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Why Military Experience Creates Exceptional Accountants

Navy veteran Mark Steinhoff reveals on the Earmark Podcast how maintaining submarine oxygen systems perfectly prepared him for accounting. The precision required underwater—where mistakes could be fatal—translates directly to financial accuracy. Discover how military experience offers unique advantages in solving the accounting talent shortage.

Admitting You Don’t Know Everything Became This Young CPA’s Secret Weapon

From eating rice and beans with a newborn to running a $1.7M firm, Nate Goodman reveals on “Who’s Really the Boss?” podcast how admitting what he didn’t know transformed his failing business. Discover how peer communities and coaching groups helped this 29-year-old CPA turn crisis into extraordinary growth.

When Your Time-Blocking Superpower Becomes Your Kryptonite

Burnout coach Lynnette Oss Connell challenges She Counts podcast hosts Nancy and Questian about efficiency obsession. On the episode, “The Burnout Bestie” reveals how time-blocking “superpowers” can lead to burnout and shares revolutionary energy-auditing techniques specifically addressing how women in accounting experience burnout differently than men.

Why Historical Cost Accounting Is Broken (And What Could Fix It)

On the Earmark Podcast, Thomas Selling reveals how accounting fundamentally fails to capture when businesses create value. From oil discoveries to subscription models, financial reporting creates dangerous timing disconnects between value creation and recognition, enabling manipulation while making successful companies appear unprofitable during growth phases.

Why Two Identical 1031 Exchanges Had Opposite Outcomes in Tax Court

In a recent Tax in Action podcast, host Jeremy Wells analyzes two contrasting 1031 exchange cases involving family members. One investor successfully deferred taxes while another faced a costly audit. The difference? Documented business behavior proving genuine investment intent—not just following technical rules but demonstrating authentic business purpose through thorough documentation.

AI Won’t Just Speed Up Your Close – It Will Eliminate It Completely

Sage CTO Aaron Harris shares a bold vision on The Accounting Podcast: eliminating the financial close completely. He outlines AI’s three-wave evolution toward autonomous accounting systems and predicts a future of continuous operations where annual audits become real-time assurance and rigid business cycles disappear, replaced by always-on intelligent processes.

When Personal Crisis Collides With Tax Deadlines

She Counts podcast hosts Nancy McClelland and Questian Telka share raw stories of running accounting businesses through medical crises—Nancy’s 107 days standing due to seizures and Questian’s son’s hospitalization. They discuss why women suffer silently, the power of community support, and practical crisis management strategies.

When AI Decides Who Gets Promoted & What Young Workers Really Want

In The Accounting Podcast, hosts Blake Oliver and David Leary explore how young professionals now rank health above wealth, while 72% of workers use AI—half without approval. They discuss managers using AI for hiring decisions and why “unlimited PTO” policies are failing across professional services.

The Remote Team Retreat Strategy That Beats Software Upgrades Every Time

Discover how Rachel and Marcus Dillon turned a Mexico retreat into business infrastructure on their “Who’s Really the Boss?” podcast. Learn why this husband-wife CPA team flew 26 remote employees internationally for strategic relationship-building that delivers better ROI than software upgrades—and how their data-driven approach creates competitive advantages technology can’t match.

June 2025 QuickBooks Updates: Inventory, Square Integration, and What’s Coming

In this episode of The Unofficial QuickBooks Accountants Podcast, Alicia Katz Pollock and guest host Matthew “Spot” Fulton break down major QuickBooks updates, including a standalone inventory module, improved Square connector, and a complete interface redesign. Learn how these changes impact accounting workflows and what AI innovations are coming next.

From Homeless to $20 Billion Deals: An Accountant’s Journey Through Automation

From sleeping in his car to negotiating $20B AI deals at Google, Devon Coombs shares with the Earmark Podcast how technology disruption patterns in the music industry are now reshaping accounting. Learn how he’s pioneering “agentic workflows” that will transform the profession and how you can position yourself as an orchestrator, not executor.

Avalara Tax Research: The Answer to Your Clients’ Toughest Sales Tax Questions

Luke Marlatt from Avalara reveal how their Tax Research tool transforms complex sales tax questions into clear answers during an Earmark Expo webinar. With rooftop-precision lookups, multi-state comparisons, and expert support, the platform helps accounting firms of all sizes deliver confident tax guidance to clients.

Women in Accounting Need Mentors Who See Their Potential Before They Do

In the latest She Counts podcast episode, hosts Questian Telka and Nancy McClelland explore how mentorship transforms women’s careers in accounting. Despite equal entry rates, women hold only 19% of partner positions. The hosts share personal experiences and neuroscience insights showing why outside perspective is crucial for professional advancement.

How Growing Businesses Can Automate and Protect Payments

Hosts Blake Oliver and David Leary welcomed Omri Mor from Routable on the Earmark Expo webinar to showcase how their platform fills the “Goldilocks gap” in bill pay solutions. Perfect for businesses processing 100-100,000 monthly payments, Routable offers ERP integration, fraud detection, and custom approval workflows without replacing existing systems.

When Two Accounting Apps Listen to Their Customers (And Actually Do Something About It)

On The Unofficial QuickBooks Accountants Podcast, host Alicia Katz Pollock brings together Ben Stein (Keeper) and Tal Ben Bassat (Anchor) to reveal how customer demand drove their game-changing integration. Discover how these specialized tools now work seamlessly together, eliminating manual onboarding and creating an accounting workflow that actually makes sense.

Construction’s Tech Revolution: How Generational Change is Driving Digital Transformation

On The Unofficial Sage Intacct Podcast, Sage veteran Angela Nelson reveals how construction is finally embracing technology as next-gen leaders take over family businesses. After decades of resistance, the industry is rushing toward cloud solutions, with Sage’s construction division becoming their fastest-growing vertical through strategic acquisitions and integrated solutions.

These Two Finance Teams Are Already Using AI While You’re Still Debating It

In this crossover episode of The Accounting Podcast and Beyond Spend, Blake Oliver talks with Emburse CFO Adriana Carpenter and PizzaExpress’s Olga Pavlova-Grebliauske about how AI transforms finance teams from compliance enforcers to strategic partners, eliminating tedious tasks and uncovering valuable spending insights that drive business growth.

Women in Accounting Are Finally Done Pretending They Have It All Figured Out

Nancy and Questian’s journey from an initial Slack rejection to launching “She Counts” podcast explores the invisible challenges women in accounting face. Their authentic conversations tackle professional isolation, work-life balance, and creating community beyond individual success. Join these accounting professionals as they transform “I’m figuring this out alone” into “we’re in this together.”

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