Amanda Aguillard was only 16 years old when she realized she wanted to become a CPA, and she’s used that passion ever since to encourage innovation in the industry she loves. That commitment lives on through her work as the Chief Operating Officer of Padgett Business Services, one of North America’s largest accounting service and business consulting providers.
Amanda is responsible for providing operational and logistical guidance for the company’s network of franchisees. This includes identifying and incorporating the latest cloud technologies into the Padgett firm operating model. She also is focused on developing and facilitating the necessary trainings to ensure these platforms and tools are successfully implemented by Padgett firms.
Amanda, who is a past Top 50 Women in Accounting, is the author of Xero: A Comprehensive Guide for Accountants and Bookkeepers. She was the Xero Evangelist of the Year in 2016, and used her experience as a Xero Certification instructor to co-found Elefant, a continuing education company for accountants and bookkeepers.
Prior to joining the executive team at Padgett, she ran Aguillard Accounting LLC, focusing her efforts on providing unparalleled client support service through a cloud-based practice that could be done anywhere in the world. Amanda also is the founder of Accounting Salon, a thinktank of cloud accounting experts, and its virtual offshoot, SALONv.
Amanda, who holds a Master’s Degree in Taxation from the University of Denver, regularly speaks at state CPA societies and industry technology conferences, including Accountex, Engage, Clio Could Conference and Xerocon. She also is a Certified Instructional Systems Designer.
When she’s not advocating for her industry, she spends her free time cooking for her two children, reading historical fiction and backcountry hiking.
Website: https://www.padgettadvisors.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/aguillardacct
Radhika Akhil is Regulatory Counsel in the Sovos Regulatory Analysis & Design Department. Radhika focuses on U.S. sales tax law and Canada transaction taxes and fees. Radhika obtained two B.A. degrees from Boston University and a J.D. from Suffolk University. She is a
member of the Massachusetts Bar and the New York Bar.
Website: https://sovos.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sovoscompliance/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SovosCompliance
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sovos
I empower entrepreneurs to understand their numbers so they can make better decisions As a kid it struck me as funny that my grandmother Rose always wore gloves. It may sound weird, but the story behind those gloves is a key inspiration for my business. And in a way,
those gloves tie into every entrepreneur’s story. Grandma Rose was a florist, and one of my most distinct childhood memories was playing in her floral shop “Spring’s Flowers”. I would dye carnations there, and I remember watching the petals soak up food coloring on hot days as we sat in the walk-in refrigerator.
At the time, there was no way I could have fully appreciated the quiet determination and love she put into her work. Only later in life did I learn the reason she wore those gloves all the time: She was allergic to something in the plants. If she actually touched the flowers, she’d break out in a rash. But she loved what she did so much that she found a way to make it work. That entrepreneurial passion is such an inspiration to me to this day!
Website: https://www.openbookpros.com/
David Armas is a Regulatory Counsel at Sovos in the Regulatory Analysis and Design Department with a focus on domestic sales and use taxes and related fees. David is a member of the Massachusetts Bar and holds a Bachelor of Science
in Computational Mathematics from Embry-Riddle University, as well as a Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School.
Website: https://sovos.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sovoscompliance/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SovosCompliance
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sovos
Lynda Artesani is the president of Artesani Accounting where she uses her expertise and organizational skills to help her small business clients grow their firms, thrive and become profitable. Her specialty is working with attorneys. Lynda is currently on
the Intuit Trainer Writer Network is an Alumni member of the Intuit Advisory Council. Additionally, she is the first Expert Columnist for the QB Community forum. She also co-admins a Facebook group to help other business owners with QuickBooks, marketing, apps, workflow challenges and much more. The group is called QB Community Live! Originally from Rhode Island, Lynda relocated to Estero, Florida. She is a registered yoga teacher and teaches two classes per week. Subscribe to Lynda's YouTube channel at Artesani Accounting.
Website: https://www.artesaniaccounting.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lynda.artesani
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lynda_artesani
Norman Axelman is the founder and President of Advantage Computer Solutions, Inc. based in Miami, FL. Advantage Computer Solutions has been offering computer training and consulting to individuals and businesses for the past 15 years, saving clients
thousands of hours of time. With over 25 years of professional experience, Norman provides an outstanding level of computer training with a focus on useful and practical day-to-day features and functions. This has resulted in increased efficiency and productivity, and as a QuickBooks ProAdvisor, has helped many clients with set up and use of QuickBooks programs.
Norman is currently an adjunct professor for the Miami Dade College School of Continuing Education, and is accredited by the State of Florida to teach Continuing Education computer classes for licensed Community Association Managers. Over the years, he has created and delivered numerous presentations and classes for various organizations, companies, and schools including the University of Miami, Florida International University and City College of Miami.
Patrick is a professional writer, mainly in the fields of mental health, addiction, and living in recovery. He attempts to stay on top of the latest news in the addiction and mental health world and enjoys writing about these topics to break the stigma associated with them.
Website: https://www.patrickbaileys.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PatBailey80
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Pat_Bailey80
Alison Ball is the Director of Marketing and Influencer Strategy for Liscio, Inc. Liscio helps firms differentiate themselves by providing Client Experience 2.0 to their clients. How do you make exchanging sensitive data and information with your clients delightful,
trackable, and transparent across team members? Liscio does just that - everything in one place and designed from the ground up to be secure, mobile, and delightfully easy to use for clients and for staff.
Before joining Liscio, Alison spent 15 years leading accountant influencer programs at Intuit. In her spare time she grows amazing backyard vegetables and loves hiking in the San Francisco Bay Area. She believes that life is too short to spend it with mean people, and any day she can help someone else be successful is a good day indeed.
Website: https://liscio.me/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/iamalisonball
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisonball/
Keith Bateman, Head of North American Marketing at Dext, works with accountants and bookkeepers around the U.S, helping them develop forward-thinking, sustainable, and efficient practices. Keith assists accounting firms of all sizes in realizing the immense benefits that
technology can deliver to their clients and overall profitably. Keith speaks to organizations across the U.S., including the MACPA, BDO Alliance, Latino Tax Pros, Insightful Accountant, and AccountingWeb on topics including business sustainability, bookkeeping efficiency, technology implementation.
Website: https://dext.com/us
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hellodext/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/dextofficial
“You aren’t the stereotypical accountant.” – A common comment during her 25+ career in public accounting. Never knowing what that truly meant Robina took it as a challenge and a compliment.
In the end, not fitting into a box is what led Robina to expand beyond her CPA title, retire, and start her own businesses. Ignited by the belief you can have a life of success that is aligned with one’s soul she is passionate about sharing with others how to identify what alignment is for them and design a life/career around it. Often that begins with identifying one’s beliefs about money.
Website: https://robinabennion.com/
As CEO of the world’s most widely used cybersecurity platform for accountants, Jamie Beresford has decades of experience in the IT, cybersecurity, and data security sectors. Jamie has an IT services background and has been building and managing IT
Website: https://practiceprotect.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/practiceprotectonline/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/pracprotect
Rachel Blakely-Gray is Content Coordinator at Patriot Software, LLC. Patriot Software offers online accounting software and payroll for business owners and their accountants. At Patriot, Rachel enjoys providing clear and concise information that
accurately makes sense out of complex subjects.
Website: https://www.patriotsoftware.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/patriotsoftware/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PatriotSoftware
Jeff Borschowa is a business coach, author, educator, and curator of all things related to business efficiency and technology. Jeff first joined the accounting world in 1991 and has spent the bulk of his career working with and advising small to medium-sized
enterprises. Jeff has experience working with all sizes of businesses, from sole proprietorship to international organizations. The focus in Jeff’s career has been to find new and better ways to integrate innovation and technology to enhance the customer experience and improve efficiency in businesses.
Website: https://www.pharosbusiness.com/
Dawn W. Brolin, CPA, CFE is the founder of Team Brolin, an organization dedicated to helping accounting professionals and small businesses optimize their operations and reduce their fraud risks, and author of The Designated Motivator and The Designated Motivator for Accounting Professionals. She is also the owner of Connecticut-based CPA firm, Powerful Accounting Inc.
Website: http://powerfulaccounting.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDesignatedMotivator/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/dawnbrolin
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawnbrolin/
Stephen Brown is the COO for LedgerGurus, a client accounting services firm specializing in ecommerce businesses. He and his business partner and wife, Brittany Brown, have scaled LedgerGurus from 0 to a multimillion-dollar firm since starting
Website: https://ledgergurus.com/about/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/stekbro
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stebro/
Susan is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Tax Coach with a passion for positive change. She works with business owners to help them achieve their dreams by professionalizing the finance function within their organizations. She knows that when leaders of businesses get accurate
reliable accounting data combined with advanced tax planning and strategic advisory services, that it’s a real game changer in propelling the business forward. For the past 15 years, Susan has served her clients in a variety of capacities with her favorite roles being the architect of accounting processes, M&A advisor, and tax strategist.
As co-owner and Principal of MB Group, a CPA firm headquartered out of Plano, TX, she’s working alongside her business partner and talented team to make public accounting awesome again. MB Group’s people-first focus landed the firm on the prestigious Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplaces line up for 2022 with a special article highlighting how they are humanizing accounting work and creating an environment that accelerates each employee towards their professional and personal goals.
Susan considers herself to be a fierce advocate for the accounting profession which has earned her a spot in Ignition’s 2021 Top 50 Women in Accounting. She is also a member of the Accounting Influencers Roundtable and a frequent guest on business and accounting podcasts.
Website: https://www.mbgcpa.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thembgroupllc/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-mb-group-llc/
Kristine Butterbaugh is a Solution Principal at Sovos. She focuses on go-to-market strategy and emerging markets in unclaimed property and insurance regulatory reporting. She has been involved in the unclaimed property industry for over 20 years
Carl Coe is CEO of Mango Practice Management and has nearly 30 years working in or owning software companies. He has led teams across the globe and worked with large and small companies. He acquired Mango in 2018 and since that time the company has tripled
revenue and the team has expanded five-fold. He is keenly focused on building an empowered employee culture focused on customer success above all else. Carl lives in Cary, North Carolina with his wife Karen and 4 children.
Website: https://mangopractice.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MangoPractice
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mango-practice-management/
Elizabeth is the Education Team Lead at Woodard and Conference Producer of the annual Scaling New Heights® conference. She has a Master of Business Administration degree from Belhaven University with a focus on
Website: https://www.woodard.com/2023-scaling-new-heights
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-colley-mba-21337955/
Ernest Cook, Principal Data Engineer of Better Idea Group, is an accounting professional who became a software developer early in his career. After a decade working in Fortune 500 companies deploying accounting systems on three continents, he fed his
entrepreneurial spirit by starting three companies, Ernest has developed expertise in QuickBooks data architecture, Power BI and Crystal reports and his current company has created multiple published QuickBooks desktop add-on products.
Ernest’s technical knowledge is highlighted by the many certifications he holds and has come from decades of architecting accounting system solutions. Ernest’s first opportunity to educate accountants was over 25 years ago when he presented award-winning classes inside Chevron on financial reporting. Since then he has presented numerous sessions for Woodard as well as the Small Business Development Center, Microsoft and many others.
Website: https://www.betterideagroup.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BetterIdeaGroupErnest
Twitter: https://twitter.com/betterideagroup
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ernestdcook/
As Director of Corporate Development & Strategy at GrowthLab Finance-as-a-Service (FaaS), Korey does a little bit of everything. From developing and implementing long-term business strategies, to overseeing various departments in the business, Korey is a business and functional expert. He has experience managing multiple projects, departments and a wide amount of customer relationships.
Korey also manages AppStream Powered by GrowthLab, helping to build automated workflows for businesses and accountants allowing them to spend more time with clients, ensure high quality deliverables, and win more clients.
Website: Growthlabfinancial.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GrowthLabFin
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GrowthLabFaaS
After being part of a large corporate RIF (reduction in force) from Intuit, it was time for a reset. I loved my time of 20+ cumulative years with Intuit, but I realized that I had a lot of knowledge to offer the SMBs out there and it was time to start my own business with this intent in
mind. I own DMC Business Services, LLC located in Vancouver, WA across the river from Portland, OR. My passion is to take the fear of money away from my small business clients and help them understand it. I work primarily with QBO, but am also a QB DT expert.
Who I love to serve:
• Wellness and Medical Practices
• Creative/Artistic Types (including inventors)
• Nonprofits that align with my own personal vision, mission and purpose in our world
Website: https://dmc-qbadvisor.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DMCqbadvisor
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donna-crawley-4397181/
Rachel is an Advanced ProAdvisor who owns a company called NetDeposited, which works primarily with eCommerce sellers. She loves to work with apps, and is passionate about integration, automation, and Quickbooks Online.
Website: https://www.netdeposited.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RachelDauchyServices/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NetDeposited
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-dauchy-0b7980225/
Jeff began his career in the financial software industry in 1999 with Lacerte Tax Software, just after it was purchased by Intuit. As an Intuit Account Manager, Jeff was able to consult with both large and small accounting firms. He has also worked and trained alongside QuickBooks ProAdvisors
for over 20 years. After leaving Intuit, Jeff worked for Mendelson Consulting in Business Development, for Acctivate in Channel Development and for Woodard Events, serving as the Catalyst for Advisor Empowerment.
Jeff’s passion, by far, is in training and development. Since his role at Intuit, Jeff has traveled to numerous conferences speaking and training on leadership development, business development and financial software products. His recent book, Character Driven Leadership, was written for those who desire to understand the impact character has in the workplace and leverage core character principles for success.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jefftedmonds
Ingrid is an accounting nerd and founder and Chief Empowerment Officer of PriestessOfProfits.com, offering business strategy and financial workflow design services specializing in the tours and activities industry. She loves taking a topic that most small business owners put on a scale from boring
to terrifying and turning it into a fun and rewarding part of entrepreneurship. Ingrid is the leader of the Southern Oregon Woodard Group and the Empower Your Passion Roundtable. Additional free educational resources for accounting professionals can be found on Ingrid's website.
Website: http://www.IngridEdstrom.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PriestessOfProfits
Twitter: https://twitter.com/IngridEdstrom
William first started working with QuickBooks in 1993 when he was hired by Intuit to be one of the first trained accountants to support their new Product QuickBooks for DOS 1.0. From there, he started his own business in 2002 as a generalist supporting QuickBooks as well as
Website: http://www.englishmanagement.com/
Jackie Falcon is the Executive Assistant for Joe Woodard. Jackie comes to Woodard with over 12 years of experience as an EA and excels in all administrative tasks, calendaring, and managing special projects so that she can maximize time for her principle. Jackie’s passion is helping others find
Website: https://www.woodard.com/
Chris Farrell, CPA is a seasoned technology executive with more than 20 years of leadership experience in finance and accounting. Chris served as the CEO of Nexonia, Inc., the parent company of the Nexonia, Tallie, ExpenseWatch, and
SpringAhead brands. His experience as a founder of Tallie and SpringAhead gives Liscio a proven leader with a successful track record scaling up startup technology platforms for professional services. Chris earned his CPA in the heart of Silicon Valley at Arthur Andersen in 1996 and his MBA at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management in 2004.
Website: https://liscio.me/
Bradley Feimer is a Regulatory Counsel at Sovos. Within this function, Brad focuses his work on domestic sales tax, related fees, as well as local taxation in Colorado. Brad is a member of the Massachusetts Bar, has a B.A. in English from the Ohio State University and a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School.
Website: https://sovos.com/
What separates the good leaders from the great ones is the 'inner game' or mindset of leadership. CEO Sensei, former BDO managing partner and martial arts black belt John Fenton is one of the few who address this critical aspect of leading well. A passionate, experienced and articulate 'leader of leaders', John's unique methodology brings clarity, pragmatism and encouragement for today's professional firm managing partners, board executives and CEOs.
Website: https://www.johnjfenton.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/john.fenton.9440
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/theceosensei
Jennifer is a CPA in Houston, Texas. In addition to over 20 years of public accounting, bookkeeping and tax experience, she is founder of KeenReader, an online-based editing service, and writer and editor for Elliott Advocacy, a nonprofit founded by
consumer advocate Christopher Elliott.
Website: https://keenreader.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keenreaderinc
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KeenReader
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-finger-5b160a1/
Loren is an expert in pricing strategy and sales for accounting professionals. She delivers talks across the United States at major conferences such as Inbound as well as many accounting niche conferences. From 2018 to 2020 she’s been steadily recognized by
HubSpot in its list of the world’s top 22 business coaches.
Website: https://www.businesssuccesssolution.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BusinessSuccessSolution/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lorenfogelman
Gabrielle Fontaine is the founder and manager of BookkeepingDirect, a bookkeeping firm which has been 100% virtual since 2003. She is an Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor and Accredited Small Business Consultant, as well as a sought-after speaker,
Website: https://bookkeepingdirect.com/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gfontaine/
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Alison Garcia is the Head of Marketing for Qbox by CoralTree. She is the company’s QuickBooks Desktop expert and loves to share her tips and tricks through content creation. Alison holds a Bachelors in Business Marketing and a Masters in Business Management from
California State University, Monterey Bay.
Website: https://www.qboxplus.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qbox.coraltree
Twitter: https://twitter.com/coraltreetech
Results-driven marketing leader with over 20 years' experience in financial services marketing, including branding, content marketing strategy development, content creation, account-based marketing, sales enablement and retention strategies. Now that I've "gone back to my roots" of
freelance writing and content development, I strive to be the type of freelancer I always wished I could find as a marketing director--one who can understand and synthesize complex topics, ask the right questions, work with people at all levels of the organization, and produce high quality work using a process that reduces rewrites and slow downs.
My client list includes names you'd know but I prefer to keep them from public view. I've been working with some of them for multiple years, and they consider me part of their "team." I keep my circle of clients small, but am always happy to consider new opportunities.
Megan Genest Tarnow is the Nonprofit Industry Lead at High Rock Accounting following their acquisition of her firm, The Mobius Group, in the fall of 2021. Megan is a Certified Nonprofit Accounting Professional, an Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor, a member of the elite
Website: https://highrock.co/nonprofit-accounting/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MeganTarnow
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/megantarnow/
Mix a creative mind with a number-cruncher, then throw in a dash of New York City attitude and what do you get? Kelly Gonsalves - a true entrepreneur that is all in, all the time. Kelly has started multiple companies in the accounting space, including a co-founding role
in both Ideation: Think Forward, a non-profit "think-tank" and in Leading Lady Machine Works, a consulting partnership and custom swag enterprise. Kelly is a force to be reckoned with.
Her first endeavor began just six years ago when Kelly founded Totally Booked (TM). The purpose is to assist every small business in becoming more profitable by utilizing efficient accounting processes.
Where else has this passion for small business solutions taken her? Kelly is a QuickBooks Advanced Certified ProAdvisor (™), a member of the Intuit Trainer Writer Network, a HubDoc Top 50 Cloud Accountant, on Avalara's Social Media Top 100, as well as the co-host of Insightful Accountant's QB Talks: App Neighborhood Watch.
In her downtime Kelly spends her weekends paddle boarding on the lake with her dog, Nina, cooking up a great meal, or taking on DIY projects at her new home.
Website: https://totallybooked.nyc/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kellytotallybooked
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TotallyKellyG
For more than three decades, attorney and TRN founder Eric Green has been helping taxpayers successfully navigate some of the most serious IRS representation cases. As a nationally recognized, in-demand expert in IRS resolution, Eric continually mentors and trains hundreds of accountants and attorneys looking to grow their own tax representation practices to create a new revenue stream while helping taxpayers and business owners resolve critical financial problems. He is also the author of multiple books and technical tax guides, including the most recent, How to Build a Million Dollar Tax Practice.
Website: https://taxrepllc.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/taxrepllc
Twitter: https://twitter.com/taxrepnetwork
Kathy Grosskurth is an Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor® in both Desktop and Online platforms. Starting out in 2005 as treasurer for a local disaster recovery group after Hurricane Dennis dumped record rains and caused catastrophic floods in South Cobb County (near Atlanta, GA), Kathy became hooked on
QuickBooks® and started taking on paying clients. Since 2016, her practice (dba Bookkeeping Clean and Simple) has shifted to providing training, advisory, and consulting services to clients across the country. She is sought after for her Bookkeeping Basics course, and is increasingly being tapped to speak at local meetings and national conferences such as Scaling New Heights put on by the Woodard Group. Also a member of the Intuit Trainer/Writer Network, Kathy is recognized as a Top 100 ProAdvisor for three years in a row (201 - 2021). Kathy's other passion is mentoring promising bookkeeping students. She is married with two grown children (one a nurse, another an Eagle Scout working in the IT field) and spends her free time traveling and volunteering at the local food pantry.
Nate Hagerty is the CEO of AdvisorProMarketer, a division of TaxProMarketer which is the nation’s leading marketing agency serving accounting and tax firms since 2007. A member of Mensa and a father to seven children, Nate is a multi-year honoree of
CPA Practice Advisor's "Top 40 Under 40", has been published widely in industry publications and is the author & editor of two Amazon bestsellers. Contact Nate and his team to receive a complimentary “Leadflow Acceleration Session”.
Website: https://www.AdvisorProMarketer.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/natehagerty/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natehagerty/
Robin Hall is the President and Principal Consultant at VARC Solutions, specializing in QuickBooks and Quick Base training and consulting. VARC’s focus is on taking small and large business clients alike to the next level and teaching them to be
self-sufficient within their businesses.
She has been a QuickBooks ProAdvisor since 1999 (Advanced Certified since 2007), an Intuit Premier Reseller since 2006, and a Certified Quick Base developer since 2007.
Robin’s achievements include being named one of CPA Practice Advisor’s 2016 Most Powerful Women in Accounting, Insightful Accountant’s 2016 QuickBooks ProAdvisor Top Trainer/Writer, Intuit’s Sales Excellence Award, Intuit’s Partner of the Year, and one of Insightful Accountants Top 100 ProAdvisors each year since 2014, and the Quick Base Services MVP award.
Website: https://varcsolutions.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VARCBase
Twitter: https://twitter.com/VARCBase
Justin Hatch is the co-founder and CEO of Reach Reporting, a leader in visual financial reporting software. Justin is an industry expert in business management, specializing in software development and financial reporting. He freely shares his rich entrepreneurial experiences to
Website: https://reachreporting.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reachreporting/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/reachreporting
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Emily Hedrick is the Marketing Lead at Bookkeep, an automation platform for accountants, bookkeepers, and business owners. She began her career at Best Gurl inc, before working as a consultant for several different companies managing their social media,
website, and other communications projects. Emily is a member of the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA), Emerald Coast Chapter. She was awarded the 2021 Business Associate of the Year Award and 2022 Woman of the Year for the Emerald Coast Chapter and a full-tuition scholarship through ABWA National.
Emily is currently a student at Northcentral University pursuing her Master’s of Business Administration. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations from Auburn University.
When not working, Emily loves to listen to bluegrass music and play outside with her dog, Banjo.
Website: https://www.bookkeep.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bookkeepcom
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bookkeepcom
Chris was introduced to the accounting industry as a bookkeeper in 2016 with Ten-Key Business Solutions. He managed local and virtual community programs at Woodard before moving to lead Woodard's omni-channel inbound and outbound
marketing campaigns. Chris is also a U.S. HubSpot Partner that carries subject matter expertise in tying sales, service, and marketing together through HubSpot's suite of tools. When not working, Chris loves running, producing and writing music, and spending time with his wife and two kids.
Website: https://www.woodard.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chris.hendrix.921025/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisHe28118444
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-hendrix-830ab817b/
In her role as Director of Woodard Institute, Patricia Hendrix and her team of elite practice coaches empower hundreds of accounting and bookkeeping practices each year in the areas of practice management, practice growth and advisory skills. Her impact on these practices
is transformative, resulting in a significant increase in profitability, work/life harmonization, innovation, modernization, and practice valuation. As Producer of Tech Makeover (Woodard's Reality TV-Style Video case study series) Patricia reaches tens of thousands of small business advisors, inspiring them to have a transformative impact on their clients through comprehensive technology advisory.
Patricia has been Certified and Advanced Certified in QuickBooks since Intuit's QuickBooks ProAdvisor program began and was the first to receive the Master Certification from the National Advisor Network. As well as being rated a "TOP 100 Advisor" by Insightful Accountant for 4 consecutive years, she is the founder and CEO of Ten Key Business Solutions, Inc, a 10-year veteran of Vistage International and a forever student of leadership, business management, parenting, and overall life management through spiritual awareness and the uplifting empowerment of others.
Tara is the Administrator for Woodard Institute. She handles all of the member management including customers service issues and tech support. She also is the assistant to Patricia Hendrix, Director of Woodard Institute. Tara comes to Woodard Institute
Steven Hoffman is the Vice President of Practice Enablement for Woodard. He is committed to empowering advisors to transform small business owners through education, coaching, resources, and community. Prior to joining Woodard, Steven was the Vice President
Website: https://www.woodard.com/
Bob Hollander is President/CEO of Swizznet, the premier cloud hosting provider for QuickBooks and Sage accounting software. Bob has championed the evolution from out-sourced services to private, public and hybrid cloud solutions throughout
his career. At Swizznet, Bob’s objective is to accelerate growth by capturing SMB and midsize companies’ move of their critical accounting applications to the cloud. Bob previously served as Senior Vice President for InterVision and Senior Vice President, North America for Savvis, which was a Gartner Magic Quadrant leader in hosting, co-location, and private cloud solutions.
Website: https://www.swizznet.com/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rjhollander/
Randolph P. (Randy) Johnston, MCS, has been a top-rated speaker in the technology industry for over 40 years. Inducted into the Accounting Hall of Fame in 2011, Randy is listed as a Top 25 Thought Leader in Accounting from 2011-2022. His influence throughout the accounting profession
is highlighted once again this year by being a recipient of the 2021 Accounting Today Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting award for the eighteenth consecutive year. Among his many other awards, he holds the honor of being one of nine technology stars in the U.S. by Accounting Technology Magazine.
In addition, Randy writes a monthly column and produces a weekly podcast for The CPA Practice Advisor, features for the Journal of Accountancy, creates articles for accounting and technology publications, and is the author of numerous books. He has started and owns multiple businesses, including K2 Enterprises in Hammond, Louisiana, and Network Management Group, Inc. in Hutchinson, Kansas. NMGI has supported CPA firms for 30+ years and is the largest managed service provider serving the CPA profession in North America. His wife and four children enjoy many experiences together, including theatre, music, travel, golf, skiing, snorkeling, and model trains.
Website: https://www.k2e.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RPJohnston
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rpjohnston/
Jefferson (J) Keith brings over 20 years of financial management experience to Pax8. As Senior Vice President of Corporate Development, he leads the global expansion initiative through Merger and Acquisition activities,
collaborative partnerships, and entrance into new channels. J has been with the company since its launch in 2013, driving strategic programs to enable the company’s growth, scale, and impact. J is passionate about cloud technology and has spent the last few years redefining technology advisory services at Pax8. His innovative approach and the simplicity of cloud technology enable business advisors to become a single source of cloud consumption for clients while driving their digital transformation.
J joined Arthur Andersen after graduation from the University of Colorado, Denver, with a Bachelor of Sciences degree in Accounting. He has held senior accounting and finance management positions with several companies, including First Data, MX Logic, and McAfee. J serves as a Treasurer for Denver’s City Park Jazz and enjoys escaping to his art studio to paint.
Website: https://www.pax8.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jefferson-keith-cpa-63481b4/
Working at the crossroads of law & accounting, Gale is the principal of 4700Group and chief financial advisor to law firms. Gale founded 4700Group in 2009 to provide virtual accounting and financial advisory services exclusively to law firms. Her understanding
of law firms' reporting needs well beyond standard financial reports has earned her acclaim from the legal community. In 2020, Gale was named ProAdvisor of the Year by Insightful Accountant and Trail Blazer of the Year by Intuit QuickBooks Solution Providers. 4700Group is also Gold Certified Clio Consulting Firm and QBO certified. Gale is both a national and international speaker & trainer for both (CLE) training for attorneys and (CPE) training for CPAs. Gale holds an undergraduate degree and two graduate degrees.
Website: https://4700group.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GaleKirsopp
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/galekirsopp/
Jena Kosinski is a Content Writer for Patriot Software, LLC. Patriot offers online accounting software and payroll for business owners and their accountants. At Patriot, Jena enjoys creating
useful and informative content.
Website: https://www.patriotsoftware.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/patriotsoftware
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PatriotSoftware
Jody Linick is an AIPB Certified Bookkeeper, a QuickBooks® Certified Pro Advisor, and a member of the Intuit Trainer/Writer network. Her company, FitBooks Pro [www.fitbookspro.com] (formerly called Linick Consulting), specializes in remote bookkeeping services for
professional services firms using QuickBooks Online.
Website: https://fitbookspro.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FitBooks-Pro-1732129213557861
Leslie Liondas is the owner of Leslie Liondas, CPA, PLLC where she helps other accountants and bookkeepers get their $H*T together by offering a mentoring program, Profit First Consulting and outsourced bookkeeping services.
Her goal is to help accountants and bookkeepers work towards their ideal business. She loves helping other accountants and bookkeepers enjoy their business again!
Website: https://liondascpa.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leslieliondascpa
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leslie-liondas-cpa-pllc/
Shane Lukas has worked with over 3,000 accountancy practices over a 22-year period. His passion lies in helping them to be more profitable, with less effort and a lot more enjoyment, by delivering more exciting and valuable growth solutions that make a
profound difference to clients. Shane has a global following of accountants and is author of many books including the best sellers Putting Excellence Into Practice and What’s Next For Accountants. He has developed business improvement methodologies that are proven to put accountants on an exponential growth journey by - amongst other things - pricing effectively, attracting better clients, improving skills in leadership; cultivating a great team culture; and developing a deep understanding of how to effectively grow a business without working more hours. These are concepts that accountants can apply to their own firm and with their clients as a paid for service.
Website: https://www.avn.co.uk/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/shanelukasavn
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/slukas/
Stephanie Mack started Account Mobility LLC to help small business owners setup & manage their accounting on the go. Once you have outgrown QB, she provides consulting on the next accounting solution to streamline the business workflow with QB at
the hub. She specializes in Field Service clients. As an Advanced Certified ProAdvisor, she teaches QBD & QBO beginner classes locally. As a new Woodard Group leader in her state, she is expanding her connections in the accounting industry. With fast paced growth & forceful, grassroots marketing, she has turned to outsourced accounting as the best solution for her growing business. She looks forward to sharing her tips & tricks, dos & don'ts of going off-shore with her attendees!
Website: https://accountmobility.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AccountMobility
Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephaniemack25
Laura Madeira is the owner of ACS, Inc., an Intuit Premier Reseller located in the greater Dallas, Texas, area. She has earned the recognition of being included in the Top 10 and Top 100 QuickBooks ProAdvisors for multiple years. She is one of the
original members of the elite Intuit Trainer/Writer Network. She has also been a guest speaker for Intuit for many years. She has authored several books about QuickBooks. Laura is an Advanced QuickBooks Certified, Advanced QuickBooks Online Certified, Enterprise and Point of Sale Certified.
Website: http://quick-training.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ACS.Inc
Twitter: https://twitter.com/QBTrainer
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauramadeira
Chuck Maniace – VP regulatory analysis & design, Sovos An attorney by trade, Chuck leads a team of attorneys and tax professionals responsible for all the tax and regulatory content that keeps Sovos customers
continually compliant. Over his 17-year career in tax and regulatory automation, he has provided analysis to the Wall Street Journal, NBC, Forbes, Bloomberg and more. Chuck has been named to Accounting Today’s list of “Top 100 Most Influential People” for both 2019 and 2020.
Website: https://sovos.com/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-maniace-27a6241b/
Founder and President of Accounts Pro, Carmen Manrique provides accounting and bookkeeping services to small businesses in a variety of industries. She is a Quickbooks ProAdvisor and Xero certified. Carmen enjoys maintaining relationships with her clients and treats their businesses as if
they were her own. For over 15+ years, she has been providing clients with quality services and building strong and trusted relationships. Carmen began helping the Hispanic community by teaching QuickBooks En Espanol. Most recently, Carmen established, in 2011, an “Online Academy of QuickBooks in Spanish” reaching Spanish-speaking communities throughout the United States, Latin America, and South America.
Website: https://accountspro.net/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carmencmanrique
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CarmenCManrique
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carmen-manrique-accountspro/
Joe Manzelli is the Director, Bookkeeping Coaching for Woodard Consulting. Joe has been a leader in the paperless, digital office and incorporating workflow into accounting firm’s processes. He has joined with many like-minded professionals in embracing the
power of the Cloud and in changing the profession as many know it. Joe is an advocate for new technologies that are pushing the profession past its’ comfort level to better serve their clients. His knowledge within these areas has lead to speaking at national conferences and guest speaking at numerous seminars and webinars to challenge thousands of CPAs and professionals to expand their view of themselves and the value they bring to their clients. In his role at Woodard Consulting he brings his past experiences and roles at Intuit and XCM Solutions to assist bookkeepers and small firms to create their ideal bookkeeping practices.
Website: https://www.woodard.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeManz
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joemanzelli/
With over 25 years’ experience developing high performing teams while focusing on the execution of organizational strategies, Rick has an extensive background in leadership, conference management and developing professional sales teams as he leads the
Partnership Sales team at Woodard Events to achieve its vision, mission and long term goals.
Angela Meharg is the founder of Datisfy Inc. whose entire focus is custom reports for QuickBooks Desktop and Online. Affectionately known as The Crystal Reports Goddess, she has worked on projects in multple countries with hundreds of companies including
AOL Canada, Oracle, and Adobe. As of December 2019, she is now an Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor. 2020 marks Angela’s third year of teaching at Scaling New Heights. She has taught innumerable beginner and advanced courses in Crystal Reports, CRM systems, and The Raiser’s Edge fundraising software – even writing the training manuals, always customized with the client’s data. Her teaching experience includes nine years of leading programs at an international personal development organization, as well as certification to teach or coach softball, snowboarding, mountain biking, and yoga.
Website: https://datisfy.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/datisfy/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Datisfy
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/crystalreportsgoddess/
Jackie Meyer, a 40 under 40 honoree since 2018, is leading the way by passionately advocating for practical and efficient solutions that improve the profession as a whole.
As founder of a CPA firm owner herself (2010 - 2022), Certified Concierge Accountant training programs, and SaaS platform TaxPlanIQ (AICPA 2023 Accelerator Cohort), Jackie is uniquely positioned to share insights and best practices that can help transform accounting firms. Her approach is grounded in The ROI Method(tm), which emphasizes a change in pricing modules to better align with client value, as well as addressing the cultural and workaholism tendencies that can lead to burnout and turnover.
Website: http://www.jackiemeyercpa.com/
Facebook: http://facebook.com/jackiemeyercpa
Twitter: http://twitter.com/jackiemeyercpa
Versatile and accomplished, Mike Milan, MBA and VP of Industry Partnerships at Truly Financial, offers expertise in strategic planning, finance, and sales gained over 20+ years of diverse professional experience. In that time, he has developed
13 startups into well-established businesses and earned his nickname “Cash Flow Mike”. Colleagues know Mike as a personable and energetic executive, one who builds lasting partnerships with managers and customers alike. He strives to apply the full range of his abilities in all that he does. Combining personal experience with his educational background, Mike Milan has compiled the perfect collage of information that is crucial for any business owner’s success. In 2021, Mike Milan was named to the Top 100 Tech Innovators and Influencers list by Intercon.
Website: https://trulyfinancial.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCashFlowMike
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CashFlowMike
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikemilan/
A self-professed lifelong learner, Michelle Mitchell is always on a mission to further develop her leadership skills. A graduate of Western Michigan University, Michelle obtained her BBA in Accounting and two master’s degrees, one in Organizational Management and another in Career and Technical Education. With this knowledge and skillset, she founded Mitchell Consulting twelve years ago. Beginning as a service for small businesses offering bookkeeping, the team at Mitchell Consulting has grown. Each member holds an undergraduate accounting degree in
addition to a graduate degree. Michelle’s staff is also certified in QuickBooks Online, of which she has been a trainer for twelve years.
Services now offered include bookkeeping, accounting, advisory services, and coaching.
Website: http://mitchellconsultingservice.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mitchellconsulting
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MConsultingLLC
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchellconsultingllc/
Daniel Moshe, founder and CEO of Tech Guru: Enlightened IT for Accounting Firms, combines his passion for business and technology with finance and accounting to help modernize accounting firms and strengthen not-for-profit organizations and his over-and-above care for his team members. Daniel is also
a certified EOS® (Entrepreneurial Operating System) implementer at Strong in Six, where he works with leadership teams to implement a set of simple, practical tools to help them get what they want from their businesses. In addition, he regularly speaks at conferences, teaches webinars and hosts podcasts in the fields of technology and business leadership.
Website: https://www.techguruit.com/
Christine is a multi award-winning UK Business Mentor and a Top 50 Woman in Accounting 2020. She has authored 4 business books and is a regular keynote speaker on Succession and Exit Planning. As a businesswoman who has built multi-million turnover businesses over the last 30 years, she has worked with many business owners in all sectors including taking one from bankruptcy to 8-figure exit in 18 months. She has spent a few years accidentally running a zoo! Her latest book, SELL IT, helps business owners get their business and themselves ready for the hardest part of the entrepreneur journey, leaving their business in the hands of others.
She sits as a Court Assistant of the Company of Entrepreneurs of the City of London where she lead a co-mentoring project with the Culture Mile working with amazing and powerfully impactful creatives.
BOOKS:
5 Minute Finance
What’s Your Profit Score
How to BUILD a Unicorn
SELL IT
Website: http://www.businessmentoruk.com/
Ufuoma Ogaga is the Founder and CEO of Goshen Accounting Services, which focuses on providing accounting, payroll, and advisory services to nonprofit organizations. She loves empowering and educating organizations to build sustainable profits and
Website: https://www.goshenaccountingsvcs.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/goshenaccounting
Twitter: https://twitter.com/goshenaccountng
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ufuomaogaga
Eric Parker, Senior Microsoft Consultant at Woodard, has 10 years experience working with Mac and Microsoft products. Eric has a passion for small business, which he demonstrates as he supports businesses through the implementation and use of Microsoft products.
Kellie crafts processes and automation for future-thinking accounting professionals who believe in the mightiness of online technology.
She wants every accounting professional to love running a cloud-based business as much as she does. The keys to embracing the cloud are effective best practices, consistent communication and efficient processes, systems and workflows, which is why she has crafted dozens of pre-built templates - to take the pain of creating optimization in your firm - off your plate.
Certified or partnered in over a dozen cloud applications, she’s also a proud member of the Intuit International Trainer Writer Network and the FreshBooks Partner Council.
Website: https://calmwaters.ca/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kellieparkscalmwaters
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kellie_parks
Fred Parrish is Founder and CEO of The Profit Experts™, an affordable CFO service that helps small business owners improve their profitability and cash flow. He is also creator of The Profit Beacon™, a new app that provides predictive analytics to help
businesses make smart and timely decisions, and author of The Profit Mentality.
Website: https://emyth.theprofitbeacon.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheProfitBeacon
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredparrish
Giles is passionate about helping public accounting firms have more success, and less stress, when hiring accountants.
Giles was a tax and business advisory partner with a provincial office of PwC in New Zealand for 18 years until 2016, when he left to form Accountests.
After proving the concept in New Zealand and Australia Accountests is now helping American accounting firms avoid bad hires with the use of skills and personality testing - all specifically designed by accountants for hiring in public accounting firms.
Website: https://www.accountests.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/accountestsltd
Twitter: https://twitter.com/accountests1
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/giles-pearson-8a175843/
Brad is the Marketing Content Lead at Liscio, Inc. Liscio helps firms differentiate themselves by providing Client Experience 2.0 to their clients. Brad was in public education for nearly 13 years as an English, journalism, and business teacher where
Website: https://liscio.me/
Former UK Entrepreneur of the Year Steve Pipe is known as the world’s most highly rated advisor to accountants, because he has more recommendations on LinkedIn (over 500) than any other adviser or accountant. As well as being a ferociously proud chartered accountant, he is also
a dynamic speaker, ground-breaking researcher, best-selling author, and founder of the Accountants Changing the World and the Get and Give A Million movements. And his books, including “The world’s most inspiring accountants” (which you will get for free at Scaling New Heights), have been described as “masterpieces”, “ground-breaking” and “desperately needed”.
Website: https://www.b1g1.org/
Sarah Prevost is the founder of Mintage Labs, co-founder of Create Collaborate, and co-founder of The Proper Trust. Sarah works with her mother at Mintage Labs, and the duo work with clients who prefer partnerships. They build a financial team with business owners and
their professional partners. Sarah and her mom, Rosette, use their expertise and organizational skills to support small business clients to develop their firms so they may flourish and become prosperous. They celebrate the financial teams and never focus on the transaction side of accounting for any business.
Sarah’s specialty began with construction accounting, and she quickly grew into finding her craft and enjoyment of working with attorneys. She is also a partner with Lynda Artesani in a firm called The Proper Trust, which specializes in migrating law firms from antiquated law firm programs to a modern cloud-based platform. Sarah and Lynda also co-founded The Accountant's Law Lab, a private group for bookkeepers and accountants that want to specialize with working with attorneys or learn the complexities of law firm clients.
Create Collaborate (CoLab) is a partnership between Sarah & Rebecca, who take what they do in their own successful businesses and create complete service packages for clients that need it all! We also serve our community with speaking engagements on the topic of accounting. We’ve helped artists to postgraduate programs, local freelancers’ events, and so forth.
Originally from Seattle, Washington eventually relocated to Portland, Oregon. Sarah loves to watch her son play soccer, she enjoys baking, and she serves her community by donating time to boards and planning committees for events for local nonprofits.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarah.prevost1
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mintagelabs
Shafat Qazi, CEO, founded BQE in 1995 to simplify the lives of millions of service professionals. An engineer by trade, he was acutely aware of the pain professional service firms endure when it comes to billing, accounting, time tracking and project
management. To address these pain points, he created the original BillQuick software in his garage. Two decades later, Shafat oversees a global enterprise but has never forgotten his roots; BQE remains at the vanguard of customer-driven innovation.
Website: https://www.bqe.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/shafat
Sharon Redd created Live All the Way to help others live life to the ABSOLUTE FULLEST. She believes life all the way is a life with all the toppings! It’s ordering guacamole and queso at the restaurant. It’s wearing those bright pink shoes, no matter
Website: https://livealltheway.com/
Shelly is an accounting technology trainer on a mission to change how small businesses measure success, making sustainability the priority by using the “triple bottom line” method of bookkeeping. Founder of the QuickSource Meetup Groups for Accounting Technology Professionals, Shelly has helped
Website: https://www.meetup.com/QuickSource-Talk-and-Client-Swap-Greater-Puget-Sound-WA/events/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shellykrobbins
Twitter: https://twitter.com/shellykrobbins
Tim Roden is the Sales and Use Tax solutions principal at Sovos. As part of the Sovos team since 2014, Tim has focused on solving complex business and systems challenges specific to Indirect Tax for Global and Enterprise businesses. Prior
to his time at Sovos, Tim worked as a Senior Solutions Engineer for ACI Worldwide, supporting SaaS-based electronic payment solutions for Global and Regional Financial Institutions.
Website: https://sovos.com/
I started with a “Big Eight” international accounting firm. I’ve also held a partnership position with a local CPA firm, as well as financial and executive positions with companies in numerous industries. I’ve spent a third of my career as an entrepreneur myself,
Website: https://www.hayniecpas.com/
Why do you write like you're running out of time? When I place my figurative pen on paper, that song from Hamilton often runs through my mind! As the Senior Editor of The Woodard Report, I take great pride and pleasure in
publishing educational articles, news pieces, and relevant information about the accounting and bookkeeping professions to empower small business advisors to transform small business.
With two Master's degrees (Business Administration and Accounting) and extensive experience in small business operations, financial analytics, and back-office operations, I know enough to know that I don't know everything. So, I rely on skilled professionals and inspirational and educational thought leaders as primary contributors to The Woodard Report.
However, you will see articles with my byline; my fingers itch for that figurative pen!
Website: https://report.woodard.com/articles
Sam has over 36 years of experience in business management consulting, Information Technology and software development. He is also a recognized pioneer in the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) industry. An Electro-Mechanical Engineer by education,
Sam draws on his personal experience in running and managing his own USA-based consulting firm and his Dubai-based technology company to analyze the needs and design applicable solutions for his clients.
Sam is a national speaker and published author on CRM and Business Information Management topics like: Business Growth Strategies, Distributed Workforce, Sales Force Automation, Field Service Management, Business Processes and Workflow Management.
Recently, Sam has designed and built The DoMore® Platform with industry veteran Randy Johnston to empower organizations with the ideal business solutions and the operational tools that they need to succeed. You can learn more about DoMore® here.
Website: https://SamSaab.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/Sam-Saab/
Charissa joined Woodard's coaching team in 2021 because she wants all practice owners to experience the freedom to go on vacation without their computers. As a small practice owner herself, she knows what it's like juggling life, business, and
client work. For 2 years she worked to transform her own business from working too many hours on too many clients for not enough money, to working fewer hours for fewer clients and being able to charge more. As a bonus, she was able to have a greater impact on her clients.
Tania Santos, EA has been in practice since 2005. In 2017 she became an IRS Enrolled Agent and has since represented many businesses and individuals before the Internal Revenue Service; helping them resolve both simple and complex issues. Many of those issues are related to unorganized and incomplete books and records.
Website: http://www.platinumbookkeeper.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/platinumtaxpayrollandbookkeeping
Director of Education and Media: Heather has over 25 years experience as an accounting professional, educator, national trainer, and writer.
Heather is the co-host of the QB ‘Appy Hour with Liz and Heather, a webinar series devoted to building awareness in the accounting community about the latest technology trends and best practices in a fun, relaxed environment.
Heather was named a categorical Top 10 ProAdvisor in 2017 and 2019 and has been listed as a Top 100 ProAdvisor for the past 7 years by Insightful Accountant. She was also named to the Top 100 Influential People in Accounting in 2019 by Accounting Today.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HSatterley
From the high school girl who, in her Senior year, was allowed to take a college course titled Bookkeeping 101, to the aptly titled Construction Accounting Guru, Tonya Schulte has gone from follow-the-leader to being a leader. Just as she joyfully jumped into
her first job (taken while she was attending Bookkeeping 101 classes) she has always found herself helping, guiding, and teaching others. Yep, her first boss, an architect/builder, hired her because he had recently purchased software he didn’t know how to use – you guessed it – QuickBooks.
Tonya now leads The Profit Constructors team, manages The Construction Junction Roundtable, and hosts The Construction Junction Podcast. She is married to Joe, and has three growing and active children. She spends her “off” hours reading, traveling, cooking, and occasionally dipping into the swimming pool – or the chocolate supply – whichever seems appropriate.
Website: https://www.theprofitconstructors.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theprofitconstructors
Twitter: https://twitter.com/schultetonya
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/schulte-and-schulte
Caren Schwartz is a Senior Product Specialist with 3545 Consulting. Prior to joining 3545 Consulting, Caren was the founder of Time & Cents Consultants. Caren has been serving the technology needs of the legal industry for almost 30 years and leads the accounting services team at 3545 Consulting – Global.
Caren’s key focus is back office services, analytics and best practices for law firms. Caren is the author of QuickBooks for Law Firms. She is a frequent speaker on integrating QuickBooks and QBO with legal time and billing products. Caren has a broad knowledge of Time, Billing, Accounting, Practice Management, and Document Management for Law Firms.
Website: http://www.3545consulting.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timeandcents
Twitter: https://twitter.com/timecents
Liz is an Advanced Certified ProAdvisor and a member of the exclusive Intuit Trainer/Writer Network. Along with running 2 accounting firms, she is the owner of Liz Scott Consulting LLC, where she takes up and coming apps to new heights. Liz is the co-host of the QB ‘Appy Hour with Liz and Heather, a webinar series devoted to building awareness in the accounting community about the latest technology trends and best practices in a fun, relaxed environment. Liz was also named as the Insightful Accountant Top Educator/ Trainer/ Writer ProAdvisor.
Website: http://www.lizscottconsulting.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LizScottQBO
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lizscottqbo
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizscottqbo/
Mr. Sendel is a dynamic strategic leader with 35+ years experience in Finance, Operations, Compliance, Accounting, System Integration, Marketing and Sales. He possesses a rare combination of expertise as a professional Accountant and innovator of creative solutions. Nevin has
served as Vice President, Compliance Officer and member of many executive committees for private, public, non-profit, and family–owned businesses. His industry experience spans Consumer Packaged Goods, Financial Services, Electronics, Apparel, Real Estate and Pharmaceuticals.
Website: https://www.count4commerce.com/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nevinsendel/
Maanoj is Co-founder & Director of Growth Strategy & Alliance as Finsmart Accounting. He is instrumental in developing "Accounting Seat" a revolutionary Accounting as a Service Model (AaaS) specially designed for Accounting and CPA firms. He is an Outsourcing Expert, a People Champion, and a Dynamic Leader with strong Business Strategy and Scaling-up experience. He has incubated businesses, sold & exited ventures; helped build strong enterprises in very diversified verticals like Fintech, HR & Consulting spaces in various CXO capacities over the last 20 years. Besides work, he also engages in a lot of social services and is a co-founder of Mission ICU a social initiative that won an award from World Economic Forum for setting up critical care infrastructure in the remotest parts of the country. He follows a very active lifestyle been an avid Tennis player and a passionate Golfer.
Website: https://finsmartaccounting.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manoj.shah.7355
Twitter: https://twitter.com/manojbshah
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maanojshah/
Rob is Head of Technical Content at Liscio and the founder of Point7seconds. After seeing the transformative power of using OneNote at his prior CPA firm and clients’ businesses, he formed OneNoteForAll.com and Point7seconds to provide a platform to help teach other professionals
the power of OneNote and Microsoft 365. Prior, he was a partner at the accounting firm of Gordon, Stockman & Waugh in Peoria, IL. He has taught at numerous industry conventions, state CPA conventions, SCORE, and Small Business Development Center seminars. He has taught a college level QuickBooks class at Illinois Central College. He also earned the Elijah Watt Sells Award with High Distinction upon passing the CPA examination.
Website: https://liscio.me/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/onenoteforall
As the State and Local Tax Coordinator, Nancy Steele brings project management and implementation know-how to helping businesses seamlessly integrate sales tax automation into business operations. She is the winner of the 2022 Sales Tax Nerd Award and a two-time Sales Tax Nerd of the Year finalist (2020 & 2021), as distinguished by the Sales Tax Institute, and featured in the Sales Tax Institute’s “Women to Watch in Sales Tax” series.
Nancy is a life-long learner who helps guide the state and local tax team in meeting project goals in the best interest of clients. She is fluent in the nuances of various sales tax platforms and understands what it takes to support businesses in their compliance efforts to collect, validate and maintain all aspects of sales tax compliance.
Website: https://taxops.com/nancy-steele/
After 30+ years of managing technology in high-level positions, Wes Stillman began RightSize Solutions in 2002 because wealth management firms needed a technology partner who really understood their needs. More than 13 years later, he remains committed to understanding every
nuance of his clients’ businesses.
Prior to founding RightSize Solutions, Wes’ clients included major airlines, broker dealers, trust companies, health care providers, community banks and other financial institutions. He has held high-level positions at National Advisors Trust Company, FSB, Comdisco, Midwest Consulting Group (Senior Consultant and Yellow Technology Services (Director of Technology).
A technology-pioneer in every sense, Wes is regularly quoted as a subject matter expert in industry publications and speaks to small and large groups on topics such as cybersecurity, cloud-based environments and leveraging technology.
Website: https://www.rightsize-solutions.com/
Jillian Straw is the Demand Generation Specialist at Plate IQ, an automated invoice processing, payments and accounts payable solution for bookkeepers, CPAs, independent businesses and more. She has spent over a decade working
in both restaurants and operations management, giving her first-hand experience in back-office tasks. Jillian graduated CUNY Hunter College with BA's in both English and Sociology.
Website: https://www.plateiq.com/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillian-straw-9b8204158/
Maria Tanski-Phillips is a Content Writer at Patriot Software, LLC. Patriot Software offers online accounting software and payroll for business owners and their accountants. At Patriot, Maria enjoys providing helpful and practical content for
business owners.
Website: https://www.patriotsoftware.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/patriotsoftware/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PatriotSoftware
Passionate About Modernizing the CPA Industry
When Marie started her CPA firm in 2020, she realized how difficult it was to get consistent referrals and leads using social media. Her struggle became an opportunity…she hired the top names in the industry to learn the skills/strategies needed to train and push herself to the next level.
This vast knowledge became her strength & inspiration to create The Profit Lab, which mission is to help fellow accountants and CPAs 10X their firm revenues by getting consistent referrals and leads using social media.
Website: http://www.theprofitlab.biz/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marie.torossian.your10xcpa/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CpaTorossian
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marietorossianyour10xcpa/
Graham is a Web Developer and contributes to the Woodard Marketing Team as well as the WordPress community. Starting with a background in design and military intelligence, he worked his way into a development role and
loves to automate or create dynamics websites. He has helped with the designs for Scaling New Heights, started a business, tinkers with code, and enjoys learning about new technology or software. If he's not learning something new about code you'll find him with his family exploring the mountains or at his boy's soccer/basketball games. Graham is proud to be a nerd and married to a wonderful and amazing teacher.
Website: https://www.woodard.com/
Vanessa's superpower is to bring solid financial education and strong strategies to Entrepreneurs and Accountants. Destroying the kryptonite of small business, which is a lack of financial knowledge, Vanessa presents the correct tools and processes for businesses
Website: https://vanessavasquez.pro/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vanessavasquezpro
Twitter: https://twitter.com/QBEnEspanol
Michelle Vilms is the CEO of Vilms Consulting, a firm located in Boston, MA that provides business clients with advisory, accounting and training services. Michelle is a QuickBooks Advanced Certified ProAdvisor, has a BS in
Accountancy from Long Island University and an MBA from Babson College. She was named Top 100 ProAdvisor by Insightful Accountant in 2019 and is a member of the Intuit Writer Trainer Network
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Judy Vorndran helps clients and tax professionals navigate the morass of state and local tax issues with the goal of making it less taxing! She is a nationally recognized thought leader and award-winning instructor with a steady focus on finding ways to simplify complex state and local tax issues and resolve areas of state tax controversy.
Judy monitors the legislative, judicial, and regulatory tax landscape to assess the tax impact on businesses, and has helped successfully change laws for the better across states and jurisdictions. She was appointed in 2017 to a three-year term on the state of Colorado’s Sales and Use Task Force, where she works with legislators and other stakeholders studying and recommending ways to simplify the state’s needlessly complex sales tax system. Dually licensed as an attorney and CPA, Judy is also the president of the Colorado Chapter of the American Academy of Attorney-CPAs.
Judy leads the state and local tax practice (SALT) at TaxOps, developing efficient SALT management functions and advising businesses in all aspects of state and local tax compliance. In her more than 20 years public accounting experience, she has worked directly with and through strategic alliances to drive positive tax outcomes for her clients.
Previously, Judy was the first National Tax Resource at a Top 100 CPA Firm, where she launched the firm’s state and local tax practice. She also spent 14 years exclusively focusing on state and local tax at PwC and Deloitte. At PwC, she participated in the National Tax Service line, working with teams throughout the U.S. providing best-in-class services in the SALT arena. Later, at Deloitte she traveled the U.S. extensively serving clients in a multitude of states and industries. In this role, Judy gained valuable hands-on experience with a wide variety of tax regimes imposed by various jurisdictions on taxpayers operating across the country.
She is a frequent speaker, writer and presenter on state and local tax issues that matter to dynamic businesses. In her spare time, she loves to travel and counts 27+ countries and 44 U.S. states among her global jaunts. She is an exercise enthusiast, volunteer, friend and mother.
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Erik Wallin is a Regulatory General Counsel on the Regulatory Analysis and Design Team at Sovos Compliance. Erik has been with Sovos Compliance since 2011, and his main areas of focus are on U.S. Transaction Tax Law which includes special expertise
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Veronica Wasek is an entrepreneur, mentor, educator, and accountant. She’s the founder of VM Wasek, specializing in accounting and advisory services for Shopify and Amazon sellers. Veronica runs a Facebook community - 5 Minute Bookkeeping with
QuickBooks Online. She shares lots of videos on her YouTube channel - 5 Minute Bookkeeping. Veronica is also passionate about educating bookkeeping professionals on her online academy 5MB Academy.
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Christian is the CEO and founder of PlanGuru. It is our mission to give businesses the tools and skills needed to make good decisions. Businesses make more money and are less likely to fail when they: A) Build a budget at the beginning of the year, B) Do monthly performance review and C) perform a rolling cash forecast. A regular strategic planning process can be just as important. We help organizations do this type analysis in a fraction of the time it takes in Excel, with better results. We also help small businesses do this for the first time by working directly with them or by enabling their accounting firm or consultant to implement these critical processes.
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As an author, consultant, business coach, and national speaker, Joe has trained over 125,000 accounting and business professionals in areas of practice development, changing technology trends, strategic consulting, and how to maximize the use of
accounting software in their practices. In 2012, 2014-2021 Joe was recognized by Accounting Today as one of the Top 100 Influential People within the accounting profession. Joe has been featured repeatedly in Insightful Accountant, Accounting Today and AccountingWEB in both articles and in video interviews. Joe is the managing member of Woodard Events, LLC which provides education, coaching, resources and a community for small business advisors.
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The Woodard Report provides educational articles, news pieces and relevant information to advance the understanding and knowledge surrounding the accounting profession and technologies connected to that profession.