The Woodard Report Podcast: Featuring Heather Day and Joe Woodard

In Part 5 of our series featuring the 2016 Most Powerful Women in Accounting, Joe speaks with Sandra Wiley. Sandra is the President of Boomer Consulting, Inc. and has been consistently recognized as one of the most influential people in accounting. In this episode, Joe and Sandra discuss integral aspects of firm management, including the characteristics of a strong leader and how create a working team culture, as well as concrete actions to move your firm to the Client Advisory Services model.

In Part 4 of our series featuring the 2016 Most Powerful Women in Accounting, Joe speaks with Dawn Brolin. Dawn is the managing member of Powerful Accounting, an accounting and consulting firm that recently added a powerful niche to their services – IRS audit & bankruptcy accounting. Joe and Dawn discuss her journey from sole practitioner to firm builder, how she has created standard processes and procedures to maximize her firm’s growth, and some of the challenges and opportunities for QuickBooks ProAdvisors in today’s changing technological landscape within the accounting profession.

In Part 3 of our series featuring the 2016 Most Powerful Women in Accounting, Joe speaks with Robin Hall. Robin is the CEO and principal professional of VARC Solutions, one of the nation’s largest and most respected QuickBooks and QuickBase consulting firms. Joe and Robin discuss her journey from sole practitioner to firm builder, the challenges she faced reaching her goals, and some of the amazing and unprecedented opportunities for QuickBooks ProAdvisors in today’s drastically shifting technology landscape.

In Part 2 of our series featuring the Most Powerful Women in Accounting 2016, Joe speaks with Jan Haugo. Last year, Jan took her passion, expertise and thought leadership in the bookkeeping profession to a whole new level by starting up the Unites States member association of the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers. Since then, she has achieved massively increased recognition of the bookkeeping profession by setting stricter standards, forging new partnerships, establishing meetup groups and social networks, and building a membership base of 500 members so far.

During this episode we will discuss the future of bookkeeping, the relationship between and accounting and bookkeeping, and the role of bookkeepers with Cash Flow and Analysis.

In Part 1 of our series featuring the Most Powerful Women in Accounting 2016, Joe speaks with Ingrid Edstrom. Ingrid has received awards and recognitions including Top 40 Under 40, 2016 Most Powerful Women in Accounting, and Insightful Accountant’s 2016 Top 100 ProAdvisor, and she is passionate about building online communities. Her successes and innovations with networking earned Ingrid recognition in Intuit’s 2015 Firm of the Future contest.

During this episode we will drill down on the benefits and strategies of networking and community building, both online and face to face.

This week’s guest, Gary Boomer, is a highly acclaimed thought leader and is recognized in the accounting profession as the leading authority on technology and firm management. In this episode, Joe and Gary discuss the advisory services model, leadership, and the connection between the two.

Stephen M. R. Covey, the New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything, speaks with Joe Woodard about the role of trust in business. During this episode, Joe and Stephen will discuss the various aspects of trust, including personal, professional and organizational trust, and how that trust is key to effective client and firm leadership.

Stephen M. R. Covey, the New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything, speaks with Joe Woodard about the role of trust in business. During this episode, Joe and Stephen will discuss the various aspects of trust, including personal, professional and organizational trust, and how that trust is key to effective client and firm leadership.

During this episode, Joe speaks with Dawn Fotopulos, associate professor at The King's College and award-winning author of "Accounting for the Numberphobic: A Survival Guide for Small Business Owners". Joe and Dawn discuss how accountants are uniquely positioned to not only support the success of small business clients, but also to stem the staggering rate of small business failure in America.

Joe Woodard interviews Daymond John, Co-Host of ABC's "Shark Tank" about his own experiences as an entrepreneur and business owner, suggestions for entrepreneurs (based on the principles of Daymond's new book The Power of Broke), and specific ways Daymond believes accountants are integral to small business success.