Drink While You Think🍺

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew host the second annual “The Drinkies” – an award show highlighting the best, worst, and most of DWYT.

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👉 Welcome! (00:00)
👉 This Week's Beers (00:04)
👉 “The Drinkies” Categories (03:03)
👉 Best Brewery (05:49)
👉 Best Beer (08:20)
👉 Worst Beer (10:34)
👉 Most Watched Episode (12:52)
👉 Best Location (16:03)
👉 Weirdest Conversation (18:36)
👉 Favorite Guest (26:26)
👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (33:13)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺
—   KENJI is drinking Other Half Brewing / All Citra Everything.
https://otherhalfbrewing.com/beer/all-citra-everything/
—   MATTHEW is drinking Grimm Artisanal Ales / Grimm Weisse Dunkel.
https://grimmales.com/beer/grimm-weisse-dunkel/

➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR ⬅️
Anrok: @Anrok, https://www.linkedin.com/company/anrok/,  https://www.anrok.com

⭐️ EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS ⭐️

Check out these episodes for winners of a few categories:

— Most Watched Episode: https://youtu.be/ash7dtyepGY
— Best Location: https://youtu.be/vFneA8skTm4
— Weirdest Conversation: https://youtu.be/Tou1wuHzrbg
— Favorite Guest: https://youtu.be/Fmc8gzg-pO0

Check out these episodes with each of this year’s guests:

— What Makes Accounting Firms Attractive To Buy? with Chris Williams: https://youtu.be/01UP8VS6rJQ
— Let’s Talk All Things Marketing For Accounting Firm Owners with Brooke Beach: https://youtu.be/ZOrtoFY92X4
— How Roles Within Accounting Firms Change with Lisa Gilreath: https://youtu.be/u97Vwk1Ru1c
— What Is Finance-as-a-Service Or FaaS? with Dan Gertrudes: https://youtu.be/sybQlL9IhC0
— Mythbusting Acquisitions For Accounting Firm Owners with Nicole & J W Davis: https://youtu.be/tuGt_Y3sQcs
— 2 Tax Credits That Should Be On Your Firm's Radar with Randy Crabtree: https://youtu.be/Fmc8gzg-pO0
— Our Take On Accounting Conference Season with Scott Scarano: https://youtu.be/OVsPweiVZrI
— Can We Find A Banker Who Gets Accounting Firms? with Shannon Hay: https://youtu.be/JwfQVfnzfy0
— Creating Content To Grow Your Accounting Firm with Terrell Turner: https://youtu.be/cXd9-_icAgY
— Most Interesting Headlines This Year with Seth Fineberg: https://youtu.be/P1YKc87mqfU
— Our Takeaways From Bringing People Together with Marissa Jones: https://youtu.be/QDD9zTKWZ-M
— Our Economy Will Take Years To Recover From The Pandemic with Liz Wilke: https://youtu.be/gYmZ_Qour-Q
— Our Journey Of Scaling A Business with Ben Stein: https://youtu.be/7B4h44FdhBA
— Cybersecurity, Australian Accounting, & Investing In People with Jamie Beresford: https://youtu.be/J1IczA_8uWA

And per request, here's the top 5 most listened to episodes this year:

1. Hungry For EOS: Entrepreneurial Operating System
2. Company Core Values & Why They Matter
3. Our Journey Of Scaling A Business, ft. Keeper CEO Ben Stein
4. Why Private Equity Keeps Investing In Accounting Firms
5. Our Economy Will Take Years To Recover From The Pandemic

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In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji shares a beer with Randy Crabtree, talking about burnout for accountants, and the need for more mental health awareness in the accounting realm.

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👉 Welcome! (00:00)

👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)

👉 Burnout In the New Year (06:48)

👉 Randy’s Work In Mental Health Awareness (11:22)

👉 The Culture Of Public Accounting (12:53)

👉 Seeing Firms Change For The Better (18:22)

👉 The Power Of Sharing Your Story (21:41)

👉 Break For Beer No. 2 (26:55)

👉 Accountants Are Fun! (32:04)

👉 What Are Firms Changing? (35:30)

👉 Putting A Bookmark In Your Work (40:31)

👉 Shoutouts To Other Firms (43:05)

👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (47:30)

⭐️ RESOURCES FROM TRI-MERIT ⭐️

– Randy's Mental Health Awareness webinar: https://youtu.be/SKNzizR5sv4

– How To Train Your Brain For Success, with Robb Zbierski: https://tri-merit.com/podcast/harnessing-the-power-of-your-subconscious/

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺

– Beer No. 1: KENJI & RANDY are drinking Vintage Brewing Company / The Unique CPA Beer.

https://vintagebrewingcompany.com

– Beer No. 2: KENJI & RANDY are drinking Maplewood Brewery & Distillery / Fat Pug Oatmeal Milk Stout.

https://maplewoodbrew.com/beer

➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR ⬅️

Tri-Merit: @Tri-Merit on Twitter,  @tri-merit7261 on YouTube

👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥

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

Randy Crabtree: @RCrabtreeCPA, https://www.linkedin.com/in/randy-crabtree-1945a67

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Website: https://acuity.co/

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In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji shares a beer with his mate Jamie Beresford, CEO of Practice Protect, discussing cybersecurity risks, cloud accounting, and the importance of investing in people.

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👉 Welcome! (00:00)

👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)

👉 Most Common Risk Accountants Need To Fix (04:24)

👉 The Devil Is In The Email (06:58)

👉 Is Australia The Future Of Accounting? (12:27)

👉 Xerocon 2023 Set For Australia (21:10)

👉 Acuity’s HR Position Is Game-Changing (27:30)

👉 The Magic Is In The People (32:18)

👉 Supporting Our Team In The Philippines (38:29)

👉 Are Aussies Always Traveling? (44:04)

👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (53:42)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺

—   KENJI is drinking McCall Brewing Company / Hippie Hopped Pale Ale.

https://mccallbrew.com/beer/

—   JAMIE is drinking Little Creatures / Pale Ale.

https://littlecreatures.com.au/beers/pale-ale/

➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR ⬅️

Practice Protect: @PracProtect, https://www.linkedin.com/company/practiceprotect/

👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥

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

Jamie Beresford: @jamie_beresford, https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-beresford/

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Website: https://acuity.co/

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In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew have a beer with special guest Ben Stein, co-founder and CEO of Keeper, sharing their experiences of scaling a business.

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👉 Welcome! (00:00)
👉 This Week's Topics (00:04)
👉 Meet Ben Stein (01:14)
👉 What We’re Drinking (02:26)
👉 The Global Reach Of Keeper (05:14)
👉 Changing As You Scale (09:50)
👉 How We Approach M&A At Acuity (19:35)
👉 Bill Vs. Buy For Firm Owners (24:32)
👉 The Scalable Path At Keeper (30:08)
👉 Acuity’s Unique Compensation Model (35:00)
👉 Following The Lead Of Other Firms (41:34)
👉 Working On The Business Vs. In The Business (44:55)
👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (52:40)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺
—   KENJI & MATTHEW are drinking Frost Town Brewing / Stein Gold Cream Ale.
https://www.frosttownbrew.com/beers
—   BEN is drinking Prophecy / Pinot Grigio.
https://www.prophecywines.com/our-wines/pinot-grigio.html

➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR ⬅️
Keeper: @keeper_hq, https://www.linkedin.com/company/keeperhq/

👥 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/

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Website: https://acuity.co/

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In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew talk about their favorite acronym recently – EOS, or Entrepreneurial Operating System.

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👉 Welcome! (00:00)
👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)
👉 When We First Heard Of EOS (04:35)
👉 What’s Shifted Our Mindset (08:10)
👉 Defining Accountability Is Huge (13:13)
👉 Gotta Start With Mission Values (16:40)
👉 EOS For Accountants & Startups (18:10)
👉 Acuity Is Hungry For EOS (24:02)
👉 We Can See Clear Career Paths (29:11)
👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (33:24)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺
—   KENJI is drinking Mother Earth Brewing Company / Cali Creamin’ Vanilla Cream Ale.
https://www.motherearthbrewco.com/our-beer
—   MATTHEW is drinking Chouffe / Houblon CHOUFFE IPA.
https://chouffe.com/en-gb/beers/houblon-chouffe/#

➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR(S) ⬅️
FreshBooks: @freshbooks, https://www.linkedin.com/company/freshbooks/
Alex Miles: @AlexxMiles__, https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandralwhitney/
Connected Accounting: @connectedacct, https://www.linkedin.com/company/connected-accounting/
Marie Greene: @mariefgreene, https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariegreene/

👥 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 give their new year predictions going into 2023, including their global, accounting, Acuity, and personal predictions.

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👉 Welcome! (00:00)
👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)
👉 Our Global Predictions Going Into 2023 (03:34)
👉 What Will Happen In The Accounting Profession? (14:33)
👉 Maybe On The Horizon For Acuity (25:15)
👉 Personal Goals For The New Year (32:23)
👉 Our 2023 Atlanta Falcons Predictions (35:00)
👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (36:30)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺
—   KENJI is drinking Mad Swede Brewing Company / Naked Sunbather.
https://madswedebrewing.com/beer/naked-sunbather-nut-brown-ale/
—   MATTHEW is drinking Blue Moon Brewing Company / Belgian White
https://www.bluemoonbrewingcompany.com

➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR(S) ⬅️
FreshBooks: @freshbooks, https://www.linkedin.com/company/freshbooks/
Alex Miles: @AlexxMiles__, https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandralwhitney/

👥 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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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 with special guest Liz Wilke, the principal economist at Gusto and leader of the Gustonomics team.

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👉 Welcome! (00:00)

👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)

👉 Why Is The Economy So Crazy Right Now? (05:07)

👉 The Ramifications Of COVID-19 Government Relief (08:22)

👉 How Matthew & Kenji Fared In College Econ (11:45)

👉 Is There Enough Good Economic Data Out There? (12:50)

👉 Remote Work & Employee Retention (15:29)

👉 Why Offering 401k Benefits Is So Valuable (19:10)

👉 Advice For Firm Owners Going Into 2023 (25:28)

👉 How The Political Landscape Affects Our Economy (32:10)

👉 Gusto’s Quarterly Initiative: “The Economy Explained” (35:09)

👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (39:13)

🤑 THE ECONOMY EXPLAINED 🤑
Ready to check out Gusto's new quarterly initiative? Click here: https://gusto.com/partner-resources/the-economy-explained-october22!

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺

—   KENJI is drinking Bold Monk Brewing Co. / Chant Lager.

https://boldmonkbrewingco.com/menu/

—   MATTHEW is drinking Stone Brewing / Stone Imperial Stout.

https://www.stonebrewing.com/beer/special-releases/stone-imperial-stout

—   LIZ is drinking Tröegs Independent Brewing / Haze Charmer.

https://troegs.com/beer/haze-charmer/

➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR ⬅️

Gusto: @GustoHQ, https://www.linkedin.com/company/gustohq/

👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥

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

Matthew May: @TheTechCPA, https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetechcpa/

Liz Wilke: @realanalytik, https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizwilke/

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In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew invite you to laugh along with them as they talk about all of the crazy, stupid, and weird ideas they’ve had (and some even attempted) as co-founders of Acuity.

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👉 Welcome! (00:00)

👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)

👉 Experimentation With Marketing (04:15)

👉 More Domains: The Tax Autopilot (09:05)

👉 When URLs Mattered (12:00)

👉 “The Path” For Entrepreneurs (18:05)

👉 This Year, We’re Gonna Screw Up [Insert Here] (21:35)

👉 Giving Your Partner The Space To Experiment (25:45)

👉 How Acuity’s Growth Correlates With Experimentation (29:30)

👉 Paper Click Was A Nightmare (32:25)

👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (36:42)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺

—   KENJI & MATTHEW are both drinking Atlanta Brewing Co. / Hartsfield IPA.

https://untappd.com/b/atlanta-brewing-company-hartsfield/2843897

➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR ⬅️

FreshBooks: @freshbooks, https://www.linkedin.com/company/freshbooks/

👥 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 give a tour of their home office setups, diving into what makes it work for them and why they pick certain things.

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👉 Welcome! (00:00)

👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)

👉 Matthew’s Home Setup (03:18)

👉 Kenji’s Home Setup (07:20)

👉 Office Tours (09:50)

👉 Takeaways About Our Home Offices (27:04)

👉 Show Us Your Space! What Else Do We Need? (30:25)

👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (30:55)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺

—   KENJI is drinking Tucker Brewing Company / TKR Rye Pilsner.

https://tuckerbrewing.com/our-beer/

—   MATTHEW is drinking Liquid Nation Brewing / Hooch Shootin’ IPA.

https://liquidnationbrewing.com/beers/hooch-shootin-ipa/

➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR ⬅️

FreshBooks: @freshbooks, https://www.linkedin.com/company/freshbooks/

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

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Website: https://acuity.co/

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In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew sit down with special guest Marissa Jones, founder and CEO of Logistis, an accounting and advisory agency for creative startups.

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👉 Welcome! (00:00)
👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)
👉 Meet Marissa Jones (01:22)
👉 Why Third Window? (04:20)
👉 Software Development To Bring People Together (05:56)
👉 Hosting Gatherings And Kenji’s Stress (09:07)
👉 Gathering With Your Remote Team (18:24)
👉 Takeaways From Getting Together (24:50)
👉 What Number Is The Sweet Spot? (27:20)
👉 Matthew’s Personal Takeaway: Mental Health (31:40)
👉 Smaller Firms Are More Innovative (39:02)
👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (42:37)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺
—   KENJI is drinking Third Window Brewing Co. / Nelson Saison.
https://www.thirdwindowbrewing.com/nelson-saison
—   MATTHEW is drinking Third Window Brewing Co. / Walkabout.
https://www.thirdwindowbrewing.com/walkabout
—   MARISSA is drinking Third Window Brewing Co. / The Next IPA.
https://store.thirdwindowbrewing.com/products/the-next-ipa

➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR ⬅️
Third Window Brewing Co: @thirdwindowbrew, https://www.facebook.com/ThirdWindowBrewing

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

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Website: https://acuity.co/

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