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The AI bubble is here, and the circular funding schemes look eerily similar to Enron. Plus: How an NBA executive allegedly stole $3.8 MILLION right under everyone's nose.

🔥 WHAT WE COVER:

- The circular funding powering OpenAI, Nvidia, and the AI tech bubble- Inside the $3.8M NBA embezzlement scandal - and how it was missed- Why the ...

In this FinTech Flo Season 2 final guest episode, Drew Carrick, CPA is joined by Kendale King, CPA, a leading figure in the accounting thought leadership space and the founder of CPAcon, which is having its first ever conference in Los Angeles on December 3, 2024. The two discuss the gamification of education and overall accounting pipeline awareness campaign that CPAcon is designed to address, as well as the content that FloQast S...

Join Drew Carrick, the Rapping CPA, as he sits down with Kristen Gayoso, Senior Director of Finance at SimpleBet, and creator of Let's Get Fiscal for an engaging episode of the FinTech Flo. The duo dives into the world of accounting, exploring topics such as navigating the complexities of CPE requirements, the decision-making process of leaving public accounting for industry roles, and the journey of building a finance departm...

There’s shows about finance and there’s shows about technology, but there aren’t many shows about finance technology; and there’s almost none specifically made for accounting and finance professionals at the corporate level!

Well I’ve never been one to do what everyone else does. I’m Drew Carrick, and I love putting together two things that haven’t been put together before - that’s how I became The Rapping CPA. And that’s how I beca...

Strategic compliance is the next frontier for companies with massive compliance obligations and regulations requiring them to follow strict standards. With all of the fraud and bad financial practices that have taken place over the last decade, there are constantly new regulations coming out for businesses to stay on top of, and allowing these tasks to become mundane, tedious, and monotonous will result in increased burnout and cha...

New digs, who dis? That’s right, the FinTech Flo is back, and in a brand new podcast studio! The newness doesn’t stop there though, with new fintech regulations working their way into banking, new automation technology making headlines in the logistics industry, and the accounting profession being revolutionized by new accounting transformation technology! Lots of headlines discussed between Drew and Mike Whitmire, CEO and Co-found...

Let's start off Q4 the right way, in the city that never sleeps, New York -- just like this episodes entrepreneurial CPA guest, Joey Reeves, founder of Universal CPA Review. Drew and Joey talk about the proposed 150 hour credit requirement change to the CPA exam, the shifting landscape of the accounting profession due to AI, and what it was like to start a CPA exam review company. The good news of all of this is, with 50% of g...

Fintech Flo: Episode 35 (9/19/24) with Adam Zoucha, SVP International Sales

There’s a few major life decisions that require calculated risk, including the one to join a brand new tech start-up in the hopes of living our entrepreneurial dreams, and if that pans out, another later on to expand a business internationally. On this special FinTech Flo episode, Drew sits down with Adam Zoucha, SVP of International Sales, who joi...

The Next Generation of Accountants #GenZ - Fintech Flo: Episode 34 (9/5/24)
The pathway to becoming a CPA is different now with proposed modifications to the exam process and new developments in AI and technology that have changed the profession forever.  Are you a college student thinking about obtaining your CPA or considering working for an Accounting Firm?  Drew and Mike delve deeper into current Accounting Industry updates...

How Artificial Intelligence Will Actually Impact The Accounting Profession - Fintech Flo: Episode 33 (8/22/24)

There has been A LOT of hype about A.I. throughout 2024, but to get the best opinion on what is actually realistic, you need to speak to the professionals who are the experts at the top of the industry - so we brought in Dr. Sean Stein Smith, CPA, Professor at Lehman College, and Blockchain Expert, to discuss how artificial...

Accountants Take on Sports Streaming Wars #hotassets - Fintech Flo: Episode 32 (7/30/24)
The NBA just signed with Amazon - are you ordering your favorite sports team on Prime?  We are delving into the Sports world to give you the inside scoop on the hottest trend in BigTech, or as Accountants like to call it - TMT - Tech, Media, and Telecom.  What does this mean for the future of sports streaming, traditional versus non-traditi...

Financial Updates the Size of Texas - Fintech Flo: Episode 31 (7/25/24)

Everything is bigger in Texas, which is where this episode of the FinTech Flo is taking place! Rightly so, the Great Resignation is over and the Big Stay is happening, but how does it impact accounting jobs? Also, Kirschner is set to hang out for the rest of his life with SBF, and FASB is also making some Texas sized moves with corporate transparency r...

Hot Number Summer - Petrodollar, Money Laundering, Men in Finance - Fintech Flo: Episode 30 (7/10/24)

What's up with the petrodollar ending, and what does it mean for you? Can NYC become the next film hub and compete with LA? And what's the deal with the man in finance phenomenon? Join in on Drew and Mike's discussion on these during our very special, and sad, final episode from the FloQast Studio facility before movi...

 Fintech Flo: Episode 29 (6/27/24)

Move fast and break things has been SpaceX’s approach to innovation, but does that work for all companies? Sometimes there is a brand reputation risk to putting out a beta product that isn’t fully ready, yet making customers pay full price for it - forget about the accounting nightmare behind trying to plan for canceled subscriptions! Also on today’s episode, is how much power should one influencer...

Is hybrid the way of the future or is it a trap? Yes, you heard correctly - everything is going hybrid, from engines, to clothes, to work, to ideologies. There is much to be said about the benefits of taking a hybrid approach to business goals and achieving strategic objectives, many of which can be highlighted by current events such as Toyota’s emphasis on hybrid engines, fashion companies developing work from home dress pants, an...

Phishing, vishing, and smishing oh my! And don’t forget about spearphishing as well! Lots of scams and fraud attacks to stay on the look out for this year - so Mike and Drew go through the IRS’s 2024 Dirty Dozen, the list of popular schemes to be on high alert for throughout the period.

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The FTC has been putting in work this year, suggesting a ban on noncompetes, as a way to protect employees, however they may be overstepping their boundaries. The Accounting Top 100 Firms report also came out earlier this quarter, and Drew and Mike get into the stats of what it says about the industry. Finally, consultants and advisory services are getting the recognition they deserve - which means someone is actually trying to fig...

This special episode of The FinTech Flo ahead of Mental Health Awareness Month, tackles why burnout is so pervasive in the accounting industry, with 99% of professions claiming to experience it - especially as we reach the conclusion of “busy season”. The solution is tied to a shift in culture, technology, and overall outlook on the job, as discussed by Drew, Mike, and Stefan, in our first ever 3 person IRL show! Knowing how you’ll...

Baseball is back, which means Shohei Ohtani is in the spotlight - however, it’s his translator that’s getting all the attention. With great power comes great responsibility, and so Drew and Mike use their business to entertainment translating abilities to discuss updates from the accounting and fintech worlds, including Grant Thornton getting Private Equity, the SEC enacting assurance regulations around climate, and Apple getting h...