EP322: Andrew Wall - Why Continuous Learning Is Vital For Your Bookkeeping Business

Michael Palmer: I mean, I really think that there has been a digital revolution. And you know, COVID helped us put a bit of a fast forward on that revolution. And it, to me, you know, a lot of people have referred to it as cloud accounting or cloud bookkeeping. I think it's far more complex than just the technology. You're listening to The Successful Bookkeeper with your host, Michael Palmer. Listen each week as inspiring guests share their secrets of success to help you increase your confidence, work smarter, and build a business you love. This episode of The Successful Bookkeeper is brought to you by purebookkeeping.com, the proven system to grow your bookkeeping business. Welcome back to The Successful Bookkeeper Podcast. I am your host, Michael Palmer. Today's show is going to be a fantastic one. Our guest is a terrific thought leader in the Canadian accounting industry who's known for his forward-thinking mindset. He is the owner of Wahl Professional Corporation and managing partner of CPA4IT Professional Corporation. Andrew Wahl, welcome to the show. Oh, thank you, Michael. That's a great introduction. I'm honored to be here. It's great to have you. And I'll say, I've known you for some time. We've met at conferences. I've watched lots of the stuff that you've put out on the internet and some of your thought leadership. And quite frankly, it feels like you've been on the podcast before. However, I don't think you have. It's like one of those things where I see you all the time. I feel like I've had long conversations because you seem to be everywhere. And we had some laughs at a few conferences, but it's finally great. It's been way overdue to have you on the show. Well, it's great to be here. And yeah, it does feel like we've had these conversations, but we've never actually sat down and done a recording. Recorded one. So it's great to catch up with you and be able to share this with your audience. That's right. We finally pressed record. Finally pressed record.

Andrew Wall (Oct 4): It's good. So before we get into it, let's have you tell us a little bit about your career journey leading up to this point for those that may have not fully heard that story yet. Sure. Well, I guess I'll try and give you the shorter version and you stop me if it ends up being longer than I expected. But I guess my first, foray into the accounting world was with my father's practice. So my father had an accounting practice as I was growing up. And my first job was in