Zach Gordon from Propeller Industries
The joint fun between cannabis and crypto accounting with Zach Gordon
The joint fun between cannabis and crypto accounting with Zach Gordon
About the Episode
About the Episode
Transcript
Zach Gordon is the VP of Accounting at Propeller Industries, an enterprise-grade financial service firm for high-growth startups. In this episode, he shares how he developed a speciality in cannabis and crypto accounting, the intricacies of serving clients in these highly regulated industries, and his plan for making accounting an attractive profession for young people again.
Episode Themes
Episode Notes
- Moving from public accounting to private equity (2:15)
- Zach’s first B2C tech startup experience (4:00)
- How Zach got into the crypto and cannabis accounting field (6:05)
- The intricacies of cannabis accounting and taxes (9:42)
- Overlap between two highly regulated industries (11:50)
- Helping clients navigate crypto assets on the balance sheet (13:00)
- What makes Propeller Industries special (16:24)
- Making an impact for clients in the boardrooms (20:50)
- What’s next for Zach (22:15)
- Attracting fresh talent to the accounting profession (23:00)
- The fallacies of billable hours (28:00)
Episode Themes
Episode Notes
- Moving from public accounting to private equity (2:15)
- Zach’s first B2C tech startup experience (4:00)
- How Zach got into the crypto and cannabis accounting field (6:05)
- The intricacies of cannabis accounting and taxes (9:42)
- Overlap between two highly regulated industries (11:50)
- Helping clients navigate crypto assets on the balance sheet (13:00)
- What makes Propeller Industries special (16:24)
- Making an impact for clients in the boardrooms (20:50)
- What’s next for Zach (22:15)
- Attracting fresh talent to the accounting profession (23:00)
- The fallacies of billable hours (28:00)
About the Guest
Zach Gordon is a CPA with 14+ years of accounting experience across multiple industries. He is the VP of Accounting at Propeller Industries—serving clients in various sectors including crypto, cannabis, fintech, and media. Prior to Propeller, Zach was the Co-Leader of the cannabis and crypto practices at two public accounting firms and the Controller, Auditor and CFO for several startups. He is on the board of the New York State Society of CPAs and sits on the AICPA National Cannabis Committee.
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