Martin Bissett of the Accountants Influencers Podcast interviews Dermot Hamblin on Sage's acquisition of GoProposal and the challenges accounting firms have with software - Accounting Influencers Podcast

Episode 30

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15th Oct 2021

Expert Interview Highlights - Dermot Hamblin (Founder - Langdon Hamblin)

Episode 30. On today's episode, Martin Bissett of the Accountants Influencers Podcast interviews Dermot Hamblin on Sage's acquisition of GoProposal and the challenges accounting firms have with software.

Dermot Hamblin has spent over 20 years in the accounting tech sector, launching three Practice Management solutions into the UK. He was employee number 44 at IRIS when they were a family firm. After 10 years of hyper growth and private equity rounds, he worked with Exchequer, a market leading ERP solution.

After a spell with Thomson Reuters Digita, he led a range of tech contracts in Bulgaria and Australia and several software start-ups. In 2015, he launched Panalitix coaching in the UK and now works with a range of software vendors and accountancy firms to embrace the digital environment.

Key shownotes from the whole interview include:

✓ What accounting firms need in place to become successful and client-centric in a digital world

✓ Whether accountants should force certain software on their clients or give them more choice of vendors

✓ How an accounting firm's attitude to general ledger software may inhibit their growth

✓ Thoughts on Sage's motivation to acquiring of GoProposal and how accounting practitioners may benefit

When not working, Dermot runs marathons, plays squash, is trustee for a children's charity and supports amateur football.

Dermot Hamblin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dermothamblin/

This is a condensed highlights version of the full interview (usually 20-30 mins long), which you can catch as a bonus episode at the weekend.

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Host Rob Brown shows accounting professionals and leaders how to be more influential, grow their personal brand and be more authoritative, relevant and high profile in their roles..
The Accounting Influencers Podcast, hosted by Rob Brown, is a must-listen for accounting professionals looking to strengthen their leadership presence, stay informed on disruptive forces in accounting and build credibility within their firms. Geared toward firm leaders, managers, partners and influencers, the show covers key topics like career development, influence, personal branding and interpreting the evolving trends impacting the accounting world. Rob brings his expertise to each episode, offering insights and guidance on how to grow your personal brand and stay strategically important in a rapidly changing profession. Whether you're aiming to influence within your firm or expand your reputation outside of it, this international podcast offers practical advice and forward-thinking insights that will keep you informed and prepared for the future.
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Rob Brown hosts the multiple accounting podcast and chair conferences, panels and events globally for the accounting and fintech profession. He is co-founder of Accounting Influencers Roundtable (AIR) which helps vendors, experts and influencers serve the accounting and finance world. He is a dynamic speaker and accomplished expert on trust, reputation, employer brand, talent, career development, succession, gen z/generations, employee advocacy and executive presence. Rob is author of the bestselling book Build Your Reputation (Wiley) and his TEDx talk ‘The Personal Brand of You’ has been viewed 400,000 times on YouTube. He is a stroke survivor, has epilepsy, is a committed Christian and has a black belt in kickboxing. He is based in Nottingham UK, home of Robin Hood, plays chess and backgammon, loves orange chocolate and is allergic to grapefruit.