The joint fun between cannabis and crypto accounting with Zach Gordon

Accounting Leaders Podcast

English - January 11, 2023 16:16 - 31 minutes - 71.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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Zach Gordon is the VP of Accounting at Propeller Industries, an enterprise-grade financial service firm for high-growth startups. In this episode, he shares how he developed a speciality in cannabis and crypto accounting, the intricacies of serving clients in these highly regulated industries, and his plan for making accounting an attractive profession for young people again.

Moving from public accounting to private equity (2:15)Zach’s first B2C tech startup experience (4:00)How Zach got into the crypto and cannabis accounting field (6:05)The intricacies of cannabis accounting and taxes (9:42)Overlap between two highly regulated industries (11:50)Helping clients navigate crypto assets on the balance sheet (13:00)What makes Propeller Industries special (16:24)Making an impact for clients in the boardrooms (20:50)What’s next for Zach (22:15)Attracting fresh talent to the accounting profession (23:00)The fallacies of billable hours (28:00)