He began his career as a public practicing CPA. He eventually embraced his passion for technology and merged it with his experiences in public accounting and transitioned to the IT Director of a multi-office regional CPA firm in the Baltimore, MD area. Learning from the challenges of maintaining the technology for a firm, Byron established Simplified Innovations Inc, a subscription-based IT Dept focused on servicing the needs of CPA Firms, which he successfully exited after 8 years. Later, Byron joined the accounting automation startup Botkeeper and led the build of the post-sales teams from Series A to Series C and ultimately functioned as General Manager/Integrator. Now as the VP, Client Success at The B3 Method Institute, he helps organizational leaders to find their Business, Balance & Bliss while designing the accounting practice they desire that they can build and scale. Byron lives on a small horse farm in Maryland with his future wife, Nikki, and a gaggle of animals, including his dog Trinity. His extremely proud of his accomplished daughters, one a civil engineer and the other a student-athlete at the University of Pittsburgh where Byron regularly cheers on the Women's Lacrosse team, #H2P!

Jared is a Senior Software Engineer at TSheets.com in Boise, Idaho. He has 20+ years of experience in the technology industry and has been with TSheets nearly since its inception. Jared is one of the primary architects behind their API and has been involved in integration work with numerous partners over the years. Outside the office, Jared enjoys spending time with his family wake surfing and hiking. And when he's relaxing you'll find him catching the latest comic book turned movie or with his nose buried in a good book. He loves adding up the seconds he has saved by being a command-line junkie.