Episodes

  • Why the Feds Just Called Accountants 'Non-Professionals'+ Is NVIDIA the Next Enron?

    Why the Feds Just Called Accountants 'Non-Professionals'+ Is NVIDIA the Next Enron?
    Dec 9 2025
    In this episode of FinTech Flo, we dive deep into some of the biggest controversies hitting the accounting and finance world right now.

    TOPICS COVERED:

    🔴 NVIDIA Fraud Allegations - Why investors like Michael Burry are comparing NVIDIA to Enron, circular financing concerns, and what ballooning accounts receivable really means⚡ The AI Bubble's Hidden Problem - How electrical power limitations could pop the AI bubble before it even gets started (and why data centers might not get built)💼 CFOs Rising Power - How the pandemic permanently changed the CFO role and why storytelling now matters more than ever🤝 CFO vs CIO: Who Owns AI? - The battle over AI implementation and why accounting teams should lead (not IT)🚨 Federal Government Insult - Department of Education reclassifies accounting degrees as "NON-PROFESSIONAL" alongside nursing and teaching (yes, really)⚽ Napoli FC Fraud Case - European soccer's accounting scandal and inflated player valuations💰 $40M Embezzlement Scandal - Detroit CFO steals $40 million over 11 years - how did controls fail this badly?🧠 Gut Decisions vs Analysis - The science behind intuition and when to trust your gut in business.

    Hosts: Mike Whitmeyer (CEO, FloQast) & John Siegel

    #accounting #nvidia #ai #fraud #cfo #fintech #FloQast


    There’s lots you can do in your career with an accounting background - we’re hiring! Learn more at www.floqast.com/careers

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    Produced by @FloQastStudios
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    38 mins
  • The $3.8M NBA Fraud, AI's Dirty Secret & The Dodgers as a Tech Startup

    The $3.8M NBA Fraud, AI's Dirty Secret & The Dodgers as a Tech Startup
    Nov 18 2025
    FinTech Flo is back! Our top stories...

    The AI bubble is here, and the circular funding schemes look eerily similar to Enron. Plus: How an NBA executive allegedly stole $3.8 MILLION right under everyone's nose.


    🔥 WHAT WE COVER:

    - The circular funding powering OpenAI, Nvidia, and the AI tech bubble- Inside the $3.8M NBA embezzlement scandal - and how it was missed- Why the LA Dodgers operate like a Series B startup (and it's working)- The segregation of duties failure that cost an NBA team millions- New CPA exam changes and why accounting is evolving- AI hallucinations and why you NEED human oversight

    💼 ABOUT FLOQAST: FloQast won Best FinTech Solution at the Codie Awards for FloQast Transform - our platform that lets accountants build AI agents in natural language. Learn more and get your FREE FloQast Certified Accountant (FCA) credential: learn.floqast.com

    👥 HOSTS: John Siegel - Senior Content Marketing Manager, FloQastMike Whitmire - Co-Founder & CEO, FloQast | Former CPA

    🏆 Featured: FloQast Transform, FCA Certification Program, AI in Accounting, Professional Skepticism in the AI Era


    There’s lots you can do in your career with an accounting background - we’re hiring! Learn more at www.floqast.com/careers

    Want to watch? Head over to www.youtube.com/floqast

    Produced by @FloQastStudios
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    50 mins
  • CPAcon, A Gaming Convention for Accountants! Is This The Future?! - Ep. 40

    CPAcon, A Gaming Convention for Accountants! Is This The Future?! - Ep. 40
    Nov 27 2024

    In this FinTech Flo Season 2 final guest episode, Drew Carrick, CPA is joined by Kendale King, CPA, a leading figure in the accounting thought leadership space and the founder of CPAcon, which is having its first ever conference in Los Angeles on December 3, 2024. The two discuss the gamification of education and overall accounting pipeline awareness campaign that CPAcon is designed to address, as well as the content that FloQast Studios creates. In addition, they touch on automation, disruptive technology, A.I., best practices for firm leaders, and the future of CPE!

    If you’re interested in attending CPAcon, and meeting both Drew and Kendale, head on over to www.thecpacon.com

    This episode and all FinTech Flo episodes are available for CPE credit over at FloQademy and on the Earmark app (links below!)

    Earn CPE credit while you watch, along with a bunch of other high quality, engaging, and entertaining CPE eligible video content for free as a member of FloQademy! https://learn.floqast.com/ or via the Earmark app! https://www.earmark.app/@fintechflo

    There’s lots you can do in your career with an accounting background - we’re hiring! Learn more at www.floqast.com/careers

    Want to watch? Head over to www.youtube.com/floqast

    Produced by @FloQastStudios
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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • Let’s Get Fiscal and Make Some Bets on the Future - Ep. 39

    Let’s Get Fiscal and Make Some Bets on the Future - Ep. 39
    Nov 14 2024

    Join Drew Carrick, the Rapping CPA, as he sits down with Kristen Gayoso, Senior Director of Finance at SimpleBet, and creator of Let's Get Fiscal for an engaging episode of the FinTech Flo. The duo dives into the world of accounting, exploring topics such as navigating the complexities of CPE requirements, the decision-making process of leaving public accounting for industry roles, and the journey of building a finance department from the ground up at a startup. They discuss the impact of automation on accounting jobs, maintaining work-life balance, and the evolution of accounting content on social media. Don't miss out on their take on the future of busy seasons and some fun accounting memes that hit close to home!

    This episode and all FinTech Flo episodes are available for CPE credit over at FloQademy and on the Earmark app (links below!)

    Earn CPE credit while you watch, along with a bunch of other high quality, engaging, and entertaining CPE eligible video content for free as a member of FloQademy! https://learn.floqast.com/ or via the Earmark app! https://www.earmark.app/@fintechflo

    Follow Kristin @lets_get_fiscal

    There’s lots you can do in your career with an accounting background - we’re hiring! Learn more at www.floqast.com/careers

    Want to watch? Head over to www.youtube.com/floqast

    Produced by @FloQastStudios
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Welcome to the FinTech Flo!

    Welcome to the FinTech Flo!
    Nov 8 2024

    There’s shows about finance and there’s shows about technology, but there aren’t many shows about finance technology; and there’s almost none specifically made for accounting and finance professionals at the corporate level!

    Well I’ve never been one to do what everyone else does. I’m Drew Carrick, and I love putting together two things that haven’t been put together before - that’s how I became The Rapping CPA. And that’s how I became the host of the FinTech Flo, a FloQast Studios production that involves talking through trending and impactful themes from the finance, accounting, and technology sectors with top industry thought leaders and experts to commentate on what it all means for professionals at the corporate level.

    The coolest part about this podcast, is that if you’re a CPA like me, you can head over to FloQademy.com to earn CPE credit for listening to the show! All FloQademy courses are paid for by FloQast, making them completely free to you. New episodes come out twice per month - enjoy the podcast!

    There’s lots you can do in your career with an accounting background - we’re hiring! Learn more at www.floqast.com/careers

    Want to watch? Head over to www.youtube.com/floqast

    Produced by @FloQastStudios
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    2 mins
  • Straight Outta Compliance! Plus, New Music - Ep. 38

    Straight Outta Compliance! Plus, New Music - Ep. 38
    Oct 31 2024

    Strategic compliance is the next frontier for companies with massive compliance obligations and regulations requiring them to follow strict standards. With all of the fraud and bad financial practices that have taken place over the last decade, there are constantly new regulations coming out for businesses to stay on top of, and allowing these tasks to become mundane, tedious, and monotonous will result in increased burnout and chances of non-compliance. Jaysen Dyal joins the podcast to chat with Drew about results of a recent compliance survey, the role of internal auditors, and the recent scandals that brought the industry here, plus they get a sneak peak listen do the new music album Audit Jamz!

    This episode and all FinTech Flo episodes are available for CPE credit over at FloQademy and on the Earmark app (links below!)

    Earn CPE credit while you watch, along with a bunch of other high quality, engaging, and entertaining CPE eligible video content for free as a member of FloQademy! https://learn.floqast.com/ or via the Earmark app! https://www.earmark.app/@fintechflo

    Listen to Audit Jamz on all music streaming platforms!

    There’s lots you can do in your career with an accounting background - we’re hiring! Learn more at www.floqast.com/careers

    Want to watch? Head over to www.youtube.com/floqast

    Produced by @FloQastStudios
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • New Room, New Accountants, New AI Technology - Ep. 37

    New Room, New Accountants, New AI Technology - Ep. 37
    Oct 17 2024

    New digs, who dis? That’s right, the FinTech Flo is back, and in a brand new podcast studio! The newness doesn’t stop there though, with new fintech regulations working their way into banking, new automation technology making headlines in the logistics industry, and the accounting profession being revolutionized by new accounting transformation technology! Lots of headlines discussed between Drew and Mike Whitmire, CEO and Co-founder of FloQast, on this session.

    Episode 37 - October 17, 2024

    Earn CPE credit while you watch, along with a bunch of other high quality, engaging, and entertaining CPE eligible video content for free as a member of FloQademy! https://learn.floqast.com/ or via the Earmark app! https://www.earmark.app/@fintechflo

    There’s lots you can do in your career with an accounting background - we’re hiring! Learn more at www.floqast.com/careers

    Want to watch? Head over to www.youtube.com/floqast

    Produced by @FloQastStudios
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    52 mins
  • The Shifting Landscape of Accounting Careers - Ep. 36

    The Shifting Landscape of Accounting Careers - Ep. 36
    Oct 3 2024

    Let's start off Q4 the right way, in the city that never sleeps, New York -- just like this episodes entrepreneurial CPA guest, Joey Reeves, founder of Universal CPA Review. Drew and Joey talk about the proposed 150 hour credit requirement change to the CPA exam, the shifting landscape of the accounting profession due to AI, and what it was like to start a CPA exam review company. The good news of all of this is, with 50% of graduates not utilizing their degrees, accounting continues to become a very appealing career route.

    This episode and all FinTech Flo episodes are available for CPE credit over at FloQademy and on the Earmark app (links below!)

    Earn CPE credit while you watch, along with a bunch of other high quality, engaging, and entertaining CPE eligible video content for free as a member of FloQademy! https://learn.floqast.com/ or via the Earmark app! https://www.earmark.app/@fintechflo

    There’s lots you can do in your career with an accounting background - we’re hiring! Learn more at www.floqast.com/careers

    Want to watch? Head over to www.youtube.com/floqast

    Produced by @FloQastStudios
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    55 mins