Postcards are short current episodes, addressing a topic that currently interests me, host - Heather Smith. In today's postcard, I share an article that resonated with me, from the Todoist blog post written by Fadeke Adegbuyi. Makers vs Managers: The Battle Over Remote Work Managers want to go back to the office. Employees aren’t [...]
On the Cloud Stories podcast, I'm speaking with James Parker, General Manager of Asia-Pacific (APAC) of Dext. As you may be aware in Feb 2021, team orange rebranded from Receipt Bank to Dext. This led to a lot of discussions and perhaps confusion in the Accounting and Bookkeeping community. To try and address community [...]
"So for us to be able to find the right positioning, what we want to do, and having it resonate with our target customers, that made all the difference". – Celso Pinto, Pixie. Today I'm speaking with Celso Pinto Founder and CEO of Pixie. In this episode, we talk about . . . Life [...]
"The idea was to try and eliminate as much of the unnecessary work as possible via automation. That’s really where Microkeeper hats were. Having the ability to be able to do all of this managing in one platform and do it quickly". – Jon Arrigo, Microkeeper. Today I’m speaking with Jon Arrigo co-founder and [...]
"I’m really big on communication. You have to have 'the conversation'. I think too many people hide behind compliance and don’t actually engage and you need this guidance. I think if we can identify where there are some weaknesses and strengths within a business, you either harness one or you help to improve the [...]
"Communication is a key piece. Keeping it consistent, keeping it on brand, keeping it meaningful and actionable to the client". – Kellie Parks, Calm Waters Cloud Accounting. Kellie Parks Cloud Accounting Aficionado of Calm Waters Bookkeeping joined me and we: Explored App Advisory Hear about the extensive collection of process and workflow templates Kellies [...]
"It's our main goal to make reconciliation possible. It's not only about having the right inventory but also having the right cash flow and your accounts perfectly reconciled." – Michael Astreiko, Synder. Michael Astreiko CEO of Synder joined me to talk about . . . Delve into Physics and Maxwell's equations which form the foundation [...]
"We've created simplicity in numbers. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication as a great designer once said. And so everything about that is stripping back the complexity of business, making it easier for small business owners to understand their numbers and how to do better." – Aynsley Damery, Clarity Aynsley Damery Founder and CEO of [...]
"Clients value that. They will pay for that person that's going to listen and provide... That's all your clients want, they want it off their plate, and that's freeing. That gets them focused again on what they need to do, which is their creativity." – Martha Yasso, Yasso Books Today I’m speaking with Martha [...]
"When I talk about influence and being an influence is about using your powers for good. If you think about the best teacher you ever had at school and someone who made a real difference or managed to describe something and it blew your mind and you went, “Wow.” That’s what I would like [...]
