Drink While You Think�‪�‬ Kenji Kuramoto & Matthew May

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer and talk compensation plans, trying to answer the question: is there such thing as the perfect compensation plan??
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👉 Welcome! (00:00)👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)👉 Why Compensation Plans Are So Tricky (06:00)👉 Personalizing Plans (11:58)👉 Where We Struggle At Acuity (13:45)👉 Correlation Between Rates & Total Comp (15:23)👉 How To Comp People For Value (18:00)👉 Minimum Salary Of $75,000 (20:34)👉 Execution Is A Super Challenge (24:12)👉 Matthew Used To Be Very Driven By Comp… (28:23)👉 Improving Our Communication (32:56)👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (35:28)
🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺—   KENJI is drinking Elsewhere Brewing / Lady Brett.https://untappd.com/b/elsewhere-brewing-lady-brett/4556624—   MATTHEW is drinking New Realm Brewing Co. / Hazy Like a Fox.https://newrealmbrewing.com/beer/hazy-like-a-fox-ipa/
➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR ⬅️ADP – https://acuity.co/adp-and-acuity/
(And also Woodford Reserve 😉)
👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥Kenji Kuramoto: @kenjikuramoto, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjikuramoto/Matthew May: @TheTechCPA, https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetechcpa/
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In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji Kuramoto & Matthew May share a beer and talk about job responsibilities – when to create specialized roles, when you should rethink roles, and when you might want to consider combining roles in your company.
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👉 Welcome! (00:00)👉 This Week’s Topics and Beers (00:05)👉 Rethinking Roles (04:40)👉 The "Player-Coach" Roles (05:53)👉 The Onboarding Function (08:37)👉 The Concept of "Losing Your Game" (10:49)👉 The Sales Function (13:18)👉 Specialization Vs. Simplification (15:24)👉 Who Leads Your Verticals? (19:41)👉 Giving Resources To Team Members (24:27)👉 Roles That Go Well Together (25:53)👉 The Benefits Of A Tech Stack Team (30:44)👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (32:31)
🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺—  KENJI is drinking Creature Comforts Brewing Co.  / Bibo.https://creaturecomfortsbeer.com/beers/bibo/—  MATTHEW is drinking Cigar City Brewing / Theoretical Jam.https://www.cigarcitybrewing.com/beer/theoretical-jam/
➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR ⬅️BILL: https://acuity.co/bill-and-acuity/
👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥Kenji Kuramoto: @kenjikuramoto, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjikuramoto/Matthew May: @TheTechCPA, https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetechcpa/
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In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer with returning guest, Ben Stein, co-founder and CEO of Keeper!
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👉 Welcome! (00:00)👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)👉 Least Favorite Part Of Selling Into Accountants (04:17)👉 Problems As $3M Firm Versus $10M Firm (09:35)👉 The Expectation For SaaS Company Metrics (15:57)👉 Keeper’s Customer Acquisition Strategy (18:53)👉 How Non-Technical Founders Assess Their Tech (23:01)👉 Tips For Firm Owners Choosing Tech (29:46)👉 When Customers Set Expectations (35:03)👉 Big Drivers Of Variable Comp (38:03)👉 What Does Churn Look Like For Firms? (41:58)👉 Acuity’s Six Data Points On Clients (48:02)👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (52:18)
🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺—   KENJI is drinking Murphy’s Irish Stout.https://www.murphys.com—   MATTHEW is drinking Marz Community Brewing Co. / Jungle Boogiehttps://marz.beer/beer/jungle-boogie/—  BEN is drinking water :)
➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR ⬅️Keeper 🥳
👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥Kenji Kuramoto: @kenjikuramoto, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjikuramoto/Matthew May: @TheTechCPA, https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetechcpa/Ben Stein: @ben_stein, https://www.linkedin.com/in/benfstein/Keeper: @keeper_hq, https://www.linkedin.com/company/keeperhq/VerifyiQ: @VERIFYiQ, https://www.linkedin.com/company/verifyiq/
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In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer and talk about meaningful milestones and memorable moments throughout the years at Acuity.
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👉 Welcome! (00:00)👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)👉 Hiring Our First Employee (05:08)👉 Spanx Becomes Acuity’s Client (08:58)👉 Kenji Buys His First Partner Out (12:15)👉 Matthew Buys Half Of Acuity(13:14)👉 The Million-Dollar Milestones (16:00)👉 When We Started Seeing Bookkeeping Take Off (17:00)👉 When Payroll Was Bigger Than We Could Float (19:48)👉 Biggest Client That Ever Stiffed Us (21:10)👉 When Kenji & Matthew Stopped Billing (22:55)👉 Our Sales Team Closing Deals (24:40)👉 Becoming “Accounting Famous” (26:09)👉 Milestones In Team Members’ Lives (27:52)👉 Merging With Catching Clouds (29:59)👉 Our First Philippines Trip (32:00)👉 Growing AcuityCon With Tech Partners (32:35)👉 20th Anniversary of Acuity @ Bridging The Gap (35:06)👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (37:08)
🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺—   KENJI is drinking SweetWater Brewing Company / Gummies Fruit Punch IIPA.https://www.sweetwaterbrew.com/brews/gummies-fruit-punch-iipa/—   MATTHEW is drinking 4 Noses Brewing Company / Flatiron Fog.https://www.4nosesbrewing.com/flatiron-fog
➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR ⬅️VerifyiQ: https://verifyiq.co
👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥Kenji Kuramoto: @kenjikuramoto, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjikuramoto/Matthew May: @TheTechCPA, https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetechcpa/
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In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji shares a beer with special guest Roman Villard, founder of Full Send Finance, and dives into recruiting efforts in the accounting industry right now.
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👉 Welcome! (00:00)
👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)
👉 The Story Behind Full Send (03:18)
👉 It’s A Hard Time To Recruit (05:27)
👉 How Full Send Started Recruiting (06:37)
👉 Finding The Right Candidate (12:37)
👉 Taking A Closer Look At Requirements (19:57)
👉 Acuity’s Job Listings (24:46)
👉 Full Send’s Approach To Screening & Interviewing (26:09)
👉 The Hiring Pipeline: “Clear Is Kind” (30:18)
👉 Being Transparent About Compensation (34:30)
👉 What It Looks Like To Recruit A Partner (37:53)
👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (48:25)
👉 Where You Can Connect With Roman + Full Send (50:31)
🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺
—   KENJI is drinking 4 Noses Brewing Company / Flatiron Fog.
https://www.4nosesbrewing.com/flatiron-fog
—   ROMAN is drinking Mission Brewing / Waves of Haze.
https://missionbrewery.com/products/waves-of-haze-single-19-2oz-can/
➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR ⬅️
Full Send Finance: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gofullsend/
👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥
Kenji Kuramoto: @kenjikuramoto, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjikuramoto/
Roman Villard: @FullSendCPA, https://www.linkedin.com/in/rdvcpa/
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In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer and host the third annual DWYT awards show – The Drinkies! 🍻
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👉 Welcome! (00:00)👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)👉 How The Drinkies Work (03:12)👉 The Best Brewery (04:11)👉 Our Favorite Beers (07:03)👉 And…The Worst Beers (11:34)👉 Best Location (15:10)👉 Most Watched Episode (16:11)👉 Most Impactful Episode (19:35)👉 Favorite Moment (22:18)👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (28:31)
🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺—   KENJI is drinking Heineken Samuel Adams / Just the Haze.https://www.samueladams.com/our-beers/originals/non-alcoholic/just-the-haze?—   MATTHEW is drinking Cervecería Colorado / Churro Stout.https://www.cerveceriacolorado.com/churro-stout.html
➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR ⬅️Full Send Finance: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gofullsend/
🌟 VIDEO LINKS 🌟Our Favorite Beers:- Kenji's Winner: https://youtu.be/w_eiuMH_4ZI
Best Location:- Winner: https://youtu.be/AQLmQnhB7eg
Most Watched Episode:- First Runner Up: https://youtu.be/7B4h44FdhBA- Winner: https://youtu.be/QYJpY8WJRg8
Most Impactful Episode:- First Runner Up: https://youtu.be/r2HXl1-wiZk- Winner: https://youtu.be/5kVUz68Pfzo
Favorite Moment:- First Runner Up: https://youtu.be/AQLmQnhB7eg- Winner: https://youtu.be/AZ9wI7hu2Go
👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥Kenji Kuramoto: @kenjikuramoto, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjikuramoto/Matthew May: @TheTechCPA, https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetechcpa/
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