Episode 56 | Recorded February 18, 2022
Today, we’ve got Eminem x 2 ... no, wait, M&Ms...and we’re going to let Matthew translate all things crypto, the Kenji plague, and his journey from employee to Tech CPA.
Matthew May, CPA joined Acuity to translate accounting for entrepreneurs. He does this by helping navigate tax and accounting rules and speaking entrepreneur, not an accountant; now, most people want to chat him up about cryptocurrency and blockchain. Matthew also likes to volunteer in the Georgia technology community and serves on the board of the Atlanta Technology Angels. He’s also got a seat on the Venture Atlanta Advisory Board.
Marcus Mire, our honorable repeat co-host, is an entrepreneurial CPA helping clients become more efficient using cloud accounting and proactive tax planning at his firm, MireGroup CPAs.
1 Eminem envy?
3 Matthew’s Before
Shoutout Arthur Andersen, EY, Austin, Atlanta, and Kenji Kuramoto
5 Kenji and Matthew take over the world
Shoutout Acuity, stupid multiples, and the Baylor Bears
7 Old v. New – which way works better in accounting?
9 On being the Fall Guy
Shoutout KPMG, Deloitte, and EisnerAmper
11 Building the product that serves the underserved
13 Best part of escaping the Big Four
15 Building the change-management muscle
Shoutout Tupac, Black Sabbath, Bowie, and anyone else who sings about change
17 Talking equity, profit sharing, and employee ownership models
Shoutout Catching Clouds, Patti and Scott Scharf, and Lisa Gilreath, Acuity’s COO
21 80 years of marriage, the rules of drinking, and abstinence?
24 A tropical token story ...
Shoutout BBI, St. Thomas, Ethereum, Bitcoin, Ivy Rose, and Blue Ivy
27 From the sidelines – Matthew’s crypto expertise, and why he doesn’t play
Shoutout AICPA Engage, Xerocon San Diego, and Consensus
33 NFTs – what are they, really?
Shoutout Budweiser, Drink While You Think, and Andy Warhol
38 Matthew’s killer stablecoin idea
Shoutout U.S. Treasury, Tether
40 Name your price – what would entice Matthew to sell Acuity?
Shoutout VerifyIQ, Super Bowl ads, and angel investing
43 Tech + CPA + Entrepreneur
Shoutout Cherry Bekaert, Entrepreneurs' Organization
46 AAAlliteration
Shoutout all the A-words, Ackerman (the Jason variety), and acronyms
48 Eggs, kegs, dope-ass tailgating, and bonding
Shoutout Coley and JW
52 One is the loneliest number in entrepreneurism
Shoutout EMINƎM, Proof, Matthew Meyer, AccountingWEB San Diego, XPAC (the Xero Partners Advisory Council), Scott’s imaginary publicist, the very real Gaynor Hardy, and Drip Blue Dream
Matthew May, Founder, VP Sales and Marketing, Acuity
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetechcpa/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/thetechcpa
Website: https://acuity.co/
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/drink-while-you-think/id1593236213
Marcus Mire, CPA
Website: https://mire.group/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MireCpa
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/make-it-count-with-marcus-mire-cpa/id1561004984