Podcasts about invoices

This episode was originally published in March 2026. If you got an invoice you'd been waiting for from your builder for work done, you'd get ready to pay it, wouldn't you?And if, a couple minutes after that, you got another invoice from the builder saying that actually he'd made a mistake and he'd given you the wrong bank details, you'd think nothing of it and proceed to pay.Well that's exactly what the reader who contacts our consumer affairs correspondent Conor Pope did. She sent the requested €30,000 to her builder and thought nothing more of it – until a week later when her builder contacted her politely wondering if where the payments was.She is tech savvy, has been made aware through her work about all kinds of fraud, and is cautious by nature yet she had been the victim of payment redirection fraud – also known as invoice fraud.Conor Pope came into the studio to explain how this scam worked and why this particular case should be a lesson to everyone who believes invoice scams are only targeted at big business.Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by Suzanne Brennan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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It's easy to dunk on LinkedIn. There are times when I will polish every word of a post that points to a deep yearning for our labor in climate to feel spiritually meaningful, and for that yearning not to be corrupted by commercial pressures of sucking up to companies whom our conscience commands us to jeer at, challenge, or at the very least not believe. It will get eighty impressions.Then I will see a post akin to: “I went to a conference and it was good. I learned that we need more demand in carbon markets.” And the response will somehow be rapturous praise.Today's episode has a submission about the sheer number of intermediaries presumably in carbon dioxide removal, but also about the ways that status operates in a field like CDR.Thank you for listening to and reading Climate Workers Anonymous. Subscribe to Substack here, and be sure to subscribe in whichever podcast app you use. An amazing rating and review on those podcast apps does a world of good. Would you please do that for me now? Here's Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.If you'd like submit your anonymous hopes, fears, or experiences to Climate Workers Anonymous, you can use this Tally survey or email climateworkersanonymous[at]protonmail.com, though I believe the Tally survey is more secure. Do not communicate anything you wouldn't want a hacker to have access to, including an email address that could be linked to you if you email the account on Protonmail. Get full access to Climate Workers Anonymous at climateworkersanonymous.com/subscribe

Success, financial freedom, discipline, and legacy all come with a price—and most people quit when the invoice shows up. In this video, I break down the real price of victory, why mediocrity gets more expensive every day, and why your reason for winning has to be bigger than money if you want to survive the sacrifices success demands.Join our Exclusive Patreon!!! Creating Financial Empowerment for those who've never had it.

Supplier invoice errors are one of the biggest hidden drains on AP productivity — and they hit your workflow long before anyone notices. In this video, we break down the most common supplier invoice mistakes that create rework, slow approvals, and increase the risk of overpayments: duplicate invoices, missing PO numbers, invoices sent to the wrong place, vendors gaming payment terms, and suppliers refusing electronic payments. You'll learn exactly how Accounts Payable can stop these errors early, tighten controls, reduce manual work, and protect your organization from costly mistakes. And once you know how to block supplier errors, take the next step: spot fraudulent invoices before they hit your system. Click the video linked at the end to learn the red flags every AP pro must recognize instantly. #accountspayable #invoiceprocessing #suppliererrors #vendorbilling #duplicateinvoices #missingPO #APworkflow #APcontrols #accountingtips #fraudprevention #invoicefraud #electronicpayments #procuretopay #APbestpractices Link to Spot fraudulent invoices https://youtu.be/vFaqIb9mzSM Subscribe for more tips and insights like this: https://www.youtube.com/APNow?sub_confirmation=1 Looking for more of the most current business intelligence about + Best practices around your payment and accounts payable function + Current and new fraud protection protocols + The newest technology impacting your accounting, accounts payable, and payment functions + Career advancement +And much more!! +++++++++++++++++++++++ See most recent videos at: https://www.youtube.com/@APNow/videos See all short tips at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-He5ELp9TP3wqQdHIbfIcFAB Learn more about AP Best Practices; Playlist at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-HcvMSJTdNs0BCQJ0Ivb4l9V Learn more about Internal Controls in AP; Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-HdV9JIterJ-bf6TwMset_z_ Looking for Automation insights: Playlist at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-Hf_cZwQOcDZrYV4dA0oDVby

Four emails. A text. A phone call he hung up on. The job was done, the product was installed, and my invoice was sitting there getting ignored (again)!Then I sent one message and had a response in about two minutes.In this episode I walk through a payment situation that went sideways last month with a dealer I'd already done four installs for. Same pattern every time: he's on top of everything until the bill shows up, then he vanishes. This time I ran out of patience.But here's the part I didn't expect when I sat down to record — about halfway through telling the story, I had to admit I owned a piece of this.I never told him our terms. I assumed he remembered from the last four jobs. He assumed net 30. Nobody said it out loud, and that's how a simple invoice turns into a fight.I also get into how I structure payments now — why I take 75% up front and deliberately leave 25% on the table, even though Lowe's, Amazon, and every online retailer collects 100% before you ever see the product. There's a reason for that 25%, and it's not just goodwill.If you've ever chased money for work you already delivered, this one's for you.⏱️ CHAPTERS0:00 — Ghosted on an invoice (again)0:35 — My book "Nobody Told Me That" is live on Amazon1:20 — The dealer who disappears when the bill arrives2:27 — Four emails, a text, and a phone call3:40 — The message that got an instant response4:48 — Where I was actually wrong6:00 — Net 30 vs. pay on completion: there's no right answer7:16 — Why I take 75% up front and leave 25% on the table8:45 — The leverage problem nobody warns you about9:40 — Your turn — tell me in the comments

At this point, I'm not saying "I told you so." I'm sending Leftists invoices. I'd like to bill them by the prediction. Every week it's another prophecy fulfilled. "Kevin, Trump will never secure the border." Invoice. "He can't deport millions." Invoice. "Crime won't go down." Invoice. "They're finally going to put him in prison." That's not just an invoice. That's a late fee. I've warned these people about everything. Not because I'm psychic. I don't own a crystal ball. I own something much rarer in modern America: I pay attention. I kept telling them, "Stop poking Trump." We are discussing Joe Biden and on the heels of that skank Fauci. That little lying gremlin. See, the truth comes to light on these clowns.   [X] SB – Fauci 1 I have nothing to hide   They looked at Donald Trump the way kids look at the button marked DO NOT PUSH. "What happens if we indict him?" Push. "What happens if we raid his house?" Push. "What happens if we remove him from the ballot?" Push. "What happens if we call everybody who supports him a Nazi?" Push. "What happens if we weaponize the government?" Push. Somewhere a Leftist focus group is still asking, "Why does he keep getting stronger?" Because you're basically CrossFit for Donald Trump. Every indictment was another bench press. Every media attack was another protein shake. Every hoax was another day at the political gym. You people accidentally built the political equivalent of Captain America. I told them he wasn't going to prison. I told them he'd keep saying the election was stolen. I told them he'd produce evidence. I told them he'd go after the bureaucracy. I told them he'd crush the media. I told them the border would close. I told them he'd go on offense. [X] SB – Fauci called out by RFK Jr [X] SB – Fauci 2 Kevin Jackson has been called, the "white-collar" Joe Rogan. Given their similar backgrounds in TV, comedy, and martial arts, it's easy to see why people enjoy Kevin's show so much. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The episode identifies a core structural shift in the managed services industry: the decoupling of service measurement from observable work due to the adoption of autonomous service desk technologies. This shift is driven by the introduction of automation platforms—such as Atera's Robin, Acronis AI Service Desk, and NinjaOne's endpoint automations—that eliminate or obscure traditional service tickets, shifting operational baselines and the metrics used for client billing and value demonstration. Evidence of this shift includes Atera guaranteeing that within 90 days, its Robin system will autonomously resolve half of Tier 1 and complex Tier 2 tickets, enforced via commercial contract terms. The company builds baselines by requiring six months of client ticket history before implementation. Supporting data from Channel EDE and AT&T show that automation can suppress visible ticket volume while inflating claims of efficiency and avoided incidents, independent of provider-side measurement. According to Dave Sobel, AT&T tracked autonomous incident handling since 2018, but most MSPs lack comparable historical data. Further developments reinforce this transition: NinjaOne integrates with ServiceNow to create incidents without human intervention, while Ingram Micro channel feedback observes partners aiming to increase business without staff growth. Broader labor market data and user sentiment surveys reveal that AI-backed automation does not show aggregate productivity gains (Stanford Economic Policy Institute) and is generally viewed with skepticism: Gallup and Apistevist data highlight declining confidence in corporate AI deployments and increased worker nostalgia for pre-automation workflows. The operational impact for MSPs centers on data ownership, measurement accountability, and renewal risk. As traditional records like tickets are eliminated or fragmented, providers who lack their own carefully preserved baselines may find themselves forced to rely on vendor-generated claims for demonstrating avoided work or cost savings. This creates exposure to contract risk, compromised pricing leverage, and governance complexity—especially if ticket-level detail, taxonomy, or supporting operational notes are lost in platform migrations or poorly configured retention policies. According to Dave Sobel, preparing by exporting comprehensive ticket histories, freezing operational taxonomies, and independently counting non-ticket sources of demand are now urgent requirements to maintain accountability and defensible value in future client negotiations. 00:00 The Ticket Is Disappearing  03:45 You Can't Invoice an Absence  07:20 The Client Already Stopped Believing 11:18 Why Do We Care?    Supported by: ScalePad

A polished report, monthly invoice or TEM dashboard doesn't necessarily give customers a baseline they can trust. In complex technology environments, contracts, invoices, inventories and ownership records often drift apart as services change, sites move and suppliers bill differently. When the baseline is wrong, strategy, sourcing decisions, savings targets, and budgets are built on shaky ground. In this episode of Staying Connected, Tony Mangino is joined by TC2's Frank Zagrodnik to discuss how enterprise customers can move from invoice fire drills to a defensible and actionable baseline by connecting contracts, invoices, inventory and ownership. If you would like to learn more about our experience in this space, please visit our IT Cost Management webpage.

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Welcome to episode 364 of The Cloud Pod, where the forecast is always cloudy! Justin and Matt are in the studio this week to bring you all the latest in cloud and AI news, including (surprise) astronomical AWS bills, Kimi K3 and what it means for Enterprise AI, and lots of security news! All that and so much more, so let's get started!  Titles we almost went with this week Cache Rules Everything Around NFS Now Lambda Says BYOB, Bring Your Own Bucket Henrico’s Power Struggle: Data Centers 37, Schools 0 Cloud Run Fails Over Faster Than Your Excuses 570 Patches, One Registry Hive Nightmare GuardDuty Gets a Detective Agent, No Trench Coat Required Kimi K3 Aims to Moonwalk Past Opus 4.8 Terraform Gets Policy Muscle, Ditches the Rego Diet CloudWatch Watches Your AI Coders Code Watt A Way To Treat A School District Your Cloud Bill… 1 BILLION DOLLARS Not a way I want to wake up rogue cloud bills Skype is EOL … wait I thought I died 3 times already Our newest superhero CODEMENDER!! A big thanks to this week's sponsors: We're sponsorless! Want to get your brand, company, or service in front of a very enthusiastic group of cloud news seekers? You've come to the right place! Send us an email or hit us up on our Slack channel for more info. General News  00:49 Amazon fixing bug that billed some AWS customers billions of dollars  A bug in the AWS billing computation subsystem generated inflated billing estimates for some customers, with one Reddit user reporting a quoted estimate near 2.5 billion dollars for a single month. In contrast, others saw figures ranging from millions to hundreds of millions. The issue began late Thursday, and an initial rollback attempt on Friday morning failed to resolve it, suggesting the root cause was more complex than a recent configuration change. Amazon confirmed the billing estimates do not reflect actual usage or charges, meaning affected customers will not be responsible for the inflated amounts shown in the console. Amazon has not disclosed whether any accounts were suspended or paused due to the billing errors, leaving open questions about operational impact during the incident. The event highlights the importance of billing system reliability for cloud providers, since inaccurate estimates at this scale can cause confusion and concern even when the underlying charges are not real. 01:29 Justin – “Amazon doesn’t bill you in the middle of the month, so it’s a pretty low risk that you were gonna get billed or invoice directly on that date, unless you happen to already be overdue on a payment and you were happening to update your credit card at the same time. I don’t think that’s really a big risk for this particular scenario.”  05:04 County With 37 Data Centers Asks Schools to ‘Conserve Electricity' Listener note: Paywall article  H

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In this episode of the Creativ Rise Podcast, I'm breaking down exactly how Christy and I collect payments on time and in full, without chasing clients or hoping they eventually pay. If you're a photographer, filmmaker, content creator, or social media manager running your own business, this is the payment system, contract clause, and late payment policy we actually use.

f you can read an invoice quickly and accurately, you instantly become one of the most valuable people in AP. They never miss the red flags that signal an inaccurate or worse fraudulent invoice. Here are the 8 checks the successful pros never skip. Link to 5 Quick Tips for Faster Invoice Processing https://youtu.be/ozS8bBmSL_4 Subscribe for more tips and insights like this: https://www.youtube.com/APNow?sub_confirmation=1 Looking for more of the most current business intelligence about + Best practices around your payment and accounts payable function + Current and new fraud protection protocols + The newest technology impacting your accounting, accounts payable, and payment functions + Career advancement +And much more!! +++++++++++++++++++++++ See most recent videos at: https://www.youtube.com/@APNow/videos See all short tips at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-He5ELp9TP3wqQdHIbfIcFAB Learn more about AP Best Practices; Playlist at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-HcvMSJTdNs0BCQJ0Ivb4l9V Learn more about Internal Controls in AP; Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-HdV9JIterJ-bf6TwMset_z_ Looking for Automation insights: Playlist at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-Hf_cZwQOcDZrYV4dA0oDVby Master invoice processing by learning eight essential checks to verify accuracy and prevent fraud. Become a more valuable AP professional. Efficient invoice processing is a core skill for any accounts payable clerk. This guide outlines the specific steps you should take every time you handle a document, ensuring you never miss the red flags that signal errors or potential fraud. Whether you are new to the department or looking to refine your current workflow, these AP best practices will help you catch inconsistencies before they become costly problems. We start by breaking down the importance of the purchase order number. Many professionals overlook this step, but it serves as a critical first line of defense. By consistently applying these eight invoice verification checks, you ensure that every payment is authorized and legitimate. Implementing these accounts payable tips will streamline your daily tasks and protect your company against inaccurate billing. Subscribe for weekly accounts payable breakdowns, and comment below with the biggest challenge you face when reviewing invoices.

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Bo Davis, CEO and co-founder of MarginEdge, turned years of operating restaurants into a technology platform built for restaurant owners. After struggling to understand whether his own restaurants were truly profitable, he created MarginEdge to give operators better visibility into their business every day. Watch now to learn about restaurant profitability, automating invoices, and why Bo Davis believes great technology should feel like great service. Restaurant Influencers is sponsored by: • Toast All-In-1 Restaurant POS: https://entm.ag/ToastRI • PepsiCo Foodservice: https://entm.ag/RIPepsico Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Get the Late Payment Calculator: https://chargeservices.co.uk/late-payment-calculator Find out more about the One Percent Club: https://www.bigidea.co.uk/one-percent-club In this episode:  0.00 - Introduction  1.04 - What impact does late payment have on small business owners? 2:59 - A sale isn't a sale until the invoice is paid 6.11 - Charging interest on late payments 10.41 - Prevention is better than cure 14.26 - You're not in the wrong to ask for your money! 16:22 - Will the Small Business Protections (Late Payments) Bill actually help small businesses? 18.22 - Paying tax on "profits" you haven't actually received! 20.15 - Sacking off work for a Friday afternoon at the soft play. 23.30 - What does an ambitious lifestyle business look like for Jenni? Late payments are horrible. Not just because they muck up your cash flow. But because of the "ick" attached to them. The awkwardness of chasing. That "am I being too pushy?" feeling. The ridiculous situation where you've done the work, but somehow feel bad asking for YOUR MONEY. There's often a gap between sending invoices and actually getting paid. Jenni Sampson helps reduce that gap - and reduce the "ick" too. In this episode of the Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast, Jason and I spoke to Jenni about how she built a simple credit control system that any small business owner can follow. It's a clear, step-by-step process for following up, using templates, scripts and simple confidence-building prompts. The result? Better cash flow. Less stress. No more guessing what to say. And much less of that horrible knot-in-the-stomach feeling when an invoice goes overdue. We also talk with Jenni about charging interest on late payments, whether the government's new "Small Business Protection Bill" will make an ounce of difference, and the importance of chasing debt promptly (and certainly before you pay VAT and Corporation Tax on it!

What if the advice you've spent years giving founders about fundraising and scaling is wrong? On this episode of Predictable B2B Success, Julia Delin, a former venture capitalist, incubator leader at Stockholm School of Economics, and now CEO and co-founder of Cheque, reveals how stepping onto the founder's side changed her perspective on growth, cash flow, and what it takes to survive as a startup. Discover why $15 trillion is stuck in US accounts payable even in healthy companies and how delayed payments nearly killed thriving firms. You'll hear the real story behind Cheque's “aha” moment, the key missteps founders make by treating cash flow as an afterthought, and what changes when you see it as a growth lever, not just an accounting problem. Julia Delin also unpacks the dangerous gap between investor expectations and startup realities, the “three-to-one” rule that should guide every VC raise, and why most founders wait too long to admit their biggest obstacle isn't product or sales but simply getting paid. Whether you're rethinking your approach to funding or wondering how to avoid being your client's bank, this episode will shift how you see money, risk, and opportunity in B2B. Some topics we cover in this episode include: Cash Flow Issues in Service Businesses: Long payment terms, delayed payments, and the impact on healthy companies"Acting as a Bank" for Clients: Frustration over essentially loaning money to clients due to slow paymentsDynamic Discounting & Early Payment Discounts: How early payment incentives work and why adoption by SMBs has been slowFrom VC to Founder: Lessons Learned: Contrasting generalized investor advice with founder realityAngel Funding vs Venture Capital: Reasons for choosing angel funding and its implications for growthFounders' Relationships with Investors: Leverage, empathy, and differences between angels and VCsCash Flow as a Growth Lever: Viewing cash flow management as a strategic choice, not just accountingMarket Education & Product Adoption: Teaching SMBs new behaviors and evolving the company's pitchUS vs Europe: Cultural and Market Differences: The effect of optimism, directness, and openness on business-buildingAdvice for Founders on Cash & Fundraising: Challenging common wisdom on MVP pricing, milestones, and proof points

When an invoice doesn't match the contract, customers need a structured way to understand what was negotiated, what is being used, what the supplier is billing, and where the mismatch is occurring. Without that discipline, recurring billing issues can undermine cost management, renewal readiness, supplier accountability, and confidence in the baseline. In this 12-minute episode of Staying Connected, Tony Mangino is joined by TC2's Theresa Knutson and Jaime Hansen to discuss how enterprise customers can move from invoice frustration to fact-based review, contract compliance, service inventory validation, and root-cause remediation. If you would like to learn more about our experience in this space, please visit our Contract Compliance & Optimization webpage.

Democratizing Global Private Credit: AI Underwriting and Receivables Financing with Zach MarksIn a recent episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur Podcast, host Josh Elledge sat down with Zach Marks, the Co-Founder and CEO of Jia, to dissect the systemic financial bottlenecks that restrict capital access for small-to-mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) across emerging economies. Zach, a global fintech innovator with a deep understanding of localized relationship dynamics and cross-border capital streams, details how legacy banking frameworks impose a staggering $6 trillion financing gap on underserved markets. This conversation provides an essential strategic guide for institutional investors, international founders, and financial technology executives looking to leverage cutting-edge artificial intelligence and blockchain-backed liquidity pools to eliminate predatory lending and build transparent, highly automated capital distribution networks.The Architecture of Inclusive Finance: Processing Unstructured Data and Scaling Collateral-Free UnderwritingTraditional commercial banks in emerging sectors like Southeast Asia frequently strangle the scale of high-performing suppliers by relying on archaic, manual credit checks and rigid collateral mandates that small business owners simply cannot satisfy. Zach Marks explains that this systemic banking failure forces critical operations, such as regional snack manufacturers or agricultural wholesalers, to navigate 60-to-120-day invoice delays from corporate buyers without any cushion for cash flow management. When companies are unable to bridge the gap between delivering raw goods and receiving payments, they are routinely locked out of market expansion or driven into high-risk, unvetted private credit arrangements that carry opaque pricing and severe threats to their core business equipment. True operational scale is achieved when an enterprise bypasses centralized banking bureaucracies entirely, relying on tech-forward invoice financing platforms that convert outstanding receivables into immediate, fluid operating capital.Optimizing credit risk assessments and driving immediate underwriting velocity at scale requires an absolute commitment to integrating AI-powered document intelligence into backend compliance workflows. Many international financial institutions struggle to serve the mid-market segment effectively because they lack the administrative infrastructure to process messy, unstructured transactional data like scanned invoices, physical receipts, and fragmented bank statements. Real-world capital optimization is unlocked when a fintech ecosystem deploys advanced machine learning models to analyze this documentation in minutes, enabling automated credit decisions without sacrificing strict underwriting standards. This digital efficiency allows capital providers to review high volumes of application data, securely approving and delivering short-term liquidity funds to creditworthy business owners within a fractional 30-minute window.Furthermore, maintaining a premium global footprint and attracting top-tier institutional capital demands that financial platforms build resilient financing pipelines that pair secure on-chain ledger technology with deeply localized human support. Integrating decentralized blockchain infrastructure allows global investors to participate in secure, high-yield liquidity pools, democratizing access to private credit markets that were historically restricted to ultra-high-net-worth entities. However, technology alone cannot scale adoption in relational, cross-border markets where trust and human transparency remain the primary drivers of corporate validation. When an organization synthesizes a cutting-edge digital tech stack with a diverse, localized workforce that respects regional communication and cultural nuances, it successfully future-proofs its operations. This holistic approach converts international finance from an elite, exclusionary system into an accessible, highly structured asset class designed to predictably multiply market equity.About Zach MarksZach Marks is the Co-Founder and CEO of Jia, a disruptive financial technology pioneer, and a seasoned emerging-market strategist. Drawing from a diverse global background in team building and multi-cultural operations, Zach specializes in engineering automated, high-velocity lending solutions that empower small-to-mid-sized enterprises. He is a prominent fintech thought leader focused on dismantling systemic capital bottlenecks, optimizing international private credit distribution, and lecturing on the tactical use of AI and blockchain technology to drive inclusive economic valuation.About JiaJia is an elite fintech platform and alternative credit provider engineered to maximize financial access for underserved small businesses across emerging markets. The company specializes in delivering automated receivables-based invoicing solutions, AI-powered document intelligence, and blockchain-backed private credit infrastructure to eliminate predatory lending debt. Through transparent, collateral-free financing blueprints and structured technology licensing frameworks, Jia enables mid-market suppliers to optimize their cash flow velocity and safely scale their regional enterprise market share.Links Mentioned in This EpisodeJia Official Website: jia.phZach Marks on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/zachmarksKey Episode HighlightsThe Emerging Market Credit Gap: Deconstructing the hidden operational bottlenecks that impose a $6 trillion financing deficit on global small businesses.Receivables-Based Capital Velocity: Implementing automated invoice financing to unlock immediate operational cash flow without asset-backed collateral mandates.AI Underwriting for Unstructured Data: Leveraging machine learning algorithms to instantly analyze messy physical invoices and bank statements for rapid credit decisions.On-Chain Global Liquidity Pools: Utilizing blockchain infrastructure to democratize private credit and connect international capital markets directly with localized SMEs.The Relationship-Tech Paradigm: Balancing advanced automated tech stacks with local human support desks to build authentic brand trust in relational economies.ConclusionThe conversation with Zach Marks reinforces that scaling inclusive global finance requires an intentional balance of advanced technological innovation and highly transparent corporate governance. By implementing rigorous AI data analysis, eliminating predatory fee structures, and ruthlessly protecting human-centric connection points, business leaders can transform a volatile, capital-starved environment into a highly organized, self-sustaining financial ecosystem.More from The Thoughtful Entrepreneur

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Trucking companies and freight brokers often face payment delays due to complex invoice audits. Upwell's CEO Charley Dehoney discusses how their AI-powered platform automates pre-invoice auditing, solving a critical 'missing link' in the supply chain. Discover how this partnership with Kleinschmidt aims to reduce invoice disputes and accelerate cash flow for carriers nationwide. Follow the FreightWaves Today Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trucking companies and freight brokers often face payment delays due to complex invoice audits. Upwell's CEO Charley Dehoney discusses how their AI-powered platform automates pre-invoice auditing, solving a critical 'missing link' in the supply chain. Discover how this partnership with Kleinschmidt aims to reduce invoice disputes and accelerate cash flow for carriers nationwide. ⁠Follow the FreightWaves Today Podcast⁠ ⁠Other FreightWaves Shows⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Roofing Road Trips®, Karen Edwards joins John Albright to explore how invoice mistakes can impact a contractor's bottom line. The conversation looks at the challenge of comparing quoted prices from multiple vendors against what contractors are actually invoiced, and how discrepancies can be easy to miss across busy jobs and material orders. Listeners will learn how automating invoice review can help catch costly errors faster, improve accuracy and protect the contractor in their fast-paced purchasing process.   Learn more at RoofersCoffeeShop.com!  https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/   Are you a contractor looking for resources? Become an R-Club Member today! https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/rcs-club-sign-up   Sign up for the Week in Roofing!  https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/sign-up   Learn more about InvoiceIQ here! https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/directory/invoiceiq Follow Us!   https://www.facebook.com/rooferscoffeeshop/  https://www.linkedin.com/company/rooferscoffeeshop-com  https://x.com/RoofCoffeeShop  https://www.instagram.com/rooferscoffeeshop/  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAQTC5U3FL9M-_wcRiEEyvw  https://www.pinterest.com/rcscom/  https://www.tiktok.com/@rooferscoffeeshop  https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/rss  #InvoiceIQ #RoofersCoffeeShop #MetalCoffeeShop #AskARoofer #CoatingsCoffeeShop #RoofingProfessionals #RoofingContractors #RoofingIndustry 

Summary: In this episode of the Ops Experts Club podcast, Aaron Hovivian and Terryn Turner unpack one of the most overlooked areas in business operations: vendor payments, contract management, and approval systems. They dive into the dangers of blindly paying invoices without proper checks and balances, sharing real examples of businesses that were unknowingly exposed to duplicate billing, disorganized contracts, and financial inefficiencies. From contract repositories and approval workflows to task management systems and AI-powered organization, the conversation breaks down practical ways operators can protect growing businesses from costly mistakes. Aaron and Terryn also explore the important role operations leaders play between finance, bookkeeping, HR, and leadership teams. They discuss why visionary entrepreneurs often need structured operational support, how trust and accountability are built within approval systems, and why organized documentation becomes critical as companies scale. Whether you're running a small online business or managing a fast-growing team, this episode offers actionable systems and operational insights to help you tighten up your backend processes and create better financial oversight. To learn more about operational audits, bookkeeping systems, and financial process support, visit Finance.TheCollabTeam.com Minute by Minute 00:00 Welcome to Ops Experts Club 01:20 The Importance of Systems in Online Business 02:16 Managing Contracts and Payments 04:57 Organizing Contracts and Approvals 09:15 Creating a Contract Repository 11:06 Approval Processes in Finance 14:40 Managing HR and Contractor Agreements  

The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:   What Is Invoice Lifecycle Management? Maximizing ROI & Minimizing Risk (Jason Kurtz, CEO of Basware) Your Biggest Fraud Risk Is Right After Go-Live   We also cover a number of other relevant topics related to digital and business transformation throughout the show.   Learn more about Basware here: https://hubs.ly/Q04g-2pz0  

So Eric Trump is suing Jen Psaki. And I don't even care what the lawsuit is about. Seriously. At this point, if a Trump sues a Democrat, I assume somewhere there's a fax machine crying and three MSNBC producers stress-eating hummus.But I love the symbolism of it. Because for years these people weaponized government against Trump, weaponized the courts, weaponized intelligence agencies, weaponized leaks, weaponized social media. Democrats turned America into the world's first bureaucratic escape room. Every day under Trump was another clue: “To continue your presidency, solve this puzzle hidden inside a subpoena wrapped in a Russia hoax.”Now? Eric Trump says, “Cool. Your turn.”And suddenly the Left discovers legal fees are expensive when USAID isn't covering them.That's the beauty of MAGA. It's not just political anymore. It's cultural gravity. Trump didn't simply survive. He turned political persecution into a franchise model. Democrats thought they were building his prison cell. Instead they built a gymnasium where conservatives learned how to fight.And spare me this media fairy tale that MAGA is “falling apart.” They've been predicting the death of MAGA longer than Al Gore's been predicting the death of the planet. According to cable news, MAGA has died more times than Kenny on South Park.They tell us conservatives are furious with Trump over war policy, personality, tariffs, tone, Truth Social posts, golf scores, the angle of his tie, and probably the migration pattern of geese. Yet somehow, every Republican who publicly betrayed Trump politically evaporated like cheap cologne in Phoenix.Ten out of ten House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump? Gone.Five Republican Senators tied to impeachment efforts? Gone, including Bill Cassidy.The Bush dynasty? Politically taxidermied.Cheneys? The political equivalent of Circuit City.Romneys? Finished.Pence? Mike Pence has less support in the Republican Party than gluten-free biscuits at a Texas rodeo.And this matters historically because the Republican establishment used to operate like a country club with a velvet rope. You got approved by donors, consultants, think tanks, and guys named Whitaker who own loafers without socks. Trump bulldozed that system. MAGA voters looked at decades of “managed decline” from polished Republicans and said, “Maybe the billionaire from Queens screaming at CNN is onto something.”And here's the part the Left still cannot process: MAGA isn't held together by government dependency. That's why it survives attacks.Leftism? Different story entirely.Leftism would collapse inside a month if it had to survive without taxpayer subsidies and foreign influence money. One month. Thirty days. The political equivalent of a juice cleanse.Because modern Leftism produces almost nothing organically anymore. Every institution props it up artificially: academia, entertainment, NGOs, government grants, corporate DEI departments, media partnerships, foreign donors. It's the ideological version of a patient connected to fourteen machines going beep-beep-beep while MSNBC doctors stand around saying, “Vitals look strong!”No they don't.Imagine if Leftists had to balance a budget. Imagine if they had to run cities without deficits, corruption, or dependency. Imagine if they couldn't endlessly siphon taxpayer money into “equity initiatives” that somehow always end with consultants buying vacation homes.Meanwhile, conservatives already do what Leftists only hashtag about. They donate more privately. Volunteer more. Build businesses. Create jobs. Show up after disasters with chainsaws and bottled water instead of interpretive dance and pronoun worksheets.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to The Kevin Jackson Show, where common sense still has a pulse.You know, I spent some time recently out in the country. Fishing. Sitting with friends and business partners. No panels. No focus groups. No blue-check hysterics screaming about “our democracy” while eating ethically sourced quinoa from a bowl shaped like oppression.Just real people.And I'll tell you something that hit me like a shovel upside the head: Conservatives are winning, because conservatives still understand life at its molecular level. We understand how things actually work.You get up early. You work. You build. You solve problems. You help your neighbor because one day you might need him pulling your truck out of a ditch instead of posting a hashtag about your emotional journey.That's America.And the Left has drifted so far from that reality, they look like tourists in their own country. These people couldn't bait a hook if the fish signed a consent form. They've become entirely institutionalized. Everything they know comes from an app, an activist professor, or a nervous HR department.Out there in the country, nobody cares about your pronouns when the generator dies.Nobody asks your carbon footprint when rain's coming and fences need fixing.Nobody forms a committee to determine whether the fish feels “seen.”Reality has standards. That's why conservatism keeps winning every time life gets serious.And the Left can feel it happening. They're scattered right now. Fragmented. They don't even share a common purpose anymore beyond hating Donald Trump and trying to turn normal people into suspects.One faction wants socialism. Another wants censorship. Another wants open borders. Another thinks math is racist. Feminists are fighting trans activists. Environmentalists are fighting unions. Pro-Hamas activists are marching with people who think vegan cheese is violence. It's ideological dodgeball played inside a burning Whole Foods.Meanwhile conservatives are out here building businesses, raising families, creating wealth, producing energy, inventing technology, and yes, occasionally sitting by a lake with a fishing pole remembering that peace and quiet are still legal in parts of America.That contrast is what today's show is all about.Because while the media keeps trying to sell this fantasy that MAGA is collapsing, reality says otherwise. Trump's enemies keep disappearing politically. Woke cultural movements are sputtering out once the propaganda machine slows down. And every day Americans are rediscovering something simple but powerful:Common sense isn't extremist. It's survival.Today's lineup proves it.We'll get into the collapse of the anti-Trump Republicans, why the Left's cultural intimidation campaigns are failing, why Democrats can't survive without taxpayer oxygen tanks, and why the people lecturing America about tolerance increasingly look like the angriest cult members at the airport.And somewhere in there we'll talk about Thomas Massie, burner phones, Pride parade ghost towns, and the fascinating phenomenon of Democrats endorsing Republicans they secretly hope will help destroy the Republican Party from inside the building.So buckle up.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

"You don't fix a $30,000 problem with a discount." Connect With Our SponsorsGreyFinch - https://greyfinch.com/jillallen/A-Dec - https://www.a-dec.com/orthodonticsSmileSuite - https://getsmilesuite.com/ Summary In this episode of Hey Docs!, Kira Woods shares her journey in creating UpTracker, a web-based platform designed to improve inventory management in orthodontic practices. She discusses the importance of understanding both macro and micro aspects of inventory management, the evolution of systems from manual tracking to technology-driven solutions, and the need for customization based on practice size and needs. Kira emphasizes the significance of purchasing habits and the often-overlooked process of verifying vendor invoices as critical components of effective inventory management. The discussion also covers common areas of overspending, particularly in bonding materials and disposables, and offers strategies for startup practices to establish a solid foundation for inventory management. Connect With Our Guest UpTracker - https://www.up-tracker.com/ Takeaways Kira Woods started Uptracker to address inventory management issues.Doctors need to see both macro and micro inventory data.Many practices rely on one staff member for inventory management.Purchasing habits can significantly impact supply spending.Invoice verification can lead to quick returns on investment.Clerical errors in invoices are common and costly.Understanding true costs includes more than just product prices. If you don't check invoices, you're agreeing to whatever they decide to charge you.The right amount to spend right now is crucial for staying on goals.Incentivizing staff can lead to better budgeting outcomes.Bonding materials can be a significant area of overspending.Startups should prioritize visibility in inventory management.The goal isn't less inventory, it's smarter inventory.Chapters 00:00 Introduction04:58 Why Inventory Gets Ignored06:21 Macro vs Micro Inventory08:52 From Sticky Notes to Scanning15:02 Customizable Inventory Strategy16:26 Purchasing Habits and Spend24:23 Verifying Vendor Invoices29:57 Real Time Budgeting Basics32:56 Staff Incentives And Culture34:29 Common Spend Leak Examples37:50 Startup Inventory Playbook41:34 Cross Training And Controls44:40 UpTracker Contact Info Episode Credits:  Hosted by Jill AllenProduced by Jordann KillionAudio Engineering by Garrett LuceroAre you ready to start a practice of your own? Do you need a fresh set of eyes or some advice in your existing practice?Reach out to me- www.practiceresults.com.    If you like what we are doing here on Hey Docs! and want to hear more of this awesome content, give us a 5-star Rating on your preferred listening platform and subscribe to our show so you never miss an episode.    New episodes drop every Thursday!   

Matt Osman is back... and this time we're going deep on one tool that can dramatically reduce the cash you bring to a co-living acquisition: the invoice authorization.In simple terms, it's an addendum where the seller agrees to pay your contractor directly at closing. Done right, it lets you fold renovation costs into your loan, keep the seller whole, satisfy the lender, and walk into a co-living-ready property with a fraction of the out-of-pocket spend.Matt shares real examples (including a $100K invoice authorization on one deal), the front-end vs. back-end negotiation playbook, how to position it with listing agents, and why the appraisal is the linchpin of the whole strategy.Connect with Matt: Email: matt@investslb.com Ask about the Co-Living Agent AcceleratorFollow Us: Miller - www.instagram.com/millermcswainCraig - www.instagram.com/craigcurelopIf you got value from this one, share it with an investor who's about to close on a co-living property, it might save them five figures.

The Business Tools That Actually Keep Your VO Career Running One of the biggest misconceptions in voiceover is that success comes from talent plus a good booth. And yes, performance matters. Audio quality matters. But what actually creates consistency in this career is operational support. It's the systems you build that allow you to track opportunities, manage relationships, understand your income, organize your marketing, and reduce decision fatigue. Because decision fatigue is real, and it will stop you in your tracks and you will end up doing nothing. So today I want to walk you through some simple, accessible tools that you can use right now. Even if you don't have a team. Even if you don't have fancy software. Even if you feel completely disorganized. These are the tools that turn creative chaos into professional clarity. Excel or Google Sheets I know. A spreadsheet is not anyone's favorite thing. Nobody got into acting because they love spreadsheets. But spreadsheets give you something emotional actors often lack, which is objective data. If you don't have data, how will you know what's working and what isn't? How will you know how much time to keep spending on something or when to let it go or if you're underpricing yourself in a certain category? You can track auditions, bookings, client names, rates, follow-ups, usage conflicts, marketing outreach. When you track patterns you stop guessing. And we cannot have a successful career if we are constantly guessing. A spreadsheet is not restrictive. It's clarifying. Canva Canva is essentially the modern actor's design department. I know nothing about design and luckily Canva is there for social media graphics, pitch decks, rate sheets, lead magnets, ebooks, presentations. Actors often think marketing has to look DIY. It doesn't. Clean visual communication builds trust before you ever speak. I send cold leads lead magnets all the time. Sometimes it's an ebook like how to hire a voiceover actor or a checklist of what to expect when you've hired one. When you are the authority and expert in the room that's when you have true leadership within the role. Canva helps you look like a business with structure instead of a freelancer who's improvising. I use Canva Pro. You don't have to. There is plenty on the free version that makes it worth having in your arsenal. A Lightweight CRM When I say CRM a lot of actors panic. Customer relationship management systems can feel very corporate. But you can create a lightweight version with Airtable or Notion or even a spreadsheet. I have one I can send you the link to. The things you want to track are simple. Who you contacted, when, what their response was, what your email subject line was. Without those few things you can end up re-pitching the same person too soon or forgetting a warm lead entirely. Consistency beats charisma in client development. I promise you. A Calendar System Your calendar is not just for appointments. It's for marketing blocks, financial review days, audition batching, content creation, relationship maintenance. Actors live in reactive mode. A structured calendar helps you move into intentional career design. Time becomes something you allocate strategically instead of something that constantly feels like it's slipping away. When I transitioned into my block calendar system it changed my life. I know that sounds dramatic but I was constantly chasing minutes and feeling like I never had enough. Now I have control. I can actually plan things out and I'm never just too busy or not busy enough. It really did change my life. File Organization I know this sounds tiny. It is not. Clear folder systems on your desktop. Client name, project, scripts, finals. Demos organized by vertical and year. Invoices separated into paid and unpaid. Contracts sorted by active versus expired. When your files are organized you move faster. Speed is a competitive advantage in this industry, especially if you are working with agents or pay to plays. Disorganization creates friction that drains your creative energy. Spend twenty minutes on this. I promise you will feel so much better and more in control. A Password Manager This one is very adult and very real. My information was recently hacked and someone stole a significant amount of money from me and spent it all on DoorDash. I was very upset. Actors juggle casting sites, payment portals, editing software, social platforms. A password manager like LastPass or 1Password protects your business infrastructure. Security is professionalism. Nothing screams professional like having your shit together. A Capture System for Ideas Your brain is a constant working creative machine. But ideas disappear. How many times have you had a great idea and then completely lost it two minutes later? Use your notes app, voice memos, Notion boards, Trello. Capture content ideas, client leads, script concepts, branding language. Marketing consistency comes from capturing inspiration before it evaporates. I create a note, title it something like TikTok ideas, make a checkbox list, and add ideas as they come. When I've done it I check the box. I don't delete it because I might come back to it someday. I wish I had been doing this years ago. The Bottom Line Tools make you more sustainably creative. They don't make you less creative. They reduce chaos and they reduce the emotional decision-making spiral that actors can get wrapped up in. The actors who last in this business are not always the most naturally gifted. They're just the most together. Your homework this week is simple. Choose one tool and implement it imperfectly. It doesn't have to be beautiful or complete. Just begin. Because actors are not built in grand gestures. They are built in small systems that compound over time. Want to Keep the Conversation Going? Send me an email at mandy@actingbusinessbootcamp.com about the tools you're using or maybe a tool I haven't mentioned that's been a game changer for you. I love to hear from you. Find me on TikTok  or on Substack at The Actor's Index.    

In this episode, Logan and guest co-host Ryan Criswell tackle one of the most honest conversations in the event industry: being great at producing and planning events doesn't automatically make you great at running an event business. They explore the gap between event skills and business skills — from the early moments that revealed what they didn't know, to the systems and habits that have helped them grow on the business side. If you're an event planner or event producer who feels more confident behind a run-of-show than a balance sheet, this episode is for you.SHOW NOTES:Purchase our on-demand How to Start an Event Planning Business Workshop: https://bettereventspod.com/workshopLearn More About Ryan:Website: ⁠www.cutestoryevents.com⁠Instagram: ⁠www.instagram.com/cutestoryevents⁠LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-c-048216263/kedin.com%2Fin%2Fryan-c-048216263%2F⁠Facebook: ⁠www.facebook.com/cutestoryeventsLogan's YouTube Video on What to Include on an Invoice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iuac6BAwD7o&t=3sRegister interest for the 2026 Better Events Conference: https://forms.gle/caX87sth8DpgyZPi6Learn more about the pod, Better Events Conference and more: https://bettereventspod.com/the-latestWant our updated free run of show template? Download it here: https://bettereventspod.com/templates/p/run-of-show-template-freeTHANKS FOR THE LOVE! Love this podcast? Please share with your event friends, tag us, and leave a review!——FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM:@bettereventspod@loganstrategygroup_events (Logan)@epeventsllc (Mary)

Laura completed the work, sent the proposal, and then froze. The invoice is sitting there — unsent — because she's convinced this is the moment she loses a client she can't afford to lose. Clay and Preston dig into the freelancer's oldest enemy: the story you tell yourself before anything has actually gone wrong. They walk through exactly why she should send that invoice, how to respond if the client pushes back, and how to break the habit of catastrophizing before you've even given reality a chance. Support our show sponsors -> ⁠https://freelancetofounder.com/sponsors⁠ Submit your own question -> ⁠https://freelancetofounder.com/ask Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

$4,999. In many SPDs, that number can be the difference between getting what your department needs—or waiting months for approval. On this episode of Beyond Clean, we're joined by Stephen Benzel, Director of Accounting at LifeSpring Health Systems, to take a closer look at the financial decisions directly impacting how your SPD operates day to day. From the risks tied to splitting invoices to how budget structures can push teams toward short-term workarounds, Stephen brings clarity to the financial side of Sterile Processing. He also explores what stronger collaboration with finance really looks like and how it can change the outcome for your team. If you've ever felt caught between what your department needs and how you're going to pay for it, this episode is one you don't want to miss!  After finishing this podcast episode, earn your 1 CE credit immediately by passing the short quiz linked here: https://www.flexiquiz.com/SC/N/episode32-04  Visit our CE Credit Hub at https://www.beyondcleanmedia.com/ce-credit-hub to access this quiz and over 350 other free CE credits. #BeyondClean #SterileProcessing #Podcast #Season32 #SPDFactCheck #InvoiceSplitting #Finance #Expenses #CapitalSpending #OperationalCosts

Should proptech be defined as a real estate specific problem to which a technology solution is applied to? Why can new real estate applications not ignore the workstream they are a part of and the ecosystem they must work nicely within? How is it possible for companies to balance encouraging innovation but not concurrently creating shadow IT departments? Why is the build vs buy decision front and center again for CTOs and other innovation leaders in proptech? Why was it a blessing in disguise for David to start off his professional career as a custody fund accountant? What led David to start a business operations group? Why is bottoms up technology adoption much easier than top down mandates? What led Dave to uncover the opportunity in real estate AP coding? What percent of general ledger transactions originate in AP? Who are the different purchasers of PredictAP? What new insights has the deployment of PredictAP within customers surfaced? In the fast changing world of AI, how do companies differentiate between solutions that demo well and give the appearance of solving a problem versus well architected and researched solutions that truly solve the fundamental business problem?David Stifter - Founder and CEO of PredictAP, joins Proptech Espresso to answer these questions and discuss how we worked at the first social network in college just prior to the early 2000s dot-bomb crash.

THE OUTER AHOLE ISN'T YOUR PROBLEM — THEY'RE YOUR INVOICEEvery organism that tunes in tonight arrives carrying the same contraband — a story about someone else. Fully constructed. Causally airtight. Every detail is arranged to produce one conclusion: the problem has a name, and that name belongs to someone outside the body.

THE OUTER AHOLE ISN'T YOUR PROBLEM — THEY'RE YOUR INVOICE Every organism that tunes in tonight arrives carrying the same contraband — a story about someone else. Fully constructed. Causally airtight. Every detail is arranged to produce one conclusion: the problem has a name, and that name belongs to someone outside the body.

"What you think of as the data isn't the right data."  This observation from FineTune COO Brian Gamble shines an (uncomfortable) spotlight on one of procurement's biggest challenges: AI has the potential to completely transform the function (in a good way) and drive a significant amount of value for the business, but only if organizations first acknowledge how inadequate their current data actually is. In the twenty-ninth episode of "Buy: The Way...To Purposeful Procurement," Philip Ideson, Rich Ham, and Kelly Barner reflect on recent conversations with procurement tech pioneer Jason Busch and category expert Brian Gamble. They explore the troubling reality that procurement's future with AI depends almost completely on having the right data, while most organizations don't even know what the right data looks like. This conversation exposes the gap between what practitioners call "the data" and what actually constitutes useful information for decision-making. Invoice details, contracts housed in various systems, and perhaps some quarterly business review reports make up most of what the average procurement professional considers their data foundation.  Suppliers have systematically reduced invoice transparency over the years, removing fields that enabled auditing, all under the guise of creating "easier to read" formats, and procurement is left to deal with the fallout.  The episode also connects back to Buylaws 5 and 6, prioritizing comprehensive high-quality data and developing expense-specific systems of measurement, while simultaneously setting up the next conversation about how compensation models and hiring practices must evolve for procurement's uncertain future.  Links: Rich Ham on LinkedInLearn more at FineTuneUs.com

With the many challenges small business owners face on a regular basis, add forgoing pay for themselves. A survey by Bluevine found that 3 in 10 have invoice problems that cause cashflow issues that result in them not paying themselves. Host Gene Marks offers four tips on how to address the problem. In the tech startup world, funding might get a little easier with Congress voting to free up billions in grants. Speaking of easier, Anthropic's tools, Claude Code and Claude Cowork, are performing tasks such as paying invoices and purchasing inventory with limited human prompting. Listen to the podcast to find out more about the next layer of agentic AI.       Topics: 00:00 – Introduction 00:18 – Invoicing and Cashflow Issues 04:14 – Potential Tech Industry Funding 07:14 – Agentic AI and Small Businesses 10:18 – Episode Wrap-up  Additional Resources Meet Paychex: https://bit.ly/3VtM6bs Learn About Invoice Factoring: https://bit.ly/invoice-factoring-types DISCLAIMER: The information presented in this podcast, and that is further provided by the presenter, should not be considered legal or accounting advice, and should not substitute for legal, accounting, or other professional advice in which the facts and circumstances may warrant. We encourage you to consult legal counsel as it pertains to your own unique situation(s) and/or with any specific legal questions you may have.

Three way match every Accounts Payable (AP) and accounting team should master. Link to The Parts of an Invoice https://youtu.be/pVq_0BACFZI Subscribe for more tips and insights like this: https://www.youtube.com/APNow?sub_confirmation=1 Looking for more of the most current business intelligence about + Best practices around your payment and accounts payable function + Current and new fraud protection protocols + The newest technology impacting your accounting, accounts payable, and payment functions + Career advancement +And much more!! +++++++++++++++++++++++ See most recent videos at: https://www.youtube.com/@APNow/videos See all short tips at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-He5ELp9TP3wqQdHIbfIcFAB Learn more about AP Best Practices; Playlist at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-HcvMSJTdNs0BCQJ0Ivb4l9V

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If you got an invoice you'd been waiting for from your builder for work done, you'd get ready to pay it, wouldn't you?And if, a couple minutes after that, you got another invoice from the builder saying that actually he'd made a mistake and he'd given you the wrong bank details, you'd think nothing of it and proceed to pay.Well that's exactly what the reader who contacts our consumer affairs correspondent Conor Pope did. She sent the requested €30,000 to her builder and thought nothing more of it – until a week later when her builder contacted her politely wondering if where the payments was.She is tech savvy, has been made aware through her work about all kinds of fraud, and is cautious by nature yet she had been the victim of payment redirection fraud – also known as invoice fraud.Conor Pope came into the studio to explain how this scam worked and why this particular case should be a lesson to everyone who believes invoice scams are only targeted at big business.Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by Suzanne Brennan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Most logistics companies are holding their back office together with "shoestring and bubble gum." When 25% of your bills get rejected on the first pass, you aren't just dealing with paperwork -- you're dealing with a liquidity crisis.In this episode, Upwell CEO Charley Dehoney explains how to automate the "messy middle" of the delivery-to-cash process. We dig into why your TMS probably isn't talking to your accounting software and how to get your money out of your customer's bank account and into yours.Checkout Upwell's websiteUpwell on CargoRexConnect with Charley Dehoney on LinkedInWatch this episode on YouTubeFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know. -----------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! SPI Logistics has been a Day 1 supporter of this podcast which is why we're proud to promote them in every episode. During that time, we've gotten to know the team and their agents to confidently say they are the best home for freight agents in North America for 40 years and counting. Listen to past episodes to hear why. CargoRex is the search engine for the logistics industry—connecting LSPs with the right tools, services, events, and creators to explore, discover, and evolve. Digital Dispatch maximizes and manages your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers.

Think you're safe because you never downloaded TikTok? We unpack why that's a myth, how a tiny pixel follows you across unrelated sites, and what to do right now to shut it down. From there we dig into a subtler dilemma hiding in your camera roll: computational photography that quietly invents detail, polishes your face, and reshapes memories. It looks great—until it doesn't. We trade quick tips for getting more honest photos, including RAW capture, disabled scene “optimizations,” and when to favor control over convenience.The conversation then turns to surveillance on your street. A glossy Ring ad promised neighborly teamwork; what many saw instead was a blueprint for crowdsourced tracking layered on top of license plate readers and a standing law enforcement portal. We walk the line between investigative value and normalized monitoring, and share concrete steps communities can take—warrants where appropriate, tighter retention windows, clear opt‑in controls, and public transparency logs.We also open our mailbag for three scams worth saving to muscle memory: a fake Netflix billing email that leads to a sketchy multi‑service “store,” a highly convincing invoice from a compromised vendor account, and an Amazon credential harvester that ends with a fake password‑changed screen. Our playbook is simple and effective: never pay from an email link, verify invoices by phone using a known number, enable multi‑factor authentication, and avoid ACH unless absolutely necessary. Then a hard lesson from the Odido breach in the Netherlands, where millions had full identity records exposed—why port‑out PINs, credit freezes, and vigilant monitoring matter more than ever.Yes, we still make room for pleasure: a Weller Full Proof tasting and a chuckle at a drone‑powered umbrella that follows you around. Through it all, our goal stays the same—decode the tech shaping daily life and hand you tools you can use. If this helped you spot a tracker, dodge a phish, or rethink your camera settings, tap follow, share the show with a friend, and drop us a review with the one privacy step you're taking this week.Support the show

For a Quick Stop At Johnny's House... What day would you like to relive over and over again like groundhogs' day? Women are now sending invoices to people before dates to pay for their hair and things to get ready for the date!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For a Quick Stop At Johnny's House... What day would you like to relive over and over again like groundhogs' day? Women are now sending invoices to people before dates to pay for their hair and things to get ready for the date!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Laci welcomes Emmy-nominated actor and comedian Kiran Deol (Kiran Deol: Joysuck, Advanced Chemistry) to the show! Together, they discuss how a scammer from Lithuania stole over $120 million from tech giants using a taste of their own medicine: phishing emails. Evaldas Rimasauskas created fake invoices that Silicon Valley paid willy-nilly. Plus, in Scammer of the Week, “Loveboat Lolita” scammed $1.5 million out of four elderly women by posing as a man. Stay schemin'!CON-gregation, catch Laci's TV Show Scam Goddess, now on Freeform and Hulu! Did you miss out on a custom-signed Scam Goddess book? Look no more, nab your copy on PODSWAGKeep the scams coming and snitch on your friends by emailing us at ScamGoddessPod@gmail.com. Follow on Instagram:Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspodLaci Mosley: @divalacikiran Deol: @shitfromkiran Research by Kathryn Doyle  SOURCEShttps://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/27/phishing-email-scam-stole-100-million-from-facebook-and-google.htmlhttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/the-phishing-swindle-that-conned-100-million-out-of-google-and-facebookhttps://www.bbc.com/news/technology-39744007https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/security/news/cybercrime-and-digital-threats/google-and-facebook-fraudster-pleads-guilty-to-100-million-scamhttps://www.cshub.com/attacks/articles/incident-of-the-week-google-facebook-phished-for-millionshttps://www.npr.org/2019/03/25/706715377/man-pleads-guilty-to-phishing-scheme-that-fleeced-facebook-google-of-100-millionhttps://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/ringleader-of-business-email-compromise-scheme-sentenced-012820https://www.wbur.org/endlessthread/2024/09/27/defraud-big-techhttps://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/28/how-to-avoid-invoice-theft-scam-that-cost-google-facebook-123m.htmlhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/diesel-bankruptcy-jeans-company-denim-chapter-11/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-37505760https://ktul.com/news/local/pawnee-woman-faces-charges-for-allegedly-laundering-15m-from-online-romance-scam-victims-oklahoma-tuls-city-okc-christine-joan-echohawk-prison-jail-court-fines-fees-elderly-women-manhttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/oklahoma-woman-scammed-15-million-elderly-women-posing-men-fake-romanc-rcna200614 Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Scam Goddess ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.