Episodes

In this special episode of The Soul of Enterprise , Ron and Ed welcome a panel of speakers from the Chaminade Leadership Summit (CLS), an event focused on developing principled leadership and purposeful organizations. Joined ...

In this episode of The Soul of Enterprise, Ed Kless and Ron Baker speak with Alexis Kingsbury about a rather audacious experiment: running an entire accountancy practice staffed almost entirely by AI. The firm—Accrual Intenti...

Executive Summary In this episode of The Soul of Enterprise , Ed Kless and Ron Baker sit down with Hector Garcia , one of the most recognizable educators in the accounting profession thanks to his hugely popular YouTube chann...

Ron and Ed welcome back strategy expert Tim Williams to explore a hard truth: AI is not just a new tool for professional firms, it is a structural shock to their traditional business model. For decades, most firms have relied...

This week, we welcome Tim Naddy, CFO of the Savannah Bananas—a team that has redefined what it means to create value for fans (and, not incidentally, built a wildly successful business doing it). But this conversation goes we...

Ron and Ed welcome Tim Riordan , president of BIPAC (Business-Industry Political Action Committee), for a conversation at the intersection of business, civic engagement, and public policy. BIPAC works to educate and mobilize ...

Ron and Ed welcome Matt Armanino, CEO of Armanino Advisory, for a conversation about what it really takes to lead a modern professional services firm in an era of relentless change. Under Matt's leadership, Armanino has pushe...

In this episode, Ron and Ed explore a distinction that Peter Drucker saw decades ago but many organizations still struggle to grasp: knowledge workers are fundamentally different from service workers — and managing them the s...

For the eleventh time (because apparently we're not done yet), Ron and Ed welcome back Joe Woodard to talk about The Profitability Breakthrough , the live workshop they'll be leading together in June. This episode goes beyond...

As America approaches its 250th anniversary, Ron and Ed examine three essays that converge on a single question: What actually sustains a free society? Drawing on Dan McLaughlin's warning to "Resist the Temptation of Woodrow ...

On this episode of The Soul of Enterprise , we welcome back Dr. Paul Thomas, founder and CEO of Plum Health Direct Primary Care . Since his last visit, Plum Health has expanded to multiple locations, added new physicians, and...

Inspired by A.J. Jacobs' appearance on Russ Roberts' EconTalk , Ron and Ed have continued their annual tradition of keeping a "One Thing" journal—capturing a single idea each day that sparked insight, curiosity, or reflection...

In this pricing update, Ron and Ed take the pulse of what's happening right now in the world of pricing. From shifting market conditions and inflation narratives to how organizations are responding—or failing to respond—to ec...

We're joined by Joe Pine on January 31, just days before the release of his long-awaited new book, The Transformation Economy (February 4, 2026). For longtime listeners, this conversation will feel both familiar and bracingly...

It's time again for our annual Best Books episode, where we sift through a year's worth of reading (and in some cases listening) and surface the works that actually mattered. Not necessarily the buzziest, the newest, or the m...

Join Ron and Ed as they sit down with Father Vincent DeRosa for an eye-opening conversation on the enduring relevance of Catholic social teaching in today's rapidly evolving business landscape. Together, they dive deep into R...

In this annual tradition, Ed and Ron look back on 2025, unpacking the year's most impactful trends, business transformations, and economic shifts. From breakthroughs in AI to evolving tax regulations and the latest developmen...

Ron and Ed welcome back Greg Kyte — yes, for the fifth time — because he keeps showing up with something new (and we keep letting him). Greg's accounting resume is full of the usual letters (CPA, MBA), but his actual story is...

Ron and Ed welcome back Alan Whitman , former CEO of Baker Tilly and author of the new book Break the Mold . In his second visit to The Soul of Enterprise , we will talk about this book and the mold around the CPA profession....

Ron and Ed sit down with entrepreneur, advisor, and educator David Fionda , founder of BizBreakthru.com , to explore what it really takes for business owners to break through their growth ceilings. With decades of experience ...

Ron and Ed sit down with Brent Beshore, founder and CEO of Permanent Equity, to explore a radical rethinking of what "private equity" can mean. Instead of the typical buy-fix-flip model, Beshore's firm takes a generational ap...

Ron and Ed welcome back Joe Woodard — for the tenth time. Over the years, Joe has joined The Soul of Enterprise to challenge the accounting profession's comfort zone, rethink practice models, and remind everyone that transfor...

In this conversation, Ron and Ed take a close look at economist Russ Roberts' critique of utilitarianism. Can moral choices can be reduced to calculations of pleasure and pain? "No," says Roberts (and say Ron and Ed). Drawing...

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Tim Naddy — CPA, educator, entrepreneur, author-in-the-making — who serves as Vice President of Finance for the Savannah Bananas, a team that's rewriting the rulebook on sports entertainm...