Matt Lescault
Appears in 38 Episodes
Beyond the Prompt: Ellen Choi on Firm-Wide AI Enablement
Ellen Choi, founder of Edgefield Group and former Awin chief product officer, breaks down what actually separates firms making real AI progress from those stuck experi...
Why Sage Is Building Its Own AI Instead of Just Plugging In an LLM
Taylor Brown, CPA and director in CLA's digital practice, joins Matt and Doug to break down Sage Intacct's latest release: cash management and three-way matching, the ...
A CFO Who Chose Intacct on Day One (And Would Do It Again)
David Westbrook, CFO of Robertson Stevens, joins Emily and Matt live at Sage Future 2026 to share what eight years as a Sage Intacct customer actually looks like from ...
Trust Arrives on Foot: Sage's AI Philosophy with Manav Thiara
Recorded live on the main stage at Sage Future in San Francisco, Emily and Matt sit down with Manav Thiara, SVP of Data & AI and Technical Fellow at Sage, to unpack th...
The 2026 Nonprofit Outlook: What the Data Actually Says
Sage's nonprofit marketing lead Natalie Anderson joins alongside Julie Raskin, CFO of WMHT Public Media, to break down the findings of Sage's 2026 Nonprofit Outlook re...
Mark Hickman on AI, Adoption, and Why 70% Right Isn't Good Enough
Mark Hickman, Managing Director of North America at Sage, returns to break down what's driving Sage's fastest-growing region — from the company's AI strategy built aro...
Holy Moly, We're Back
Doug, Matt, and Emily return from hiatus to unveil a revamped podcast with a new format and a broader focus — bringing in voices from across accounting, finance, and t...
Looking Ahead: Sage Partner Events, AI Reality Checks, and Predictions
Doug, Matt, and Emily look ahead to Sage's upcoming Partner Summit in Orlando and discuss what to expect as the company kicks off fiscal year 2026. The conversation co...
From Chaos to Clarity: Transforming Healthcare Finance
Ximena Maynard, CFO of Legacy Management Group, shares how she consolidated 30 separate QuickBooks files across 11 nursing facilities into a unified Sage Intacct syste...
Why a $3M Construction Company Chose Sage Intacct
Josh Smyser shares how he went from Big Four auditor to running his family's tuckpointing and restoration business after his father's death, growing TNT from $200K to ...
The Mid-Market Integration Sweet Spot
Scott Hollrah, founder of Venn Technology, shares war stories from a decade in the Sage Intacct integration space, including the gaming company employee who quit mid-p...
Who Are We? Meet Doug, Emily, and Matt
This bonus episode pulls back the curtain on how The Unofficial Sage Intacct Podcast came together and who the hosts really are beyond their professional roles. Doug, ...
Intuit Enterprise Suite vs. Sage Intacct: The Real Comparison
After Intuit reached out to clarify a few misconceptions from Matt’s earlier take on Enterprise Suite, he dove deep into product demos to get the real story. Doug and ...
Sage Intacct's Latest Release Deep Dive
Emily and Matt are joined by Eisner Amper's Skye Duhon to dissect Sage Intacct's 2025 R2 release and its mission to "knock down barriers so everyone can thrive." They ...
AI-Powered Construction: From Blueprint Analysis to Bid Management
Julie Adams, SVP of Construction and Real Estate Products at Sage, discusses how AI is revolutionizing construction from bid management to field operations. She explor...
From Tactical to Strategic: Dan Miller on AI-Powered Finance
Recording live from the Sage Future conference in Atlanta, Emily and Matt sit down with Dan Miller, who runs Sage's Financials and ERP division, to discuss how AI is f...
Live from San Diego: Global Talent, Local Growth
Recording live from the Accounting Today Firm Growth Forum in San Diego, the hosts sit down with Frank Longobardi (former CEO of CohnReznick) and Dario Grassini from S...
Navigating Nonprofit Uncertainty
Michael Blanton from Sage joins the show and breaks down the harsh reality facing nonprofits: only 9% consider themselves data-driven despite widespread recognition of...