There are some important changes coming to the internet in the form of top-level domains. These are the parts of a website that come after the dot in a domain name. There are seven original top-level domains, which were created in the early days of the Internet — .com, .org, .net, .int, .edu, .gov, and .mil. Today, the number of top-level domains available has exploded, and now, .cpa has finally arrived, and it is one you will want to pay attention to. Like everything else with the profession, there are elements of verification and trust embedded in .cpa that don’t exist in other domains. Erik Asgeirsson is president and CEO of CPA.com (https://www.cpa.com/), and he shares why the world needs another top-level domain, and why you need to seriously consider securing yours now, because there’s never been a better time than now. If you’re a CPA or work for a CPA firm, the changes happening will affect your brand, your SEO, your marketing, and, most importantly, the trust and integrity you’ve built with your clients and customers. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit blionline.org/blog (https://blionline.org/blog). Resources: CPA.com (https://www.cpa.com/) Twitter: @ErikAsgeirsson (https://twitter.com/ErikAsgeirsson) LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/erikasgeirsson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikasgeirsson/) Read "The Cybersecurity 202: Internet domain names are ripe for scam during coronavirus crisis" (https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/09/08/cybersecurity-202-internet-domain-names-are-ripe-scam-during-coronavirus-crisis/) Future-Proof is a production of (http://crate.media)

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113. Get Ready for .CPA Domains | with Erik Asgeirsson

With the upcoming elections fast approaching, we are going to make a level-headed comparison of the two candidates through the lens of their tax policies. How does each candidate differ when it comes to their ideas about individual and corporate taxes? Joining us to discuss the topic is Tony Nitti. Tony is a tax partner with RubinBrown in Aspen, Colorado. He also teaches the graduate tax programs at both the University of Denver and Golden Gate University. He writes about tax issues frequently for The Tax Adviser, Taxes Magazine, the JofA, and Accounting Today. He’s also a featured tax writer for Forbes. Tony Nitti talks about the many ways in which President Trump and Joe Biden differ when it comes to tax policy, from individual and corporate tax rates, capital gains, deductions, tax credits, and more. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit blionline.org/blog (https://blionline.org/blog). Resources: Follow Tony on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-nitti-ab64532a/) Read Tony’s articles on Forbes. (https://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonynitti/#232995507a36) 60. Navigating the Twists & Turns of Your Career | with Tony Nitti (https://player.captivate.fm/episode/24f6b91b-fb97-4866-8faa-410d55d7e6dd) How your taxes could be impacted by the coronavirus (https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/09/01/taxes-coronavirus-impact/) Future-Proof is a production of (http://crate.media)

112. How the Election Results May Affect Tax Season | with Tony Nitti

Ron Baker has been a vocal evangelist in favor of the concept of value pricing—the idea of charging based on the value you provide, rather than on the amount of time you spend providing it. He has spent more than 20 years trying to convince people in the accounting profession to throw away the timesheet, but now he’s come to the conclusion that there’s something else that may work instead—something he calls the subscription model, “Value Pricing 2.0.” It’s a completely different business model, and one that we all need to be paying very close attention to. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit blionline.org/blog (https://blionline.org/blog). Resources: Learn more at VeraSage.com (https://verasage.com/) Connect with Ron: LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronbaker1/) Housing Subscription (http://citynvest.eu/content/housing-subscription-woningabonnement) One Is the Most Affordable Number: Porsche Subscription Service Strips It Down (https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2020/08/one-is-the-most-affordable-number-porsche-subscription-service-strips-it-down/) Jeep Launching Subscription Service in 2019 (https://www.consumerreports.org/jeep/jeep-wave-subscription-service-in-2019/) Life, by subscription (https://techcrunch.com/2016/03/18/life-by-subscription/) Local entrepreneur launches face mask subscription service (https://rvahub.com/2020/08/25/local-entrepreneur-launches-face-mask-subscription-service/) 105. Subscriptions: 'The Forever Transaction' | with Robbie Kellman Baxter (https://player.captivate.fm/episode/18ac8ca9-6778-4619-8980-4271bcbcb5c1) Future-Proof is a production of (http://crate.media)

111. Value Pricing 2.0: Financial Services as a Subscription | with Ron Baker

The skills involved in mastering improv are the same critical skills for becoming a great leader. Peter Margaritis is a CPA, a thought leader with the Business Learning Institute, and a comedian doing stand up in his free time. He knows all about improv, and more importantly, how it connects to CPAs and finance professionals. Good leadership requires connecting with and listening to others, being in the moment, being flexible, and following our intuition, and Peter is going to tell us how all of that comes together through the magic of improv. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit blionline.org/blog (https://blionline.org/blog). Resources: petermargaritis.com (https://petermargaritis.com/) Podcast: petermargaritis.com/category/cym-podcasts (http://petermargaritis.com/category/cym-podcasts/) Read: "Improv Is No Joke" (https://petermargaritis.com/improv-is-no-joke-book/) Future-Proof is a production of (http://crate.media)

110. You can't spell 'improvement' without improv | with Peter Margaritis

With so many people working from home, companies are being forced to re-examine how they measure productivity and input. Is time spent in front of the computer really the greatest factor for measuring employee contribution? Jody Thompson co-created the Results-Only Work Environment system, or ROWE, in 2003. Since then, it’s gained global traction and has influenced the cultures of countless organizations around the world, and we’re seeing a resurgence of it now as more and more companies adopt remote working. Remote teams that have adopted ROWE have been responding very positively for one key reason: Autonomy. It’s one of the three things that all employees want. We get to hear straight from the creator of ROWE what she thinks about what’s going on in the world today and how ROWE has paved the way for the massive changes we’re experiencing. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit blionline.org/blog (https://blionline.org/blog). Resources: goROWE.com (https://www.gorowe.com/) LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jody-thompson-48a5827 (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jody-thompson-48a5827/) Twitter: twitter.com/jodyrowe (https://twitter.com/jodyrowe?lang=en) Read: “Why Works Sucks And How To Fix It” (https://www.amazon.com/Why-Work-Sucks-How-Fix/dp/1591842921/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1521135640&sr=1-1&keywords=why+work+sucks) Read: “Why Managing Sucks And How To Fix It” (https://www.amazon.com/Why-Managing-Sucks-How-Fix/dp/1118426363/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1521135701&sr=1-1&keywords=why+managing+sucks) "This Company's New 2-Sentence Remote Work Policy Is the Best I've Ever Heard" (https://www.inc.com/justin-bariso/this-companys-new-2-sentence-remote-work-policy-is-best-ive-ever-heard.html) Daniel Pink Autonomy, Mastery & Purpose (https://youtu.be/rbR2V1UeB_A) Future-Proof is a production of (http://crate.media)

109. Building a Culture of Autonomy with a Results-Oriented Work Environment | with Jody Thompson

11 years ago, when Sebastian Terry was 24 years old, he lost a friend. The sudden death shook Sebastian to his core, to the point where he re-evaluated his own life and asked himself, “Am I happy?”  His answer was, “No.” Sebastian started looking for more happiness in his life. He wrote down a list of 100 things that he thought might make him happy — 100 things that he wanted to accomplish and that he thought might bring him a sense of joy — and as he started crossing things off his list, other people were inspired by his example. They started their own lists, which turned into Sebastian writing a book, speaking at events, and starting a movement. We’re all so wrapped up in everything going on in the world that not many of us have stopped to ask ourselves these questions lately: Am I happy? Am I living a purposeful life? What’s on my list? How can I help others? The closer we can get to answering those questions, the brighter the future is going to be for all of us. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit blionline.org/blog (https://blionline.org/blog). Resources: 100things.com (https://www.100things.com) TEDx Talk: “100 Things - What’s on Your List?” (https://youtu.be/flFsEaFiHdk) Instagram: instagram.com/seb100things (https://www.instagram.com/seb100things/) Future-Proof is a production of (http://crate.media)

108. Living a Happy & Purposeful Life | with Sebastian Terry

With everything that’s going on in the world today, it could do us all some good to spend more time on positivity. Gretchen Pisano is co-founder and CEO of pLink Leadership, a group that combines strategy, leadership development, and coaching with a focus on the “link” between the practice of positive psychology and better business results. She’s a professional certified coach, she has a master’s in applied positive psychology, and she’s a student of the teachings of Barbara Fredrickson and Brené Brown. We’ve all dealt with struggles recently. This conversation offers insights that anyone could benefit from — to help us all not only feel a little better but to actually thrive. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit blionline.org/blog (https://blionline.org/blog). Resources: pLinkleadership.com (https://plinkleadership.com/) positivityratio.com (https://www.positivityratio.com/) linkedin.com/in/gretchenpisano (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gretchenpisano/) daretolead.brenebrown.com (https://daretolead.brenebrown.com) Barbara Fredrickson: The Positivity Ratio (https://youtu.be/_hFzxfQpLjM) Future-Proof is a production of (http://crate.media)

107. The Power of Positive Leadership | with Gretchen Pisano

Tracey Golden is the new chair of the American Institute of CPAs and the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants. She’s also a CGMA and an audit partner with Deloitte. In her acceptance speech, after her election, she used the COVID-19 crisis as a backdrop for her thoughts on the role CPAs play as trusted advisors who will help lead us on a financial path forward and through this crisis. Here’s what she said: “We are truly living disruption – not incremental change but a radical break from the familiar. Our profession has a crucial role to play in helping navigate this disruption. We are here to help businesses and individuals get through these tough times, learn from them, and grow.” She outlines three ways that accounting and finance professionals can position themselves as leaders who will help clients and employers through the crisis. First, finding strength in our connection with one another. Second, seize the opportunity to make much-needed changes. And third, evolve in order to thrive. Tracey takes a deeper dive into what she means by that, as well as her insight into what’s coming around the corner for us all. These are tough and challenging times, but at least CPAs have a leader who is up to the task. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit blionline.org/blog (https://blionline.org/blog) . Resources: Learn more: aicpa.org (https://www.aicpa.org/) Learn more: aicpa-cima.com (https://www.aicpa-cima.com/) LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/traceygolden1 (https://www.linkedin.com/in/traceygolden1/) Future-Proof is a production of (http://crate.media)

106. The Future Leadership of CPAs | with Tracey Golden

Robbie Kellman Baxter has written the book—quite literally—on the Membership Economy and subscription-based business models. This is the way the world is going. In fact, it’s already gone. And it’s only a matter of time before it makes its way into the CPA profession and starts impacting accounting and finance. In some ways, it already is. Robbie recently released a book called “The Forever Transaction: How to Build a Subscription Model So Compelling, Your Customers Will Never Want to Leave.” (https://www.amazon.com/Forever-Transaction-Subscription-Compelling-Customers/dp/1260458709/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=robbie+kellman+baxter&qid=1595259138&sr=8-1) And doesn’t that sound appealing? She talks about what a successful subscription model might look like for our profession, how generational differences might come into play here, and how leaders can decide whether they’re ready to make this type of move — and if they are, what the logical first steps might be. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit blionline.org/blog (https://blionline.org/blog) . Resources: Learn more: robbiekellmanbaxter.com (https://robbiekellmanbaxter.com/) Read: “The Membership Economy: Find Your Superusers, Master the Forever Transaction, and Build Recurring Revenue” (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TTAL78Q) Read: “The Forever Transaction: How to Build a Subscription Model So Compelling, Your Customers Will Never Want to Leave” (https://www.amazon.com/Forever-Transaction-Subscription-Compelling-Customers/dp/1260458709/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=robbie+kellman+baxter&qid=1595259138&sr=8-1) Read: “Subscribed” (https://www.amazon.com/Subscribed-Subscription-Model-Companys-Future/dp/0525536469/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=tien+tzuo+subscribed&qid=1595261799&sr=8-2) "CPA-as-a-Service: Re-imagining Your Clients as Subscribers" (https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/firm-management/article/21136575/cpaasaservice-reimagining-your-clients-as-subscribers) Future-Proof is a production of (http://crate.media)

105. The Power of Subscription Models | with Robbie Kellman Baxter

The work of associations is right in the name: It’s about connections, it’s about relationships, and it’s about networks. These are the things that associations are designed to provide, and this is the time — a time of true crisis — in which those things are more important than ever. To explore all that an association can do, we sit down with Tom Hood, President and CEO of the Maryland Association of CPAs and the Business Learning Institute. He discusses how the work of associations shifted significantly in the face of the pandemic, how members have benefited, and how that work will help members map out a post-pandemic strategy that ensures their relevance going forward. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit blionline.org/blog (https://blionline.org/blog) . Resources: Learn more at macpa.org (https://www.macpa.org/) LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tomhood (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomhood/) Future-Proof is a production of (http://crate.media)

104. How Associations Can Benefit CPAs | with Tom Hood

Mark Koziel has been one of the most prominent voices at the American Institute of CPAs for nearly 15 years. He is executive vice president of firm services for the AICPA and a fixture on Accounting Today’s annual list of the most influential people in the profession. He’s been at the forefront of the profession’s response to the COVID-19 crisis—advocating on behalf of CPAs everywhere when it comes to Paycheck Protection Program loans, the designation as essential workers, and what our clients need from us going forward. We ask him for his perspective on the state of the profession and what the firm of tomorrow may look like. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit blionline.org/blog (https://blionline.org/blog) . Resources: https://www.allinialglobal.com (https://www.allinialglobal.com) https://www.aicpa.org/about/leadership/mark-koziel-bio.html (https://www.aicpa.org/about/leadership/mark-koziel-bio.html) https://www.linkedin.com/in/mjkoziel/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mjkoziel/) CPA Firms Down, But Not Out, From Covid-19, Survey Finds (https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/cpa-firms-down-but-not-out-from-covid-19-survey-finds) Future-Proof is a production of (http://crate.media)

103. The PPP Flexibility Act & Staying Afloat as a CPA | with Mark Koziel

Inclusion remains a huge problem in our profession. As of 2016, just one percent of CPAs employed by public accounting firms were Black. And 0.3 percent of partners at those firms were black. Meanwhile, roughly 13 percent of our country’s population is Black. And the numbers for other people of color weren’t much better. We want our profession to look like the public it serves, but it isn’t close — and it isn’t making much progress, either. Our guests this week, Avonette Blanding and Kimberly Ellison-Taylor, offer some poignant insights that might help us take the first step. Avonette is chief financial officer at Maritime Applied Physics in Baltimore, which designs and builds advanced technology systems and vessels for the Defense Department. She is also the incoming chair of the Maryland Association of CPAs. And Kimberly is executive director of finance thought leadership at Oracle. She is a past chair of both the MACPA and the American Institute of CPAs, and just the second chairperson of the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants. She’s also a fixture on Accounting Today’s list of the most influential people in accounting. They are both Black women and true leaders in our profession, and they have insights, life experiences, and mindsets that the vast majority of people in our profession do not — but that we desperately need. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit blionline.org/blog (https://blionline.org/blog) . Resources: Avonette’s LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/avonetteblandingcpa (https://www.linkedin.com/in/avonetteblandingcpa/) Avonette’s Twitter: twitter.com/avonetteb_cpa (https://twitter.com/avonetteb_cpa?lang=en) Oracle: oracle.com/corporate/executives/kimberly-ellison-taylor (https://www.oracle.com/corporate/executives/kimberly-ellison-taylor.html) Kimberly’s LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kimberly-n-ellison-taylor-b1a13a2 (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberly-n-ellison-taylor-b1a13a2/) “Together, We Can Make A Difference: A 12-Step Plan To Address Racism And Unconscious Bias.” (https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2020/jun/kimberly-ellison-taylor-plan-to-address-racism-and-unconscious-bias.html) Future-Proof is a production of (http://crate.media)

102. Making the Accounting Industry More Inclusive | with Avonette Blanding & Kimberly Ellison-Taylor

What should we be doing with our money, with our investments, when things are as unpredictable as they’ve been lately? There’s a lot of advice out there — some of it good, some of it bad — and we wanted to speak to someone who knows what he’s talking about to sort it out. Lyle Benson is president of L.K. Benson & Company in Baltimore and a MACPA member who has been at the forefront of advancing planning services for individuals within the profession. He’s served with the AICPA’s Personal Financial Planning Division Executive Committee, the National Accreditation Committee, the Baltimore Association for Financial Planning, and he is also chair of the Media Task Force of the AICPA's PFP Section.  He joins us to talk about everything we need to be considering right now: Cash on hand, investments, estate planning, and financial planning — especially as it relates to uncertain and chaotic times like this. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit blionline.org/blog (https://blionline.org/blog) . Resources: www.lkbenson.com (https://lkbenson.com) LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lyle-benson-b019b25 (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lyle-benson-b019b25/) Read: "These Aren’t Normal Times. You Still Need a Financial Plan for the Pandemic" (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/12/a-pandemic-financial-plan-can-help-you-get-a-better-grip-on-your-money.html) Read: "Money Lessons From the Pandemic—and the Power of Financial Planning" (https://www.marketwatch.com/story/money-lessons-from-the-pandemicand-the-power-of-financial-planning-2020-05-06) Future-Proof is a production of (http://crate.media)

101. Financial Planning Concerns During a Pandemic | with Lyle Benson

Daniel Burrus is all about one word: Anticipation. How can we anticipate future trends, how can we spot them early, and learn to take advantage of the opportunities those trends provide us? He has written about this skill in his bestselling book “The Anticipatory Organization.” (https://www.amazon.com/Anticipatory-Organization-Disruption-Opportunity-Advantage/dp/1626344469) He has built a learning system that’s designed to help us learn how to become more anticipatory.  In spite of all of the anticipatory planning and guidance, we are currently struggling through a period of time that few of us could have anticipated — a global pandemic. So what do we do about it? Dan says there are anticipatory lessons we all can learn from this crisis. He says too many people are merely reacting to what’s going on, and not enough people are anticipating what’s to come and how they can take advantage of that on the other side. What should we be doing now to make sure we come out of this crisis stronger and more capable than we were at the start? Dan has several suggestions, and now is the time to be listening to them. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit blionline.org/blog (https://blionline.org/blog) . Resources: Learn more: www.burrus.com (http://www.burrus.com) Read “The Anticipatory Organization” (https://www.amazon.com/Anticipatory-Organization-Disruption-Opportunity-Advantage/dp/1626344469) Read “Flash Foresight” (https://www.amazon.com/Flash-Foresight-How-Invisible-Impossible/dp/0061922293) Future Learning Framework: www.macpa.org/future-learning-framework (http://www.macpa.org/future-learning-framework) Listen: "54. The excellence dividend | with Tom Peters" (https://blionline.org/podcast-the-excellence-dividend/) Listen: "57. Scaling our lives by seeing things differently | with Brian Solis" (https://blionline.org/podcast-scaling-our-lives-by-seeing-things-differently/) Listen: "58. The key to thriving in an exponential world? Think exponentially." (https://blionline.org/podcast-the-key-to-thriving-in-an-exponential-world-think-exponentially/) Listen: "36. Your future depends on what you do today" (https://blionline.org/podcast-your-future-depends-on-what-you-do-today/) Future-Proof is a production of (http://crate.media)

100. Anticipatory Thinking in Uncertain Times | with Daniel Burrus

Before the coronavirus, we talked about disruption as something we had time to prepare for — advances in technology, future laws and regulations, and what will happen when all of the Boomers are gone and the Millennials take over for good. These are things we knew were going to happen, but it seemed we had time to prepare for them. David Bray was one of those people talking about disruption. In January, the AICPA brought David in front of its Executive Roundtable in New York City to talk about disruption and digital transformation and technological advances. He joins us to talk about how we work and do business, and how all of that is changing because of this crisis — and the roles accounting and finance professionals will play in all of that. He also discusses how this crisis has significantly accelerated the disruptions we’ll feel as a result of new technologies like AI, the Internet of Things, and 5G. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit blionline.org/blog (https://blionline.org/blog) . Resources: "We can more rapidly respond to future waves of COVID-19 and pandemics: Here is how" (https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/geotech-cues/we-can-more-rapidly-respond-to-pandemics-here-is-how/) "Video recap: The role of tech, data, and leadership in pandemic geopolitics and recovery post-COVID" (https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/geotech-cues/video-recap-the-role-of-tech-data-and-leadership-in-pandemic-geopolitics-and-recovery-post-covid/) "AI Trends Executive Interview: Dr. David Bray, Director, Atlantic Council" (https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/insight-impact/ai-trends-executive-interview-dr-david-bray-director-atlantic-council/) "We can strengthen the global food system. Here is how." (https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/geotech-cues/we-can-strengthen-the-global-food-system-here-is-how/) Future-Proof is a production of (http://crate.media)

99. COVID-19 is the Great Disruption Accelerator | with David Bray

How should you future-proof your organization and your career in a complex and chaotic world? Host Bill Sheridan, thought leader with the Maryland Association of CPAs, gets answers from some of today's most forward-thinking thought leaders.

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