Episodes
July 29, 2022
Aiming Higher: Fourth Interview with Chris "Elroy" Stricklin
aWLzuC7XMxNiKTlyvIhg Ed and Ron are delighted to welcome back, for the fourth time, Chris “Elroy” Stricklin to discuss his new book, Aiming Higher: A Journey Through Military Aviation Leadership, published earlier this year. ...
July 22, 2022
Tackling Objections to the Subscription Model for Professionals
Recently, two noted consultants to the professional wrote up a list of their objections to using the subscription model for professional firms. In this episode, Ron and Ed will take these arguments point by point and deliver ...
July 15, 2022
Interview with David Bahnsen
Ron and Ed welcome David Bahnsen, private wealth manager and author of There's No Free Lunch: 250 Economic Truths. In the book What David Bahnsen pulls from the masters—the great economic voices of the past and the present—to...
July 8, 2022
Potpourri
potpourri - po?poo?-re' - noun A combination of incongruous things. A miscellaneous anthology or collection. A mixture of dried flower petals and spices used to scent the air. A dish of different kinds of meat and vegetables ...
July 1, 2022
Interview with Yashwanth Madhusudan
Ron and Ed welcome Yashwanth Madhusudan, co-founder and CEO of Fyle, the next-generation spend management platform for small and medium businesses. They will talk about entrepreneurship and technology especially as it relates...
June 24, 2022
Live from Scaling New Heights - THRIVE
Ron and Ed take the Mainstage at Scaling New Heights where they will be joined by Joe Woodard and over 1000 audience members who will be providing the questions. Conversations will include subscription pricing, Marxism, and E...
June 17, 2022
Fifth interview with Father Robert Sirico
Ron and Ed were thrilled to have one of their favorite guests back for a fifth time on the show, Fr. Robert Sirico of The Acton Institute. He along with Rabbi Lapin inspired the name of our show. This time we will discuss his...
June 10, 2022
Interview with Susan Bryant and Janet Haston
For the second week in a row Ron and Ed welcome practitioners who are changing their business models. The week they speak with Susan Bryant and Janet Haston, principals of The MB Group about their jettisoning the billable hou...
June 3, 2022
Interview with Brian Terrell
Ron and Ed welcome Sage Intacct Partner Brian Terrell to the show to talk about his transition to offering implementations as a subscription service. The BTerrell Group has offered this option for over a year and we will talk...
May 27, 2022
Fourth interview with Joe Woodard
A perennial TSOE fav, Ron and Ed are pleased to welcome back to the show for a fourth time, Joe Woodard. They will talk about the state of the accounting profession and share a preview of what will be happening at Joe's upcom...
May 20, 2022
Interview with Mark Vonnegut
Ed and Ron are honored to have on the show Dr. Mark Vonnegut to discuss his 2022 book, The Heart of Caring: A Life in Pediatrics. Yes, Mark is the son of Kurt Vonnegut. Join us for what will be a firsthand look at the healthc...
May 13, 2022
LIVE from the Meeting of the Minds 2022
Ron and Ed are excited to be doing the show live from the 90 Minds annual conference, The Meeting of the Minds in Huntington Beach, CA. The Meeting of The Minds brings a membership of consultants, resellers, and software prov...
May 6, 2022
ESG: We Respectfully Dissent
Join Ed and Ron for a deep dive on the problems with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards, or lack thereof. ESG has replaced the Triple Bottom Line and began to receive global attention due to the United Nati...
April 29, 2022
The Problem with CPE with Blake Oliver and Michael Kravshik
Belying the episode title there is more than one problem with continuing professional education (aka CPE). Ron and Ed will be joined this week by two innovators in the professions Blake Oliver of Earmark and Michael Kravshik ...
April 22, 2022
Third interview with Dr. Jules Goddard
Ron and Ed welcome back for the third time Dr. Jules Goddard from London Business School. His new book (with David Giles Lewis and Tamryn Batcheller-Adams) entitled Mavericks guide you through the five characteristics that yo...
April 15, 2022
Second interview with Chris Edwards of CATO on tax policy
Back in January with spoke with Chris Edwards about how wealth fuels economic growth. We welcome Chris back to talk about his other area of expertise - US tax policy. Join us on Tax Day (well sort of, it was extended to April...
April 8, 2022
Social Entrepreneurship Summit: Kimberlee Josephson & Sam Staley
Two fan favorites from 2021 return to join Ron and Ed in what no doubt will be a spirited conversation about Social Entrepreneurship, Kimberlee Josephson (Episode 360) and Sam Staley (Episode 367). Kimberlee is an Associate P...
April 1, 2022
Bric-a-brac
Ron and Ed have had so many Guests in the past few months that certain housekeeping items have gone neglected. In this episode they will rectify that and answer listener email and, of course, talk about subscription stuff. If...
March 25, 2022
Interview with Michael Tanner on The Inclusive Economy
Ron and Ed welcome Michael Tanner of the CATO Institute to engage in a conversation about The Project on Poverty and Inequality in California which builds on Michael's most recent book, The Inclusive Economy: How to Bring Wea...
March 18, 2022
Second interview with Kevin Williamson
In his The Tuesday column this week, Kevin Williamson writes, I do wonder what it would take to turn Russia around. I suppose it would start with a Russia that wanted to be turned around, or at least a critical mass of Russia...
March 11, 2022
On David Maister's book - True Professionalism
The influence of David Maister's work on professional firms continues to this day despite the fact that he retired in 2009. While Ron and Ed have some problems with his reliance on efficiency and metrics, his book True Profes...
March 4, 2022
Fifth interview with Dr. Reginald Lee - Project Profitability
Ron and Ed welcome their first five-time Guest to the show, VeraSage Fellow and Professor at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Dr. Reginald Lee. The conversation will surround his new book, Project Profitability: Ensuring Impr...
Feb. 25, 2022
Memorable Mentors: P.J. O'Rourke, R.I.P.
Join Ed and Ron for a tribute to one of the greatest satirist and humor writer, P.J. O'Rourke. We will explore P.J.'s books, and other stories from all the tributes that have been written about him recently. P.J. was one of a...
Feb. 18, 2022
Subscription Economy Update - February 2022
From time to time, Ron and Ed like to review the state of the subscription economy especially as it pertains to professional firms, but they will weave in some other stories as well. Have you heard that Ed subscribed to a vac...