A firm’s technology strategy has to account for how the whole service will work, including the capabilities it builds, the software it buys, and the partners it brings in. Kacee Johnson asked CLA CEO Jen Leary how she makes those decisions, including where strategic relationships like CLA’s work with Digits fit. Jen described an additional responsibility: orchestrating those capabilities to address the several connected problems within an end-to-end solution. We’re glad to be part of a conversation about how firms and technology companies can work together to move accounting forward. Watch the clip from the AI Native Accounting® Podcast. Full episode link in comments.

AI becomes more useful when it can reflect the context of the businesses accountants serve. In this conversation with Kacee Johnson, CLA CEO Jen Leary explains how the firm’s industry-specific data is informing its investment in proprietary AI models. She discusses protecting that data and keeping the work focused on insights that help clients make better, faster decisions. It’s a practical look at how one firm is approaching the connection between its accumulated knowledge, AI capabilities, and client outcomes. Watch the clip from the AI Native Accounting® Podcast. Full episode link in comments.

Every hour spent on repetitive data entry is time an accountant could spend understanding a business and helping its owners make decisions. CLA CEO Jen Leary discusses the firm’s ambition to eliminate data entry in this conversation with Kacee Johnson. She explains that CLA’s AI workstreams focus on repeatable processes, creating more room for the judgment and expertise its people bring. That’s the kind of progress we’re excited about at Digits: technology that takes on more of the manual work so accountants can do more with the information it produces. Watch the clip from the AI Native Accounting® Podcast. Full episode link in comments.

Firms are changing how they work. How they price that work is still catching up. On the AI Native Accounting® Podcast, Kacee Johnson digs into Fieldguide research showing that 39% of active AI deployers use value or outcome pricing—while hourly billing remains in the mix across every group. Jin Chang explains why firms are still working through that transition as AI changes their costs, capacity, and service delivery. For firm leaders, the opportunity is to connect what AI makes possible with what clients actually value. Watch the clip from The Price of Intelligence. Full episode in the comments. 👇

What becomes possible when an auditor can test thousands of items without weeks of manual work? Schellman’s Danny Manimbo sees an opportunity to rethink what an audit can deliver. In this conversation with Kacee Johnson, he explores broader testing, continuous auditing, and whether AI could move the profession closer to what he describes as “absolute assurance.” More capacity. Greater coverage. New possibilities for client value. Hear Danny’s perspective on The Price of Intelligence, the latest AI Native Accounting® Podcast episode. Full episode in the comments. 👇

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Your clients are using AI. Their questions are changing. How do we address bias? Manage hallucinations? Demonstrate responsible use? Schellman’s Danny Manimbo explains how the firm turned those emerging needs into new assurance services—and new opportunities for growth. For firms, recognizing the next client problem can be just as valuable as improving an existing workflow. Watch Danny’s conversation with Kacee Johnson on the AI Native Accounting® Podcast from the AI Native Accounting Foundation. Full episode in the comments. 👇

If AI helps your firm deliver work faster, should you lower the fee? It’s a question Kacee Johnson explores in The Price of Intelligence on the AI Native Accounting® Podcast. Fieldguide’s Jin Chang shares what he’s hearing from firm leaders: efficiency and profitability are improving, but AI brings investment and learning costs, too. Many are holding pricing steady while focusing on a better question: how can we deliver more value for the same fee? More capacity gives firms options. Understanding the economics helps them decide what comes next. Full episode in the comments. 👇

AI is creating new client needs. Schellman moved early to meet them. Danny Manimbo shares how the firm built its AI assurance services and why they’re now its fastest-growing offerings. As businesses adopt AI, they need help understanding risks, demonstrating responsible use, and building trust. That creates room for firms to expand what they deliver. Hear Danny’s perspective on the AI Native Accounting® Podcast with host Kacee Johnson. Full episode in the comments.