The Accounting Podcast

#Xerocon San Diego: Shawn Kanungo, Disruption Strategist, Founder, and Keynote Speaker


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Shownotes

  • 02:25 – Shawn explains the difference between a linear accountant and an exponential accountant
  • 04:24 – Get stuff done! Embracing the gig economy with a Fiverr experiment
  • 05:36 – Shawn shares some career background - from CPA to disruption strategist
  • 07:37 – Accountants currently have a 94-percent chance of being automated 
  • 10:15 – Winter is coming! If your firm doesn’t get with the cloud, you may get left out in the cold
  • 11:18 – According to Hinge Marketing, in accounting, 25 percent of firms are eating all the growth (https://hingemarketing.com/library/article/2018-high-growth-study-accounting-financial-services-edition-executive-summary)
  • 13:45 – According to Shawn, the accounting firms that chase relevance and stay on the leading edge will win the race
  • 14:26 – Blake and Shawn talk about how Xero is breathing some rock-star-level life into the accounting industry
  • 16:31 – If accounting is on the cutting edge of disruption, why are so many firms still using Excel as their primary record-keeping system?  
  • 19:12 – How Intuit leveraged disruption to increase marketshare
  • 21:16 – The Xero-Stripe Partnership (https://www.pymnts.com/news/partnerships-acquisitions/2019/xero-stripe-team-small-biz-payments/)
  • 24:10 – The more you build out your ecosystem, through integrations and partnerships, the more value you bring to your clients
  • 27:12 – Ball's in your court ... Are you brave enough to face an accounting world without billable hours? 
  • 30:03 – If you want to change the trajectory of your firm and move it towards the cloud, try taking a risk
  • 32:40 – How can accounting bring its sexy back?  
  • 34:11 – Shawn shares some secrets to becoming a great storyteller and public speaker

Connect with Shawn

  • Website: https://www.shawnkanungo.com/
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnkanungo
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shawnkanungo
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/shawnkanungo

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