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A first-of-its-kind conference focused on helping you streamline and maximize your accounting workflows to get work done. 

100% virtual.


Not for Financial Cents users only. All are welcome to join!

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📍 Virtual Event

📆 Oct 24 & 25, 2023

🕒 10am - 5pm EDT

 

What can you expect?

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  • Deep-dives into topics around managing and improving your workflow

  • Connect with forward-thinking firm owners like yourself
  • Hear from speakers who know what they're talking about
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  • Varying session types from panel discussions to breakout sessions and workshops

  • Unbiased conversations you'll benefit from
  • Get all your burning workflow questions answered

Speakers

Keynote Speakers

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Dawn Brolin, CPA, CFE
CEO, Powerful Accounting and Author,
The Designated Motivator

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Eric

Eric Green
Founder, TaxRep Network and
Partner at Green & Sklarz LLC.

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Jason

Jason Staats, CPA
Founder Realize. Accounting YouTube content creator and podcaster

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ryan

Ryan Lazanis, CPA
Founder, Future Firm

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Kellie Parks, CPB
Owner, Calmwaters Cloud Accounting

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Nayo Carter-Gray, EA
Owner, 1st Step Accounting

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tonya

Tonya Schulte
Founder, The Profit Constructors

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veronica

Veronica Wasek
Founder, 5MinuteBookkeeping.com

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dave

Dave Kersting
Founder, Capovario

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wendy

Wendy Kelly
Founder, Bookkeeping Simplified

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Alison

Alison Ball
Director, Communications and
Partnerships, Liscio

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terrel

Terrell Turner, CPA
CEO, TL Turner Group

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Nicole

Nicole Davis, CPA
CEO, Butler-Davis Tax & Accounting, LLC

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gerry

Gerry Anderson
President, Blue Canyon CPA

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shahram

Shahram Zarshenas
CEO and Co-founder, Financial Cents

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hope

Hope Blankenship
Partner, ToTheRescue Bookkeeping

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Amanda

Amanda Owens, PAFM
Firm Administrator, Badger CPA

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Angela

Angela Main Roberts
Owner, Main Accounting Services LLC

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richard

Richard Roppa-Roberts
Roundtable Labs

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Tracks

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TRACKS
Start

New to workflow? START sessions are for you. Join workshops, panel discussions, and breakout sessions that hand-hold you through how to get started, clear up myths around workflow management, and answer your questions.

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TRACKS
Grow

Looking to improve your current workflow? GROW sessions go more specific to address loopholes, inefficiencies and frictions that are preventing you from enjoying the rewards of having streamlined workflows. Go from good to better.

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TRACKS
Scale

Take workflow management to the next level! SCALE sessions are high-powered, showing you how to become great at managing your workflows. Expect workshops and panels around AI, compliance, client alignment, automation and more!



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Agenda

Not for Financial Cents users only. All are welcome to join!
*All times are in EDT.

  1. 10.00am 10.10am

    Welcome reception

  2. 10.10am 10.20am

    Welcome message

    Read more >

    Shahram Zarshenas
    CEO and co-founder, Financial Cents

  3. 10.25am 11.15am

    Start

    KEYNOTE: Getting workflow management right to scale your firm

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    Dawn Brolin, CPA, CFE
    CEO, Powerful Accounting and Author, The Designated Motivator

    Dawn is a CPA, firm owner, author, and podcaster on all things accounting. As one of the keynote speakers at #WorkflowCon2023, she will share exactly why and how getting workflow management right is not just a nice-to-have but a must-have for any firm that is looking to succeed.

  4. 11.20am 11.55am

    Start

    WORKSHOP: Where to begin with workflow management

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    Kellie Parks, CPB
    Owner, Calmwaters Cloud Accounting

    Kellie is a relentless organizer and the queen of accounting processes and cloud technology. In her session, she will walk you through the steps you need to take to get started with managing your firm’s workflows. This will give you a great foundation in workflow management, whether you’re just getting started or trying again after multiple tries.

  5. 12.00pm 12.35pm

    Start

    WORKSHOP: A step-by-step guide to creating your firm's internal workflow processes

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    Shahram Zarshenas
    CEO and co-founder, Financial Cents

    Shahram co-founded Financial Cents, an accounting workflow software because he believes firm owners deserve a better way of keeping track of work and getting work done without the anxiety of things falling through the cracks. In this session, he will show you exactly how to start building your firm’s internal workflow processes, the first step in becoming a workflow and efficiency whiz.

  6. 12.35pm 12.50pm

    Break

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  7. 12.55pm 1.30pm

    Start

    WORKSHOP: How to train your team on your firm's processes

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    Nayo-Carter-Gray, EA
    Owner, 1st Step Accounting

    Nayo runs a virtual accounting firm and stands by the mantra “the fact that your firm is virtual doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have processes”. But your workflows, systems, and processes will fail if your team doesn’t adopt them. In this session, Nayo will discuss and walk through ways to train your staff (both new and experienced) on your firm’s workflow processes to increase efficiency.

  8. 1.35pm 2.10pm

    Start

    WORKSHOP: Workflow management tips for new firm owners

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    Veronica Wasek
    Founder, 5MinuteBookkeeping.com

    Veronica is a bookkeeper and instructor that has trained thousands of new bookkeeping firm owners. In this session, she will share valuable and practical tips to help you become good at workflow management.

  9. 2.15pm 2.40pm

    Start

    PANEL: Spreadsheets, generic project management software, or accounting workflow software? The pros and cons

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    Wendy Kelly
    Founder, Bookkeeping Simplified

    Gerry Anderson
    President, Blue Canyon CPA

    In this panel discussion, Wendy and Gerry will discuss their perspectives on the pros and cons of different ways you can manage your workflow, namely using spreadsheets, generic project management software, or accounting workflow software.

  10. 2.45pm 3.20pm

    Start

    BREAKOUT: How to set organization-wide goals and align your team around them

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    Amanda Owens, PAFM
    Firm Administrator, Badger CPA

    Amanda manages a 40+ person firm with branches in multiple parts of the United States. She knows exactly how to set, implement, and align teams around goals. In this session, she will share her process and how you too can.

  11. 3.20pm 3.40pm

    Break

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  12. 3.45pm 4.20pm

    Grow

    WORKSHOP: Kick inefficiency in the butt with processes

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    Terrell Turner, CPA
    CEO, TL Turner Group

    Struggling with inefficiencies in your firm? In this session, Terrell will share a blueprint for kicking out inefficiencies and making your firm not only efficient but ‘extra-efficient’.

  13. 4.20pm 4.55pm

    Grow

    WORKSHOP: The Streamlining Shortcut: 5 Steps to Quickly Implement New Processes

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    Ryan Lazanis, CPA
    Founder, Future Firm

    Ryan is a CPA who built his own online firm from scratch to sale in only 5 years. His goal is to teach the lessons that he has learned along the way to help shape your own modern firm.

  14. 5.00pm

    Day 1 wrap up

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  1. 10.00am 10.15am

    Welcome reception

  2. 10.15am 10.30am

    Welcome message

    Read more >

    Shahram Zarshenas
    CEO and co-founder, Financial Cents

  3. 10.35am 11.15am

    Grow

    WORKSHOP: A step-by-step guide to creating workflows for non-client facing areas of your firm (marketing, sales, prospecting, hiring, etc)

    Read more >

    Nicole Davis, CPA
    CEO of Butler-Davis Tax & Accounting, LLC

    Nicole is the CEO of Butler-Davis Tax & Accounting, LLC  where she helps entrepreneurs engineer their best lives by operating financially fit businesses. In this session, she’ll share exactly how she organizes non-client facing processes to achieve maximum efficiency and scale faster.

  4. 11.20am 11.55am

    Grow

    PANEL: How to get your team to actually use your spanking, new workflow software (100% software adoption)

    Hope Blankenship
    Partner, ToTheRescue Bookkeeping

    Dave Kersting
    Founder, Capovario

    It’s one thing to sign up for software, it’s another thing for your team to actually use it. In this panel discussion, Hope and Dave will offer insightful advice from their experiences on how to get 100% software adoption in your firm.

  5. 12.00pm 1.00pm

    Grow

    KEYNOTE: Why you should implement end-to-end workflow automation and how to get started

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    Eric Green
    Founder, TaxRep Network and Partner at Green & Sklarz LLC

    Eric is a Lawyer and Accountant who runs a Tax Representation firm and community. In his work, he relies on end to end automation so he can focus on work that brings in the money. In his keynote session, he will show why and exactly how to set up end-to-end automation for the most important areas of your firm.

  6. 1.05pm 1.20pm

    Break

  7. 1.25pm 2.00pm

    Grow

    BREAKOUT: How to create a collaborative work culture that drives efficiency

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    Angela Main Roberts
    Owner, Main Accounting Services LLC

    Richard Roppa-Roberts
    Roundtable Labs

    Angela and Richard will be moderating this breakout session to address how to encourage collaboration and a healthy work culture in your firm so you can have happier team members that work efficiently.

  8. 2.05pm 2.40pm

    Scale

    WORKSHOP: How to automate admin work with your workflow software

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    Shahram Zarshenas
    CEO and co-founder, Financial Cents

    Many administrators, operation managers, and firm owners still spend tons of their time doing manual work that can be automated so they can focus on billable work. In this session, Shahram will do a walkthrough of how to automate common and time-consuming admin tasks.

  9. 2.45pm 3.15pm

    Scale

    WORKSHOP: How to deliver consistent client experiences

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    Alison Ball
    Director of Communications and Partnerships, Liscio

    Alison leads comms and partnerships at Liscio. In this session, she’ll share why you should prioritize client experiences and how to deliver A+ experiences that will drive business and referral for your firm.

  10. 3.15pm 3.30pm

    Break

  11. 3.35pm 4.15pm

    Scale

    GENERAL: How to use chatGPT to supercharge your workflow while staying in compliance

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    Jason Staats, CPA
    Founder, Realize. 
    Accounting YouTube content creator and podcaster

    Jason Staats has created multiple practical and valuable YouTube videos about AI in accounting. He knows a lot about AI but that’s not all, he knows how you can use AI without getting into hot soup with compliance. Join his session to learn more.

  12. 4.15pm 4.50pm

    Scale

    BREAKOUT: How to align clients to your firm's workflow process

    Read more >

    Tonya Schulte
    Founder, The Profit Constructors

    Richard Roppa-Roberts
    Roundtable Labs

    Tonya and Richard will lead a breakout session to discuss how to get your clients onboard with your internal processes so they don’t draw you back, and you can deliver high quality work on time.

  13. 5.00pm 6.00pm

    DJ/live music and conference wrap up

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