🔴 Bookkeepers On Fire | Live with William "Murph" Murphy

🔴 Bookkeepers On Fire | Live with William "Murph" Murphy

From Bookkeepers On Fire with Deb & Donna by Deb Kilsheimer & Donna Reade

December 2, 2025 · 48 min · Episode 192

About this episode

This episode features an interview with William "Murph" Murphy discussing his diverse career and insights into the accounting profession.

🔥 New Episode Drop: Bookkeepers on Fire with the legendary William “Murph” Murphy of Insightful Accountant 🔥 This week we went deep on what it really looks like to lead, serve, and stay all-in for our profession — even while life is throwing curveballs. Here’s a taste of what we unpacked with Murph 👇 💥 From funeral homes to QuickBooks royalty – How Murph’s wild career path ran through medicine, paramedics, health economics, offshore financing (😳) and eventually into accounting, data repair, and becoming the editorial engine behind Insightful Accountant. 🧠 Behind the curtain of the Top 100 ProAdvisor Awards – The dog-show inspired scoring system (yes, really 🐕), why it’s 100% standards-based and mostly objective, and why you cannot win unless you complete the application (nomination alone won’t cut it). 🔥 Premium content, QB Talks & what’s coming next – Murph’s 16-article weeks, 80–90 page reports, in-depth blue papers, expanded QB Talks, and how Insightful Accountant is leveling up training, app comparisons, and ProAdvisor support for 2026 and beyond. If you’re a bookkeeper or accounting pro who’s ready to be seen, valued, and elevated — this one’s for you. Here is…

People in this episode

Hosts: Deb Kilsheimer, Donna Reade

Guest: William "Murph" Murphy

Topics covered

  • leadership
  • accounting
  • career paths
  • ProAdvisor Awards
  • training
  • professional development

Keywords

  • leadership
  • accounting
  • ProAdvisor Awards
  • QuickBooks
  • Insightful Accountant
  • career development
  • training

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Insightful Accountant, QuickBooks, ProAdvisor

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