Episode 84 | Recorded May 16, 2022 We would so appreciate it if you took our listener survey linked here: https://bit.ly/3NRSAfD Today’s episode is sponsored by Justworks - visit justworks.com/partners In this episode, we find out what Scott Scarano was like as an employee. Jason Ackerman’s usual drill in drilling out guests. Damon Yudichak, PFP, MBA, CPA ’s journey from serving in the army to being an accountant and how he was able to keep his firm up despite doing it solo. He is another testam...
Dec 13, 2022•49 min•Ep. 84
Episode 83 | Recorded October 31, 2022 We're on a mission to set our own traditions here at Accounting High, and we need your help and feedback to do it. If you have a few minutes to spare, we would so appreciate it if you took our listener survey linked here: https://bit.ly/3NRSAfD Thank you to Tallyfor for the support, from The Accounting High Booster Club https://www.tallyfor.com/ This Episode includes appearances by: Nikole Mackenzie, CPA “Coach Mack” Scott Scarano, EA Peter Wen (Tallyfor) S...
Dec 10, 2022•56 min•Ep. 83
Episode 82 | Recorded May 23, 2022 We're on a mission to set our own traditions here at Accounting High, and we need your help and feedback to do it. If you have a few minutes to spare, we would so appreciate it if you took our listener survey linked here: https://bit.ly/3NRSAfD The Accounting High Booster Club: thank you GoProposal for the support! GoProposal https://goproposal.com Today’s episode is a laidback chat between Scott and Tax TeleGraf, Logan Graf, CPA . They give us an insight into ...
Nov 29, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 82
Episode 81 | Recorded January 14, 2022 Welcome to Part 3 of our Accounting Club Collection This is an episode about changing the accounting profession, one firm at a time. Starring Zunie Nguyen , CPA - Founder & CEO of Yogi CPA Today’s episode is sponsored by Justworks - visit justworks.com/partners Our first-ever, annual listeners survey; we’d love it if you took a moment to fill this out so we can continue to improve our show! https://bit.ly/3NRSAfD Song Credits H.E.R. - Changes Lana Del R...
Nov 21, 2022•26 min•Ep. 81
Episode 80 | Recorded May 9, 2022 The Accounting High Booster Club, thank you GoProposal for the support! GoProposal https://goproposal.com Today we have Scott and Kellie Parks CPB chatting during their time in Paradise Point San Diego. Hop on a conversation that revolves around change and why there is no stopping the Big Shift that our industry is currently on. Kellie shares how change has been a very fun experience for her and how she embraced these changes over time. Aren’t you tired of the c...
Nov 18, 2022•57 min•Ep. 80
Episode 79 | Recorded February 11, 2022 We're on a mission to set our own traditions here at Accounting High, and we need your help and feedback to do it. If you have a few minutes to spare, we would so appreciate it if you took our listener survey! https://bit.ly/3NRSAfD Scott’s Accounting Firm is hiring, if you’re an accountant and you think you might want to work for Scott, we will all pray for you, and you can send your resume to [email protected] The Accounting High Booster Club wants to s...
Nov 15, 2022•44 min•Ep. 79
Episode 78 | Recorded April 18, 2022 It's our long overdue listeners' survey! please fill it out, there will be prizes! https://bit.ly/3NRSAfD FreshBooks MeetUps - check us out in the PDX at Ecliptic Brewery on November 10, 2022! register here: https://t.co/6RaUdSHuAa The Accounting High Booster Club: thank you for the support! GoProposal https://goproposal.com/ and Justworks http://justworks.com/partners Joining Scott and Jason today, we have Mike Michalowicz . Find out how the man who wanted t...
Nov 09, 2022•50 min•Ep. 78
Episode 77 | Recorded January 14, 2022 Today’s episode is sponsored by Justworks - visit justworks.com/partners Our first-ever, annual listeners survey; we’d love it if you took a moment to fill this out so we can continue to improve our show! https://padgettnc.typeform.com/to/BSKZbvWk FreshBooks MeetUps - check us out if you’re in the PDX area, at Ecliptic Brewery on November 10, 2022! sign-ups here: https://bit.ly/3E3VkUc Andy Smith and Joshua Lance, CPA, CGMA Scott, Andy, and Josh share a qui...
Nov 05, 2022•22 min•Ep. 77
Episode 76 | Recorded April 15, 2022 Our first-ever, annual listeners survey; we’d love it if you took a moment to fill this out so we can continue to improve our show! https://padgettnc.typeform.com/to/BSKZbvWk FreshBooks MeetUps aka "The Lil Toddler '22 Tour"- check us out if you’re in the PDX area, at Ecliptic Brewery on November 10, 2022! register for the event here: https://bit.ly/3VHJ5mM Our Guest: Terrell Turner, CPA Scott gets a one-on-one with the content master, Terrel Turner. We get t...
Nov 01, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 76
Episode 75 | Recorded July 19, 2022 for more on Justworks check out justworks.com/partners #NiksTips on PE A fitter you is a better you! Scott and Niks share their tips on Physical activities and exercises to help us be fit and stay fit. Is there even time to workout on our busy days? And how can you workout when there isn’t even enough hours in a day? Listen in as our hosts share their secrets on how they were able to keep fitness in check despite their busy schedules. 1 - Ready for our PE clas...
Oct 26, 2022•53 min•Ep. 75
Episode 74 | Recorded April 11, 2022 Register for FreshBooks Partner Meet Ups and admission to the Lil Toddler World Tour 2022 Come hang out with us to enjoy food, drinks, and free swag. And an opportunity to earn some extra credit with the possibility of being featured on a fresh recording of Accounting High. Spots are limited so act now! November 3, 2022 - Atlanta November 10, 2022 - Portland November 29, 2022 - Toronto December 4, 2022 - Austin Register for FreshBooks Partner Meet Ups and adm...
Oct 24, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 74
Episode 73 | Recorded May 27, 2022 A Fresh Book Report @ Accounting High with Scotty Scarano and Twyla Verhelst, CPA Today's Book Report is on Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday Ever felt like you’re the king of the world? Or like you’re carrying the world on your shoulders? When was the last time you felt like you won? Or the last time you felt like you lost? What and who got you there? Our Ego, if left unchecked, clouds our vision and prevents us from reaching greater heights. It affects us not ...
Oct 16, 2022•41 min•Ep. 73
Episode 72 | Recorded October 6, 2022 Guest: David Barrett Hosts: Nikole Mackenzie and Scott Scarano Scott and Nikole get to chat with Expensify’s David Barrett. Unfiltered, uncaged, unmasked talk with the SuperApp founder. For real, no summary would be enough to describe just how dope David is. Are you ready to be shaken from your core beliefs? Go past your limit and be limitless just like how David and his team ushered their company to continuously evolve with the times. Familiar with Expensif...
Oct 11, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 72
Episode 71 | Recorded April 11, 2022 Guest: John Briggs Hosts: Jason Ackerman & Scott Scarano John Briggs, the man who created an accounting firm where accountants make more money and work less cause traditional firms suck. Scott and Jason got great insights on how John manages his firm and you can too! This is an episode that firm owners wouldn’t want to miss. Not a firm owner? No problem cause you never know what you’ll get here until you listen to John’s stories and how his team is gettin...
Oct 03, 2022•59 min•Ep. 71
Episode 70 | Recorded July 12, 2022 Purpose - the reason for which something is done or created. What is your reason for doing or creating something? In this episode, Niks and Scott share their own purposes and give us an insight into how we can find ours. Our passion defines us but our purpose defines who, what, and where we want to be. Listen in and get a better look into yourself like our hosts did and you might be surprised at what your true purposes are. 1 - A lot of things I do are by acci...
Sep 29, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 70
Episode 69 | Recorded April 4, 2022 Guest: Ryan Lazanis, CPA Hosts: Jason Ackerman and Scott Scarano Let’s bring our focus on the Accounting Messiah, the Righteous Lazarus aka Ryan Lazanis, and how he started impacting the accounting space. Ryan shares his internal process on how he started his accounting firm, so far ahead of the curve he practically created the curve. What is your end goal? Why not start with that end goal in mind? As for us, we aim to keep you informed, entertained, and educa...
Sep 26, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 69
Accounting High (aka Sons of CPAs Podcast) Season 3 Bonus Ep | Recorded July 26, 2022 this is our reaction episode to one of the latest Expensify emails... Okay. So if you are on Expensify's email list. You probably get emails from David Barrett all the time. He's known for sending really long opinionated irreverent emails... and we got an email directly from David with an invite to ExpensiCon. now, now granted his emails come from David Barrett. It's got his picture on there in my Gmail, it alw...
Sep 24, 2022•21 min
Episode 68 | Recorded March 28, 2022 Guest: Drew Carrick aka The Rapping CPA aka Petty Ca$h Hosts: Blake Oliver and Scott Scarano Sponsor: Jirav - head over to jirav.com/sons PBC. If you don’t know what that means, it’s not for you. Or, go ahead, and watch the show made by accountants for accountants. Scott, Blake, and Drew dive deep into the accounting revolution that we’re currently in and bridge the connection between accounting and mainstream media. How, when, and where did this start? Where...
Sep 21, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 68
Episode 67 Accounting High (aka Sons of CPAs) Hard Numbers Vol. 2 Scott and Jason dive deep and reveal all of their hard numbers for their respective accounting firms... this is full disclosure of their revenues and margins for the period of Jan-July 2022
Sep 19, 2022•39 min•Ep. 67
Episode 66 | Recorded March 21, 2022 Guest: Adam Markowitz, EA Hosts: Jason Ackerman and Scott Scarano Sponsor: Karbon - Karbon firms are connected firms - check em out at https://karbonhq.com/ Join Scott, Jason, and Adam as they talk about tax, branding, software apps, social issues, #TaxTwitter, finding your purpose, and everything in between. Find out how Adam, a Bachelor of Arts who majored in Music and History ended up in the Tax/Accounting space and why he’s here to stay. It’s about keepin...
Sep 12, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 66
Episode 65 | Recorded March 14, 2022 (π day) Guest: Lindsay Stevenson, CPA, CGMA Hosts: Jason Ackerman and Scott Scarano Join Jason and Scott in getting to know more about Lindsay, BPM LLP ’s Chief Transformation Officer. What does that role do? We weren’t too sure ourselves until Lindsay gave us a glimpse of what she does. Listen to how she started out as a staff accountant until becoming an integral part of a large firm and how she was able to go through a midlife crisis in identifying what sh...
Sep 08, 2022•49 min•Ep. 65
Episode 64 #FreshBookReports @ Accounting High (the miniseries) Recorded May 22, 2022 Still, with us today is Twyla Verhelst, CPA. Twyla is the distinguished director of the Accountant Channel and the FreshBooks Accounting Partner Program Leader. She supports and empowers other accounting professionals as they help small businesses flourish. Thank you to our sponsor, Freshbooks! Part 3 of 3 Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear . Scott a...
Sep 06, 2022•49 min•Ep. 64
Season 3 BONUS | Recorded March 22, 2022 Welcome to the resurrection of the #5minLy We’re back for another chat and your regular dose of quick-and-easy information. Today, our hosts go through the 7 micro habits to be a better leader. Although short compared to our usual episodes, this ain’t short on helpful tips on how we can better mange our firm and our employees. Listen in for more… #5minLy is co-hosted by Michael Ly , an accounting and fintech entrepreneur whose exposure to the startup acco...
Sep 02, 2022•18 min
Episode 63 | Recorded February 22, 2022 Guest: Edward Mendlowitz , CPA Hosts: Jason Ackerman, CPA and Scott Scarano, EA Sponsor: Dark Horse CPAs - visit abetterway.cpa to learn more Hosted by Scott and Jason, Ed shares the story of his accounting life. Not familiar with who Edward Mendlowitz is? He’s an accountant who has been in practice since 1974 and is now a Partner at Withum. This episode is a collection of stories about his practice and how he was able to adapt, innovate, and take on the c...
Aug 31, 2022•58 min•Ep. 63
shout out to all my CPAliens, you know who you are... [Verse 1] It’s the accounting firm owner, podcaster, amateur rapper first time on the mic so listen close and hold your laughter so, what’s hotter than a million-dollar cloud firm, with low churn, there i go again, talking about myself, and track, indicators, to perform on this platform And now you ‘bout to see a southern EA reborn I said i’m not a public certified accountant and they say it’s not the tax you pay but what bracket you in You g...
Aug 28, 2022•4 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Episode 62 | Recorded March 7, 2022 Guest: Rachel Fisch Hosts: Jason Ackerman, CPA & Scott Scarano, EA Sponsor: Dark Horse CPAs - visit abetterway.cpa to learn more Welcome! Our guest today is the one, only and always Rachel Fisch. Rachel has over 20 years of experience in bookkeeping and accounting, with a number of those years running her own practice. She previously served as National Bookkeeping Lead for Deloitte and most recently was the Accountants Group Leader for Sage. She is also a ...
Aug 22, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 62
To set the stage for our first cage match our first Friday Night Fight... Accounting High presents... QuickBooks Online versus Xero, the cage match. Round one nobody paid us for this product comparison it was recorded on January 19, 2022 In the Xero Corner, we have Zachary Call, CPA Partner & CPA at Weaver Call & House LC In the QuickBooks Online Corner, we have Michael Ly Fintech Entrepreneur | Cloud Accounting Executive | Online Bookkeeping | Speaker | Coach | Advisor and Paul Glantz, ...
Aug 19, 2022•16 min
Episode 61 #FreshBookReports @ Accounting High (the miniseries) Recorded March 4, 2022 Back with us today is Twyla Verhelst, CPA. Twyla is the distinguished director and leader of the FreshBooks Accounting Partner Program. She supports and empowers other accounting professionals as they help small businesses flourish. Thank you to our sponsor of this miniseries, Freshbooks! Atomic Habits for Accountants Part 2 of 3 Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones...
Aug 16, 2022•45 min•Ep. 61
This is Poetry 101 brought to you by Accounting High (aka Sons of CPAs) Sponsored by LiveFlow , be sure to give this episode a go, they can help you grow, check them out at liveflow.io get 20% off for 3 months with promo code SONS at checkout, go to liveflow.io/sons Your Hosts, Emcees, Poets Nikole Mackenzie, CPA aka Niks Scott Scarano aka Lil Toddler aka Slim Scotty aka Esquired (S²) aka OKR (OK Rapper) Let’s give it up for this presentation Your hosts share their poetic creations Sick verses b...
Aug 11, 2022•53 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Episode 60 | Recorded February 22, 2022 Guest: Chris Williams, CEO of System Six Hosts: Nikole Mackenzie, CPA & Scott Scarano, EA Sponsor: Karbon - visit karbonhq.com to learn more Today, Scott and Niks are joined by Chris Williams, Owner/CEO of System Six, a 100%-remote outsourced accounting services firm. Before System Six, Chris served as an advisor to and investor in medium-large sized businesses. He’s worked for several fast growing companies, and holds a business degree from Stanford. ...
Aug 08, 2022•54 min•Ep. 60
