“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 the stories behind the people who build or use Business Apps that extend the capability of online accounting software. 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.
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!
Cloud Stories is always looking for new guests!
Do you have a story that would be of interest to the Cloud Stories podcast community? If you’re interested in being a guest on the show I suggest you listen to some past episodes (just search for Cloud Stories on your podcast device) – so you understand the vibe of the podcast. If you think you are a good fit for the Cloud Stories community, I would love you to please complete the Podcast Pitch. If there are people you would like to hear on the podcast, please share this page with them and encourage them to contact me via the form to be on the show.
Cloud Stories is proud to be the longest running software independent accounting podcast. Complete the Podcast Pitch to be on the show!
How a modern future-focused firm scopes, selects and implements best of breed cloud solutions | Lee Duffield
I'm really fussy about the way salespeople contact me. If they start spamming me and if I think they've got my details illegally, I'm not happy at all. I [...]
Unlocking your untapped capacity using cloud applications | Amy Holdsworth
You can't be half pregnant. If you're going to adopt new software, new processes, new procedures, then damn well do it. Don't just kind of go halfway through the [...]
Common traits of successful modern accountants and bookkeepers | Luis Sanchez
Some of the best Accountants and Bookkeepers are extremely opinionated. They challenge the hell out of their clients and so I'll put it very simply and this is just [...]
Living up to the critical role of “Recession-Proof Accountant” | Will Lopez
The two terms that came out of the Great Recession here in the US were 'Flat is Up', and the 'Accountant Recession' or the 'Recession-proof Accountant'. Flat is Up [...]
Tackling the challenges Accounting Apps face navigating Covid 19 | Nick Houldsworth
I think there's challenges, significant challenges, but any big kind of shift like this also creates opportunities. So, being ready for those opportunities, but also being realistic about some [...]
How to create a scalable modern firm that can sell | Ryan Lazanis
"I mandated across the firm what type of clients we would work with, the personalities of those clients, the technology that was used, and the core service offering. So, [...]
Playing the cloud game: how a computer game designer turned accountant built an app to transition his practice to the cloud | Paul Murray
Xero have been the first to say we're going to create a ecosystem and we're going to have an open API and you're going to be able to do [...]
Lance Rubin – Decision making the art and science of finding value
We're going to run out of cash in five months time. So what do we do to avoid that situation? Because if we have to go into liquidation and [...]
Natalie Lennon – Starting and running a 100% cloud-based practice
When a client comes in. We'll say, look what apps are you using? What's the workflow? What's happening there? Can we automate? And we either try and do it [...]
Michael Ly – A serial entrepreneur, building businesses, navigating cultural differences, and always learning
As an entrepreneur, you have to get really good at selling what you envision you want to provide and what you envision your ideal clients are going to be [...]
David Cristello – Building a practice workflow solution to solve the problem of client work falling through the cracks
Jetpack Workflow was really built to solve the problem of client work falling through the cracks. When I was talking with people, firm owners, they said, well, we have hundreds [...]
People, Processes, Technology, Data – essential elements of a sustainable business
We've got some clients that have been going with us for over six years now and their team members are equally as good as any manager in Australia because [...]
10 Tips to Write Better Content
What's the most dangerous thing you've ever done? It's an interesting question. One thing pops to mind but I have a little caveat with this one at the end [...]
An Inventory Nerd Solving Complex Problems with Simple Solutions | Jeri Wambeek
The biggest thing is time savings, and then, of course, if you're paying people by the hour time savings can also save money. And the other part is automating [...]
Building a better world at work | Ben Thompson
We've built a business partner portal on top of Employment Hero, which allows one of our business partners, be they accountants or HR consultants, bookkeepers to manage hundreds of [...]
Reducing fraud and improving supplier relationships through digital approval workflows | Martin Peirce
If you control the buying process, then first of all you can knock out the waste, the duplicate purchases, but also you can really control where your people are [...]
Vote 1 For the Power BI Data Party
Today I am speaking with Cameron Lynch. Cameron is a Chartered Accountant and the founder of the Etani Business Platform. He believes he can help businesses survive and prosper in [...]
What are cloud-based app solutions? My interview on the Tax Wrap podcast.
I was interviewed about Accounting Technology on the Tax Wrap podcast. Steve Burnham and I talked about: What are cloud-based app solutions? Can you compare traditional accounting software and cloud-based [...]
Chris Hooper – World’s First Accounting Futurist
My name is Chris Hooper, and I'm the C.E.O. of Accodex, which is a market network for freelance accountants. Heather Smith: Excellent. Thank you. And I am glad to hear [...]
Laura Venables – Flipping the Australian Accounting conference model on its head
My name's Laura Venables, I'm the event director of AccounTech.Live and Accounting Business Expo. What does that really mean? A whole heap of things really. We are the facilitators of [...]
Colin Hewitt – Building a cashflow forecasting solution that the business owners can rely on
I'm Colin Hewitt. I'm the CEO and co-founder of Float, which is a cash-flow forecasting piece of software that helps small businesses. Heather Smith: Sensational. So we last spoke, it [...]
Clayton Oates – an Accounting Technologist embracing symbiotic relationships with software providers
Heather Smith: Thank you so much, Clayton, for being on Cloud Stories with me and our listeners today. I'd like to start off by asking you, Who are you and [...]
Phong Le – Underdogs disrupting and challenging the big players
Today I am speaking with Phong Le Head of Growth APAC from Expensify the only expense claims and management tool built for companies of all sizes, from solopreneurs to the [...]
Ep.52 Daniel Tramontana – BGL Corporate Solutions – Humility, Focus, Resilience and Trust
Today I am speaking with Daniel Tramontana. Daniel joined BGL in 1997. During this time, Daniel has been part of the accountant's journey in transitioning from DOS to Windows and [...]
Ep.53 David Barrett – Expensify – Build a product with a strong end user experience
Today I am speaking with David Barrett, the founder and CEO of Expensify. He's an all around alpha geek who started programming when he was 6. He worked in a [...]