#Xerocon San Diego: Ben Richmond, VP of Business Growth at Xero
Ben Richmond joins Blake and David to talk advisory, compliance, and innovation in this interview recorded live at Xerocon in San Diego in June 2019.
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Show Notes
- 1:20 - Ben’s view of advisory and where it fits in with compliance
- 4:36 - What is Ben’s biggest challenge in his role as VP of Business Growth in the Americas?
- 5:53 - The importance of book-to-tax workflow
- 8:23 - Ben’s background (how he got to be where he’s at)
- 10:28 - The problem with going too far into the future with sessions at conferences (thought leaders are scaring firms about blockchain when hardly anybody is using it yet)
- 12:38 - The biggest barrier to innovation for large accounting firms in the United States
- 15:10 - What if accountants just focused on their processes?
Connect with Ben
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-richmond-ca-b8794220/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/benrichmond1
- Email: Ben.Richmond@Xero.com
Links
- Deloitte's 2019 Global Blockchain Survey: (https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/insights/us/articles/2019-global-blockchain-survey/DI_2019-global-blockchain-survey.pdf)
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