A Cloud-Based Accounting Pioneer with Marilyn Adkerson

About this episode

Bobby Hoyt interviews Marilyn Adkerson about her experiences in cloud-based accounting and restaurant ownership.

Bobby is joined by Marilyn Adkerson, the former owner The Bottom Line®, which is the cloud-based accounting firm that Stellar Brands acquired earlier this year. Marilyn has been an entrepreneur for nearly 30 years, and in addition to owning TBL, she is co-owner of several restaurants in Tennessee. She and Bobby chat about: - Why running restaurants is so difficult - How she approaches her business as a ministry - The crucial role an accountant plays in a business - What it was like taking her bookkeeping and accounting firm online in the early days of cloud-based accounting - How AI has changed this industry

People in this episode

Host: Bobby Hoyt

Guest: Marilyn Adkerson

Topics covered

• cloud-based accounting
• entrepreneurship
• restaurant management
• AI in accounting
• business as ministry

Keywords

• cloud accounting
• entrepreneur
• restaurant challenges
• accountant role
• AI impact

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Bottom Line®, Stellar Brands

Places: Tennessee

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