Stu McEwan, Building Better Software (Edinburgh)

Welcome back to Accounting Steps! I’m Gareth Salomon, accountant and founder of Xenon Connect (software that automatically detects bookkeeping errors – faster). In this episode I took a walk through the picturesque Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh with Stu McEwan, Staff Product Manager at FreeAgent.In true Scottish style, there was a bit of wind and rain along the way, but that didn’t stop us from having a great conversation. Stu shared his journey from studying business management and psychology, to joining FreeAgent back in 2016. We talked about his early days working in the Support team, through product management, and into what his current role looks like today.We also discussed the challenges and opportunities ahead with Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, how FreeAgent approaches product development, and what is next for the software. FreeAgent: https://www.freeagent.com/Stu McEwan LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartmcewan/Xenon Connect: https://www.xenonconnect.com/Gareth Salomon LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garethsalomon/