Episodes
Nov. 11, 2017
Adrian Simmons Live DET Talk
Every two years, the Fellows of VeraSage gather to learn from one another. It is rare to find so much knowledge and wisdom in one place, at one time. You have the chance to sit in the same room and participate in two days of ...
Nov. 11, 2017
Dan Morris Live DET talks
Every two years, the Fellows of VeraSage gather to learn from one another. It is rare to find so much knowledge and wisdom in one place, at one time. You have the chance to sit in the same room and participate in two days of ...
Nov. 11, 2017
State of Value Pricing in the Professions with Ron Baker
Every two years, the Fellows of VeraSage gather to learn from one another. It is rare to find so much knowledge and wisdom in one place, at one time. You have the chance to sit in the same room and participate in two days of ...
Nov. 11, 2017
VeraSage Symposium Opening with Ed Kless
Every two years, the Fellows of VeraSage gather to learn from one another. It is rare to find so much knowledge and wisdom in one place, at one time. You have the chance to sit in the same room and participate in two days of ...
Nov. 10, 2017
Live from the VeraSage Symposium
As you may know Ron Baker is a founder of the VeraSage Institute, a think tank for professional firms; and that Ed Kless is a senior fellow. The Institute holds a biennial conference during which the fellows and some friends ...
Nov. 3, 2017
Interview with Chris 'Elroy' Stricklin
Ron and Ed have been fascinated with the US military use of the After-action Review as a knowledge management tool. Recently, Ed encountered Chris 'Elroy' Stricklin, a former member of the USAF's Thunderbirds, at a Sage Intac...
Oct. 27, 2017
Free-rider Friday - October 2017
The last Friday of every month Ed and Ron will do “Free-Rider Friday.” Most of our shows are “topic” driven, where we dive deep into one subject. Free-Rider Fridays are designed to be “event” driven, whatever issues are in th...
Oct. 20, 2017
Antitrust Law and Price Signaling
After the Civil War, corporations grew to unprecedented size. The public was suspicious of this concentration of economic power, and politicians responded in 1890 by passing the first antitrust law, the Sherman Antitrust Act....
Oct. 13, 2017
Innovation Beyond Technology
This episode is based on a session that Ed has delivered for the past three years. It is dedicated to the possibility that innovation goes beyond just technological developments. Technology is important, but it is only a smal...
Oct. 6, 2017
Is Hourly Billing Unethical and Unprofessional?
Ethical problems arise in hourly billing due to the misalignment of interests created by the system. It’s hard to be a good citizen in a bad culture. Professionals who use hourly billing may not have malevolent motives when e...
Sept. 29, 2017
Free-Rider Friday, September 2017
The last Friday of every month Ed and Ron will do “Free-Rider Friday.” Most of our shows are “topic” driven, where we dive deep into one subject. Free-Rider Fridays are designed to be “event” driven, whatever issues are in th...
Sept. 22, 2017
Interview with Magatte Wade
Ron and Ed interview the dynamic Magatte Wade. Magatte is the founder and CEO of Tiossan, a high-end skin care products line based on indigenous Senegalese recipes and ingredients. Tiossan products are distributed via www.tio...
Sept. 15, 2017
Interview with Daniel Bennett, Ogilvy Change
Join Ed and Ron for their insightful interview with Daniel Bennett, Senior Behavioural Strategist with Ogilvy Change in the UK. He works with Rory Sutherland, who we also interviewed on Episode #9. Daniel shares his insights ...
Sept. 8, 2017
On Healing Leadership
This episode is dedicated to the possibility that the majority of leadership thinking is wrong as it is ultimate based on manipulation - trying to “get someone to do something.” Coming to terms with this idea is difficult and...
Sept. 1, 2017
Memorable Mentors: Henry Hazlitt
Henry Hazlitt (1894-1993) was one of the greatest economic journalists of the 20th century. He is the author of “Economics in One Lesson,” among twenty other books; was a chief editorial writer for the New York Times; and wro...
Aug. 25, 2017
Free-Rider Friday, August 2017
The last Friday of every month Ed and Ron will do “Free-Rider Friday.” Most of our shows are “topic” driven, where we dive deep into one subject. Free-Rider Fridays are designed to be “event” driven, whatever issues are in th...
Aug. 18, 2017
Free-Rider Friday, July 2017
The last Friday of every month Ed and Ron will do “Free-Rider Friday.” Most of our shows are “topic” driven, where we dive deep into one subject. Free-Rider Fridays are designed to be “event” driven, whatever issues are in th...
Aug. 11, 2017
Innovation at the AICPA and CPA.com
The AICPA and CPA.com have some interesting innovative initiatives in the offering. Join Ed and Ron as they discuss what's new at both of these organizations with Greg LaFollette of CPA.com, and Mark S. Burns of the AICPA.
July 28, 2017
Bookkeepers and Accountants of the Future - Part 2
Ron and Ed were at Sage Summit 2017 in Toronto and recorded an episode featuring a great panel discussion on the bookkeepers and accountants of the future. While the job description for accounting professionals has largely st...
July 21, 2017
The Psychology of How People Buy
People do not like to admit being sold, but they brag about what they buy. Forget selling; focus on what the customer buys. Join Ed and Ron for a discussion of human psychology as it relates to buying behavior. Topics to be e...
July 14, 2017
Memorable Mentors: Leonard Read
Leonard Edward Read (September 26, 1898 – May 14, 1983) was the founder of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), which was one of the first modern libertarian institutions of its kind in the United States. He wrote 29 ...
July 7, 2017
Bookkeepers and Accountants of the Future
Ron and Ed were at Sage Summit 2017 in Toronto and recorded an episode featuring a great panel discussion on the bookkeepers and accountants of the future. While the job description for accounting professionals has largely st...
June 30, 2017
Free-Rider Friday, June 2017
The last Friday of every month Ed and Ron will do “Free-Rider Friday.” Most of our shows are “topic” driven, where we dive deep into one subject. Free-Rider Fridays are designed to be “event” driven, whatever issues are in th...
June 23, 2017
Interview with Profit First Author Mike Michalowicz
From the Profit First Professionals Website: Everyone on the planet knew it. It was a cold, hard fact. The world was flat. Until it wasn’t. That’s when everything changed. Society is addicted to axioms: beliefs that have beco...