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Show Notes

• 00:57 – Meet Ariege! 
• 02:44 – Fun fact: 500 new small businesses start up for every one new accounting professional entering the workforce
• 03:18 – How is Intuit helping small businesses succeed? Mainly through automation and a high level of quality
• 04:19 – Fear is not an option - with the obvious shortage of accountants, the only way to effectively help clients is with automation
• 05:38 – Ariege explains why the new QuickBooks feature, the Optimization Center, was created
• 07:37 – Intuit's pain, and solving for it - in entering the bookkeeping game - could ultimately be a gain for everyone
• 09:29 – As mentioned in our last episode, accountants are an unexpected market for the QuickBooks Live offering, according to Ted Callahan, Director of the QuickBooks Live Offering 
• 11:00 – Check out Jade Simmons’ QuickBooks Connect 2019 presentation! | YouTube
• 15:02 – Ariege gives us the rundown on the Business Performance Overview feature
• 17:32 – According to futurist Michael McQueen, innovation isn’t slowing down. See his QBC presentation here | YouTube
• 17:53 – Change is gonna come - but Ariege doesn't have the details yet
• 19:27 – You heard it here first ... Sort of ... Ariege spills some new feature news! 
• 21:33 –Start talking!Intuit's priority list is constructed around what users want and need  

Connect with Ariege

• Ariege Misherghi, Global Accountant Segment Leader, Intuit
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  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ariege/

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