Bookkeepers On Fire with Deb & Donna

Deb Kilsheimer & Donna Reade

Where bookkeeping meets bold ideas, disruptive strategies with a whole lot of laughter. Donna with her genius in Systems, Processes, and Optimization and Debbie sharing Quick Wit, Funny Insights, Resolute Belief in people, break down what’s working - and what’s not. Unlock the brilliance behind every episode. Experience the heat, the laughs, and the hard truths of virtual bookkeeping—come see what actually works. Join us for the fire, the laughs, and the unfiltered truth about running a bookkeeping business today’s AI World. Meet Your Hosts: ✨ Donna Reade Visionary behind the award winning firms Team Reade and NextGenBookkeepers Champion of AI-Native workflows and subscription pricing models Known for mixing strategy with storytelling (and just the right dash of sarcasm) ✨ Debbie Kilsheimer Founder of Behind the Scenes - A firm that redefines client relationships. Speaker of Uncomfortable Curiosity - pushing boundaries, stirring deep thinking and meaningful change Humor that slaps: cutting, honest, light-hearted Together, Donna and Debbie light up conversations that Inspire, Educate, and Empower bookkeepers and accountants everywhere to build profitable, joyful, and future-ready businesses. 🎙️ Subscribe, tune in, and get ready to Turn Up The Heat on your bookkeeping journey!

  1. 🔴 Bookkeepers On Fire | Live with Jessica Fox

    JAN 6

    🔴 Bookkeepers On Fire | Live with Jessica Fox

    🎙️🔥 Bookkeepers on Fire is officially ONE year old… and we kicked off 2026 with the kind of conversation that makes you sit up straighter in your chair. In our first episode of the year, we welcomed Jessica Fox, and she dropped truth bombs with kindness and a little “don’t-you-dare-bill-by-the-hour” energy 😅⚡️ Here are my 3 spicy takeaways: 🧠💰 Stop charging for minutes. Start pricing for impact. In a world of automation, billing by time punishes efficiency. Pricing is forward. Billing is backwards. (Yes, we said what we said. 😤) 🏗️🧩 Systems = freedom. Jessica built a “lifetime business” by turning chaos into workflows, then got her time back (15–20 hrs/week kind of back) 🙌⏳ 🤝🌶️ Community beats overwhelm. She created a free space for entrepreneurial bookkeepers to connect, problem-solve, and grow faster than she had to: Bookkeeping Systems Lounge https://bksystemslounge.club/ 💬🚀 If you’re a bookkeeper who leads with heart + power + purpose, come ignite with us 🔥✨And if you’re still tracking time like it’s 2009… we need to talk 😄📉➡️📈 Connect with Donna on LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donnareade/ Connect with Debbie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debbiekilz/ Debbie & Donna Do Digits: https://www.youtube.com/@dodigits Debbie & Donna Decoded: https://debbieanddonnadecoded.substack.com/ Debbie & Donna Decoded Store: https://debbie-donna-decoded.shoprocket.io/ #BookkeepersOnFire #ValuePricing #Bookkeeping #Accounting #Workflow #Systems #Entrepreneurship #WomenInBusiness 🔥

    32 min
  2. 🔴 Bookkeepers On Fire | Live with Martha Yasso

    12/09/2025

    🔴 Bookkeepers On Fire | Live with Martha Yasso

    Bookkeepers who get it don’t just balance books. They build communities, change lives, and nerd out on spreadsheets together. 🔥📊 In this episode of Bookkeepers on Fire, we sat down with Martha Yasso. Wall Street alum, AI pioneer (her thesis was on neural networks… in 1996 🤯) and founder of Fiscal Clinic, a niche community for advisors serving independent healthcare practices. Here’s what we dug into: 💚 From cutthroat Wall Street to radical communityHow Martha left a backstabbing Wall Street culture for a bookkeeping/accounting community where we share engagement letters, contacts, and real-life support. The kind that shows up when your kid is struggling or your health throws you a curveball. 🧠 Healthcare + habits + cashflow reality checksWhy she niched into independent healthcare practices (it low-key chose her), how bad advice like “spend so you don’t pay tax” destroys cashflow and how better data, habits and pricing help doctors actually keep more of what they earn. 🤖 AI, systems & the future of our professionMartha breaks down AI as “really fast math” (not magic), why it won’t replace curious, constantly-learning pros and how systems, checklists and language that clients understand turn numbers into real-life decisions like family, community, and freedom.  If you’re a bookkeeper or accountant who loves a good spreadsheet, cares deeply about people, and wants to lead with intention this episode is your jam. 🔥 Hit follow, drop a ❤️ if community has carried you, and tell us:What’s ONE habit you’re helping your clients build in 2025?

    39 min
  3. 🔴 Bookkeepers On Fire | Live with William "Murph" Murphy

    12/02/2025

    🔴 Bookkeepers On Fire | Live with William "Murph" Murphy

    🔥 New Episode Drop: Bookkeepers on Fire with the legendary William “Murph” Murphy of Insightful Accountant 🔥 This week we went deep on what it really looks like to lead, serve, and stay all-in for our profession — even while life is throwing curveballs. Here’s a taste of what we unpacked with Murph 👇 💥 From funeral homes to QuickBooks royalty – How Murph’s wild career path ran through medicine, paramedics, health economics, offshore financing (😳) and eventually into accounting, data repair, and becoming the editorial engine behind Insightful Accountant. 🧠 Behind the curtain of the Top 100 ProAdvisor Awards – The dog-show inspired scoring system (yes, really 🐕), why it’s 100% standards-based and mostly objective, and why you cannot win unless you complete the application (nomination alone won’t cut it). 🔥 Premium content, QB Talks & what’s coming next – Murph’s 16-article weeks, 80–90 page reports, in-depth blue papers, expanded QB Talks, and how Insightful Accountant is leveling up training, app comparisons, and ProAdvisor support for 2026 and beyond.  If you’re a bookkeeper or accounting pro who’s ready to be seen, valued, and elevated — this one’s for you. Here is the link to apply: https://survey.zohopublic.com/zs/00DALX 👉 Tag a ProAdvisor who needs to apply this year 👉 Save this post as your reminder to fill out that application 👉 Stay fired up and intentional 🔥✨ 🔥 Subscribe to the : Bookkeepers On Fire Newsletter Bookkeepers On Fire is proudly ad-free and 100% listener-supported, so we can bring you unfiltered conversations without outside agendas. If you enjoy the show, consider donating to help keep our mics hot and our mission independent. 🔥Donate with Venmo🔥    🔥Donate with PayPal🔥

    48 min

Ratings & Reviews

5
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Where bookkeeping meets bold ideas, disruptive strategies with a whole lot of laughter. Donna with her genius in Systems, Processes, and Optimization and Debbie sharing Quick Wit, Funny Insights, Resolute Belief in people, break down what’s working - and what’s not. Unlock the brilliance behind every episode. Experience the heat, the laughs, and the hard truths of virtual bookkeeping—come see what actually works. Join us for the fire, the laughs, and the unfiltered truth about running a bookkeeping business today’s AI World. Meet Your Hosts: ✨ Donna Reade Visionary behind the award winning firms Team Reade and NextGenBookkeepers Champion of AI-Native workflows and subscription pricing models Known for mixing strategy with storytelling (and just the right dash of sarcasm) ✨ Debbie Kilsheimer Founder of Behind the Scenes - A firm that redefines client relationships. Speaker of Uncomfortable Curiosity - pushing boundaries, stirring deep thinking and meaningful change Humor that slaps: cutting, honest, light-hearted Together, Donna and Debbie light up conversations that Inspire, Educate, and Empower bookkeepers and accountants everywhere to build profitable, joyful, and future-ready businesses. 🎙️ Subscribe, tune in, and get ready to Turn Up The Heat on your bookkeeping journey!

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