you've gotta know you have a problem! 10:21 – Speaking of problems, we talk about the melee surrounding audit watchdog, PCAOB, and KPMG | WSJ 10:52 – We humans tend to take a one-dimensional viewpoint when it comes to fraud12:53 – You can't rely on people's personal perceptions. You have to show them concrete examples of ethical lapses to paint a really clear picture13:51 – How do we remove the incentives for unethical behavior?16:02 – Ethics training needs to focus on real-life, practical scenarios that actually relate to the people involved18:27 – When you’re talking about a company with hundreds of thousands of employees, ethical issues are critical!20:54 – Financial relationships, in any profession, can create a perverse incentive to ‘look the other way’ 23:36 – What your expense reports really say about you | WSJ23:59 – Kelly’s required ethics and fraud reading/listening list includes the docuseries, “Dirty Money”, a podcast called The Dropout, and John Carreyrou’s book, “Bad Blood” 25:56 – Kelly gives us a brief synopsis of her film, “All The Queen’s Horses” | YouTube29:04 – While she uses film as a teaching platform, Kelly has no plans to make more films. Connect with KellyKelly Richmond PopeLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-richmond-pope-cpa-83689a5/Twitter: https://twitter.com/kellyrpopeKelly's TEDx Talk https://www.ted.com/talks/kelly_richmond_pope_how_whistle_blowers_shape_history/up-next%3EAll the Queen's Horses - Website: https://www.allthequeenshorsesfilm.com/All the Queen's Horses - YouTube: https://youtu.be/dpr2A3S3CNkEpisode Art Photo Credit: April Blankenshiphttps://twitter.com/aprilblnknshphttps://twitter.com/aprilblnknshp/status/1187023281687130112/photo/2Get in TouchThanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary. Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on iTunes, or Podchaser. Interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus, and NOW, you can see our smiling faces on Instagram!  Meet Blake and David in person! December 9-11: Digital CPA Conference in Seattle         Limited edition shirts, stickers, and other necessitiesTeePublic Store: http://cloudacctpod.link/merch SubscribeApple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcastsSpotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/SpotifyGoogle Play: http://cloudacctpod.link/GooglePlayStitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/StitcherOvercast: http://cloudacctpod.link/Overcast  

SponsorsOnPay: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/onpayOnPay is offering an exclusive promo code only for the listeners of The Cloud Accounting Podcast to get three free months of OnPay payroll service for any of your clients that you set up by February of 2020! Visit the sponsor link, and use code "CAP3FREE" to take advantage of this offer! Show Notes01:27 – Things to do in Tucson at 4:30 in the morning when your puppy has to go potty – listen to podcasts from former guests, like Scott Orn, of course!    02:41 – If you missed our discussion on the streaming wars, go here  03:24 – It’s not you, it’s me … Or is it? Gusto and Zenefits just don’t see eye to eye | Accounting Today04:13 – What happens when the customer-first company puts the customer last? 06:07 – Ready, set, SOAPBOX ... The gentleman debate Gusto v. Zenefits07:49 – Blake sides with Gusto - data security wins over convenience10:04 – David finds this to be more of an ‘immature’ publicly-held negotiation about the private agreements betwixt the two companies, and the biggest loser is, of course, the customer13:33 – Another review! Thank you!  15:43 – Anything you can do, Amazon can do better? | NYT 18:43 – Amazon is okay with losing a bit of money on one-day Prime shipping ... Small price to pay for crushing competition, right? 21:21 – What can accounting firms learn from Amazon's modus operandi?  Maybe more than you think! 24:21 – Is your fixed-fee model flopping? | AccountingWEB29:04 – Making sweet macro music … | Digg.com29:40 – Play that funky music, accounting boy ... 30:26 – Move over, Uber, bookkeeping is the hottest side hustle now! | Forbes30:48 – Get these guys some L.A.-level tacos, or a whole steak ... Check out their fabulous merch! 33:18 – Hey, you! Get off of my cloud! A VC’s perspective of the future of cloud | LinkedIn36:11 – Fight, focus, or flight - how to win in the "Intelligent Connected World." 40:08 – Piece of cake? Sage thinks so with its latest acquisition | Enterprise Times42:32 – Some further insight on ‘coopetition’ from Matt Paff | LinkedIn 45:30 – Robinhood’s a little less merry – They’re no longer banking on a charter | PYMNTS.com  46:49 – Reading assignment for next week's show – “Can Silicon Valley remake the payday lending industry?” | NewStatesmanAmericaGet in TouchThanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary. Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on iTunes, or Podchaser. Interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus, and NOW, you can see our smiling faces on Instagram!  Meet Blake in person! December 9-11: Digital CPA Conference in Seattle         Limited edition shirts, stickers, and other necessitiesTeePublic Store: http://cloudacctpod.link/merch SubscribeApple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcastsSpotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/SpotifyGoogle Play: http://cloudacctpod.link/GooglePlayStitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/StitcherOvercast: http://cloudacctpod.link/Overcast  

SponsorsBill.com https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/billTeampay https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/teampayShow Notes01:10 – What does David Appel do, precisely? 02:15 – If accounting happens in Vegas, does it have to stay in Vegas? 03:28 – Repetition is key to creating job satisfaction, personal validation, and economic value for your clients05:30 – It's not about billable hours and recurring revenue, it's about creating the most economic value for not only your clients, but as many people as possible09:19 – David A. gives some examples of successful subscription-based models 11:15 – How do you know when you've outgrown your first accounting system? 13:37 – An ounce of prevention really is worth a pound of cure when it comes to moving to a new accounting system15:31 – When you provide value, using whatever it is you're selling, that thing tends to sell itself16:28 – Find the value you can add by talking and LISTENING to your clients19:01 – Focus on solving client problems, and billing models will fall into place Connect with David!David Appel, Head of Software and SaaS Vertical, Sage IntacctLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidappelsf/Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidappelEpisode Art Photo Credit: April Blankenshiphttps://twitter.com/aprilblnknshphttps://twitter.com/aprilblnknshp/status/1187023281687130112/photo/2Get in TouchThanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary. Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on iTunes, or Podchaser. Interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus, and NOW, you can see our smiling faces on Instagram!  Meet Blake in person! December 9-11: Digital CPA Conference in Seattle          Limited edition shirts, stickers, and other necessities.TeePublic Store: http://cloudacctpod.link/merch SubscribeApple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcastsSpotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/SpotifyGoogle Play: http://cloudacctpod.link/GooglePlayStitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/StitcherOvercast: http://cloudacctpod.link/Overcast

SponsorsBill.com https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/billTeampay https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/teampayShow Notes01:39 – Laura outlines her career path from school to VP of Finance02:30 – Laura liked using the Sage Intacct product so much at a former company that she wanted to become part of Sage Intacct 04:25 – What's the difference between accounting and finance departments? 05:22 – Laura's excited to work on the tools that will help 'eliminate' the month-end close06:15 – Laura talks about what CFO 3.0 means for her and her team06:52 – You really have to open up your mind to new possibilities and see things from different angles in order to embrace the new technologies07:57 – Those who get into accounting in order to get the bird's-eye view of a company are the ones likely to move into higher positions as they progress08:41 – Wanna be a CFO? Don't be a tree. Move around, meet people, and learn new things, constantly10:40 – Laura's passion and big focus centers around mentoring, and making sure employees feel like they're learning,  growing, and contributing12:26 – Are employees an asset or an expense? Laura and Blake disagree | Harvard Business Review13:21 – Laura talks about the gender gap in accounting, and what Sage is doing to turn that around14:50 – We talk about why women-led businesses excel | CNBC 15:11 – Diversity is great, but you need to have the open, transparent culture to back it up, otherwise, you're going nowhere15:45 – As former guest, Jina Etienne, stated, there's no diversity if you're not free to just be yourself, no matter what your ethnicity, or gender16:23 – Laura's advice for women entering the accounting industry - be confident, know your strength, own your voice, and don't be afraid! Connect with LauraLaura Wiler, VP of Finance & Business Operations, Sage IntacctLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurawiler/Episode Art Photo Credit: April Blankenshiphttps://twitter.com/aprilblnknshphttps://twitter.com/aprilblnknshp/status/1187023281687130112/photo/2Get in TouchThanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary. Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on iTunes, or Podchaser. Interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus, and NOW, you can see our smiling faces on Instagram!  Meet Blake in person! December 9-11: Digital CPA Conference in Seattle      Limited edition shirts, stickers, and other necessities.TeePublic Store: http://cloudacctpod.link/merch SubscribeApple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcastsSpotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/SpotifyGoogle Play: http://cloudacctpod.link/GooglePlayStitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/StitcherOvercast: http://cloudacctpod.link/Overcast