David Leary

David Leary

President and Founder, Sombrero Apps Company

Appears in 529 Episodes

The NetSuite Data Warehouse Kicks Excel To The Curb

We speak to Joav Bally and Marc Holliday about the importance of data analytics and specifically the new NetSuite Data Warehouse featured at SuiteWorld 2021. The Data ...

March of Dimes CFO Dave Damond Gives His Two Cents

Dave Damond, CFO @ March of Dimes, shares his thoughts on best practices for implementing new accounting software, why he uses NetSuite, what's on his agenda to add to...

Intuit Kills QuickBooks Desktop

News from the (virtual) QuickBooks Connect conference, Intuit is shutting down QuickBooks Desktop in the UK, Zillow loses billions letting an algorithm buy houses, mos...

School of Rock CFO Schools Accountants

This bonus episode features an interview with School of Rock CFO, John Cappadona. It was recorded in October 2021 at the SuiteWorld conference in Las Vegas. Blake and ...

What Accountants Can Learn from Apple's $19 Polishing Cloth

We’re back from Scaling New Heights 2021 with lots of reviews, and interested tidbits for your ears, including how you can win your very own Tesla! Also, in today’s ep...

Using Data To Fuel Growth With NetSuite Founder Evan Goldberg

In this bonus episode Blake and David interview Evan Goldberg, Founder & EVP of Oracle NetSuite at the SuiteWorld 2021 conference in Las Vegas. Topics discussed includ...

NetSuite's Never Ending Mission

Blake and David are back from SuiteWorld with takeaways galore! Also on the show: we'll explore what's really going on with the proposed bank reporting scheme, and tal...

1000s Of Apps Could Lose Access To QuickBooks Online In 2022

We're getting the scoop on David's trip to Cancun, and Blake's trip to Taliesin West, and how vacations inspire thoughts of accounting. In other news, statistics show...

The One With Elizabeth Warren, Britney Spears, And Florida Man

Before David departs for sunny Cancun, we've got a lot to talk about! We've got some listener feedback on the difficulty getting the CPA (and whether it was worth it)....

Excel And QuickBooks Hook Up

Welcome! Today, we're talking about one good reason to get your CPA, along with a host of news from the accounting world, including PwC's new mandate that allows staff...

It's Not Too Hard To Get The CPA, It's Too Much Time And Money

We've got more discussion on the CPA this week, including whether or not it's too hard to get a CPA, along with other news, such as how AOC's dress should have said, "...

Intuit Dome Needs A ProAdvisor Pavilion

Intuit secures naming rights to Clippers arena — for half a billion dollars! Meanwhile, some MailChimp employees aren't happy about the Intuit acquisition. Also, priva...

Survey Says Tax Preparers Charge Too Little, Too Late

On this episode, we'll finally talk about the results of the Drake Software 2021 tax preparer survey, along with the news that EisnerAmper bailed on the traditional CP...

How Deloitte Created A Marvel Hero

We've got a metric ton of news packed into this week's episode, including the rumor that Intuit is buying Mailchimp for $10B, Xero Tax in the UK gets personal, and the...

The ROI Of An Accounting Degree

Is it too hard to become a CPA? Also, most companies continue to struggle to hire workers, we investigate the ROI of an accounting degree versus your other options, ho...

Intuit's Aggressive Move To Combat Square Cash App

We're kind of all over the place today, but it's well worth a listen or three! We've got a TikTok sorority future CPA's take on managing the millions that her sororit...

Accounting Firm FreshBooks Becomes A Unicorn

Lots of ground to cover today, including why millions of PPP borrowers still haven't applied for forgiveness, what firms would have done differently this past tax seas...

Square Buys Afterpay for $29B, Could Have Bought Xero for Less

This week, we've got all the news that's fit to use, including a few interesting acquisitions, such as Square's acquisition of Afterpay. We're wondering why they didn'...

Alright, Alright, Alright

Feeling dazed, and confused? We've got a lot of news this week to level you out! We're talking about our recent trip to AICPA Engage, the accounting knowledge super-sp...

Why You Should (Not) Work 12-Hour Days

It's almost back-to-school time, so it's a good time to talk about how AICPA is trying to produce more accounting students by pitching high school guidance counselors ...

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