Sage Thought Leadership Podcast

Scott Scarano is an eccentric entrepreneur with the heart of a lion and the soul of a housecat. He loves approaching problems from a different perspective and analyzing solutions—his "Why" is empowering all growth-minded entrepreneurs to thrive and prosper. Scott did the school thing and has the credentials, but his real value comes from his questioning mind and ability to push through any adversi...

Eric Beck is one of the world's most provocative thinkers about our society's growing lack of meaning at work and the way to reconnect and empower the digital generation by creating a new "game worth playing" at work, in schools, in families, and in our institutions. Eric has worked with entrepreneurs, leaders, governments, & businesses to help people reach their creative maximum. He has spoken to...

The Future Accountant   A mini-series with Matt Lescault of L-W Consulting discussing the impending disruption in the accounting industry. We will help you assess if your organization is at risk and cover actionable steps you can take right now to protect and prepare your business. Part 4:   What Business Owners Can Do RIGHT NOW Specific, actionable, immediate steps business owners can take to pre...

Randy Crabtree is a Partner at Tri-Merit, a company that supports CPAs, CFOs and owners of small-to-midsize businesses by serving as an extension of their advisory team to lessen the tax burden and increase cash flow. They work with companies to uncover the engineering, manufacturing and product development data needed to support claiming engineering-based tax incentives such as the R&D tax credit...

Summer Davies is an award-winning leadership development expert who has dedicated her career to cultivating thriving work environments where individuals feel equipped, capable, valued, and connected. She specializes in guiding emerging leaders to develop the mindset and tactical skills required to lead with impact, confidence, and empowerment, while loving what they do. Throughout her impressive c...

The Future Accountant   A mini-series with Matt Lescault of L-W Consulting discussing the impending disruption in the accounting industry. We will help you assess if your organization is at risk and cover actionable steps you can take right now to protect and prepare your business. Part 3: The Future Accountant The penultimate episode of TFA is entitled TFA but what does that mean for business own...

Liz Farr is a B2B copywriter who is also a Certified Public Accountant. She spent 15 years working in tax and accounting, first at a small H&R Block office in rural New Mexico, and then at several small public accounting firms in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Liz has been a CPA since 2005, and a freelance writer since 2015. Her work in public accounting was mostly in tax, working primarily with small c...

Brooke Janousek is a fractional CMO and digital nomad on a journey to intentionally live a joyful life. She is the founder of The Grow CMO, a fractional leadership solution for effective marketing growth that she founded in 2022 after two decades as a leading expert in the marketing industry. You can follow her digital nomad journey along with her "lessons on the road" at Brooke on the Grow. Find...

The Future Accountant   A mini-series with Matt Lescault of L-W Consulting discussing the impending disruption in the accounting industry. We will help you assess if your organization is at risk and cover actionable steps you can take right now to protect and prepare your business. Part 2: Assess & Evaluate Continuing the conversation... what to look for in your business, signs that you're at risk...

Seth Fineberg is a highly experienced editor and seasoned business journalist passionate about researching and delivering valuable information on what makes businesses tick. This has come in many forms, from straight news articles and features to thought leadership and content marketing. This path has led him to where he is now, and where he plans to head, as an industry consultant and content str...

For over three decades, Neil Rogers has built a successful career in sales and marketing, working with clients in a wide range of verticals, including pharmaceutical, biomedical, manufacturing, logistics, financial services, and government defense contractors. He is the   Owner and VP of Marketing and Sales at Rogers Marketing, winner of several Million Dollar Sales awards, the Velocity Award for...

The Future Accountant   A mini-series with Matt Lescault of L-W Consulting discussing the impending disruption in the accounting industry. We will help you assess if your organization is at risk and cover actionable steps you can take right now to protect and prepare your business. Part 1: The Retirement Revolution A brief overview of the great retirement of accountants and the lack of new talent...

Robin Hall is the driving force behind VARC Solutions. She is a sought-after instructor and speaker for venues such as Scaling New Heights and CNN Radio. Robin developed VARC Solutions' signature product using Quickbase, NAN Practice Manager, a CRM designed specifically for CPAs and other accounting professional. She was named one of the 25 Most Influential Women in Accounting by CPA Practice Advi...

Charles Lubar is a graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law School and holds a Master's Degree in taxation from Georgetown Law. For two-and-a-half years he worked in the Chief Counsel's Office of the Internal Revenue Service in Washington, D.C. He spent thirty-four years as a partner for the global law firm Morgan Lewis. Lubar most recently served as a Senior Counsel at McDermott Will & Emery....

Three words that encompass Cassie: Authentic, Determined, and Optimistic. Her passion has always been people and making a difference in their day with a simple interaction. Cultivating and building relationships, while adding value to the client experience adds fuel to the fire that drives her. Cassie's daily focus includes implementing innovative processes to reduce churn and collaborating with o...

Julie Wilkinson has over 12 years of experience delivering financial expertise to a variety of companies from smaller SMEs to large corporate firms. Julie's entrepreneurial journey began when she started Wilkinson Accounting Solutions, within 2.5 years she grew to a team of 14 people and her passion is to help other business owners build sustainable growth that will allow them to build a business...

Blake Oliver is a CPA specializing in accounting technology and co-hosts The Accounting Podcast , the most popular podcast for accountants and bookkeepers. He has been honored to be named twice to CPA Practice Advisor's " 40 Under 40 " list and Accounting Today's " Top 100 Most Influential People " list. He founded Earmark CPE so listeners can earn continuing professional education credits for lis...

Rick Walker is an experienced founder, leader, and thinker across a variety of domains. He scaled his first company to 400 employees when he was 26, and simultaneously, as Chairman, grew a 53-country international nonprofit from 800 to 2,100 team members, while helping his hometown of Houston attract over $5 Billion in job-creation investments. Rick's volunteer service also includes stints as a Di...

Emily Cosgrove began her career winning Young business person of the year for her first business, The High Tide Café, at 24 years old. Six years later she trained with Cardiff University's Learning and Development Unit, and partnered with them on widening participation mentoring programs for almost 20 years. After retraining as a professional coach-mentor in 2007, Emily began supporting global org...

Matt Lescault founded Lescault & Walderman in 2006, his vision was to build a business with a reputation as a leading name in outsourced accounting, bookkeeping, and CFO services. Since then they have grown from a simple, small business to an enterprise-level service provider with diverse business offerings. Matt's passion is to partner with his clients to leverage the power of automation, integra...

Across two episodes, Jeff Richards and David Beard from the Sage CRM team talk with Charles "Chuck" Kuczynski,  Executive Vice President at Keystone Precision Solutions, one of the most successful construction and survey equipment sales companies, based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the northeastern United States.  In this episode, Chuck tells us about the lessons he learned from talking to other...

Andrew Schulkind leads Andigo, a website and content marketing agency that focuses on helping B2B clients generate audience engagement through solid information architecture, great user experience, and compelling content. And, a dash of common sense doesn't hurt, either. The Andigo team is experienced in working in a range of industries and is particularly passionate about working with mission-dri...

Jeff Richards is the Head of Training Program Development at Sage CRM, joining the team in 2001. He possesses a deep understanding of the challenges faced by business partners during implementations and regularly shares his expertise through writing and presentations on Sage CRM development. Jeff collaborates with global and local partner advisory councils to shape the Sage CRM Roadmap. In this ep...

Nicole Davis is a principle at Butler Davis. She is a highly-energetic focused accounting professional and business strategist with over 18 years of relevant experience. Her personal and professional motto is "Make It Happen."​ Leaving nothing to chance, Nicole strives to be the trusted advisor of small and medium-sized businesses throughout metro Atlanta and the United States. Spending most of he...

Kimberly Deobald is the Chief Revenue Officer at Avalara. She is a Global Sales Leader with 20+ years of technology industry experience managing go-to-market strategies, B2B sales, product development, operational excellence, and business development. Kimberly has  Built, mentored, and empowered Many high performance teams. She is a Passionate proven leader of leaders and is Focused on driving Cus...