05/31/2026
I was recently asked to speak at in San Diego about the ever changing and ever evolving topic of "advisory vs. compliance" work in the space.
A very common "misnomer" is that AI can/will do the compliance part without the need for a human. While it's great that we have tools in our lives to HELP us, it is clear that the thing that it can't replace is relationship. Customers need and want the relationship. They are busy running a business, having families and being a human being themselves, they WANT a person (business) who can help them use their numbers to make better business decisions to do so.
I'm sure as AI and AI tools advance we will get more and more efficient, but, we cannot replace or shortcut human connection so it is vital that those skills and mindset are forefront in a firms values.
I'm looking forward to the future of accounting and being involved in the ground floor stages of helping firms become human centric again!