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This week on Drink While You Think, Kenji Kuramoto & Matthew May share a beer with the Queen of Processes Patti Scharf, digging into how to create better processes within your firm. Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04) 👉 Patti: The Sole Chief Process Officer (04:11) 👉 What’s Enticing About Building Processes? (6:20) 👉 Standout Processes Pa...

This week on Drink While You Think, Matthew May shares a beer with special guest Steven Byler, talking about the accounting ecosystem and the support firms can find in the community. Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04) 👉 Support In The Accounting Ecosystem (03:05) 👉 How Are Online Groups Helpful? (9:20) 👉 Impactful Conferences Of The Season (...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew talk about Acuity's technology partners, taking a deep dive into the who, what, when, where, why, and how of developing partnerships with tech companies. Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04) 👉 Step 1: The Problem-Solution Fit (04:15) 👉 Start Asking The Economic Questions (9:34) 👉 Ho...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer with special guest Nathan Stuck, talking about Acuity’s journey to become a certified B Corp! Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics And Beers (00:04) 👉 What Is A B Corp? (03:47) 👉 Number Of B Corps, Plus Some Notable Ones (05:58) 👉 Why Acuity Went Through The B Corp Process (08:48) 👉 Disco...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer and talk about the crisis in accounting, with fewer and fewer people entering the accounting profession. Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Beers (00:04) 👉 Let’s Break Down The Problem (03:15) 👉 Core Problems To Address (08:48) 👉 Solutions For People To Consider (10:23) 👉 CPA Exam: 150 Hours I...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew host the second annual “The Drinkies” – an award show highlighting the best, worst, and most of DWYT. Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Beers (00:04) 👉 “The Drinkies” Categories (03:03) 👉 Best Brewery (05:49) 👉 Best Beer (08:20) 👉 Worst Beer (10:34) 👉 Most Watched Episode (12:52) 👉 Best Location (16:03)...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji shares a beer with Randy Crabtree, talking about burnout for accountants, and the need for more mental health awareness in the accounting realm. Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04) 👉 Burnout In the New Year (06:48) 👉 Randy’s Work In Mental Health Awareness (11:22) 👉 The Culture Of Public Account...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji shares a beer with his mate Jamie Beresford, CEO of Practice Protect, discussing cybersecurity risks, cloud accounting, and the importance of investing in people. Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04) 👉 Most Common Risk Accountants Need To Fix (04:24) 👉 The Devil Is In The Email (06:58) 👉 Is Austr...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew have a beer with special guest Ben Stein, co-founder and CEO of Keeper, sharing their experiences of scaling a business. Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics (00:04) 👉 Meet Ben Stein (01:14) 👉 What We’re Drinking (02:26) 👉 The Global Reach Of Keeper (05:14) 👉 Changing As You Scale (09:50) 👉 How We Ap...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew talk about their favorite acronym recently – EOS, or Entrepreneurial Operating System. Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04) 👉 When We First Heard Of EOS (04:35) 👉 What’s Shifted Our Mindset (08:10) 👉 Defining Accountability Is Huge (13:13) 👉 Gotta Start With Mission Values (16:40)...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew give their new year predictions going into 2023, including their global, accounting, Acuity, and personal predictions. Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04) 👉 Our Global Predictions Going Into 2023 (03:34) 👉 What Will Happen In The Accounting Profession? (14:33) 👉 Maybe On The Horizo...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer with special guest Liz Wilke, the principal economist at Gusto and leader of the Gustonomics team. Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04) 👉 Why Is The Economy So Crazy Right Now? (05:07) 👉 The Ramifications Of COVID-19 Government Relief (08:22) 👉 How Matthew & Kenji F...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew invite you to laugh along with them as they talk about all of the crazy, stupid, and weird ideas they’ve had (and some even attempted) as co-founders of Acuity. Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04) 👉 Experimentation With Marketing (04:15) 👉 More Domains: The Tax Autopilot (09:05) 👉...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew give a tour of their home office setups, diving into what makes it work for them and why they pick certain things. Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04) 👉 Matthew’s Home Setup (03:18) 👉 Kenji’s Home Setup (07:20) 👉 Office Tours (09:50) 👉 Takeaways About Our Home Offices (27:04) 👉 S...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew sit down with special guest Marissa Jones, founder and CEO of Logistis, an accounting and advisory agency for creative startups. Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04) 👉 Meet Marissa Jones (01:22) 👉 Why Third Window? (04:20) 👉 Software Development To Bring People Together (05:56) 👉 H...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew talk about Acuity’s core values and why they matter. Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04) 👉 Kenji’s History With Core Values (04:14) 👉 MITCH: What It Stands For And How It Applies (05:43) 👉 Kenji & Matthew’s Journey With Transparency (11:30) 👉 Using Our Core Values For Performa...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew are “in the wild,” sharing a beer at SweetWater Brewing in Atlanta and talking about giving and receiving feedback at Acuity. Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04) 👉 How Reviews Started At Acuity (04:20) 👉 Review Processes Can Be Too Heavy-Handed (05:30) 👉 Our Framework On Gusto’s Re...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew sit down with special guest Seth Fineberg, editorial manager and US team lead for AccountingWEB.com, to talk about the accounting industry, big stories from this year, what it’s like to host a conference – and of course, craft beer! Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics (00:04) 👉 Let’s Talk Craft Beer (02...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew talk about why private equity keeps investing in accounting firms, predicting whether that trend will continue. Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04) 👉 Cherry Bekaert Received Strategic Private Equity (02:55) 👉 Is This Going To Be The Trend? (07:10) 👉 Structural Changes To Accommodat...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew talk about all of the ways they’ve made mistakes with their people – whether it’s management, setting expectations, compensation, growth and development. But it all leads back to underinvesting in Acuity’s HR function, something they’ve worked hard to fix. Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics & Beers...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew talk about CPAs – why Kenji let his certification lapse, why Matthew still has his, what’s going on in the realm of CPAs, and their thoughts on how it plays out in the industry. Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04) 👉 Why Matthew Keeps His CPA Active (03:03) 👉 Why Kenji Let His CPA La...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji sits down with Terrell Turner, founder of TLTurner Group, to dive into content creation – covering the time commitment, the types of content you can produce, and the analytics behind what you put out there. Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04) 👉 How Terrell Started Podcasting (04:10) 👉 Does Video...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew reflect on Acuity's recent leadership retreat, touching on why we think that retreats are important to Acuity, how we run them and how they’ve changed over time, and whether this is something that your firm should consider. Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04) 👉 Why Did We Decide To H...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew take a deep dive into payroll and compensation, highlighting ways other accounting firms should consider making changes. Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04) 👉 What Makes Acuity’s Payroll So Crazy? (04:28) 👉 Variable Comp (09:28) 👉 The Way We Do Our U.S. Bookkeeping Team (11:22) 👉...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew talk about that all important thing – accountants are too slow to increase pricing, a necessary part of your business. Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00) 👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04) 👉 Audio Is More Important Than Video! (02:40) 👉 Legacy Pricing (08:20) 👉 Increasing Pricing & How To Do It (14:53) 👉 Shari...