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With Jody Padar
The Radical CPA
Botkeeper, the upstart artificial-intelligence-based bookkeeping platform, will debut their new book “Botkeeper For Dummies,” co-authored by Jody Padar, The Radical CPA, at a live web event Sept. 16.
Padar and co-authors Chris Mahl, Botkeeper president, and Byron Patrick, a leading CPA technology consultant, will be joined by:
Artificial intelligence software developer lands “The Radical CPA.”
By CPA Trendlines
Jody Padar, a CPA Trendlines expert author and one of the most influential people in the profession, is joining Botkeeper as vice president of strategy, charged with bringing the artificial-intelligence-based accounting software developer closer to the accounting profession.
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Padar is a leader in the transition of next-generation public accounting firms through open collaboration and change management. She is the author of The Radical CPA and From Success to Significance: The Radical CPA Guide.
New video service for accounting firms.
By CPA Trendlines
CPA Trendlines expert contributor Jody Padar, CPA, MST, principal of New Vision CPA Group and founder of The Radical CPA, is partnering with Marketing by Numbers, a new video marketing service for accounting firms.
With the partnership, The Radical CPA will leverage the Marketing by Numbers video service and platform to further educate accounting firms and CPAs on using technology to grow their firms more efficiently. READ MORE →
Who defines innovation? You.
By Jody Padar
From Success to Significance: The Radical CPA Guide
It’s time to get going!
You’ve read my Beyond Radical approach.
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Are you exhausted or energized? If you know me, you know that I can’t wait to help you get started on your journey.
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But first, define the result.
By Jody Padar
From Success to Significance: The Radical CPA Guide
We need to sell something other than time.
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We need to sell an outcome. We need to sell a result. We don’t need to sell time anymore.
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Measure outputs, not hours.
By Jody Padar
From Success to Significance: The Radical CPA Guide
I know you must be tired of me saying this.
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But the real reason why I’m able to take on more and focus my energy on expansion is because utilization isn’t relevant to my firm.
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“This is the hardest for CPAs…”
By Jody Padar
From Success to Significance: The Radical CPA Guide
First: Create accountability. Follow up. Ask a question to a business owner, give them a deadline and then call them out on the follow-through.
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This is Coaching 101. Did they do what they said they were going to do? Most small business owners have no one to report to, and they appreciate you taking an interest.
Easing the power struggle between succession and partner compensation.
By Jody Padar
From Success to Significance: The Radical CPA Guide
I’m going to address the elephant in the room. Ready? It’s succession and how it relates to partner compensation.
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I can give you many reasons why time and billing is no longer relevant. I can give you the reasons why customers want fixed or value-based prices.
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When transactions post automatically, what will accountants do?
By Jody Padar
From Success to Significance: The Radical CPA Guide
Al DeLeon, founding partner of DeLeon & Stang in Virginia and Maryland, has introduced the Anticipatory Organization model to the firm.
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What does that mean exactly?