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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!)
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When Does It Make Sense To Specialize A Role?
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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What It's Like To Sell Into Accounting Firms, ft. Ben Stein of Keeper
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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Meaningful Milestones And Memorable Moments At Acuity
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/
👣 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/
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Recruiting In Accounting With Roman Villard
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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Website: https://acuity.co/
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"The Drinkies" Return! Our Third Annual Awards Show 🥇
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/
👣 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/
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Our Predictions For 2024 – Global, Personal, & Professional
In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew review their predictions from 2023 and give their predictions for 2024.
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👉 Welcome! (00:00)👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)👉 How Many Did We Get Right Last Year? (03:23)👉 Our Global Predictions For 2024 (07:43)👉 The Accounting Profession In 2023 & 2024 (12:55)👉 How Many Firms Take Private Equity In ’24? (20:01)👉 Tech Predictions: AI In 2024 Or 2025? (22:16)👉 Predictions For Acuity: 2023 Vs. 2024 (25:58)👉 Last Year’s Personal Predictions (34:09)👉 Personal Goals For Matthew This Year (37:48)👉 Personal Goals For Kenji This Year (41:14)👉 The Painful Prediction: The Falcons (44:24)👉 Will Atlanta United Be In The Playoffs? (47:40)👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (48:40)
🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺— KENJI is drinking Heineken Saint Lucia Ltd. / Piton Lager Beer.https://pitonbeer.com/piton-beer/— MATTHEW is drinking Untitled Art / Chocolate Graham Cracker Pastry Stout.https://www.drinkuntitled.com/products/beer/
➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR ⬅️Grow Resources Saint Lucia: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grow-resources-saint-lucia/
👥 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/
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Customer Reviews
Love your work!
Hey guys, I have listened to all your podcasts and it still remains one of my favourites. I listened to the episode on “takeaways from bringing people together” today, and again I found so many insights to draw on. I am a single firm owner in South Africa, so Mathews comments on the loneliness of the journey in this episode rang true to me. Probably my all time favorite episode was when Mathew shared his insights on building a sales function. I’ve read predictable revenue, and am implementing it in my business and am already having some cool wins. Keep up the great work.
Mike Powell
Go to accounting podcast
Lots to learn from these guys! Highly recommend listening each week
Practical and fun
Practical conversations about accounting firms and some drinks with fun peeps, i dig it … check it out and subscribe!