In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew talk about Acuity’s core values and why they matter.

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👉 Welcome! (00:00)
👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)
👉 Kenji’s History With Core Values (04:14)
👉 MITCH: What It Stands For And How It Applies (05:43)
👉 Kenji & Matthew’s Journey With Transparency (11:30)
👉 Using Our Core Values For Performance Reviews (18:08)
👉 Why Happy Is Matthew’s Favorite Value (24:22)
👉 Referring To These Values At Hard Times (29:09)
👉 What Do We Want To Be Vs. What Are We? (32:27)
👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (35:53)
👉 Upcoming Guests And Events (37:29)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺
—   KENJI is drinking Bold Monk Brewing Co. / Indominus.
https://boldmonkbrewingco.com
—   MATTHEW is drinking Lazy Magnolia Brewing Co. / Coffee Shoppe.
https://www.lazymagnolia.com/coffee-shoppe

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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 are “in the wild,” sharing a beer at SweetWater Brewing in Atlanta and talking about giving and receiving feedback at Acuity.

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👉 Welcome! (00:00)
👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)
👉 How Reviews Started At Acuity (04:20)
👉 Review Processes Can Be Too Heavy-Handed (05:30)
👉 Our Framework On Gusto’s Review Platform (08:10)
👉 How The Process Is Going (11:30)
👉 The Timing Of Reviews (16:55)
👉 Rating On A Sliding Scale (20:20)
👉 1:1’s And A Review Playbook (23:00)
👉 Insights To Come From Our Benchmark Year (30:56)
👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (32:23)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺
—   KENJI is drinking SweetWater Brewing / Swaapse Collab Hazy Belgian IPA.
https://www.sweetwaterbrew.com/menu/
—   MATTHEW is drinking SweetWater Brewing / Laser Bean Espresso & Vanilla Stout.
https://www.sweetwaterbrew.com/menu/

➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSORS ⬅️
Tri-Merit: @TriMerit, https://tri-merit.com/
The Beer Temple: @TheBeerTemple, https://untappd.com/v/the-beer-temple/542686

👥 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 sit down with special guest Seth Fineberg, editorial manager and US team lead for AccountingWEB.com, to talk about the accounting industry, big stories from this year, what it’s like to host a conference – and of course, craft beer!

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👉 Welcome! (00:00)
👉 This Week's Topics (00:04)
👉 Let’s Talk Craft Beer (02:15)
👉 Seth’s History In Accounting (11:15)
👉 Accountants Are Actually Very Social (18:05)
👉 The Most Interesting Headlines This Year (23:10)
👉 AccountingWEB’s First Conference (36:47)
👉 The Space & Desire For Independent Conferences (41:55)
👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (48:22)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺
—   KENJI is drinking Wild Heaven Beer / You Can’t Spell Haven Without Evan Summer IPA.
https://wildheavenbeer.com/ontapnow
—   MATTHEW is drinking Dos Equis / Lager Especial.
https://dosequis.com/beers-and-recipes/lager/
—   SETH is drinking Paradox Brewery / Parahelles.
https://www.paradoxbrewery.com/products/parahelles

👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥
Kenji Kuramoto: @kenjikuramoto, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjikuramoto/
Matthew May: @TheTechCPA, https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetechcpa/
Seth Fineberg: @B2BSeth, https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-fineberg-86aa8663

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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 talk about why private equity keeps investing in accounting firms, predicting whether that trend will continue.

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👉 Welcome! (00:00)

👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)

👉 Cherry Bekaert Received Strategic Private Equity (02:55)

👉 Is This Going To Be The Trend? (07:10)

👉 Structural Changes To Accommodate PE (09:06)

👉 Let’s Break It Down: Why PE? (13:10)

👉 Why Are PE Firms Investing In Accounting Firms? (22:44)

👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (30:43)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺

—  KENJI & MATTHEW are drinking Kenji’s Homebrew!

👥 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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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 talk about all of the ways they’ve made mistakes with their people – whether it’s management, setting expectations, compensation, growth and development. But it all leads back to underinvesting in Acuity’s HR function, something they’ve worked hard to fix.

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👉 Welcome! (00:00)
👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)
👉 The Fix To HR Problems (03:53)
👉 Setting & Communicating Expectations (17:44)
👉 Benefits Of An HR Person (28:38)
👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (33:02)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺
—   KENJI is drinking Port Orleans Brewing / Just Sayin' Pale Ale.
https://portorleansbrewingco.com/beer-categories/
—   MATTHEW is drinking Midwest Coast Brewing / English Style Pale Ale.
https://www.midwestcoastbrewing.com/beer

➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR ⬅️
VerifyiQ: @VERIFYiQ, https://www.linkedin.com/company/verifyiq/, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLLo_PlpMWyN30y34qB42DA

👥 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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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 talk about CPAs – why Kenji let his certification lapse, why Matthew still has his, what’s going on in the realm of CPAs, and their thoughts on how it plays out in the industry.

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👉 Welcome! (00:00)
👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)
👉 Why Matthew Keeps His CPA Active (03:03)
👉 Why Kenji Let His CPA Lapse (08:06)
👉 How Important Are CPA Certifications To This Profession? (09:32)
👉 Ethics Portion Of The CPA Exam (14:39)
👉 What We’d Change About The CPA (19:08)
👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (28:28)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺
—   KENJI is drinking Palisade Brewing Co. / Laid Back Blonde Ale.
https://www.palisadebrewingcompany.com/beer/
—   MATTHEW is drinking Donnie’s Homebrew / Honey Hazy IPA.

➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR ⬅️
Donnie Helms: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasdhelmscpa/

👥 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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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 sits down with Terrell Turner, founder of TLTurner Group, to dive into content creation – covering the time commitment, the types of content you can produce, and the analytics behind what you put out there.

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👉 Welcome! (00:00)
👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)
👉 How Terrell Started Podcasting (04:10)
👉 Does Video Help With Customer Acquisition? (11:55)
👉 Allotting Time For Content Creation (19:04)
👉 Looking At Analytics (27:07)
👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (35:39)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺
—  KENJI is drinking Bold Monk Brewing Co. / The Way.
https://boldmonkbrewingco.com/menu/
—  TERRELL is drinking Kombucha.

👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥
Kenji Kuramoto: @kenjikuramoto, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjikuramoto/
Terrell Turner: @Biztalklibrary, https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrellturner/

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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 reflect on Acuity's recent leadership retreat, touching on why we think that retreats are important to Acuity, how we run them and how they’ve changed over time, and whether this is something that your firm should consider.

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👉 Welcome! (00:00)
👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)
👉 Why Did We Decide To Have Retreats? (04:37)
👉 How We Do It At Acuity (09:51)
👉 Timing Our Retreats: March, June, & October (18:00)
👉 Let’s Talk About The Unstructured Time (19:35)
👉 What We’ve Learned & Changed (23:14)
👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (34:32)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺
—   KENJI is drinking Port Orleans Brewing / Cream Thiccle.
https://portorleansbrewingco.com/beer-categories/
—   MATTHEW is drinking Homebrew / Kama Citra IPA.

➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSORS ⬅️
Donnie Helms: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasdhelmscpa/
Elefant: @elefanttraining, https://elefanttraining.com 

👥 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/

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew take a deep dive into payroll and compensation, highlighting ways other accounting firms should consider making changes.

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👉 Welcome! (00:00)
👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)
👉 What Makes Acuity’s Payroll So Crazy? (04:28)
👉 Variable Comp (09:28)
👉 The Way We Do Our U.S. Bookkeeping Team (11:22)
👉 Sharing Our Experience With Increases (15:35)
👉 Our Take On Equity Compensation (23:55)
👉 How Firms Can Better Align Their Teams With Success (28:55)
👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (34:55)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺
—   KENJI is drinking Delirium Brewery / Tremens.
https://www.delirium.be/en/beers/delirium-tremens/
—   MATTHEW is drinking Port Orleans Brewing / Porty.
https://portorleansbrewingco.com/beer-categories/

➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSORS ⬅️
Anrok: @Anrok, https://www.linkedin.com/company/anrok
Accounting Salon: @accountingsalon, https://accountingsalon.com

👥 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 & Matthew talk about that all important thing – accountants are too slow to increase pricing, a necessary part of your business.

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👉 Welcome! (00:00)
👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)
👉 Audio Is More Important Than Video! (02:40)
👉 Legacy Pricing (08:20)
👉 Increasing Pricing & How To Do It (14:53)
👉 Sharing Our Experience With Increases (15:35)
👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (29:37)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺
—  Kenji is drinking Lagunitas Brewing / A Little Sumpin' Sumpin'.
https://lagunitas.com/beer/a-little-sumpin-sumpin/
—  Matthew is drinking Anchor Brewing / Anchor Steam Beer.
https://www.anchorbrewing.com/beer/anchor_steam/

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

👥 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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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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