Leaderboard - 20 February 2019 - The Accounting Top 100 - Page 2

The Accounting Top 100 social media leaderboard ranks accounting professionals based on their overall presence, influence, and engagement on social media platforms. Each user’s rank is determined by that user’s Kred Influence and Outreach scores in addition to a list of custom metrics, and all updated rankings are displayed in new leaderboards generated every two weeks.

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Avalara’s Accounting Top 100 leaderboard (the “Leaderboard”) is assembled using a list of accounting professional users that’s curated by manual entry as well as by Rise.Global's internal Twitter search functionality. We reserve the right to change scoring metrics used for ranking and to exclude anyone from the list, in our sole discretion. The Leaderboard is not an endorsement, recommendation or sponsorship of any of the accounting professionals on the Leaderboard, and we do not make any representation or guarantee of their ability or reliability. Assessments by different methods or based on different information may yield different results. The Leaderboard is only a starting point to gather information about accounting professionals, and you should not rely on it to decide whether to hire an accounting professional.

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Leaderboard Page 2

Rank			Power Score
101.	(68)	Damien Greathead Helping accountants and bookkeepers enjoy the benefits of cloud accounting. VP of Bus Dev with https://t.co/Y0Q5ugynew. Swim, bike and run in my spare time.	70
102.	(183)	Jan Haugo Love of Small business gives me the opportunity to play with software! Love of community gives me the opportunity to play with my friends! Accountant, Passionate & Total App Geek	69
103.	(221)	Shane Eloe #DigitalCPA helping you make more money and save more of it. Learn how to create better cash flow. Optimize technology. My company @FarmCFO	69
104.	(121)	Steve Pipe Speaker, strategist, business author, and former UK Entrepreneur of The Year - with over 500 testimonials on LinkedIn	69
105.	(54)	Leanne Berry Community Relations Manager - Partners @MYOB. Business Adviser at Love Your Numbers. 2018/19 @MYOB Certified Consultant of the Year.	69
106.	(152)	Rob Brown CEO: the BD Academy \| Top 100 #Accounting Firm Influencer \| Podcast Host \| Author: BUILD YOUR REPUTATION \| Event Host & MC \| TEDx Speaker \| Kickboxing Blackbelt	68
107.	(109)	David Chiang CPA, CA #CPAproud to share my views with other CPAs. And on my journey, I hope to be #cpanotboring.	68
108.	(124)	Chris Cicalese, CPA » Associate Partner @AlloyCPAs & Former Pine Valley Caddy » Helping Pro Athletes, Amusement/Ent Industry, & traditional biz	68
109.	(123)	Tiffany Couch Wife. Mom. Patriot.	67
110.	(103)	Ed Zollars, CPA Tax CPA & CPE Lecturer for Kaplan Financial Education. Author of material on Current Federal Tax Developments website @edzollars@mastodon.world	67
111.	(101)	Brent Burton, CPA Dallas.	67
112.	(42)	Bill Kennedy #Charity, #Accounting & #Fundraising Systems Implementer, Chartered Accountant, Project Mgr, #Nonprofit, Writer, #TheInfiniteCPA #QBO #MyMuskoka lover	67
113.	(136)	Eric Billimoria CFP® @InvestmentNews 40 Under 40 l @Investopedia Top 100 l CFP® Professional l Univ of Illinois Alum l Chicago Sports Fan l Intermediate Pickleblall Player	67
114.	(143)	Cindy Schroeder Bookkeeper Extraordinaire! Helping small business spend more time on their Passion and less time on Accounting. Broadway Baby. Lifelong Mouseketeer. @Train fan.	66
115.	(96)	Jonathan Marks, CPA Board Advisor - Corporate Fraud & Forensic (FCPA) Investigations, Governance, Risk, & Compliance Strategist. Opinions are mine & retweets aren't endorsements.	66
116.	(130)	Davidbergstein A Millennial in a Baby Boomer's body. Chief Innovation Officer at Bergstein CPA. Author, Blogger, Speaker, Educator, Advisor to CPA Firms, Pickleball Player	66
117.	(85)	Tim Steffen Assisting @rwbaird Financial Advisors & their clients with tax and financial planning issues.	66
118.	(179)	Richard Roppa-Roberts The ProAdvisor® Advisor, Roundtable Host, & App Consultant. Mostly water. @RoundtableLabs https://t.co/n3z5XzJ1aV.	65
119.	(76)	Chris Ekimoff, CPA Investigative Accountant @RSMUSLLP \| Expert Witness \| Co-Host #inSecuritiesPod @PractLawInst \| @GoBonnies @BuffaloBills @Nationals	65
120.	(91)	Rita Keller Advisor, speaker, facilitator, coach, blogger working with CPA firms in the U.S. Repeatedly named Top 100 most influential people in accounting.	65
121.	(227)	Jeffrey Jportercpa Tax Practitioner, Tax policy aficionado, Past Chair--AICPA Tax Executive Committee, Past Chair--AICPA Tax Reform Task Force & fan of Kiawah Island	65
122.	(86)	Eileen Sass, CPA Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor and CPA with over 40 years experience.	65
123.	(166)	Jonas Redublo, CPA Jonas Redublo. Certified Public Accountant. 27 yrs old. Accounting Manager, EEI Corporation. Alumnus, University of Santo Tomas AMV College of Accountancy.	65
124.	(169)	Justin Miller Partner and National Director of Wealth Planning at Evercore, Tax Prof. at GGU Law, and ACTEC Fellow. Opinions are my own. Not legal or tax advice.	65
125.	(120)	Jeff Breeden Tax Consulting partner with Rubin Brown in Las Vegas. I find joy in solving sticky problems. My twins and wife keep me grounded. #LLV16 All views are my own.	64
126.	(141)	Katie Williams Marketing Manager at @green_and_co #accountants, #Cwmbran. Adrenaline junkie with a love for #sport, #travel and my family! #LFC #Packers #TogetherStronger	64
127.	(154)	Nick Kay Business: @Pavilion_Accty	64
128.	(126)	Jessica Pillow I'm Jessica, I set up Pillow May, we are not your average small business accountant; we don't just do the numbers.	64
129.	(113)	Danetha Doe Money mystic. Financial psychologist. I believe in magic and mimosas.	63
130.	(148)	Gwilym Davies Co-Founder & Director of Diagnostax, focused on achieving our vision to universally change the way tax is delivered.	63
131.	(193)	Jason Robinson Director & Co-Founder of @futureadvisory. Owner & Gin lover Death Gin @gindeath Essendon FC	63
132.	(160)	James E Heyward, CPA We're passionate about small businesses & the people who own them.Tweets & re-tweets do not imply endorsement or specific advice. Personal tweets @jaydotheyward	62
133.	(116)	Doug Sleeter Accounting Software expert, #blockchain futurist. CPA Practice Advisor Hall of Fame	62
134.	(134)	Jeff Beckley, CPA CPA, tax professional--helping you make sense of arcane U.S. and state tax law.	62
135.	(118)	Guy Pearson Accounting and systems nerd, founder of 5 startups in my 20s. CEO at Practice Ignition, Founder/Chairman of Interactive Accounting.	61
136.	(302)	Keri Gohman Fueling the future of tech and changing financial futures @AbacusNext. Always finding a better way. Extreme optimist and dreamer.	61
137.	(171)	David R Flamer Boutique-style Full-Service tax, accounting and business consulting services. Muscle car collector and aficionado. The University of Southern California	61
138.	(153)	Aaron Pike	61
139.	(98)	Jaime Rein Sage Product Manager, Speaker, proudly living in Northern BC. Usually found singing, dancing, laughing because life is way too short.	60
140.	(93)	Allan D. Koltin	60
141.	(168)	James Solomons Real accountant helping the industry FCA, GAICD. CFO at Xref (ASX:XF1). Head of Accounting at Xero. Director at Aptus Accounting & Advisory. Advocate, Entrepreneur & Educator	59
142.	(207)	Jason Oelrich Husband, father & aspiring world changer. Licensed CPA, Business Advisor & tax credit ninja. U.S. Army Infantry Desert Storm veteran.	59
143.	(139)	Amy Walker Htown	58
144.	(163)	Katie Thomas, CPA Helping accountants and service providers standout online. Join the free community	58
145.	(198)	Julian Dozier, CPA I use curiosity and dedication to provide insight and perspective. @thfcpas Shareholder & Audit Leader. @FICPA Chair 2022-23. Florida CPA; also ABV, CFF, CFE.	57
146.	(199)	Mike Piper I write about retirement planning. CPA. Also created this: https://t.co/9TrNsSZ1vw	57
147.	(131)	Dustinwcpa Accounting Technology Optimizer, Implementer & Advisor at @EideBaillyLLP. Constantly on the lookout for a better way of doing things.	57
148.	(184)	Samantha Mansfield Consultant. Speaker. Facilitator. Focused on synergy of people, #technology and process. New-mom. Wife. #History lover. #FutureRelevance #Leadership	57
149.	(116)	Brian Tankersley CPA, CITP, CGMA. Consultant, Speaker - K2 Enterprises, Father, Husband, Beekeeper.	57
150.	(122)	Sandi Leyva Accountant’s Accelerator Founder. CPE Provider. CPA Practice Advisor Top 25 Thought Leader. Authored 30 books. World traveler. Neuroscientist. CPA/MBA. She/her.	56
151.	(176)	Brad Golchin CPA Founder @wiseadvicenz providing strategic business advice to help businesses thrive. Let's talk now https://t.co/ctkeeHfuy1	56
152.	(177)	J. Michael McGuire CEO emeritus @GrantThorntonUS helping our team deliver a culture of quality and innovation \| Cubs fan \| Bowling Green grad \| Views are my own	56
153.	(228)	Patrick W.J #Finance & #Accounting, #projectmanagement, aspiring #datascientist. I love #mountainbiking and mangling guitar covers. Followback & add me on #LinkedIn #music	56
154.	(273)	Sam Wood North East Accountant of the Year 2018. #BeBlu. Xero Cloud Accounting. SEIS/EIS. R&D Tax Creds. EMI. Forecasting. Cap Tables. Start Up and Scale Up's!	55
155.	(106)	Thecommoncents I help business owners with their money management so that they earn more, keep more of their profits and pay less in taxes. #VirtualCFO #MoneyManager	55
156.	(137)	Donnyitk Innovation advisor, biz traveler, reasonable foodie, leadership exerciser, inspiring the next evolution of CPAs & accountants to improve the world	55
157.	(112)	Diane Lucas Problem solver for business \| CEO & Co-founder @zuloomi \| podcast @BookieandBeano \| Trainer & writer for Intuit @QuickBooksAu \| Student of Life \| Speaker	55
158.	(247)	Sam Fawaz, CPA, CFP® Your unbiased, trusted fee-only fiduciary financial coordinator here to help you reach your dreams and enjoy financial peace of mind. Technogeek at heart.	55
159.	(129)	Dean Carson CPA On Svcs, Applied Rsrch + Outreach to help on Industry, NGO, NP, Govt , Individual, Family +Community needs in the Economy +Financials #NYC #NY #States #Global	55
160.	(231)	Ernie Almonte CPA Executive Director RI League Cities and Towns, Army Reserve Ambassador RI, Past RI Auditor General, Past AICPA Chair, Past Pres. AGA	54
161.	(308)	Ian Vacin Co-Founder, Chief Customer Office & Interim COO at @Karbonhq providing #accounting practices advice on cloud apps, systems, processes and staff.	54
162.	(157)	Tamera Loerzel Coach, strategist and trainer developing leaders in the CPA profession. Cyclist, runner, yogi, wife and mom.	54
163.	(170)	Alan FitzGerald Independent Fractional CTO \| 'The Software Whisperer' \| Cold water swimmer \| Guitar enthusiast \| 5 x Marathon Runner (now just very tired)	54
164.	(173)	BusyWorkingMama Mom, Cook, Sushi-aholic, Gardner, Fitness lover, Blogger, Online Shop-aholic, Lotion and Potion Junkie. CPA by Day.	54
165.	(172)	Lee Duffield General Manager @allinadvisory \| Cloud Accountant \| Tax Enthusiast \| Women in Finance Awards 2018 Accountant of the Year \| On a mission	54
166.	(156)	Michelle Long, CPA QuickBooks & Cloud Consultant, International Trainer, Author and Business Coach #cashapp	53
167.	(206)	Michael (MC) Carter Founder of PARADOX, the first digital marketing agency to focus on accounting firms' needs. We help firms break out of the compliance box and do more advisory.	53
168.	(167)	CarolTopp Accountant, author and podcaster helping homeschool leaders start and run their homeschool organizations.	53
169.	(65)	Jennifer Bauldic Cash Coach. Speaker. Bookkeeper. ProfitFirst Pro. Empowering smallbiz to control their future. Founder #QBOConnector. Fosters cats. Also loves dessert.	53
170.	(181)	Lynette Patterson Im a #CPA, #CRMA, #CISA and aspiring masters candidate mom of 4 who loves #ITAudit. #MilitaryBrat and kept moving as an adult from #Nebraska to #Michigan.	53
171.	(253)	Allen Douglass ALTIUS provides virtual firm infrastructure, technology and unlimited staff for CPAs who want to hand off the work so they can focus on advising their clients.	53
172.	(159)	Diane Yetter Diane Yetter is a sales tax strategist and advisor. She is president of YETTER, a sales tax consulting & technology firm and the founder of The Sales Tax Institute offering courses on sales & use tax.	53
173.	(149)	Rpjohnston Randy is a leading speaker and technology consultant	53
174.	(162)	Geni Whitehouse Make boring subjects interesting, CPA,Nerd,Keynote Presenter, TEDxNV11,Author,Techie, PartTime BDCo WISE Acad,UNC alum,Basset Hound LUVR, @ImpactfulAdvisr	53
175.	(127)	Amanda Wilkie She/her. A passion for emerging technologies and decades of strategic experience - preparing the accounting profession for the 4th Industrial Revolution.	53
176.	(158)	Sharon Perry, CPA,CA Small Business Advocate. Accounting & Tax Wizard. QBO Master. Clan Matriarch. Community Champion. Big	52
177.	(107)	Debrah Burleigh President/Founder of Business Advisory and Accounting Services Firm, Debrah Burleigh & Associates Ltd	52
178.	(174)	Dean Carson CPA CT reg. CPA w/ family roots in Connecticut & NYC. CPA + Advisory Svcs, w/ onsite, mobile & virtual bus.svcs. For Businesses, Non Profits & Individuals.	52
179.	(357)	Aly Garrett Acuity Podcast Host \| Small Business Adviser+Principal of the Yr \| Top 50 Cloud Accountant+Woman in Accounting \| Founder All In Advisory \| Fellow CA	52
180.	(187)	Jenny @ClearlyAddsUp Online accounting specialist. Accounts, bookkeeping, tax & payroll could applications. Xero, Clear Books, Kashflow, Free Agent	52
181.	(211)	Elizabeth Pittelkow CPA.CITP, CGMA, DTM, Ethics Enthusiast & Instructor, Toastmaster, Spirited Communicator, Philanthropist, Lindy Hopper, Accounting Guru - Tech Focus	52
182.	(new)	Kelly Chard Creator of @growth_md. Mum to 3 boys. Passionate about change and new ways of success.	51
183.	(195)	Brad Garland, CPA #CPA at @BrandBlackwell #TaxTwitter Serve @CFHuntsville @TEDxHuntsville Founder @bnicove @RocketCitySGO	51
184.	(189)	Jim Rose, CPA Principal at @AHCPAs. We provide value added accounting + consulting services to clients throughout the Midwest. #CPA #STL	51
185.	(256)	Robin Taub CPA, CA Professional Speaker \| Award-winning, bestselling author of The Wisest Investment \| Mathlete \| Mom of 2 mostly money-smart kids	51
186.	(191)	DCarsonCPA_CATX DCarsonCPA_CATX For Financial Decision Makers points South + West. A connecting line on Government, Industry, Non Profit + Individual Financials.	51
187.	(182)	Dawn Lagesten Young professional, loving life and having fun while trying to make a difference. The views expressed are my own.	51
188.	(117)	Bianca Mueller Certified Professional Bookkeeper and Sage Consultant in Canada	50
189.	(192)	Tricia Katebini, CPA	50
190.	(155)	Kacee Johnson VP Strategy & Innovation @CPAcom. Top 25 Thought Leader/Top 100 Most Influential. Driving Innovation in Accounting & Finance Technology	50
191.	(196)	R Darren Sanford CPA CPA with a fetish for the Mia Bella Candle \| Network Marketing Professional \| I Help Others Slash Their Taxes \| Social Presence - http://t.co/PGgE8V65Vb	50
192.	(205)	Paul Neiffer A farm boy who became a CPA and shares information with farmers and others involved in farming.	50
193.	(146)	Mercedes Infante,CPA Small Biz, Tax, Accounting & Personal Finance. Serving Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses with passion to succeed.	50
194.	(203)	Bob Palmer Bob Palmer, CPA.CITP is a consultant specializing in business computing, QuickBooks ES, Sage 300 and Dynamics 365 Business Central (formerly NAV)	50
195.	(403)	Si Woodhams Head of Accounting Software at Wilkins Kennedy	49
196.	(145)	Richard Francis Spotlight Reporting Founder/CEO, investor/director, Dad, Wellingtonian...etc :)	49
197.	(317)	Stacey L Byrne CPA Passionate about #CloudComputing & #SFGiants \| #xero partner #QuickBooks Advanced ProAdvisor #selfcare	49
198.	(374)	Stuart Rohatiner CPA & JD. Partner. Our co. engages with our clients to find solutions to their tax needs in International, Sports, Entertainment & Real Estate @gersonpreston.	49
199.	(210)	Charles P. Kroll CPA Following the Story by Following the Money at Healthcare Organizations \| Top 10 Accounting Social Media Influencer \| Litigation Support \| @LoyolaChicago	49
200.	(188)	Ed Lloyd CPA #TaxReduction, Real-Time #Accounting, and Strategic Business Solutions to Accelerate Your #Business Success. #CPA #Accountant #Charlotte #TaxPlanning #TaxTips	49