Accounting October 6, 2026
The 2026 AI Finance Stack
73 tools worth knowing, how I would put them together, and the trends behind why finance teams are picking them.
August 22, 2017
DocuWare Conference to be Held May 8-10, 2018
Through interactive workshops, DocuWare experts will showcase the latest in document management technology with a special emphasis on cloud solution benefits. DocuWare experts and Partners will learn from each other through meaningful discussions and ...
August 22, 2017
Sean A. Hanthorn, MBA – 2017 20 Under 40 Honoree
Sean A. Hanthorn Professional Credentials (CPA, EA, MBA, etc if any): MBA Age: 38 Employer: Rootworks LLC / RootAdvisors LLC Title: Director of Education Services – Rootworks LLC / Director of System Strategies – RootAdvisors LLC City/State: Ferndale Michigan Website: Twitter: @SHMSU02 Spent over 8 years consulting, training, supporting, and assisting sales in the accounting software arena...…
August 22, 2017
Ross Riskin, CPA, PFS, CCFC, MST – 2017 40 Under 40 Honoree
Ross A. Riskin Professional Credentials (CPA, EA, MBA, etc if any): CPA/PFS, CCFC, MST Age: 26 Employer: American Institute of Certified College Financial Consultants | Albertus Magnus College | Riskin Advisory, LLC Title: Founder | Assistant Professor of Accounting and Finance | Managing Member City/State: Bethany, Connecticut Website: www.rossriskin.com Twitter: @rossriskin Professional Associations/Memberships: American...…
August 22, 2017
Blake Oliver – 2017 40 Under 40 Honoree
Blake Oliver Age: 34Employer: Armanino LLPTitle: Manager, ConsultingCity/State: Los Angeles, CAWebsite: http://www.blakeoliver.com, http://www.armaninollp.com Listen to this podcast In 2011, I started an online bookkeeping service called Cloudsourced Accounting. My partners and I had the explicit goal of disrupting the business models of traditional CPA firms and freelance bookkeepers. As a completely virtual firm, we...…
August 21, 2017
Retail Sales Jump 3.5%
Retail sales in July increased by 0.6 percent over June on a seasonally adjusted basis, triple the revised 0.2 percent growth seen in June, according to calculations released today by the National Retail Federation. Sales increased by 3.5 percent ...
August 21, 2017
The 2017 Under 40 Honorees: Breaking New Ground on All Levels
This year’s 40 Under 40 and 20 Under 40 honorees are visibly and incrementally changing the accounting profession through their exemplary leadership, their innovative thinking, their collaborative efforts guaranteed to provide unity to the ...
August 21, 2017
Bas Kniphorst – 2017 20 Under 40 Honoree
Bas Kniphorst Age: 39 Employer: Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting US Title: Vice President Product Management City/State: Riverwoods IL Website: www.CCHGroup.com, https://www.linkedin.com/in/baskniphorst/ Twitter: Upon graduation from college I was intrigued by the world of content and joined Wolters Kluwer in 2001. The internet had radically altered the business model and the...…
August 21, 2017
Karly Laughlin, CPA – 2017 40 Under 40 Honoree
Karly A. Laughlin, CPA Age: 30 Employer: Belfint, Lyons & Shuman, P.A. Title: Manager, Tax and Small Business City/State: Wilmington, DE Website: www.belfint.com Twitter: @DelawareCPA and @BelfintCPAs Professional Associations/Memberships: Delaware Estate Planning Council (Board Member), Delaware CarePlan, Inc. (Treasurer), Wilmington Tax Group, Delaware Society of CPAs, AICPA I began my career with BLS as...…
August 21, 2017
Daniel Vidal, MS – 2017 20 Under 40 Honoree
Daniel Vidal Age: 28 Employer: Expensify Title: Head of Business Development City/State: Portland, OR Website: www.expensify.com Twitter: @DanielVidal88 Having the opportunity to create Expensify’s partnership programs from scratch has been an incredible journey. My role at Expensify started informally. Initially, it was just overseeing conversations with all our non-customers: individuals whom we had no...…
August 21, 2017
Steven Morrison, CPA – 2017 40 Under 40 Honoree
Steven Morrison, CPA Age: 39Employer: MBAFTitle: PrincipalCity/State: Miami, FloridaWebsite: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenmorrisoncpa Listen to this podcast Professional Associations/Memberships: AICPA Auditing Standards Board (“ASB”) Board member SAS No. 132 Task Force Chair FICPA Educational Foundation, Board of Trustees University of Florida Accounting Conference (2018 chair) Miami-Downtown Chapter, past board member and past chair Accounting Principles and Auditing Standards,...…
August 21, 2017
Sofia Jelanizada DeBlanc, CPA, CFE – 2017 40 Under 40 Honoree
Sofia Jelanizada DeBlanc, CPA, CFE Age: 30 Employer: Deloitte- USA Title: Advisory Manager City/State: Falls Church, VA Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sofia-j-deblanc-cpa-cfe-a3573657/ Twitter: N/A AICPA VSCPA NASBA ACFE My story began in 2006 when I received a...
August 21, 2017
Alina Nikishina, CPA – 2017 40 Under 40 Honoree
Alina Nikishina, CPA Age: 30Employer: Insperience Business ServicesTitle: VP of Firm ManagementCity/State: Littleton, CO Website: www.insperience.com Listen to this podcast Professional Associations/Memberships (please include any leadership roles): PASBA (Professional Association of Small Business Accountants); CASBA (Colorado chapter of PASBA); the Alliance of Professional Women (Member & Secretary for Outreach Committee) In the last few years,...…