The App Advisory Show

In this session, Matt interviews Tom Ashman, Director of Lightyear, they covered:

• About Lightyear
• The role in the business. 
• History of Lightyear
• Main Key features of Lightyear
• How Lightyear works with Xero & other accounting platforms
• How Lightyear works with accountants and bookkeepers & how they get in touch. 
• What’s next for Lightyear

Find out more about Lightyear  https://www.lightyear.cloud/

Don't forget to utilise some of our other free resources:

• The Ultimate Guide to App Advisory - https://www.vcd-fa.co.uk/app-advisory-guide
• Facebook Group with over 2000 other accountants in it -https://www.facebook.com/groups/appadvisoryessentials
• Other free resources - https://www.vcd-fa.co.uk/app-advisory-resources

In this session, Matt interviews Mike Dean Co-Founder & Managing Director of Whisperclaims, they covered:

• About WhisperClaims
• The role in the business. 
• History of WhisperClaims
• Main Key features of WhisperClaims
• How WhisperClaims works with Xero & other accounting platforms
• How WhisperClaims works with accountants and bookkeepers & how they get in touch. 
• What’s next for WhisperClaims

Find out more about WhisperClaims  https://www.whisperclaims.co.uk/

Don't forget to utilise some of our other free resources:

• The Ultimate Guide to App Advisory - https://www.vcd-fa.co.uk/app-advisory-guide
• Facebook Group with over 2000 other accountants in it -https://www.facebook.com/groups/appadvisoryessentials
• Other free resources - https://www.vcd-fa.co.uk/app-advisory-resources

In this session, Matt interviews Manoj Varsani MBE, CEO & Co-Founder of Hammock & Marco Ferrari, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Hammock, they covered:

• About Hammock
• Their roles in the business. 
• History of Hammock
• Main Key features of Hammock
• How Hammock works with Xero & other accounting platforms
• How Hammock works with accountants and bookkeepers & how they get in touch. 
• What’s next for Hammock

Find out more about Hammock https://www.usehammock.com/

Don't forget to utilise some of our other free resources:

• The Ultimate Guide to App Advisory - https://www.vcd-fa.co.uk/app-advisory-guide
• Facebook Group with over 2000 other accountants in it -https://www.facebook.com/groups/appadvisoryessentials
• Other free resources - https://www.vcd-fa.co.uk/app-advisory-resources

In this session, Matt interviews Sam Horner Head of Advisor Channel at Swoop & Sam Tasker-Grindley Head of Advisor Success at Swoop they covered:

• About Swoop
• Their role in the business. 
• History of Swoop
• Main Key features of Swoop 
• How Swoop works with Xero & other accounting platforms
• How Swoop works with accountants and bookkeepers & how they get in touch. 
• What’s next for Swoop

Find out more about Swoop https://swoopfunding.com/

Don't forget to utilise some of our other free resources:

• The Ultimate Guide to App Advisory - https://www.vcd-fa.co.uk/app-advisory-guide
• Facebook Group with over 2000 other accountants in it -https://www.facebook.com/groups/appadvisoryessentials
• Other free resources - https://www.vcd-fa.co.uk/app-advisory-resources

In this session, Matt interviews Tim Demetriou CEO of PencilPay covering:

• About PencilPay 
• Tim's role in the business. 
• History of PencilPlay
• Main Key features of PencilPay 
• How PencilPay works with Xero & other accounting platforms
• How PencilPay works with accountants and bookkeepers & how they get in touch. 
• What’s next for PencilPay

Find out more about PencilPay https://www.pencilpay.com

Don't forget to utilise some of our other free resources:

• The Ultimate Guide to App Advisory - https://www.vcd-fa.co.uk/app-advisory-guide
• Facebook Group with over 2000 other accountants in it -https://www.facebook.com/groups/appadvisoryessentials
• Other free resources - https://www.vcd-fa.co.uk/app-advisory-resources

In this session, Matt interviews Guy Earnshaw from BlueHub covering:

• The ecosystem route BlueHub took
• Selecting Inventory systems, 
• Top tips for Accountants & Bookkeepers with clients who need stock & inventory assistance
• The key apps & the inventory ecosystem.
• The future of digital with stock, inventory & manufacturing

Find out more about BlueHub at www.bluehub.co.uk

Don't forget to utilise some of our other free resources:

• The Ultimate Guide to App Advisory - https://www.vcd-fa.co.uk/app-advisory-guide
• Facebook Group with over 1,700 other accountants in it -https://www.facebook.com/groups/appadvisoryessentials
• Other free resources - https://www.vcd-fa.co.uk/app-advisory-resources

In this episode, Dan & Matt discuss how the events industry has changed and will change. Dan also talks through some of the new technology he gets sight of in his role plus insight on how crypto might work in the future events industry. 

Dan & his team are hosting the Digital Accountancy Show - find more out here - https://www.digitalaccountancyshow.co.uk 

Don't forget to utilise some of our other free resources:

• The Ultimate Guide to App Advisory - https://www.vcd-fa.co.uk/app-advisory-guide 
• Facebook Group with over 1,700 other accountants in it -https://www.facebook.com/groups/appadvisoryessentials 
• Other free resources - https://www.vcd-fa.co.uk/app-advisory-resources

In this brilliant episode, Jon Dudgeon talks about the progression of BluSky and gives some valuable advice to those about to or currently embarking on that journey - covering building a team, choosing premises (including renovating a pub for their current office) & digital platforms. 

Don't forget to utilise some of our other free resources:

• The Ultimate Guide to App Advisory - https://www.vcd-fa.co.uk/app-advisory-guide 
• Facebook Group with over 1,700 other accountants in it -https://www.facebook.com/groups/appadvisoryessentials 
• Other free resources - https://www.vcd-fa.co.uk/app-advisory-resources

In this episode of the App Advisory Show, I'm joined by Adam Croney, Partner of Thomas Westcott to discuss his firm's journey. 

Adam Croney is a Partner at top-50 national accountancy firm Thomas Westcott. Adam joined the firm in 2018 following 8 years with PwC. Within Thomas Westcott, Adam is responsible for leading their digital services offering – with services ranging from outsourced finance functions to finance raising and forecasting – with everything in between.

Adam is also actively involved in the local community – a Trustee, Chair, and Governor – as well as a charitable fund founder, establishing the Plymouth Children in Poverty campaign in 2018 which seeks to raise awareness of, and eradicate child poverty in Plymouth.

Don't forget to utilise some of our other free resources:

• The Ultimate Guide to App Advisory - https://www.vcd-fa.co.uk/app-advisory-guide 
• Facebook Group with over 1,700 other accountants in it -https://www.facebook.com/groups/appadvisoryessentials 
• Other free resources - https://www.vcd-fa.co.uk/app-advisory-resources

In this episode of the App Advisory Show, I'm joined by Ellie Dignam, Head of Digital Advisory for BHP Chartered Accountants to discuss their firm's journey on how they adopted and optimised cloud accounting & their new digital services. 

Ellie was qualified in 2017 at BHP and worked as an audit senior, she spent the last 2 years rolling their data analytics to use within their audit department and working on digitisation and innovation projects around the firm. Ellie recently moved over to BHP’s Digital Finance Department to help manage the operations, streamline processes and introduce new technology to help service clients and provide them with the best service to help them and their business reach their potential. 

Don't forget to utilise some of our other free resources:

• The Ultimate Guide to App Advisory - https://www.vcd-fa.co.uk/app-advisory-guide 
• Facebook Group with over 1,700 other accountants in it -https://www.facebook.com/groups/appadvisoryessentials 
• Other free resources - https://www.vcd-fa.co.uk/app-advisory-resources