Randy Johnston

Technology March 17, 2026 

This year’s cohort included five companies transforming the accounting and finance profession with cutting-edge automation and artificial intelligence.

Randy Johnston

Technology January 13, 2026 

This year's CES provided a worthwhile lens into the future with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robots everywhere. However, direct conversations about strategy and the reasoning behind products provided the most insight.

Randy Johnston

Technology December 22, 2025 

The accounting profession has constantly evolved alongside technology, but the pace of change entering 2026 feels materially different.

Randy Johnston

Technology November 11, 2025 

The rate of change in the profession is stunning, and I've been using professional technology for a long time, writing my first AI in LISP in 1975. I was working with firms even before that.

Randy Johnston

Technology October 14, 2025 

While there are formal methodologies for change management as we cover later in this article, a common-sense assessment of what your team can handle can serve you well in the right situation.

Randy Johnston

Firm Management September 17, 2025 

Taking a transaction, private equity or not, is no small decision that will have many pros and cons. What is right for you? Based on your values and needs, that is for you to decide.

Randy Johnston

Technology August 18, 2025 

Consider innovations that will benefit your team, your clients, and your partners. Structure your service offerings as a repeatable service that can be leveraged by technology.

Randy Johnston

Firm Management July 16, 2025 

Revisit your strategy and tactics. Now is not the time to look for SALY (Same as Last Year). Consider innovations that will benefit your team, your clients, and your partners.

Randy Johnston

Firm Management April 17, 2025 

Agentic AI is poised to significantly impact Public Accounting. Firms must adopt the right tools, governance strategies, and implementation approaches to successfully integrate Agentic AI into public accounting.

Randy Johnston

Accounting March 18, 2025 

Agentic AI refers to artificial intelligence systems that operate autonomously and can perceive, reason, plan, and take action to pursue goals.

Randy Johnston

Firm Management February 11, 2025 

For now, Agentic AI refers to artificial intelligence systems that operate autonomously and can perceive, reason, plan, and take action in pursuit of goals. These AI agents can interact dynamically with their environment, adapt to changes, and sometimes make decisions without direct human intervention.

Randy Johnston

Accounting January 10, 2025 

This CES was more about "experiences," and we were actively separating reality from hype. Many columns I've read on the CES event don't represent the reality I understood by attending.

Randy Johnston