Humans in Accounting
by South Offices
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About this podcast
Behind every balance sheet, there’s a human story.
Humans in Accounting is a podcast about the people redefining what it means to work in finance and accounting today.
Hosted by Alex Roman of South Offices, each episode features honest, unfiltered conversations with accountants, firm owners, and financial leaders who are building businesses on their own terms—remote, niche, value-driven, and unapologetically human.
Whether you're a solo accountant, a fractional CFO, or just curious about what it’s really like behind the spreadsheets, this podcast will inspire you to do things differently.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 57 episodes
- Community, Not Competition: Why Accounting Conferences Matter - Scotty Scarano · 29 min · Season 4 Episode 4Scotty “OKR” Scarano has been going to accounting conferences for more than a decade, but he'll tell you the most valuable part rarely happens inside the sessions. Scotty is an…
- Don't Wait for Perfect: Starting a Podcast as an Accountant - Victoria Vita · 29 min · Season 4 Episode 3Victoria Vita came to the United States in 2004 and took her first job as a dishwasher. Twenty-two years later, she's a CPA and controller with two decades of experience in…
- Why I'm Choosing Accounting in the Age of AI - Davis Starling · 28 min · Season 4 Episode 2Davis Starling grew up in a South Carolina town of about 290 people, kept bees, raised frogs, and earned the nickname Coach Barkley on a high school basketball court. At 12, a…
- Protect the King: Business Lessons From a Live Chess Game - Tyler Otto · 32 min · Season 4 Episode 1Tyler Otto and Alex Roman have been playing chess for about two years, usually taking a day or three to make each move. For the Season 4 premiere of Humans in Accounting, they…
- Embrace Evolution, Not Perfection - Ryan Page · 25 minRyan Page’s path to building Backpocket CPA wasn’t a straight line. After starting his career at PwC, working in financial reporting and FP&A, and experimenting with different…
- Your Business Should Support Your Life, Not Consume It - Ian Maxwell · 28 min · Season 3 Episode 23Ian Maxwell has always looked at business a little differently: instead of building a life around work, he believes your business should help create the life you actually want…
- Growing an Accounting Firm Without Losing Its Culture - Chris Williams · 29 min · Season 3 Episode 22Chris Williams didn’t start his career in accounting. He came from finance and investing, looking for an entrepreneurial path that eventually led him to acquire System Six…
- From Big Four to Founder: Building an Accounting Firm That Can Scale - Jabree Brooks · 31 min · Season 3 Episode 21What does it take to go from working inside some of the world’s largest financial institutions to building your own accounting firm? In this episode of Humans in Accounting…
- Building a Business That Evolves With You - Eman Abdur-Rahman · 32 min · Season 3 Episode 20Building a business isn't about following a perfect plan. It's about building one that evolves as your life does. In this episode of Humans in Accounting, Alex Roman sits down…
- Building an Accounting Firm From Scratch - Mike Payne · 32 min · Season 3 Episode 19Building an accounting firm takes more than technical expertise. It takes confidence, relationships, a clear business model, and the willingness to bet on yourself. In this…
- Building, Scaling & Selling an Accounting Firm - Sharrin Fuller · 30 min · Season 3 Episode 18Building an accounting firm is one challenge. Scaling it—and eventually selling it—is another. In this episode of Humans in Accounting, Alex Roman sits down with Sharrin…
- Build Systems, Not Burnout - Karen McConomy · 28 min · Season 3 Episode 17What if the biggest milestone in your accounting firm wasn't adding another client, but taking a 17-day vacation? In this episode of Humans in Accounting, Alex Roman sits down…
- AI Won't Replace Great Accountants - Miguel Centeno · 33 min · Season 3 Episode 16Will AI replace accountants? Miguel Centeno doesn't think so. He believes the firms that thrive won't be the ones avoiding AI—they'll be the ones learning how to use it better…
- Why Every CPA Needs a Mentor - Nancy Benet · 31 min · Season 3 Episode 15Every successful CPA has technical skills. Not every CPA has a mentor. In this episode of Humans in Accounting, Alex Roman sits down with Nancy Benet, CPA, entrepreneur, and…
- Why Great Companies Put People First - Monica Siciliano · 40 min · Season 3 Episode 14Most business owners think payroll is their biggest expense. Monica Siciliano sees it differently. She believes people are a company's greatest opportunity. In this episode of…
- How to Grow an Accounting Firm Through Referrals and Relationship - Seth Kamens · 33 min · Season 3 Episode 13Most accounting firm owners focus on technical expertise. Seth Kamens believes that's the wrong place to start. In this episode of Humans in Accounting, Alex Roman sits down…
- Building a Virtual Accounting Firm Before Remote Work Was Cool - Josh Zweig · 33 min · Season 3 Episode 12Remote work wasn't trendy in 2012. For most accounting firms, it wasn't even an option. But that's exactly when Josh Zweig decided to build a virtual accounting firm. In this…
- Entrepreneurship, Culture & Building with Purpose — Josh Schneider · 35 min · Season 3 Episode 11In this episode of Humans in Accounting, Alex Roman sits down with Josh Schneider, CEO of Multiply Advisors, to talk about entrepreneurship, culture, personal growth, and what it…
- Processes Build Better Businesses — Nicole Rose Yen · 32 min · Season 3 Episode 10Most entrepreneurs think growth comes from working harder. Nicole Rose Yen believes it comes from better processes. In this episode of Humans in Accounting, Alex Roman sits…
- Cash Flow Is King (And Growth Takes Longer Than You Think) | Michael Coronado · 33 min · Season 3 Episode 9Most businesses don’t fail because of bad ideas. They fail because they run out of cash—or underestimate how long growth actually takes. In this episode of Humans in…
