Blake Oliver
Founder and CEO of Earmark CPE
Appears in 551 Episodes
Did Clio raise $250 million to build "Clio Live"?
In this episode, we cover Xerocon Brisbane announcements, a phenomenal $250 million VC raise by Clio, a niche law-firm app, and their plans to build a QuickBooks Live-...
#AccountingShowLA: Things you need to know if you want to sell (or buy) an accounting firm!
Blake and David met up with two seasoned mergers & acquisitions experts, Dr. Curtis Cochran, and Shannon Hay, at the Accounting & Finance Show LA to ask them what acco...
Sock Puppets: How many fake profiles are you connected to on LinkedIn?
In this episode, Blake and David explore the world of fake accounting news and LinkedIn's sock-puppet infestation, and share some ways to scope out the faux connection...
Do bookkeepers have more to offer?
We're joined by entrepreneur/accounting professional Meghan Blair-Valero for our weekly accounting and bookkeeping news update. There’s a lot of ground to cover, inclu...
#Xerocon San Diego: What the heck is advisory anyway?
If you've been to any conferences this year, you know that everyone is talking about how advisory services are the hot new thing that every accounting firm needs to be...
#Xerocon San Diego: The Jamies of Hubdoc (acquired by Xero)
At Xerocon 2019 in San Diego, Blake and David met up with Jamie McDonald and Jamie Shulman - The Two Jamies - of Hubdoc, which was acquired by Xero last year for $70 m...
What price ethics? Auditors stand to lose earnings in exchange for integrity
Blake and David explore the high cost of integrity in the audit profession, a survey showing that accounting firms are hiring more non-accounting grads, and why it's s...
Dear AICPA! I Wrote Your Concession Letter
Ben Wann, CMA, MBA, CPA joins our weekly news update to read his "Dear AICPA" letter on the air and discuss the latest accounting happenings, including: notable indust...
#Xerocon San Diego: LivePlan's Sabrina Parsons, CEO, and Kathy Gregory, Director of Strategic Development
Blake and David chat with Sabrina Parsons, CEO of LivePlan, and Kathy Gregory, LivePlan's Director of Strategic Development at Xerocon 2019 in San Diego. They cover a ...
Ransomware attacks continue!
A dentist (and former Survivor contestant) made the evening news in Orlando after his QuickBooks file was targeted by hackers. Plus: Blake and David get political, upd...
#Xerocon San Diego: Shawn Kanungo, Disruption Strategist, Founder, and Keynote Speaker
Blake sits down with Shawn Kanungo, at Xerocon San Diego 2019 after his keynote, to discuss all things experimentation, disruption, innovation, storytelling, and where...
Is your QuickBooks secure in the cloud? Four hosting companies ransomwared
Blake and David celebrate their 100th episode of The Cloud Accounting Podcast with guest Rachel Fisch by discussing the ongoing iNSYNQ ransomware debacle, the challeng...
SNH19: Mayumi Young, Social Innovator and Founder of CPA MOMS®
David meets up with Mayumi Young, Founder and CEO of CPA MOMS®, at Scaling New Heights 2019 to talk time, technology, and how Society 5.0 will take over where the Info...
News Update with Marie Phillips, CPA and Jennie Taber, CPA at the Accounting & Finance Show LA
Los Angeles CPAs Marie and Jennie join the podcast at the #AccountingShowLA to discuss the iNSYNQ QuickBooks hosting ransomware attack, how Trump’s tax law threatened ...
#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.
Why Amazon — and accounting firms — have no choice but to retrain their workers
This week, Blake and David explore how the forces of low unemployment, outsourcing, and automation work to balance each other out in a time of rapid change. Amazon, a ...
SNH19: Jina Etienne, CPA, CGMA, takes a holistic approach to diversity
David sits down at Scaling New Heights with Jina Etienne, CPA, CGMA, and Director of Diversity & Inclusion at Grant Thornton LLP. In her role, Jina is responsible for ...
California requires bot disclosure, texting clients after hours, Walmart lays off hundreds of accountants, and more
Blake and David discuss the latest cloud accounting news, including a California law that means chatbots have to disclose they’re not human, a survey showing that 73% ...
AICPA ENGAGE: Jason Deshayes, Accounting Advisory leader at Elliott Davis
Jason joins Blake at AICPA ENGAGE in Las Vegas to chat about niching in the dental industry (and now craft beer industry), whether or not it's possible to train accoun...
AICPA ENGAGE: Liz Mason, Byron Patrick, & Rachel Fisch
Blake sits down with Rachel, Byron, and Liz to discuss the top threats facing the accounting profession, the best opportunities for CPAs as robots take over lower leve...
