Drink While You Think🍺

Kenji Kuramoto & Matthew May
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Drink While You Think is a podcast and video series hosted by Kenji Kuramoto and Matthew May, co-founders of Acuity. Tune in to each episode to hear them discuss all things accounting while sharing a beer together. (Beer ratings come at the end!) Follow Us! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/acuity.co Twitter: https://twitter.com/Acuity_co Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acuity.co/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acuity_co LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/acuity.co/ Uptappd: https://untappd.com/user/DWYT/ Website: https://acuity.co/

  1. Becoming Acuity 3.0: What’s Happening Next At Sorren?

    06/27/2025

    Becoming Acuity 3.0: What’s Happening Next At Sorren?

    In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew dig into what the future holds for Sorren and for accounting — from the next evolution of CAS to the agentic space, plus how they’re thinking about firm-building from here. Tune in for topics like... 👉 What’s Next At Sorren? (00:00)👉 Building Up Our CAS Practice (01:50)👉 Matthew’s Experience At BDO Alliance Conference (06:00)👉 What CAS Will Look Like In Top Firms (07:15)👉 What Happened To Payroll Will Happen To Accounting (10:32)👉 Will Sorren Keep Adding Firms? (11:59)👉 What Kenji’s Up To? (13:39)👉 Supporting Accounting Tech Startups (17:34)👉 Professor Kuramoto? (18:28)👉 The Agentic Space (21:02)👉 Landing This (4-Episode) Plane (22:09)👉 Catch Up With Us At Conferences (23:20)👉 Cheers & Drink Shoutouts (24:51) 👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥Kenji Kuramoto: @kenjikuramoto, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjikuramoto/Matthew May: @TheTechCPA, https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetechcpa/ 👣 FOLLOW US 👣Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/acuity.coTwitter: https://twitter.com/Acuity_coInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/acuity.co/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acuity_coLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/acuity.co/Uptappd: https://untappd.com/user/DWYT/Website: https://acuity.co/ 👇 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL👇https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCojjHAe6BqSgq9yZRR-O6ig

    25 min
  2. Becoming Acuity 3.0: Signed, Sealed, Delivered – Now What?

    06/20/2025

    Becoming Acuity 3.0: Signed, Sealed, Delivered – Now What?

    In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew talk about what happens after the deal closes — how they told the team, how fast integration started, and how many emotions went into this process. Tune in for topics like... 👉 Deal Is Done, More Drinks (00:00)👉 “The Dog Has Caught The Car Bumper” (01:37)👉 How We Staged Telling Our Team (02:24)👉 And…Matthew’s Parents Are In Town (04:26)👉 PE = Everybody Assumes They’re Fired (05:00)👉 Leadership Meeting, Then All-Hands (06:33)👉 Matthew Books Site Visits (09:40)👉 The Hardest Work: Immediate Integration (10:43)👉 This Is Where Mental Health Comes Into Play (13:05)👉 “Who Am I Now?” (15:36)👉 The Heavy Responsibility For Firm Owners (20:37)👉 Let’s Get Into Integration (21:38)👉 Pros & Cons To Choosing Culture Influence (24:10)👉 Bringing 14 Firms Together To Make A Top 50 Firm (28:37)👉 We Now Have Leaders Who’ve Done It (30:50)👉 Is PE Worse Than Staying Stagnant? (33:20)  👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥Kenji Kuramoto: @kenjikuramoto, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjikuramoto/Matthew May: @TheTechCPA, https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetechcpa/ 👣 FOLLOW US 👣Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/acuity.coTwitter: https://twitter.com/Acuity_coInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/acuity.co/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acuity_coLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/acuity.co/Uptappd: https://untappd.com/user/DWYT/Website: https://acuity.co/ 👇 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL👇https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCojjHAe6BqSgq9yZRR-O6ig

    39 min
  3. Behind Acuity 3.0: Inside The Deal Process

    06/13/2025

    Behind Acuity 3.0: Inside The Deal Process

    In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew talk through what it looks like to navigate a deal — from stepping out of daily ops to prepping management decks, surviving diligence, and leaning on the right people to keep it all going. (This is episode two in a four-part series, so stay tuned for more to come!) Tune in for topics like... 👉 Why Kenji Stepped Away From Operating (00:00)👉 Management Presentations & Matthew Taking Over (02:20)👉 What Happens When Everyone’s Great? (06:05)👉 Where Shit Gets Real: LOIs (07:13)👉 Deal Structures Are Crazy (08:55)👉 The Most Important: Culture & Team (10:29)👉 Diligence = Tequila Time (14:02)👉 The Importance of Bankers & Lawyers (16:20)👉 The Emotional Aspect Of This Deal (18:48)👉 Our Forums Were So Helpful (21:01)👉 Being Ready For Deals To Die (22:36)👉 Until You Sign The LOI…(23:48)👉 How Your (Future) Partners Work With You (26:00)👉 Not To Burst Your Bubble, But… (27:10) 👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥Kenji Kuramoto: @kenjikuramoto, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjikuramoto/Matthew May: @TheTechCPA, https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetechcpa/ 👣 FOLLOW US 👣Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/acuity.coTwitter: https://twitter.com/Acuity_coInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/acuity.co/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acuity_coLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/acuity.co/Uptappd: https://untappd.com/user/DWYT/Website: https://acuity.co/ 👇 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL👇https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCojjHAe6BqSgq9yZRR-O6ig

    30 min
  4. Behind Acuity 3.0: Transparency In Data & In Ourselves

    06/05/2025

    Behind Acuity 3.0: Transparency In Data & In Ourselves

    In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer (and some liquor) and talk about Acuity 3.0: Acuity, powered by Sorren. (This episode is split up into a four-part series, so stay tuned for more to come!) Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00)👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)👉 What Is Sorren? (03:10)👉 The Why – Being Prepared For Acuity 3.0 (04:35)👉 How? Hiring Outside Perspective (12:44)👉 Pros Of Capital Advisors (15:45)👉 Let’s Talk Quality Of Earnings (21:50)👉 The Marketing Side Of This Deal (24:15)👉 Rum Time: Pampero Aniversario (27:46)👉 Who We Wanted To Bring In (28:50)👉 The Most Valuable Question (29:50) 🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺— KENJI is drinking Deth’s Tar / Revolution Brewinghttps://revbrew.com/beer/deep-wood-series/deths-tar— MATTHEW is drinking Caramelized Chocolate Churro Porter / Moody Tonguehttps://www.moodytongue.com/our-beers/ ➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR ⬅️Bravaldo Capital Investors: https://bravaldocapitaladvisors.com 👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥Kenji Kuramoto: @kenjikuramoto, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjikuramoto/Matthew May: @TheTechCPA, https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetechcpa/ 👣 FOLLOW US 👣Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/acuity.coTwitter: https://twitter.com/Acuity_coInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/acuity.co/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acuity_coLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/acuity.co/Uptappd: https://untappd.com/user/DWYT/Website: https://acuity.co/ 👇 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL👇https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCojjHAe6BqSgq9yZRR-O6ig

    32 min
  5. Planning & Goal Setting for 2025 🎯

    12/23/2024

    Planning & Goal Setting for 2025 🎯

    In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer and talk about planning for the year ahead – goal setting, Q4 leadership retreats, creating community, and more. Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00)👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)👉 When To Set Goals For The Year Ahead (03:47)👉 Accounting Firm Owners – Are You Planning? (05:10)👉 Budgeting Advice For Entrepreneurs (07:45)👉 Acuity’s Planning Process Now (09:16)👉 Matthew As Our Integrator (11:03)👉 Brainstorming Versus Open To Feedback (13:50)👉 How We Structure The Planning (16:21)👉 Initiatives Have To Be Communicated (22:04)👉 Check Ins Create Community (27:27)👉 The Art Of Facilitation (33:31)👉 Acuity 3.0 (36:36)👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (41:15)👉 How Was Yo-Yo Ma? (42:53)👉 Upcoming: 2025 Predictions (46:15) 🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺— KENJI is drinking Lesson In Love / Bluejackethttps://www.bluejacketdc.com— MATTHEW is drinking Wildflower Bouquet / Wild Heavenhttps://wildheavenbeer.com ➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR ⬅️Trees Atlanta: https://www.treesatlanta.org 👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥Kenji Kuramoto: @kenjikuramoto, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjikuramoto/Matthew May: @TheTechCPA, https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetechcpa/ 👣 FOLLOW US 👣Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/acuity.coTwitter: https://twitter.com/Acuity_coInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/acuity.co/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acuity_coLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/acuity.co/Uptappd: https://untappd.com/user/DWYT/Website: https://acuity.co/ 👇 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL👇https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCojjHAe6BqSgq9yZRR-O6ig

    47 min
  6. Our 2024 Acuity Philippines Road Show Recap

    12/05/2024

    Our 2024 Acuity Philippines Road Show Recap

    In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer and talk about their recent trip to the Philippines for Acuity’s second Philippines Road Show! Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00)👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)👉 Quick Recap of Why PH (03:03)👉 Far Away: Distance & Time - Hard to Be in Person (06:40)👉 What It Requires to Get There: Travel Expectations (08:10)👉 Tips for People Who Want to Go to PH (10:05)👉 The First Time We Went… (14:45)👉 What It’s Like Being in PH: Weather, Food, & Drinks (19:02)👉 Beers You Need to Know (21:50)👉 How We Structure Our Roadshows (22:28)👉 Nights in PH: Dinners, Karaoke, Drinks (28:46)👉 Things to Do / How to Interact (34:22)👉 Category 5 Super Typhoon (36:14)👉 It’s Always Worth It (38:15)👉 Tips for Readjusting in the U.S. (39:05)👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (42:50) 🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺— KENJI is drinking Farmers Daughter / Whitewater Brewinghttps://www.whitewaterbrewery.com— MATTHEW is drinking Beltliner / Wild Heavenhttps://www.wildheavenbeer.com ➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR ⬅️SalesiQ: https://verifyiq.co/salesiq/  👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥Kenji Kuramoto: @kenjikuramoto, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjikuramoto/Matthew May: @TheTechCPA, https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetechcpa/ 👣 FOLLOW US 👣Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/acuity.coTwitter: https://twitter.com/Acuity_coInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/acuity.co/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acuity_coLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/acuity.co/Uptappd: https://untappd.com/user/DWYT/Website: https://acuity.co/

    45 min
  7. Tune Into The DWYT Tech Stack Draft 🍿

    09/04/2024

    Tune Into The DWYT Tech Stack Draft 🍿

    In case you missed it...here's the recording of the LIVE #DrinkWhileYouThink Tech Stack Draft! 🍿 🚨 RULES 🚨  - Snake draft 🐍 - Once an app is picked, it’s off the board. ✔️ - Each team must have one app in each of these categories: G/L, Spend Mgmt, Payroll, Forecasting/Reporting, Banking, Workflow, and Flex (our wildcard category) 👏 - The app has to *actually* work in the category. But – they can go wild with the Flex pick. 😎 - Matthew May, our "League Commissioner," handles any shenanigans. 👨‍⚖️ 🤝 TRADES 🤝  We encouraged teams to make them! The crazier, the better. 🏆 WINNER 🏆  Who built the #GOAT tech stack? 🐐 Here's our lineup of GMs: Kristen Nies Ciraldo, Niki Mackenzie, Brian C., Jan Haugo, Miguel Alexander Centeno – and of course, your co-hosts Matthew May & Kenji Kuramoto ✨ We’ll let YOU vote on who built the best tech stack team. 😍 Drop a comment below to vote! 🍻 DRINKS 🍻 Umm...it's kind of a theme of the show. They brought a drink (or three) and so should you! 🕺 👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥Kenji Kuramoto: @kenjikuramoto, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjikuramoto/Matthew May: @TheTechCPA, https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetechcpa/ 👣 FOLLOW US 👣Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/acuity.coTwitter: https://twitter.com/Acuity_coInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/acuity.co/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acuity_coLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/acuity.co/Uptappd: https://untappd.com/user/DWYT/Website: https://acuity.co/ 👇 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL👇https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCojjHAe6BqSgq9yZRR-O6ig

    56 min
  8. Are Accountants Considered 'Cool'?

    06/26/2024

    Are Accountants Considered 'Cool'?

    In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer and ask themselves are accountants 'cool'? Plus, they dive into recent venture capital activity and important info about the new Beneficial Ownership Information Report requirement from FinCEN. Tune in for topics like... 👉 Welcome! (00:00)👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)👉 The Industry At Large: Are Accountants Cool? (02:51)👉 If You Don’t Do It Authentically, It Rings Hollow (10:09)👉 The Largest Venture Capital-Backed Exits (13:55)👉 VC Activity Is High In Accounting/Tech (16:50)👉 Premium Deals Are Still Happening (18:49)👉 Atlanta Brands On Our Sports Team Jerseys (22:18)👉 What’s This Whole BOI Thing? (23:41)👉 Taking Accounting Advice From TikTok (31:00)👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (31:46) 🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺—   KENJI is drinking Wild Leap Brew Co. / Side Bae Double IPA.https://wildleap.com/our-beers/side-bae-galaxy-enigma-strata-el-dorado/—   MATTHEW is drinking Halfway Crooks Beer / Super Super Turbo Turbo.https://untappd.com/b/halfway-crooks-beer-super-super-turbo-turbo/4889030 👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥Kenji Kuramoto: @kenjikuramoto, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjikuramoto/Matthew May: @TheTechCPA, https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetechcpa/ 👣 FOLLOW US 👣Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/acuity.coTwitter: https://twitter.com/Acuity_coInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/acuity.co/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acuity_coLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/acuity.co/Uptappd: https://untappd.com/user/DWYT/Website: https://acuity.co/ 👇 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL👇https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCojjHAe6BqSgq9yZRR-O6ig

    34 min
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Drink While You Think is a podcast and video series hosted by Kenji Kuramoto and Matthew May, co-founders of Acuity. Tune in to each episode to hear them discuss all things accounting while sharing a beer together. (Beer ratings come at the end!) Follow Us! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/acuity.co Twitter: https://twitter.com/Acuity_co Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acuity.co/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acuity_co LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/acuity.co/ Uptappd: https://untappd.com/user/DWYT/ Website: https://acuity.co/

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  • Creator
    Kenji Kuramoto & Matthew May
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    75
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Kenji Kuramoto & Matthew May
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    Drink While You Think🍺