About this episode
Sponsors Intuit QuickBooks https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/quickbooks Show Notes 01:25 – Meet the legends! 02:54 – Our guests share their biggest takeaways from QuickBooks Connect 2019 03:04 – For Michelle, it's AAA - apps, automation, and AI 03:28 – For Laura, it's the evolution of advisory 03:47 – Clayton's takeaways included latest iterations of cloud evolution and getting ready for new opportunities 04:54 – Clayton sheds some light on what he's doing now 06:04 – Laura's got her head and her firm in the cloud! 06:59 – Michelle's recent focus revolves around app selection and integration along with consulting and training 09:05 – What's changed since the very first QuickBooks Connect? 09:49 – Michelle's seen a huge improvement in networking over the years 10:18 – Just because you hit legend status doesn't mean you stop learning new things! 10:30 – Laura see a shift to development now that the majority have found their way to the cloud 11:16 – Clayton thinks people are moving away from "appstraction" and moving towards action 12:41 – After all the hype of cloud fades, you can now focus on the actual productivity 14:44 – More talk of what's to come for these three Connect with Michelle, Clayton, and Laura Laura Redmond, CEO and Founder of Redmond Accounting Inc Twitter: https://twitter.com/Redmond_Laura LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauraredmond/ Website: https://redmondaccounting.com/ Clayton Oates, Founder of QA Business Pty Ltd Twitter: https://twitter.com/Clayton_Oates LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claytonoates/?originalSubdomain=au Website: http://claytonoates.com/ Michelle Long, Owner of Long for Sucess, LLC Twitter: https://twitter.com/MichelleLongCPA LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellelongcpa/ Website: https://longforsuccess.com/ Get in Touch Thanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary . Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on iTunes , or Podchaser . Interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus , and NOW, you can see our smiling faces on Instagram ! Meet Blake and David in person! Stay tuned! Want to book us for your event? Check out the prospectus or get in touch for more details! Limited edition shirts, stickers, and other necessities TeePublic Store: http://cloudacctpod.link/merch Subscribe Apple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcasts Spotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/Spotify Google Play: http://cloudacctpod.link/GooglePlay Stitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/Stitcher Overcast: http://cloudacctpod.link/Overcast Episode Art Photo Credit: Will Farnell https://twitter.com/willfarnell https://twitter.com/willfarnell/status/1191506218424176640/photo/1