Drink While You Think🍺

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew dig into what the future holds for Sorren and for accounting — from the next evolution of CAS to the agentic space, plus how they’re thinking about firm-building from here. Tune in for topics like... 👉 What’s Next At Sorren? (00:00) 👉 Building Up Our CAS Practice (01:50) 👉 Matthew’s Experience At BDO Alliance Conference (06:00) 👉 Wh...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew talk about what happens after the deal closes — how they told the team, how fast integration started, and how many emotions went into this process. Tune in for topics like... 👉 Deal Is Done, More Drinks (00:00) 👉 “The Dog Has Caught The Car Bumper” (01:37) 👉 How We Staged Telling Our Team (02:24) 👉 And…Matthew’s Parents Are In Town...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew talk through what it looks like to navigate a deal — from stepping out of daily ops to prepping management decks, surviving diligence, and leaning on the right people to keep it all going. (This is episode two in a four-part series, so stay tuned for more to come!) Tune in for topics like... 👉 Why Kenji Stepped Away From Operating (00:...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer (and some liquor) and talk about Acuity 3.0: Acuity, powered by Sorren. (This episode is split up into a four-part series, so stay tuned for more to come!) Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04) 👉 What Is Sorren? (03:10) 👉 The Why – Being Prepared For Acuity 3.0 (04:35) 👉...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer and talk about planning for the year ahead – goal setting, Q4 leadership retreats, creating community, and more. Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04) 👉 When To Set Goals For The Year Ahead (03:47) 👉 Accounting Firm Owners – Are You Planning? (05:10) 👉 Budgeting Advice F...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer and talk about their recent trip to the Philippines for Acuity’s second Philippines Road Show! Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04) 👉 Quick Recap of Why PH (03:03) 👉 Far Away: Distance & Time - Hard to Be in Person (06:40) 👉 What It Requires to Get There: Travel Exp...

In case you missed it...here's the recording of the LIVE #DrinkWhileYouThink Tech Stack Draft! 🍿 🚨 RULES 🚨  - Snake draft 🐍 - Once an app is picked, it’s off the board. ✔️ - Each team must have one app in each of these categories: G/L, Spend Mgmt, Payroll, Forecasting/Reporting, Banking, Workflow, and Flex (our wildcard category) 👏 - The app has to *actually* work in the category. But – they...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer and ask themselves are accountants 'cool'? Plus, they dive into recent venture capital activity and important info about the new Beneficial Ownership Information Report requirement from FinCEN. Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04) 👉 The Industry At Large: Are Accountants...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer and talk compensation plans, trying to answer the question: is there such thing as the perfect compensation plan?? Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04) 👉 Why Compensation Plans Are So Tricky (06:00) 👉 Personalizing Plans (11:58) 👉 Where We Struggle At Acuity (13:45) 👉...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji Kuramoto & Matthew May share a beer and talk about job responsibilities – when to create specialized roles, when you should rethink roles, and when you might want to consider combining roles in your company. Tune in for… 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week’s Topics and Beers (00:05) 👉 Rethinking Roles (04:40) 👉 The "Player-Coach" Roles (05:53) 👉...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer with returning guest, Ben Stein, co-founder and CEO of Keeper! Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04) 👉 Least Favorite Part Of Selling Into Accountants (04:17) 👉 Problems As $3M Firm Versus $10M Firm (09:35) 👉 The Expectation For SaaS Company Metrics (15:57) 👉 Keeper’s C...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer and talk about meaningful milestones and memorable moments throughout the years at Acuity. Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04) 👉 Hiring Our First Employee (05:08) 👉 Spanx Becomes Acuity’s Client (08:58) 👉 Kenji Buys His First Partner Out (12:15) 👉 Matthew Buys Half Of...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji shares a beer with special guest Roman Villard, founder of Full Send Finance, and dives into recruiting efforts in the accounting industry right now. Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04) 👉 The Story Behind Full Send (03:18) 👉 It’s A Hard Time To Recruit (05:27) 👉 How Full Send Started Recruiting...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer and host the third annual DWYT awards show – The Drinkies! 🍻 Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04) 👉 How The Drinkies Work (03:12) 👉 The Best Brewery (04:11) 👉 Our Favorite Beers (07:03) 👉 And…The Worst Beers (11:34) 👉 Best Location (15:10) 👉 Most Watched Episode (16...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew review their predictions from 2023 and give their predictions for 2024. Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04) 👉 How Many Did We Get Right Last Year? (03:23) 👉 Our Global Predictions For 2024 (07:43) 👉 The Accounting Profession In 2023 & 2024 (12:55) 👉 How Many Firms Take Private...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji Kuramoto & Matthew May share a beer and talk about one of their biggest struggles: communication. Tune in for… 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topic & Beers (00:04) 👉 Can All Communication Be Fixed With A Phone Call? (03:36) 👉 The Evolution Of Our Internal Communication (05:52) 👉 Fixing Things Versus Moving The Needle Forward (12:24) 👉...

In this episode of Drink  While You Think, Kenji Kuramoto & Matthew May share a beer and tackle their first Ask Me Anything episode! Tune in for… 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topic & Beers (00:04) 👉 Matthew’s Hot Tub Excursion (03:40) 👉 Has Matthew Barbie-ized Himself? (05:25) 👉 The Secret Sauce For Firms (07:05) 👉 Biggest Breakthrough For CAS In 2024? (09:00) 👉 Matthew’s Time A...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji Kuramoto & Matthew May share a beer and talk about Acuity’s international teams – what’s worked well, what’s been challenging, and why expanding outside of the U.S. has become important to the growth and success of Acuity. Tune in for… 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topic & Beers (00:04) 👉 Where Our International Team Is Today (03:44) 👉...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji Kuramoto shares a drink with a few team members during the Acuity Q3 Offsite – asking them about their role, their goals for 2024, what they’re drinking, and even a “Would You Rather” question. Tune in for… 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Location & Topics (00:04) 👉 Tyler Horn, Director of Sales (02:42) 👉 Sergio Salinas, Director of Tax (06:...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji Kuramoto & Matthew May share a beer and talk about why they’re not involved in the sales process at Acuity. Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04) 👉 Why We’re Not Involved In Sales (03:45) 👉 “The Matthew And Kenji Specials” (04:34) 👉 Can You Teach Non-Accountants To Sell Accounting Services? (0...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji Kuramoto & Matthew May share a beer and revisit the Entrepreneurial Operating System, talking about how implementing EOS is going at Acuity, seven months in! Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04) 👉 Our Update On Implementing EOS (03:49) 👉 The Most Challenging Area (14:07) 👉 Our Go-To Metric To...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji Kuramoto & Matthew May share a beer to celebrate Matthew’s 10-year anniversary at Acuity! The two take a walk down memory lane, reflecting on the past ten years together in business. Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04) 👉 How Kenji & Matthew Came Together (03:19) 👉 Matthew’s “Holy Crap” Mo...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji Kuramoto & Matthew May talk about how accounting firms are funded – whether it’s cash flow from the firm itself, taking on debt, or looking for outside investors. Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04) 👉 How Kenji Capitalized Acuity At The Start (03:11) 👉 When You May Take On Debt (07:28) 👉 Mat...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji Kuramoto & Matthew May talk about angry clients – how they approach them, how they talk to team members about them, and what firm owners can do to find resolutions. Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04) 👉 Matthew's Natural Escalation Process (05:06) 👉 How To Talk To Your Team About Upset Client...

This week on Drink While You Think, Kenji Kuramoto & Matthew May reconvene after a busy summer to share a beer and talk about taking time off, traveling, and work – and how to balance it all. Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04) 👉 Does Kenji Actually Work? (04:33) 👉 Dividing Responsibilities & Resources (10:28) 👉 The Pros & Cons Of...