In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer and talk about planning for the year ahead – goal setting, Q4 leadership retreats, creating community, and more.

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👉 Welcome! (00:00)
👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)
👉 When To Set Goals For The Year Ahead (03:47)
👉 Accounting Firm Owners – Are You Planning? (05:10)
👉 Budgeting Advice For Entrepreneurs (07:45)
👉 Acuity’s Planning Process Now (09:16)
👉 Matthew As Our Integrator (11:03)
👉 Brainstorming Versus Open To Feedback (13:50)
👉 How We Structure The Planning (16:21)
👉 Initiatives Have To Be Communicated (22:04)
👉 Check Ins Create Community (27:27)
👉 The Art Of Facilitation (33:31)
👉 Acuity 3.0 (36:36)
👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (41:15)
👉 How Was Yo-Yo Ma? (42:53)
👉 Upcoming: 2025 Predictions (46:15)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺
— KENJI is drinking Lesson In Love / Bluejacket
https://www.bluejacketdc.com
— MATTHEW is drinking Wildflower Bouquet / Wild Heaven
https://wildheavenbeer.com

➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR ⬅️
Trees Atlanta: https://www.treesatlanta.org

👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥
Kenji Kuramoto: @kenjikuramoto, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjikuramoto/
Matthew May: @TheTechCPA, https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetechcpa/

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Website: https://acuity.co/

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In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer and talk about their recent trip to the Philippines for Acuity’s second Philippines Road Show!

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👉 Welcome! (00:00)
👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)
👉 Quick Recap of Why PH (03:03)
👉 Far Away: Distance & Time - Hard to Be in Person (06:40)
👉 What It Requires to Get There: Travel Expectations (08:10)
👉 Tips for People Who Want to Go to PH (10:05)
👉 The First Time We Went… (14:45)
👉 What It’s Like Being in PH: Weather, Food, & Drinks (19:02)
👉 Beers You Need to Know (21:50)
👉 How We Structure Our Roadshows (22:28)
👉 Nights in PH: Dinners, Karaoke, Drinks (28:46)
👉 Things to Do / How to Interact (34:22)
👉 Category 5 Super Typhoon (36:14)
👉 It’s Always Worth It (38:15)
👉 Tips for Readjusting in the U.S. (39:05)
👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (42:50)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺
— KENJI is drinking Farmers Daughter / Whitewater Brewing
https://www.whitewaterbrewery.com
— MATTHEW is drinking Beltliner / Wild Heaven
https://www.wildheavenbeer.com

➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR ⬅️
SalesiQ: https://verifyiq.co/salesiq/ 

👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥
Kenji Kuramoto: @kenjikuramoto, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjikuramoto/
Matthew May: @TheTechCPA, https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetechcpa/

👣 FOLLOW US 👣
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acuity.co/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acuity_co
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/acuity.co/
Uptappd: https://untappd.com/user/DWYT/
Website: https://acuity.co/

In case you missed it...here's the recording of the LIVE #DrinkWhileYouThink Tech Stack Draft! 🍿

🚨 RULES 🚨 

- Snake draft 🐍

- Once an app is picked, it’s off the board. ✔️

- Each team must have one app in each of these categories: G/L, Spend Mgmt, Payroll, Forecasting/Reporting, Banking, Workflow, and Flex (our wildcard category) 👏

- The app has to *actually* work in the category. But – they can go wild with the Flex pick. 😎

- Matthew May, our "League Commissioner," handles any shenanigans. 👨‍⚖️

🤝 TRADES 🤝 

We encouraged teams to make them! The crazier, the better.

🏆 WINNER 🏆 

Who built the #GOAT tech stack? 🐐

Here's our lineup of GMs: Kristen Nies Ciraldo, Niki Mackenzie, Brian C., Jan Haugo, Miguel Alexander Centeno – and of course, your co-hosts Matthew May & Kenji Kuramoto ✨

We’ll let YOU vote on who built the best tech stack team. 😍 Drop a comment below to vote!

🍻 DRINKS 🍻

Umm...it's kind of a theme of the show. They brought a drink (or three) and so should you! 🕺

👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥
Kenji Kuramoto: @kenjikuramoto, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjikuramoto/
Matthew May: @TheTechCPA, https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetechcpa/

👣 FOLLOW US 👣
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/acuity.co/
Uptappd: https://untappd.com/user/DWYT/
Website: https://acuity.co/

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In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer and ask themselves are accountants 'cool'? Plus, they dive into recent venture capital activity and important info about the new Beneficial Ownership Information Report requirement from FinCEN.

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👉 Welcome! (00:00)
👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)
👉 The Industry At Large: Are Accountants Cool? (02:51)
👉 If You Don’t Do It Authentically, It Rings Hollow (10:09)
👉 The Largest Venture Capital-Backed Exits (13:55)
👉 VC Activity Is High In Accounting/Tech (16:50)
👉 Premium Deals Are Still Happening (18:49)
👉 Atlanta Brands On Our Sports Team Jerseys (22:18)
👉 What’s This Whole BOI Thing? (23:41)
👉 Taking Accounting Advice From TikTok (31:00)
👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (31:46)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺
—   KENJI is drinking Wild Leap Brew Co. / Side Bae Double IPA.
https://wildleap.com/our-beers/side-bae-galaxy-enigma-strata-el-dorado/
—   MATTHEW is drinking Halfway Crooks Beer / Super Super Turbo Turbo.
https://untappd.com/b/halfway-crooks-beer-super-super-turbo-turbo/4889030

👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥
Kenji Kuramoto: @kenjikuramoto, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjikuramoto/
Matthew May: @TheTechCPA, https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetechcpa/

👣 FOLLOW US 👣
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/acuity.co
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Acuity_co
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acuity.co/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acuity_co
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/acuity.co/
Uptappd: https://untappd.com/user/DWYT/
Website: https://acuity.co/

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In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer and talk compensation plans, trying to answer the question: is there such thing as the perfect compensation plan??

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👉 Welcome! (00:00)
👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)
👉 Why Compensation Plans Are So Tricky (06:00)
👉 Personalizing Plans (11:58)
👉 Where We Struggle At Acuity (13:45)
👉 Correlation Between Rates & Total Comp (15:23)
👉 How To Comp People For Value (18:00)
👉 Minimum Salary Of $75,000 (20:34)
👉 Execution Is A Super Challenge (24:12)
👉 Matthew Used To Be Very Driven By Comp… (28:23)
👉 Improving Our Communication (32:56)
👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (35:28)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺
—   KENJI is drinking Elsewhere Brewing / Lady Brett.
https://untappd.com/b/elsewhere-brewing-lady-brett/4556624
—   MATTHEW is drinking New Realm Brewing Co. / Hazy Like a Fox.
https://newrealmbrewing.com/beer/hazy-like-a-fox-ipa/

➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR ⬅️
ADP – https://acuity.co/adp-and-acuity/

(And also Woodford Reserve 😉)

👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥
Kenji Kuramoto: @kenjikuramoto, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjikuramoto/
Matthew May: @TheTechCPA, https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetechcpa/

👣 FOLLOW US 👣
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/acuity.co
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Acuity_co
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acuity.co/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acuity_co
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/acuity.co/
Uptappd: https://untappd.com/user/DWYT/
Website: https://acuity.co/

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In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji Kuramoto & Matthew May share a beer and talk about job responsibilities – when to create specialized roles, when you should rethink roles, and when you might want to consider combining roles in your company.

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👉 Welcome! (00:00)
👉 This Week’s Topics and Beers (00:05)
👉 Rethinking Roles (04:40)
👉 The "Player-Coach" Roles (05:53)
👉 The Onboarding Function (08:37)
👉 The Concept of "Losing Your Game" (10:49)
👉 The Sales Function (13:18)
👉 Specialization Vs. Simplification (15:24)
👉 Who Leads Your Verticals? (19:41)
👉 Giving Resources To Team Members (24:27)
👉 Roles That Go Well Together (25:53)
👉 The Benefits Of A Tech Stack Team (30:44)
👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (32:31)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺
—  KENJI is drinking Creature Comforts Brewing Co.  / Bibo.
https://creaturecomfortsbeer.com/beers/bibo/
—  MATTHEW is drinking Cigar City Brewing / Theoretical Jam.
https://www.cigarcitybrewing.com/beer/theoretical-jam/

➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR ⬅️
BILL: https://acuity.co/bill-and-acuity/

👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥
Kenji Kuramoto: @kenjikuramoto, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjikuramoto/
Matthew May: @TheTechCPA, https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetechcpa/

👣 FOLLOW US 👣
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/acuity.co
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Acuity_co
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acuity.co/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acuity_co
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/acuity.co/
Uptappd: https://untappd.com/user/DWYT/
Website: https://acuity.co/

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 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCojjHAe6BqSgq9yZRR-O6ig

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer with returning guest, Ben Stein, co-founder and CEO of Keeper!

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👉 Welcome! (00:00)
👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)
👉 Least Favorite Part Of Selling Into Accountants (04:17)
👉 Problems As $3M Firm Versus $10M Firm (09:35)
👉 The Expectation For SaaS Company Metrics (15:57)
👉 Keeper’s Customer Acquisition Strategy (18:53)
👉 How Non-Technical Founders Assess Their Tech (23:01)
👉 Tips For Firm Owners Choosing Tech (29:46)
👉 When Customers Set Expectations (35:03)
👉 Big Drivers Of Variable Comp (38:03)
👉 What Does Churn Look Like For Firms? (41:58)
👉 Acuity’s Six Data Points On Clients (48:02)
👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (52:18)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺
—   KENJI is drinking Murphy’s Irish Stout.
https://www.murphys.com
—   MATTHEW is drinking Marz Community Brewing Co. / Jungle Boogie
https://marz.beer/beer/jungle-boogie/
—  BEN is drinking water :)

➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR ⬅️
Keeper 🥳

👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥
Kenji Kuramoto: @kenjikuramoto, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjikuramoto/
Matthew May: @TheTechCPA, https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetechcpa/
Ben Stein: @ben_stein, https://www.linkedin.com/in/benfstein/
Keeper: @keeper_hq, https://www.linkedin.com/company/keeperhq/
VerifyiQ: @VERIFYiQ, https://www.linkedin.com/company/verifyiq/

👣 FOLLOW US 👣
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/acuity.co
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Acuity_co
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acuity.co/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acuity_co
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/acuity.co/
Uptappd: https://untappd.com/user/DWYT/
Website: https://acuity.co/

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In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer and talk about meaningful milestones and memorable moments throughout the years at Acuity.

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👉 Welcome! (00:00)
👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)
👉 Hiring Our First Employee (05:08)
👉 Spanx Becomes Acuity’s Client (08:58)
👉 Kenji Buys His First Partner Out (12:15)
👉 Matthew Buys Half Of Acuity(13:14)
👉 The Million-Dollar Milestones (16:00)
👉 When We Started Seeing Bookkeeping Take Off (17:00)
👉 When Payroll Was Bigger Than We Could Float (19:48)
👉 Biggest Client That Ever Stiffed Us (21:10)
👉 When Kenji & Matthew Stopped Billing (22:55)
👉 Our Sales Team Closing Deals (24:40)
👉 Becoming “Accounting Famous” (26:09)
👉 Milestones In Team Members’ Lives (27:52)
👉 Merging With Catching Clouds (29:59)
👉 Our First Philippines Trip (32:00)
👉 Growing AcuityCon With Tech Partners (32:35)
👉 20th Anniversary of Acuity @ Bridging The Gap (35:06)
👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (37:08)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺
—   KENJI is drinking SweetWater Brewing Company / Gummies Fruit Punch IIPA.
https://www.sweetwaterbrew.com/brews/gummies-fruit-punch-iipa/
—   MATTHEW is drinking 4 Noses Brewing Company / Flatiron Fog.
https://www.4nosesbrewing.com/flatiron-fog

➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR ⬅️
VerifyiQ: https://verifyiq.co

👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥
Kenji Kuramoto: @kenjikuramoto, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjikuramoto/
Matthew May: @TheTechCPA, https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetechcpa/

👣 FOLLOW US 👣
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/Acuity_co
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acuity.co/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acuity_co
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/acuity.co/
Uptappd: https://untappd.com/user/DWYT/
Website: https://acuity.co/

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In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji shares a beer with special guest Roman Villard, founder of Full Send Finance, and dives into recruiting efforts in the accounting industry right now.

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👉 Welcome! (00:00)

👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)

👉 The Story Behind Full Send (03:18)

👉 It’s A Hard Time To Recruit (05:27)

👉 How Full Send Started Recruiting (06:37)

👉 Finding The Right Candidate (12:37)

👉 Taking A Closer Look At Requirements (19:57)

👉 Acuity’s Job Listings (24:46)

👉 Full Send’s Approach To Screening & Interviewing (26:09)

👉 The Hiring Pipeline: “Clear Is Kind” (30:18)

👉 Being Transparent About Compensation (34:30)

👉 What It Looks Like To Recruit A Partner (37:53)

👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (48:25)

👉 Where You Can Connect With Roman + Full Send (50:31)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺

—   KENJI is drinking 4 Noses Brewing Company / Flatiron Fog.

https://www.4nosesbrewing.com/flatiron-fog

—   ROMAN is drinking Mission Brewing / Waves of Haze.

https://missionbrewery.com/products/waves-of-haze-single-19-2oz-can/

➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR ⬅️

Full Send Finance: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gofullsend/

👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥

Kenji Kuramoto: @kenjikuramoto, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjikuramoto/

Roman Villard: @FullSendCPA, https://www.linkedin.com/in/rdvcpa/

👣 FOLLOW US 👣

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/Acuity_co

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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acuity_co

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/acuity.co/

Uptappd: https://untappd.com/user/DWYT/

Website: https://acuity.co/

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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCojjHAe6BqSgq9yZRR-O6ig

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer and host the third annual DWYT awards show – The Drinkies! 🍻

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👉 Welcome! (00:00)
👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)
👉 How The Drinkies Work (03:12)
👉 The Best Brewery (04:11)
👉 Our Favorite Beers (07:03)
👉 And…The Worst Beers (11:34)
👉 Best Location (15:10)
👉 Most Watched Episode (16:11)
👉 Most Impactful Episode (19:35)
👉 Favorite Moment (22:18)
👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (28:31)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺
—   KENJI is drinking Heineken Samuel Adams / Just the Haze.
https://www.samueladams.com/our-beers/originals/non-alcoholic/just-the-haze?
—   MATTHEW is drinking Cervecería Colorado / Churro Stout.
https://www.cerveceriacolorado.com/churro-stout.html

➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR ⬅️
Full Send Finance: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gofullsend/

🌟 VIDEO LINKS 🌟
Our Favorite Beers:
- Kenji's Winner: https://youtu.be/w_eiuMH_4ZI

Best Location:
- Winner: https://youtu.be/AQLmQnhB7eg

Most Watched Episode:
- First Runner Up: https://youtu.be/7B4h44FdhBA
- Winner: https://youtu.be/QYJpY8WJRg8

Most Impactful Episode:
- First Runner Up: https://youtu.be/r2HXl1-wiZk
- Winner: https://youtu.be/5kVUz68Pfzo

Favorite Moment:
- First Runner Up: https://youtu.be/AQLmQnhB7eg
- Winner: https://youtu.be/AZ9wI7hu2Go

👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥
Kenji Kuramoto: @kenjikuramoto, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjikuramoto/
Matthew May: @TheTechCPA, https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetechcpa/

👣 FOLLOW US 👣
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/acuity.co
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Acuity_co
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acuity.co/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acuity_co
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/acuity.co/
Uptappd: https://untappd.com/user/DWYT/
Website: https://acuity.co/

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