Finding the right work-life balance can be one of the biggest push/pull battles of our career. Paul Meissner's recent interview by Joe Salvati from Xero on a favourite topic of mine work/life balance. Paul shares his tips to achieve a balance.

BEST ON GROUND David Boyar Lawyers don’t have the same relationship with clients Accountants do but this new subscription model could change that. CA Catalyst SOLD OUT Data Analytics Workshop proved to me that just because an app has a lot of Xero connections, doesn’t mean it’s right for you. Leadership is taken seriously by Hood Sweeney. Paul Meissner Do Floppy disks still rule? ATO winning the 2019 AMY Awards for their Online Services for agents Campaign. WORST ON GROUND Da

Shedding light on performance. Integrated reporting and forecasting that allows you to create insights to inform better business outcomes. Matt Kekena the Education & Training Manager for Spotlight Reporting gives an in-depth overview of Spotlight Reporting.

Paul Meissner CA talks about how he moved his accounting firm to be 100% cloud and win the Xero Australia Cloud Champion award. Apps discussed. AccountKit Adobe Sign Calendly BGL FYI Document Management G Suite Grammarly Loom NowInfinity Office 365 Practice Ignition Practice Protect Receipt Bank Stripe TOA Global Xero Practice Manager Xero Tax You can book me Zoom.us Join our next Freedom Mentoring App Review. Spotlight Reporting Wed 20 November 12.30 pm Register

Excited to announce I'm a Xero Cloud Champion award finalist. I'm running a free webinar on what I have learnt moving my firm to 100% cloud, what worked, what didn't, benefits and where I see the industry heading. This event is co-hosted by Wayne Schmidt who launched Xero in Australia back in 2009. Bring your questions for a Q&A session as well. It will undoubtedly be a lively and entraining webinar. Register to attend/receive the recording. Date:  Fri 25 Oct  Time: 1.00pm Me

Ron Lesh (Founder and Managing Director at BGL) walks us through BGL's CAS 360 and Simple Fund 360 - Australia's leading cloud-based software solutions that will streamline corporate compliance and SMSF admin through powerful, user-friendly and highly intelligent technology. Some of the highlights: How you can efficiently manage company compliance and ensure you are compliant with the Corporations Law The power and future of AI technology in the SMSF world - and how AI helpin

My presentation from the Accounting & Finance Show Asia in Singapore. Apps to drive practice efficiency and client satisfaction. Apps to improve staff onboarding Apps to improve workflow management Apps to allow better client engagement Apps discussed. Calendly Zoom.us Loom Receipt Bank Practice Ignition BGL

BEST ON GROUND Paul Meissner Apple’s core values are a very interesting read. Do you have core values? Accountkit - amazing software. Actually made me go “Wow”. Haven’t had that reaction for a long time. David Boyar Hands down the simplest explanation of a balance sheet I have ever heard Income statement. Balance Sheet How do blind people see numbers? WORST ON GROUND Paul Meissner CA and CPA article re crisis of costs for financial advisors. Didn’t listen and pushed all membe

BEST ON GROUND Paul Meissner Nagging clients have a point, why not listen to them? Cheaper debt for being sustainable. David sees straight through this. David Boyar Tax Managers are the most in-demand and highest paid jobs in the USA. How does a global tech giant collect cash money? How to show the value of a tax break. Gig workers are becoming more like employees in this state. WORST ON GROUND Paul Meissner Advisors as salespeople..not a good idea. The accountant's exemption

Excited to be speaking again at the Accounting & Finance Show in Singapore 8-9 October. Apps to drive practice efficiency and client satisfaction. - Apps to improve staff onboarding - Apps to improve workflow management - Apps to allow better client engagement Wed 9 October at 3.30 pm. Click here to attend for free. Learn from some amazing speakers like: Jody PadarHeather Smith CA, FCCA, FICB Aynsley Damery Lielette Calleja Colin Hewitt Tim Hoopmann Sarah Lawrance Mariam Riza

NowInfinity walks us through how to rapidly improve your firm’s efficiency and reduce costs. In the cloud age, there's no shortage of software gimmicks for accountants to plug into, yet firms are still losing thousands of dollars a year in late fees to ASIC because they don't have the right systems in place to pass these costs onto their clients. Other firms are missing out on valuable revenue because they're still paying third parties far too much to set up companies and tru

Love watching the success of our clients like Kelly Chard and GrowthMD. www.wayne-schmidt.com

Paul Murray (Founder & Accountant) walks us through AccountKits suite of tools.

Paul sits with Xero Founder Rod Drury.

Where ever you are on your tech journey, there was something at Xerocon 2019 for you. Paul Meissner and David Boyar walkthrough of Xerocon.

Every photo tagging Paul Meissner on stage at Xerocon during his presentation. Big Journey to a Small Compliance Advisory Firm 1.30 - 1.45PM Thursday. Freedom Mentoring will provide 100 days of water via B1G1.

Best on Ground Nature vs nurture. The goal of parenting is often a nurturing, equality method, but in a family business context or performance based rewards, there is often a clash. Jon Kenfield has some great content. Why do accountants rely on their feelings when giving advice? Because they’re wimps. Hot desking, love it or hate it. We discuss if the people who dislike it are just disappointed they cannot hide in an office playing solitaire? BGL are demo-ing new tech at Reg

Best on Ground Congratulations to our friends at Judo bank on their new capital raise pumping more $$ into the business lending space. If you have to ask your accountant about the accessibility or deductibility of something, you probably already know the answer. Awesome VR use of the moon landing. The accounting profession v the accounting industry. Deliveroo finds a tax and super planning solution for their drivers. Worst on Ground Would you give your staff 12 weeks life lea

Pau Meissner CA talks about why he removed timesheets from his accounting firm, the benefits he gained and how he measures team productivity

I can remember the first Xerocon in Napier New Zealand back in 2010 when I was Country Manager for Xero Australia. Now Xerocon Australia is nearly here with some 4,000+ delegates attending. I currently live in Koh Samui, Thailand, and I’ve been reflecting on this crazy thing called ‘Conference Swag’. It is crazy. Why? Well, most of the swag is just plain plastic trinkets that get thrown away a week after the conference and guess what, those trinkets end up on beaches and in o