Today on the podcast we are joined by Jo Doye from Alluvia Financial. Jo is from the rural town of Bendigo, Victoria and she runs a highly successful bookkeeping firm that services clients all over Australia. She has a keen interest in craft be

#74 – Jacqui Cubis – Offshoring Myths Busted

Nov 29th, 2018 23m 4s

The fabulous Jacqui Cubis of “About Business” joins Mel on the show today to bust the myths of offshoring.Jacqui has been a leader in the bookkeeping space with modelling her business using the structure of offshoring to do the grunt work and

#73 – Sue Inkersell – Real Relationships

Nov 12th, 2018 16m 51s

The amazing Sue Inkersell of Third Arm Admin joins the podcast from MYOB Partner Connect in Queenstown.Sue talks about the importance of Relationships.Surround yourself with people who are experts in the areas that you aren’t, for the benefit

#72 – Di Crawford-Errington – From shy schoolgirl to a global stage

Nov 7th, 2018 25m 3s

Our good friend, Di Crawford-Errington of Ontrack Bookkeeping joins us on the podcast from MYOB Partner Connect Queenstown.Di starts by sharing her story with us. She’s been a bookkeeper for nearly 16 years, starting out as a solo mum with two

#71 – Andrew Elphick- Mind Body Soul

Nov 7th, 2018 16m

In this episode, Andrew Elphick of The Tax Man joins Mel Power at MYOB Partner Connect Queenstown.Andrew started at the IRD and then ended up in the army. There he learnt a lot about people.Andrew’s tip – get yourself a will and have a succes

#70 – Robin Sands – e-invoicing

Oct 30th, 2018 18m 45s

Robin Sands, CEO of Link4 joins Mel Power on the podcast at MYOB Partner Connect in Queenstown!What is Link4?It’s an e-invoicing service. Link4 provides the ability for an invoice to go automatically into ANY accounting system (including MYOB

#69 – Viv Brownrigg – Advisory isn’t just a conversation

Oct 24th, 2018 21m 54s

Viv Brownrigg of The Gap Portal joined Mel Power on the podcast at MYOB Partner Connect Queenstown.Viv is a Chartered Accountant by trade and later teamed up Mark to form The Gap.Advisory is the pixie dust, the magic work. A lot of firms know

#68 – Robett Hollis – From Shotgun to Sniper

Oct 15th, 2018 19m 28s

Heads up: This is an awesome episode!! In this podcast, Mel Power interviews Robett Hollis, keynote speaker at MYOB Partner Connect in Queenstown.Show notes:Robett starts with some awesome points about offense vs defense in terms of relations

#67 – Steve Sammartino – Stories the numbers can’t tell

Oct 9th, 2018 19m 43s

The one and only Steve Sammartino joins Mel Power from MYOB Partner Connect in Queenstown to chat about advisory, technology and the future.They start by talking about Steve’s first piece of code which was written at age 10.AdvisorySteve wro

#66 – John Gillespie – Build your business around your life

Oct 4th, 2018 22m 24s

In this episode, John Gillespie of Gillespie & Co joins Steve Major and Mel Power on the podcast from MYOB Partner Connect in Melbourne.Earlier at the conference we spoke with the MYOB team who mentioned their emphasis on the partners, so it w

#65 – Mick Devine – Questions, not Answers

Sep 27th, 2018 19m 23s

Mick Devine of Calxa joined Mel Power and Steve Major on the podcast from #myobpc in Melbourne!Mick shares a little about his story and how Calxa was created.Calxa came out of total frustration, having budgets in a spreadsheet and actuals in

#64 – Tim Reed and Andrew Birch – MYOB – It’s all about the Partners – Part II

Sep 25th, 2018 17m 57s

In this episode Mel Power and Steve Major talk with Tim Reed and Andrew Birch of MYOB from MYOB Partner Connect Melbourne.It’s all about the partners!Tim reflects on the beginnings of MYOB and shares how one of their co founders is an account

#63 – Simon Dennis, George Beddoes and Chris Staines – It’s all about the Partners

Sep 20th, 2018 22m 18s

In this podcast, Simon Dennis, George Beddoes and Chris Staines of MYOB join us from the MYOB Partner Connect conference in Melbourne.Simon is Head of Partnerships so he looks after the bookkeeper and Certified Consultant channels and also the

#62 – Tara McGowan – Giving Back

Sep 20th, 2018 16m 21s

The fantastic Tara McGowan of 5 Star Admin joins Mel Power on the podcast this week. We recorded this session at ICNZB’s #bookkeepcon18 in Hamilton, New Zealand.About TaraTara has been doing administration and bookkeeping for over 10 years an

#61 – Jo McLeay – Family First

Sep 16th, 2018 16m 33s

We’d like to give a huge thanks to Jo McLeay of Balance Up for joining us on the podcast at ICNZB’s #bookkeepcon18 in Hamilton, New Zealand.About JoJo started her bookkeeping business because she wanted to be her own boss, wanted to keep her

#60 – Chris Parker – The Painter who loves Numbers

Sep 12th, 2018 22m 21s

In this episode, Chris Parker of Accounting Zero Plus joins Mel Power at ICNZB’s #bookkeepcon18 conference.Getting to know ChrisChris has always done books but ended up going back to study later in life. When she finished studying she was fac

#58 – Eleanor Becker – Your Business is an Asset

Sep 12th, 2018 13m 34s

Mel Power recorded this podcast interview with Eleanor Becker of Elite Business live from ICNZB’s #bookkeepcon18 in Hamilton, NZ!How Eleanor came to bookkeepingOriginally Eleanor actually studied chemistry! She’s had a varied career to date a

#57 – Kim Hamill – Balancing You

Sep 3rd, 2018 19m 12s

In this episode, Mel Power speaks with Kim Hamill of Your Office Administrator live from ICNZB’s #bookkeepcon18.Work life integrationKim is passionate about enjoying life and finding the right work life balance.When Kim first went into busin

#56 – Corlika du Plessis – Not just a bookkeeper

Aug 29th, 2018 19m 41s

This podcast with Corlika du Plessis of Cloudkept was recorded live from ICNZB’s #bookkeepcon18. Thanks to the awesome team at ICNZB for connecting us with such inspirational bookkeepers!Corlika went out on her own only 2 years ago, which was

#55 – Sylvia Kavanagh – Bridging the Gap

Aug 27th, 2018 22m 57s

In this episode, Mel Power interviews Sylvia Kavanagh of Coastal Bookkeeping at ICNZB’s #bookkeepcon18 in Hamilton, NZ.Sylvia lives on the Wild West Coast of NZ but uses technology to service clients right across NZ.The importance of familyW

#59 – Kerry Brady – Skills + Confidence + Adaptability

Aug 23rd, 2018 13m 3s

This podcast with Kerry Brady of KBR Bookkeeping was recorded live at ICNZB’s #bookkeepcon18 in Hamilton, New Zealand.About KerryKerry started business in January 2017 because he needed some direction, so did a course through The Career Acade

#54 – Rosey Tecklenburg – Building Teams in a Bookkeeping Business

Aug 20th, 2018 22m 29s

In this episode, Mel Power interviews Rosey Tecklenburg of The Back Office Company. This podcast was recorded live at ICNZB’s #bookkeepcon18 in Hamilton, New Zealand.Rosey’s light bulb moment.Rosey’s ‘why’ was about bringing the bookkeeper in

#53 – Donna Carswell – Expelliarmus: The Magic of the Bookkeeper

Aug 13th, 2018 20m 18s

You might hear a little background noise on this podcast with Donna Carswell of Decryption, because we were recording live from ICNZB’s #bookkeepcon18!How Donna got into bookkeepingDonna got into bookkeeping largely by accident. After start

#52 – Sonia Connon – Back Yourself

Jul 27th, 2018 24m 52s

This podcast with Sonia Connon of Office Assistants was recorded live from ICNZB #bookkeepcon18.How Sonia got into bookkeepingSonia started her journey as a sales consultant. She was then doing the books for her husband, was an active membe

#51 – Iridium – Finding Your Ideal Client

Jun 21st, 2018 25m 40s

In this episode Mel Power is cohosting The Revolutionary Firm podcast with Matt Flanagan from BlueHub. They’re podcasting live from Expensicon 2018, held in the beautiful Tahitian paradise of Bora Bora.Mel and Matt interviewed Simon and Pete