Amanda Aguillard decided to become a CPA when she was 16, and never looked back. She started Aguillard Accounting LLC in 2012, committed to running a cloud-based practice from anywhere in the world. 

She was the Xero Evangelist of the Year in 2016 and used her experience as an instructor of the Xero Certification Course to co-found Elefant, a software training company.  She has been a Hubdoc Top 50 Cloud Accountant for the last two years and regularly speaks at state CPA societies and industry technology conferences like Accountex, Clio Cloud Conference and Xerocon.  She is also the Senior Xero Editor for Accountex.

She spends any spare time cooking for her two kids and reading historical fiction. While she holds a Masters Degree in Taxation from the University of Denver, she would much rather craft and implement ecosystems for small businesses, and help other advisors build and grow cloud-based practices. 

Jeff Phillips is an entrepreneur and accounting industry leader. He is CEO of Padgett Business Services, one of North America’s most prominent accounting service and business consulting providers. He also is a co-founder of Accountingfly, the accountant hiring platform for remote talent. 

Jeff was previously with Monster.com, where he delivered recruitment solutions for Fortune 500 companies such as Verizon, H&R Block, and Shell. He was named among the Top 100 Most Influential People by Accounting Today for four years. Jeff has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Baylor University and an MBA from Southern Methodist University. Jeff lives with his family in his hometown of Pensacola, Florida.