Drink While You Think

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew talk through what it looks like to navigate a deal — from stepping out of daily ops to prepping management decks, surviving diligence, and leaning on the right people to keep it all going.(This is episode two in a four-part series, so stay tuned for more to come!)Tune in for topics like...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer (and some liquor) and talk about Acuity 3.0: Acuity, powered by Sorren.(This episode is split up into a four-part series, so stay tuned for more to come!)Tune in for topics like...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer and talk about planning for the year ahead – goal setting, Q4 leadership retreats, creating community, and more.Tune in for topics like...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer and talk about their recent trip to the Philippines for Acuity's second Philippines Road Show!Tune in for topics like...

In case you missed it...here's the recording of the LIVE #DrinkWhileYouThink Tech Stack Draft!

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer and ask themselves are accountants 'cool'? Plus, they dive into recent venture capital activity and important info about the new Beneficial Ownership Information Report requirement from FinCEN.Tune in for topics like...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer and talk compensation plans, trying to answer the question: is there such thing as the perfect compensation plan??Tune in for topics like...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji Kuramoto & Matthew May share a beer and talk about job responsibilities – when to create specialized roles, when you should rethink roles, and when you might want to consider combining roles in your company.Tune in for…

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer with returning guest, Ben Stein, co-founder and CEO of Keeper!Tune in for topics like...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer and talk about meaningful milestones and memorable moments throughout the years at Acuity.Tune in for topics like...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji shares a beer with special guest Roman Villard, founder of Full Send Finance, and dives into recruiting efforts in the accounting industry right now.Tune in for topics like...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer and host the third annual DWYT awards show – The Drinkies!

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew review their predictions from 2023 and give their predictions for 2024.Tune in for topics like...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji Kuramoto & Matthew May share a beer and talk about one of their biggest struggles: communication.Tune in for…

In this episode of Drink  While You Think, Kenji Kuramoto & Matthew May share a beer and tackle their first Ask Me Anything episode!Tune in for…

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji Kuramoto & Matthew May share a beer and talk about Acuity's international teams – what's worked well, what's been challenging, and why expanding outside of the U.S. has become important to the growth and success of Acuity.Tune in for…

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji Kuramoto shares a drink with a few team members during the Acuity Q3 Offsite – asking them about their role, their goals for 2024, what they're drinking, and even a “Would You Rather” question.Tune in for…

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji Kuramoto & Matthew May share a beer and talk about why they're not involved in the sales process at Acuity.Tune in for topics like...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji Kuramoto & Matthew May share a beer and revisit the Entrepreneurial Operating System, talking about how implementing EOS is going at Acuity, seven months in!Tune in for topics like...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji Kuramoto & Matthew May share a beer to celebrate Matthew's 10-year anniversary at Acuity! The two take a walk down memory lane, reflecting on the past ten years together in business.Tune in for topics like...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji Kuramoto & Matthew May talk about how accounting firms are funded – whether it's cash flow from the firm itself, taking on debt, or looking for outside investors.Tune in for topics like...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji Kuramoto & Matthew May talk about angry clients – how they approach them, how they talk to team members about them, and what firm owners can do to find resolutions.Tune in for topics like...

This week on Drink While You Think, Kenji Kuramoto & Matthew May reconvene after a busy summer to share a beer and talk about taking time off, traveling, and work – and how to balance it all.Tune in for topics like...

This week on Drink While You Think, Kenji Kuramoto & Matthew May share a beer with the Queen of Processes Patti Scharf, digging into how to create better processes within your firm.Tune in for topics like...

This week on Drink While You Think, Matthew May shares a beer with special guest Steven Byler, talking about the accounting ecosystem and the support firms can find in the community.Tune in for topics like...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew talk about Acuity's technology partners, taking a deep dive into the who, what, when, where, why, and how of developing partnerships with tech companies.Tune in for topics like...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer with special guest Nathan Stuck, talking about Acuity's journey to become a certified B Corp!Tune in for topics like...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer and talk about the crisis in accounting, with fewer and fewer people entering the accounting profession.Tune in for topics like...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew host the second annual “The Drinkies” – an award show highlighting the best, worst, and most of DWYT.Tune in for topics like...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji shares a beer with Randy Crabtree, talking about burnout for accountants, and the need for more mental health awareness in the accounting realm.Tune in for topics like...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji shares a beer with his mate Jamie Beresford, CEO of Practice Protect, discussing cybersecurity risks, cloud accounting, and the importance of investing in people.Tune in for topics like...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew have a beer with special guest Ben Stein, co-founder and CEO of Keeper, sharing their experiences of scaling a business.Tune in for topics like...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew talk about their favorite acronym recently – EOS, or Entrepreneurial Operating System.Tune in for topics like...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew give their new year predictions going into 2023, including their global, accounting, Acuity, and personal predictions.Tune in for topics like...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer with special guest Liz Wilke, the principal economist at Gusto and leader of the Gustonomics team.Tune in for topics like...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew invite you to laugh along with them as they talk about all of the crazy, stupid, and weird ideas they've had (and some even attempted) as co-founders of Acuity.Tune in for topics like...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew give a tour of their home office setups, diving into what makes it work for them and why they pick certain things.Tune in for topics like...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew sit down with special guest Marissa Jones, founder and CEO of Logistis, an accounting and advisory agency for creative startups.Tune in for topics like...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew talk about Acuity's core values and why they matter.Tune in for topics like...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew are “in the wild,” sharing a beer at SweetWater Brewing in Atlanta and talking about giving and receiving feedback at Acuity.Tune in for topics like...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew sit down with special guest Seth Fineberg, editorial manager and US team lead for AccountingWEB.com, to talk about the accounting industry, big stories from this year, what it's like to host a conference – and of course, craft beer!Tune in for topics like...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew talk about why private equity keeps investing in accounting firms, predicting whether that trend will continue.Tune in for topics like...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew talk about all of the ways they've made mistakes with their people – whether it's management, setting expectations, compensation, growth and development. But it all leads back to underinvesting in Acuity's HR function, something they've worked hard to fix.Tune in for topics like...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew talk about CPAs – why Kenji let his certification lapse, why Matthew still has his, what's going on in the realm of CPAs, and their thoughts on how it plays out in the industry.Tune in for topics like...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji sits down with Terrell Turner, founder of TLTurner Group, to dive into content creation – covering the time commitment, the types of content you can produce, and the analytics behind what you put out there.Tune in for topics like...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew reflect on Acuity's recent leadership retreat, touching on why we think that retreats are important to Acuity, how we run them and how they've changed over time, and whether this is something that your firm should consider.Tune in for topics like...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew take a deep dive into payroll and compensation, highlighting ways other accounting firms should consider making changes.Tune in for topics like...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew talk about that all important thing – accountants are too slow to increase pricing, a necessary part of your business.Tune in for topics like...

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Matthew May sits down with Shannon Hay, VP of Accounting and Tax Lending at Live Oak Bank.Tune in for topics like…

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji Kuramoto sits down with special guest Scott Scarano to dive into accounting conference season, which is upon us!Tune in for topics like…

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew unpack some of the challenges that come with scaling your firm.Tune in for topics like…