Future-Proof

Alexander Hagerup is the founder of Vic.AI, a strategic partner of the MACPA and the Business Learning Institute. Alex is a serial tech entrepreneur based in New York with a strong passion for artificial intelligence.

Alex joins us to talk about A.I., and how far we’ve come, and where we are now in terms of the automation possibilities that A.I. gives us. And maybe most importantly, why CPAs should be paying attention to this, and what this technology will do for us that will improve our lives, and the lives of our clients and customers.

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit blionline.org/blog.

Resources:

• vic.ai
• linkedin.com/in/alexanderhagerup

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Ed Kless is senior director of partner development and strategy at Sage, a senior fellow at the VeraSage Institute, and the co-host of the Soul of Enterprise podcast.

Ed believes that so much of the leadership advice available out there, in hundreds of books on every topic imaginable, completely misses the boat on what great leadership is about. And that, to Ed, is “Healing Leadership.” Ed shares with us what that term means, how most people are getting it wrong, and how you can learn it and practice it in your business and life.

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit blionline.org/blog.

Resources:

• Listen: Soul of Enterprise
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/edkless
• Twitter: twitter.com/edkless
• Read: "Healing Leadership"

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Financial performance isn’t the only metric of value we should care about, so why is it all that we report on? 

We’re living in a different time. We’re working for different organizations that are impacted by different issues, and we need financial reports and tell different stories and communicate different values than those of the past. Integrative reports intend to fix this problem by including factors in addition to financial performance: reliance on the environment, social reputation, human capital skills, and more.

Charles Tilley is CEO of the International Integrated Reporting Council, and previously chaired the IIRC’s technical task force, which is the group responsible for developing the Integrated Reporting framework. He joins us to get everyone up to speed with Integrated Reporting, what the benefits are for organizations and stakeholders alike, and what the future of this type of reporting might look like.

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit blionline.org/blog.

Resources:

• integratedreporting.org
• Businesses must take the lead in renewing global cooperation
• Integrated reporting

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There are some important changes coming to the internet in the form of top-level domains. These are the parts of a website that come after the dot in a domain name. There are seven original top-level domains, which were created in the early days of the Internet — .com, .org, .net, .int, .edu, .gov, and .mil. Today, the number of top-level domains available has exploded, and now, .cpa has finally arrived, and it is one you will want to pay attention to. Like everything else with the profession, there are elements of verification and trust embedded in .cpa that don’t exist in other domains.

Erik Asgeirsson is president and CEO of CPA.com, and he shares why the world needs another top-level domain, and why you need to seriously consider securing yours now, because there’s never been a better time than now. If you’re a CPA or work for a CPA firm, the changes happening will affect your brand, your SEO, your marketing, and, most importantly, the trust and integrity you’ve built with your clients and customers.

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit blionline.org/blog.

Resources:

• CPA.com
• Twitter: @ErikAsgeirsson
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/erikasgeirsson
• Read "The Cybersecurity 202: Internet domain names are ripe for scam during coronavirus crisis"

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With the upcoming elections fast approaching, we are going to make a level-headed comparison of the two candidates through the lens of their tax policies. How does each candidate differ when it comes to their ideas about individual and corporate taxes?

Joining us to discuss the topic is Tony Nitti. Tony is a tax partner with RubinBrown in Aspen, Colorado. He also teaches the graduate tax programs at both the University of Denver and Golden Gate University. He writes about tax issues frequently for The Tax Adviser, Taxes Magazine, the JofA, and Accounting Today. He’s also a featured tax writer for Forbes.

Tony Nitti talks about the many ways in which President Trump and Joe Biden differ when it comes to tax policy, from individual and corporate tax rates, capital gains, deductions, tax credits, and more.

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit blionline.org/blog.

Resources:

• Follow Tony on Twitter | LinkedIn
• Read Tony’s articles on Forbes.
• 60. Navigating the Twists & Turns of Your Career | with Tony Nitti
• How your taxes could be impacted by the coronavirus

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Ron Baker has been a vocal evangelist in favor of the concept of value pricing—the idea of charging based on the value you provide, rather than on the amount of time you spend providing it. He has spent more than 20 years trying to convince people in the accounting profession to throw away the timesheet, but now he’s come to the conclusion that there’s something else that may work instead—something he calls the subscription model, “Value Pricing 2.0.” It’s a completely different business model, and one that we all need to be paying very close attention to.

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit blionline.org/blog.

Resources:

• Learn more at VeraSage.com
• Connect with Ron: LinkedIn
• Housing Subscription
• One Is the Most Affordable Number: Porsche Subscription Service Strips It Down
• Jeep Launching Subscription Service in 2019
• Life, by subscription
• Local entrepreneur launches face mask subscription service
• 105. Subscriptions: 'The Forever Transaction' | with Robbie Kellman Baxter

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The skills involved in mastering improv are the same critical skills for becoming a great leader. Peter Margaritis is a CPA, a thought leader with the Business Learning Institute, and a comedian doing stand up in his free time. He knows all about improv, and more importantly, how it connects to CPAs and finance professionals. Good leadership requires connecting with and listening to others, being in the moment, being flexible, and following our intuition, and Peter is going to tell us how all of that comes together through the magic of improv.

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit blionline.org/blog.

Resources:

• petermargaritis.com
• Podcast: petermargaritis.com/category/cym-podcasts
• Read: "Improv Is No Joke"

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With so many people working from home, companies are being forced to re-examine how they measure productivity and input. Is time spent in front of the computer really the greatest factor for measuring employee contribution? Jody Thompson co-created the Results-Only Work Environment system, or ROWE, in 2003. Since then, it’s gained global traction and has influenced the cultures of countless organizations around the world, and we’re seeing a resurgence of it now as more and more companies adopt remote working.

Remote teams that have adopted ROWE have been responding very positively for one key reason: Autonomy. It’s one of the three things that all employees want. We get to hear straight from the creator of ROWE what she thinks about what’s going on in the world today and how ROWE has paved the way for the massive changes we’re experiencing.

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit blionline.org/blog.

Resources:

• goROWE.com
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jody-thompson-48a5827
• Twitter: twitter.com/jodyrowe
• Read: “Why Works Sucks And How To Fix It”
• Read: “Why Managing Sucks And How To Fix It”
• "This Company's New 2-Sentence Remote Work Policy Is the Best I've Ever Heard"
• Daniel Pink Autonomy, Mastery & Purpose

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11 years ago, when Sebastian Terry was 24 years old, he lost a friend. The sudden death shook Sebastian to his core, to the point where he re-evaluated his own life and asked himself, “Am I happy?” 

His answer was, “No.”

Sebastian started looking for more happiness in his life. He wrote down a list of 100 things that he thought might make him happy — 100 things that he wanted to accomplish and that he thought might bring him a sense of joy — and as he started crossing things off his list, other people were inspired by his example. They started their own lists, which turned into Sebastian writing a book, speaking at events, and starting a movement.

We’re all so wrapped up in everything going on in the world that not many of us have stopped to ask ourselves these questions lately: Am I happy? Am I living a purposeful life? What’s on my list? How can I help others? The closer we can get to answering those questions, the brighter the future is going to be for all of us.

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit blionline.org/blog.

Resources:

• 100things.com
• TEDx Talk: “100 Things - What’s on Your List?”
• Instagram: instagram.com/seb100things

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With everything that’s going on in the world today, it could do us all some good to spend more time on positivity. Gretchen Pisano is co-founder and CEO of pLink Leadership, a group that combines strategy, leadership development, and coaching with a focus on the “link” between the practice of positive psychology and better business results. She’s a professional certified coach, she has a master’s in applied positive psychology, and she’s a student of the teachings of Barbara Fredrickson and Brené Brown.

We’ve all dealt with struggles recently. This conversation offers insights that anyone could benefit from — to help us all not only feel a little better but to actually thrive.

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit blionline.org/blog.

Resources:

• pLinkleadership.com
• positivityratio.com
• linkedin.com/in/gretchenpisano
• daretolead.brenebrown.com
• Barbara Fredrickson: The Positivity Ratio

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