Dear AICPA! I Wrote Your Concession Letter

SponsorsBQE CORE - http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/core REWIND.io - http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/rewind Show Notes01:38 – Welcome Ben Wann, CMA, CPA, and MBA to the show!02:39 – Notable industry departures:Matt Rissell exits TSheets amidst some corporate remodeling | BoiseDevJennifer Warawa parts ways with Sage and the accounting industry | Accounting TodayBlake Oliver departs FloQast | LinkedIn07:46 – Seriously, you are not a tree. Move around! How career expectations have shifted from taking root in one job for decades to seeking new opportunities on the regular11:08 – VC fundraising activity:FreshBooks raises "most significant investment so far" from JPMorgan Chase | BetaKitScaleFactor continues to rake in some serious VC coin | Crunchbase21:05 – Ben reads us a story: “Dear AICPA! I Wrote Your Concession Letter” and explains why he is bullish on the CMA versus the CPA after obtaining both28:44 – Speaking of designations, where have all the CPA candidates gone? | CPA.com 33:53 – According to a June ADP survey, 25 percent of accounting professionals surveyed said they would not recommend young accountants get a CPA license, or seek some other credential or advanced degree35:50 – Ben talks about cheese, business process improvement, finance business partnering, and how new technology drives him to educate and help people navigate the constantly shifting accounting landscape39:00 – Yet another way to Crunch some numbers with the help of freelancers | SmallBusiness.co.uk 42:23 – Something’s phishy … More updates on the iNSYNQ ransomware snafu | Krebs on Security47:41 – Armanino goes full crypto – first with a range of blockchain services, and now accepting payment via all forms of cryptocurrency | Armanino, LLP Connect with BenWebsite: The Numbers GuysTwitter: @BenWann_CMALinkedIn: Ben Wann, CMA, MBA, CPAUdemy: Ben Wann | Process Improvement Specialist-Accounting/FinanceYouTube: Ben WannGet in TouchThanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary. Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on iTunes, or Podchaser. Interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus. SubscribeApple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcastsSpotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/SpotifyGoogle Play: http://cloudacctpod.link/GooglePlayStitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/StitcherOvercast: http://cloudacctpod.link/Overcast