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Banking on Change: How Renegade Firms Redefine Success
Live from Austin on the Advisory Amplified tour, Blake sits down with Madeline Reeves of Fearless Foundry and Wesley McDonald of Relay to explore what it truly means t...
Unlocking Capacity: The Workflow Revolution
Blake sits down with Mary Delaney, CEO of Karbon, and Kenji Kuramoto, co-founder of Acuity, to explore how standardizing workflows can unlock growth without sacrificin...
Pricing For Profit: Unlocking Your Firm’s True Value
Most accounting firms are dramatically underpricing their services, but the fear of losing clients keeps them stuck. Marie Greene and Ryan Embry join Blake for a live ...
Burning It Down To Build Better: How Community Is Key To Battling Burnout
Recorded live in Seattle at the first stop of the Advisory Amplified tour, Blake sits down with Madeline Reeves (Fearless Foundry) and Lynette O'Connell (Burnout Besti...
From Rules to Agents: Accounting’s Next Workflow
Can an AI‑native general ledger really automate the monthly close without losing control? Blake talks with Digits CEO Jeff Seibert about an “autonomous GL” built on a ...
Stop Being the Bottleneck: The Six-Part Delegation Playbook for Accounting Firms
Still running every meeting and answering every Slack ping? Blake Oliver talks with Chase Damiano of Human at Scale about escaping founder bottlenecks. Learn a six-par...
Breaking the "We've Always Done It This Way" Cycle
Why do so many accounting firms struggle to bridge the gap between their stated values and actual workplace culture? In this episode, Blake Oliver sits down with Erin ...
The Small-Business Economy in 2025: What Your Clients Need to Know
What should you tell clients when tariffs increase and hiring slows? Blake Oliver discusses with Gusto senior economist Nicholas Tremper the effects on small businesse...
The Auditability Problem That's Breaking Accounting AI
Please note: This episode was recorded before changes were made to the Big Beautiful Bill, which eliminated the removal of the PCAOB.What happens when AI agents start ...
From Homeless to $20 Billion Deals: An Accountant's Journey
What happens when a homeless 21-year-old musician transforms into a financial leader negotiating $20 billion deals at Google? Devon Coombs shares his remarkable journe...
The Employee Benefits Advisory Opportunity: Why Small Businesses Need Your Help
Small businesses offering 401(k) plans see 40% lower employee turnover in the first year, yet only 10% receive benefits guidance from their accountants. Justin Kurn ex...
Why Historical Cost Accounting Is Broken (And What Could Fix It)
What if the foundation of financial accounting is fundamentally flawed? Tom Selling, author of The Accounting Onion blog, argues that historical cost accounting create...
The $400 Million Question: Should Congress Eliminate the PCAOB?
What happens when Congress votes to eliminate the watchdog that's overseen public company audits for two decades? In this episode, Blake Oliver sits down with three le...
Why CPAs Must Be 2.7x More Productive by 2035 (And How to Get There)
What if private equity could transform accounting firms without sacrificing their independence? David Wurtzbacher, founder of Ascend, shares how his "anti-rollup" mode...
Beyond the Purchase: The Make-or-Break Integration Phase of Firm Acquisitions
What happens after the ink dries on an accounting firm acquisition? Michael Ly and Ashley Rhoden reveal why many buyers overinvest in the purchase but underinvest in t...
Military Precision: How Veterans Can Solve the Accounting Talent Crisis
What if the solution to accounting's talent shortage has been hiding in plain sight? In this episode, Navy veteran Mark Steinhoff reveals how the precision required to...
Behind the Numbers: The Truth About PCAOB Deficiency Rates
What if the numbers we use to measure audit quality are fundamentally flawed? PCAOB Board Member Christina Ho reveals why the headline-grabbing 46% deficiency rate in ...
How to Use AI to Analyze Data and Draft Financial Reports in Minutes
In this episode, Blake Oliver interviews Nicolas Boucher, one of LinkedIn's top finance thought leaders, who demonstrates how AI tools like ChatGPT and Python can dram...
The Future of CPA Licensure: How Evolving Rules Could Impact Your Career
Join leaders from the Illinois, New York, California, Texas, Florida, and Pennsylvania state CPA societies as they explore recent and proposed CPA licensure changes. D...
Beyond the Tax Hacks: Why Implementation Trumps Theory with Jasmine DiLucci
Ever wondered why there's so much questionable tax advice circulating on social media? In this eye-opening episode, Blake Oliver sits down with Jasmine DiLucci, a rare...
