Accounting

Cloud Accounting Podcast: Mike Whitmire

I had the pleasure of interviewing FloQast co-founder and CEO Mike Whitmire recently for the Cloud Accounting Podcast.

Check out the video on YouTube for discussion and analysis of recent news, including:

• Are big firm CPAs “insecure overachievers”? That’s a term used by a Harvard researcher to describe workers in elite professional services firms in an article entitled, “If You’re So Successful, Why Are You Still Working 70 Hours a Week?”
• How tax reform is accelerating the shift to automation in manufacturing, a trend identified in a Wall Street Journal article, “Tax Incentive Puts More Robots on Factory Floors”.
• Sage’s plans for international growth with Sage Intacct, based on Stephen Kelly’s statements at Capital Markets day in London
• Why cloud accountants are embracing the business chat tool Slack, as argued by Trent McLaren on AccountingWEB
• Mike’s blog post “Why Excel is Not the Enemy of Accountants” and why the War on Excel is a mistake

Of course, if you have any additional questions or comments, you can hit us up on Twitter at @FloQast!

Blake Oliver

Blake Oliver, CPA, is an entrepreneur, accountant, writer, and speaker who specializes in cloud accounting technology. In 2016 and 2017, Blake was named a “40 Under 40” in the accounting profession by CPA Practice Advisor. He is the Senior Product Marketing Manager for FloQast.