“Cloud Stories is the world’s coolest accounting podcast”
A guy on the Internet told me this once, and of course I choose to believe him…
The Cloud Stories podcast shares stories from the Accounting Technology world, the stories behind the people who build or use Accounting and Business Apps. It explores:
- How to implement and integrate Business Apps with online accounting software to automate processes, improve productivity, and profitability;
- How to build a business developing Business Apps;
- How to adopt Accounting Apps, build your own preferred tech stack, and introduce Accounting Apps to your client base.
“David, I listened to you on the Cloud Stories podcast with Heather Smith. You had a great interview with her.” Blake Oliver
“She’s awesome. I mean it’s all her. She is a great interviewer.” David Leary
FINTECH DOMINATE COVID ECONOMY Sep 23 2020 Cloud Accounting Podcast
Hmm…so what is a Cloud App, Business App, or Accounting App?
Cloud refers to the Internet and App refers to Application. A Cloud App is internet based software solutions. You can access Cloud Apps centered around the accounting eco-system here: Xero App Marketplace, intuit quickbooks Apps center, MYOB Add Ons, if you click through to make sure you select the correct country location.
By sharing Cloud Stories from the community listeners gain insights into how small businesses and advisory services can thrive in a brave new world of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and robots. Over the years, Heather Smith has interviewed Accountants • Bookkeepers • Business Consultants • Cloud Advisors • Cloud Integrators • Developers • Small Business Owners • and Solution Providers • who have generously shared their own Cloud Story on the popular podcast. Listen in now!
To help you jump in and find interviews of interest to you – here’s links to interviews with Accountants + Bookkeepers + Accounting Salon members
Virtual Cards: The Future 📡 of SMB Payments | Daniel Kniaz
"We see ourselves as a very product-focused team. We spend a lot of time talking to our customers and that I think is one of the single most important [...]
Do Accounting Firms Need an Office 🏢 Anymore?
Today I’m sharing with you a panel discussion on the topic: Do Accounting Firms need an office anymore? produced by the Accounting and Finance Show Hong Kong 2021. Our [...]
📢 Introducing the Xero App Store: Simplifying Small Businesses’ Digital Needs | Nick Houldsworth
Nick Houldsworth Exec GM Ecosystem of Xero joins me on the Cloud Stories podcast and we discuss the launch of the Xero App Store. Initially, Nick explains what the [...]
How to Kickstart the Digitalisation of Your Practice in 2021 🛴
Today I’m sharing with you a panel discussion on the topic: How to Kickstart the Digitalisation of Your Practice in 2021. This session was produced by the Accounting [...]
Shaping the 📡 Future of Your Firm – AccTech and the Digital Firm
Today I bring to you a panel discussion entitled Shaping the Future of Your Firm - AccTech and the Digital Firm. This follows on from last week's episode, where [...]
6 Steps to Transform to a Digitally-Enabled and Sustainability-Focused Accountancy Services Firm
Today I’m sharing with you something a little bit different. I was asked to give a keynote speech as part of the ACCA Virtual Conference 2021 conference ACCA Virtual [...]
Researching an App? How Accountants/Bookkeepers Charge Their Time ⌚ | Postcard
Postcards are short current episodes, addressing a topic that currently interests me, host - Heather Smith. In the App Advisory Mastermind group, someone asked how to charge for your [...]
Makers 🆚 Managers: The Battle Over Remote Work | Postcard
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 [...]
Dext Vision 2021 | James Parker
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 [...]
Delivering Practice Management Solutions for Professional Services | Celso Pinto
"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". [...]
An Australian-built Business Streamlining Payroll and Employee Management | Jon Arrigo
"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 [...]
A Female Fintech Entrepreneur Transforming Technology | Amreeta Abbott
"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 [...]
App Advisory for Accounting Professionals | Kellie Parks
"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 [...]
Building a Reconciliation Solution for eCommerce Businesses | Shopify Stripe Square | Michael Astreiko
"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." – [...]
How to Double Your Clients’ Profits in 5 Easy Steps | Aynsley Damery
"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 [...]
Never Talk Directly to Clients About Cash Flow, and Other Secrets From the Cash Flow Queen | Martha Yasso
"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. [...]
Presenting, Storytelling and Communicating for Accountants | Alexandra Bond Burnett
"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 [...]
A Restaurant Solutionist Creating Magical Client Experiences | Kristen Nies Ciraldo
"There’s something in our social connectivity that is enhanced by the act of sharing food, in my opinion, and it’s why we need independent restaurants particularly." – Kristen Nies [...]
Why an Accountant Started a Bookkeeping Business | Meryl Johnston
"One of my beliefs is about setting an example. I am always reading, listening to podcasts, learning, thinking about things...I also try and convey that to the team to [...]
Accountants empowering their client base through podcasting | Tim Garth and Dan Osborne
"What we want is for our customers to be able to take the bull by the horns with their own information, their own understanding, and make some decisions, and [...]
How hosting a podcast helped this bookkeeper develop active listening skills | Alexi Boyd
"This is the advice we give to all of our clients. Get the business name nailed, get the business name registered under your umbrella or whatever organisations you are, [...]
Orangilicious Secrets to Building and Running a Highly Engaged Community | Catherine Walker
"Who I am online is exactly who I am in person. I guess that could be a decision point. Decide who you’re going to be. I would say be [...]
Supporting Your Clients and Yourself Through Uncertainty | Dylan Burgess
Today I’m speaking with Dylan Burgess, Partner Relationship Manager of Float Cash Flow Forecasting. Dylan is based in Sydney, and prior to joining Float, he spent several years at [...]
20 Trends Changing the World of Work and Transforming the Nature of Careers in Accountancy | Kevin Fitzgerald FCCA
Subscribe to the Accounting Apps newsletter here. Kevin can you share with us a bit about your background? Kevin: Yes, and thank you [...]
The Future of The Accounting Profession | Kenji Kuramoto
"One opportunity this pandemic did give us is it has allowed us to bring people together from all over the world. That is what we have here today truly [...]