{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 161 - AI Fluency, Pricing Strategy &amp; the Future of Accounting - The Woodard Report Podcast","description":"On this episode of the Woodard Report podcast, Heather and Joe discuss new research on AI adoption in the workplace, highlighting the growing wage and opportunity gap between AI-fluent professionals and those who are not. They also explore major shifts in the accounting tech landscape, including month-end automation, evolving pricing strategies, and competitive convergence among software platforms. Current events \u2014   Only 5% of workers are AI fluent - according to Google study  The &quot;pile on&quot; around month end automation  TV\/Movie quote of the week \u2014  The Breakfast Club Titans: The Rise of Wallstreeet  Excellent things we learned \u2014   Undergraduate enrollment in accounting continues to rise  Member spotlight \u2014  Dave Eshbach of CleanSlate Financial Services  The Woodard Report article of the week \u2014   Canopy Bookkeeping Launches to Streamline Month-End Close  Thank you to our show sponsor, Digits! Digits is the world's&amp;nbsp;first agent general ledger, accounting software that works for you. Built from the ground up&amp;nbsp;for the AI era, Digits automates bookkeeping in month and shifting your team from data entry&amp;nbsp;to review and advisory. Visit Digits.com to get started today.&amp;nbsp; Learn more about the show and our sponsors at Woodard.com\/podcast ","author_name":"The Woodard Report Podcast: Featuring Heather Satterley and Joe Woodard","author_url":"http:\/\/www.woodard.com\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40287625\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/40287625"}