Entrepreneur building accounting’s next chapter. Founder of Debits.

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Speaking & Media

Let’s talk about the future of accounting work.

I’m available to speak with firm owners, software teams, and accounting communities about modern practices and the tools that power them — and I write about it for Intuit and Firm of the Future. If that’s useful to your audience, let’s talk.

Topics

What I love to talk about.

Modernizing the firm tech stack

Replacing spreadsheets and email with workflows that actually close the month.

Building software for accountants

Lessons from designing for a precise, compliance-driven, trust-first audience.

Running a firm and a startup at once

How operating The Accountants for Creatives shapes the way I build Debits.

Marketing for accounting practices

Helping great, invisible firms get found by the clients they deserve.