David Leary
President and Founder, Sombrero Apps Company
Appears in 509 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 ...
The End of the Beginning for Cloud with Ben Richmond of Xero
Ben Richmond CA is the Country Manager for the United States at Xero. He sat down with Blake and David in New Orleans to chat about what's been going on at Xero during...
Intuit TurboTax Drops Out of IRS Free File
We're live from the Big Easy, and we're talking about Intuit dropping out of the IRS Free File program, as well as how a startup called Ivix aims to help governments c...
Tax Evasion & Spreadsheets: A Lesson From Trump's CFO
Today, in news of the less-than-intelligent, we're talking about how someone's meticulous bookkeeping skills may lead to the downfall of the Trump Organization CFO. We...
Ted Callahan, Accountant Leader at Intuit, Talks QuickBooks Price Changes & More
Blake Oliver and David Leary sit down (virtually) with Ted Callahan, the Global Accountants Leader at Intuit. He joins the podcast to discuss Quickbooks and the curren...
Every App Wants A Slice Of The Payroll Pie
We're covering all the bases today, from how Congress wants to regulate tax preparers, and why the Taxpayer Advocate again bemoans IRS service levels. In app news, Gus...
How To Turn $2,000 Into $5 Billion Tax-Free
In this episode, we dive into the brilliant tax avoidance strategy Peter Thiel used to amass a $5 billion in a Roth IRA so that it will never be taxed, and also examin...
Why Accountants Don't Become CPAs
We've got a plethora of news today, including the reasons behind IMA's concerns about AICPA & NASBAs new accounting curriculum, and why accountants are passing on gett...
Secret IRS Files Reveal No Secrets
We're covering a lot of ground this week, starting with a bill in Congress that would make accounting part of the STEM curriculum. We'll also look into the secret IRS ...
Liz Mason And High Rock Don't Fear Bench Accounting
Liz Mason, CPA and CEO of High Rock joins the show! We're talking Arizona, today, specifically around the Maricopa County election audits, and we'll hear about some of...
Building an Accounting System for Scale with Jeffery Giavotella
Blake Oliver sits down (virtually) with Jeffery Giavotella, one of Sage's Finance Futurists, who are a diverse group of finance leaders who have been recognized for dr...