Episode 161 - AI Fluency, Pricing Strategy & the Future of Accounting - The Woodard Report Podcast

Episode 161 - AI Fluency, Pricing Strategy & the Future of Accounting - The Woodard Report Podcast

From The Woodard Report Podcast: Featuring Heather Satterley and Joe Woodard by Woodard Events

March 4, 2026 · 40 min

About this episode

Heather and Joe discuss AI adoption in the workplace and its impact on accounting professionals, along with shifts in accounting technology and pricing strategies.

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 — Only 5% of workers are AI fluent - according to Google study The "pile on" around month end automation TV/Movie quote of the week — The Breakfast Club Titans: The Rise of Wallstreeet Excellent things we learned — Undergraduate enrollment in accounting continues to rise Member spotlight — Dave Eshbach of CleanSlate Financial Services The Woodard Report article of the week — Canopy Bookkeeping Launches to Streamline Month-End Close Thank you to our show sponsor, Digits! Digits is the world's first agent general ledger, accounting software that works for you. Built from the ground up for the AI era, Digits automates bookkeeping in month and shifting your team from data entry to review and advisory. Visit Digits.com to get started today. Learn more about the show and our…

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Hosts: Heather Satterley, Joe Woodard

Topics covered

  • AI adoption
  • accounting technology
  • pricing strategy
  • month-end automation
  • wage gap
  • professional development

Keywords

  • AI fluency
  • accounting
  • pricing strategy
  • month-end automation
  • wage gap
  • accounting software
  • professional development

Sponsors

Digits

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Canopy

Books & works: The Breakfast Club, Titans: The Rise of Wallstreeet

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