Episodes

Current low rates of unemployment, touted by pundits and politicians, are grievously misleading. The truth is that fewer prime-age American men are looking for readily available work than at any previous juncture in our history. Ron and Ed will talk with Nicholas Eberstadt, author of Men Without Work: Post-Pandemic Edition. In addition to the book, they will talk about Nicholas's other area of expertise, North Korea.

Ron and Ed are thrilled to welcome David Leary, co-host of The Cloud Accounting Podcast to this week's episode to talk about various and sundry issues facing the accounting profession. We will include a conversation (read diatribe) about LEAN Six-sigma and how it ruins companies. For full show notes visit: http://thesoulofenterprise.com/410

Even the most casual listener of the show will know that Ed and Ron rail on the billable hour as modern day Marxist thinking. Time is money! defenders of the billable hour declare. No, no, no. In his recent book, Superabundance: The Story of Population Growth, Innovation, and Human Flourishing on an Infinitely Bountiful Planet, this week's Guest, Marion Tupy offers the idea that while time is not money, however, MONEY IS TIME. Get ready for some cognitive dissonance! For shoe notes, visit http:/...

Ron and Ed welcome the CATO Institute's director of economics and trade policy studies, Scott Lincicome. Scott writes on international and domestic economic issues, including international trade; subsidies and industrial policy; manufacturing and global supply chains; and economic dynamism. For show notes, visit http://thesoulofenterprise.com/408

Ron and Ed welcome to the show Brett Haralson, director of community at our sponsor Melio. Brett has robust experience as a strategic leader focused on community strategy, and has been integral to influencing business growth while focusing on program development and management. Join us as he shares his thoughts on community (and maybe even talk a little BitCoin.) For show notes visit - http://thesoulofenterprise.com/407

Ron and Ed welcome Reza Hooda a chartered accountant in the UK who transformed his firm and subsequently himself. Back in 2008, he acquired a small firm called Walji & Co after he left his position as an accountant at PwC. He wanted to be my own boss as well as make a noticeable impact in some way to the accounting industry. We are excited to hear his story of how he has done just that.

Ron and Ed welcome Pano Kanelos, a founding trustee of UATX, a nonprofit dedicated to founding a university. It is currently in the process of applying for accreditation of the institution and its programs. The University will be devoted to the unfettered pursuit of truth are the cornerstone of a free and ?ourishing democratic society. For full show notes visit - http://thesoulofenterprise.com/405

Ed and Ron are honored to have Kevin Smoot on the show, who Ron met at various accounting conferences. After the first time Kevin heard Ron speak, he went back to his firm and completely transformed his business model. Join us as we dive into the details of this transformation, Kevin’s current strategy, and future plans.

Ron and Ed welcome Andrew Stuttaford to the show this week. Andrew edits National Review's Capital Matters which focuses on financial and economic coverage. We will talk about a wide range of topics including: inflation, energy in Europe in the wake of war, China and Taiwan. If you have any questions you would like us to ask Andrew, please email us at asktsoe@verasage.com, tag us on Twitter at @asktsoe, or plan to call in between 3pm-4pm ET (noon - 1pm PT) at 866-472-5790.

Over the past few weeks, Ron and Ed have collected a few pricing related items including some listener email and podcasts that raise some interesting questions about value and subscription base pricing. This episode will address all that and more. If you have a question or comment, please share it by email – asktsoe@verasage.com; by tagging us on Twitter – @asktsoe; or even calling in on Friday at 866-472-5790 from 3 PM to 4 PM ET (noon to 1 PM PT). Podchaser: aWLzuC7XMxNiKTlyvIhg

aWLzuC7XMxNiKTlyvIhg Ed and Ron are delighted to welcome back, for the fourth time, Chris “Elroy” Stricklin to discuss his new book, Aiming Higher: A Journey Through Military Aviation Leadership, published earlier this year. What can the military teach us about leadership? A lot. Given the endemic failure of leadership in the business world, in spite of all the focus on the topic, why is excellence in leadership so rare? There’s no better person to talk about these issues than Chris.

Recently, two noted consultants to the professional wrote up a list of their objections to using the subscription model for professional firms. In this episode, Ron and Ed will take these arguments point by point and deliver their refutation of the ideas. Hang on! This one will be a rollicking good time.

Ron and Ed welcome David Bahnsen, private wealth manager and author of There's No Free Lunch: 250 Economic Truths. In the book What David Bahnsen pulls from the masters—the great economic voices of the past and the present—to remind readers of the basic economic truths that must serve as our foundation in understanding the challenges of today.

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Ron and Ed welcome Yashwanth Madhusudan, co-founder and CEO of Fyle, the next-generation spend management platform for small and medium businesses. They will talk about entrepreneurship and technology especially as it relates to accounting professionals and SMBs.

Ron and Ed take the Mainstage at Scaling New Heights where they will be joined by Joe Woodard and over 1000 audience members who will be providing the questions. Conversations will include subscription pricing, Marxism, and ESG! No we are not kidding.

Ron and Ed were thrilled to have one of their favorite guests back for a fifth time on the show, Fr. Robert Sirico of The Acton Institute. He along with Rabbi Lapin inspired the name of our show. This time we will discuss his new book The Economics of the Parables.

For the second week in a row Ron and Ed welcome practitioners who are changing their business models. The week they speak with Susan Bryant and Janet Haston, principals of The MB Group about their jettisoning the billable hour in January of this year. The conversation will provide insight into the effects on the firm, particularly the relationships with customers and among the team members at The MB Group. If you have a question for Susan or Janet, please send it along to asktsoe@verasage.com.

Ron and Ed welcome Sage Intacct Partner Brian Terrell to the show to talk about his transition to offering implementations as a subscription service. The BTerrell Group has offered this option for over a year and we will talk with Brian about the results thus far. If you have questions for Brian, please email us at asktsoe@verasage.com.

A perennial TSOE fav, Ron and Ed are pleased to welcome back to the show for a fourth time, Joe Woodard. They will talk about the state of the accounting profession and share a preview of what will be happening at Joe's upcoming conference, Scaling New Heights. If you have any questions for Joe, please share them with Ron and Ed at asktsoe@verasage.com.

Ed and Ron are honored to have on the show Dr. Mark Vonnegut to discuss his 2022 book, The Heart of Caring: A Life in Pediatrics. Yes, Mark is the son of Kurt Vonnegut. Join us for what will be a firsthand look at the healthcare system, its impact on children, along with the rest of us.

Ron and Ed are excited to be doing the show live from the 90 Minds annual conference, The Meeting of the Minds in Huntington Beach, CA. The Meeting of The Minds brings a membership of consultants, resellers, and software providers together to celebrate our powerful community. For two days, these consultants will share, listen, learn, and challenge their perceptions. We are thrilled to be a part of all of those things.

Join Ed and Ron for a deep dive on the problems with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards, or lack thereof. ESG has replaced the Triple Bottom Line and began to receive global attention due to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) report, and is seen as a means for advancing the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SEC is now proposing regulations that will force public companies to disclose environmental risk factors, at tremendous cost. What ...

Belying the episode title there is more than one problem with continuing professional education (aka CPE). Ron and Ed will be joined this week by two innovators in the professions Blake Oliver of Earmark and Michael Kravshik of LumiQ to talk about not only the problems, but how they are trying to help solve it. If you have any questions you would like Ron and Ed to ask them, please send us an email at asktsoe@verasage.com.