Episode 68: Using Technology to Build a Business Life You Will Love, with Ryan Lazanis
In Episode 68, Sam talks to Ryan Lazanis, whose Canadian based business Future Firm is designed to help business owners fast track a modern scalable firm that they love working in.
Disillusioned with the traditional accounting firm model, Ryan put his entrepreneurial mind to work to create a technology forward mode of working. He now helps businesses all around the world through his coaching, podcasts and newsletters providing collaboration and assistance for people running modern firms.
Finding herself burnt out in a bigger firm, Sam applied similar concepts to her own business enterprises. Here she and Ryan discuss how shifting from an expert mindset to a business mindset is an essential precursor to the shift from running a practice to building a thriving business.
United in a mutual desire to help advance the accounting profession in some shape or form, Sam and Ryan delve into the shortcomings of the industry’s framework, and explore the opportunities for growth and disruption that lie ahead. They point to a real life example firm which attracted the interest of Jeff Bezos’ personal investment company and the role that technology played in multiplying the valuation.
Citing clear steps in a roadmap to a lifestyle based business, this not to be missed podcast is perfect for anyone who’s felt the fatigue and burnout associated with traditional ways of working, and is looking for a better way.
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What we cover in this episode
Shifting from an expert mindset to a business mindset
How technology is an essential element for forward thinking accounting firms
The type of support required from Accounting bodies and why
How the landscape for accounting is changing and why the industry is ripe for disruption
The business that got the backing of Jeff Bezos’ personal investment firm
The simple logic behind businesses valued exponentially on tech startup metrics
Building businesses that are based on lifestyle and not the other way around
Ryan’s three tips for succeeding in life and in business
Quotes
“I started Future Firm out of frustration that there is a lack of forward movement” - Ryan
“The job of Accounting bodies is to look into the future and ensure members are thriving” - Sam
“Universities aren’t developing the marketing conversation, the relationship and interpersonal skills that you’ll need to go forward as we move towards more heart centred style of businesses as technology takes over our brain work, so to speak” - Sam
“The technical knowledge is important but only up to a certain extent” - Ryan
“It’s very easy to see how the landscape is changing and what is interesting is that our industry is ripe for disruption and there are companies that sense that and there are Investors that sense that, because there’s so much pain associated with accounting” - Ryan
“Build businesses that suit your lifestyle – how do I want to integrate my business with what I want to do?” - Sam
“What do I really want out of life and what’s the path that’s going to get me there” - Ryan
Links mentioned
Connect with Ryan at Future Firm
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