Reviewing 2020 in accounting and what's on the horizon (Part 2: The Practice Leaders)

Ohran Gobrin
Partner & Chief Operating Officer, Fuller Landau LLP

Ohran is Partner and has been Chief Operating Officer at Fuller Landau since January 2019. He is responsible for enhancing client experiences by ensuring Fuller Landau has right strategy, culture, technology, processes, and skill sets in place. He led the firm through their 2019 digital transformation and continues to look for opportunities to leverage processes and technology to enhance internal and external client experiences.

Nayo Carter-Gray
Founder, 1st Step Accounting

‘Making Accounting a Little Less Taxing®’ is Nayo Carter-Gray’s goal as owner and founder of 1st Step Accounting LLC. A self-proclaimed techie, Nayo decided a virtual accounting practice was the best way to travel and still help small business owners all across the US manage their financial systems. Nayo is an Enrolled Agent, a QuickBooks Online Advanced Certified Pro-Advisor, former Intuit Accounting Council member (2018-2019), was named one of the Top 50 Women in Accounting, and currently sits on the Maryland Individual Tax Preparers board.

Jeremy Allen
Founder, System Six

Entrepreneur, business owner, husband, and father of three beautiful girls, Jeremy founded System Six in 2008. He believes that “Our Clients’ Success is Our Success” and serves on the board of the Seattle Chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization. He loves spending time with family, and runs outside often.

Kylene O’Connor Carse
Partner, BWCO CPAs, Inc.

Kylene O'Connor Carse is the Partner of BWCO CPAs, an all-women accounting firm in San Antonio, Texas supporting clients in industries such as software development, pharmaceutical sales, medical, real estate, and consulting. Kylene has grown up with many of these clients and considers them to be like family. She loves working with cloud accounting software and wears the title of “innovator and finder of new shiny things”! When she isn't balancing financial statements and tax returns, you can find her juggling and balancing a jam-packed schedule with two young boys and a husband of almost 20 years.

David DiNardo

David DiNardo, MBA, built one of Canada’s first fully remote, cloud‑based accounting firms—40 employees serving clients nationwide. After a 2014 layoff, he scaled, exited for seven figures, and now shares practical playbooks on AI, business, and systems. He creates free content to help young builders turn stuck into success.

Steph Hinds
Head Ninja, Growthwise

Steph is the founder of Growthwise, a Newcastle-based accounting firm. She is on a mission to help accountants collaborate, challenge and learn from each other to shape the future of the accounting industry.

Gary Bell
Co-Founder and Partner, FLB Accountants

Gary co-founded FLB Accountants in 2008, and has 20 years of experience in professional accounting practice. Prior to founding FLB, Gary spent his early career working in top-tier accounting firms. Gary supports a wide spectrum of businesses across all sectors, providing business and tax advice at the board level. He works closely with high-growth businesses, the technology sector and owner-managed businesses.

Ian is passionate about helping businesses be as successful as possible in order to positively impact the small businesses they serve. With 25+ years' experience in technology & process improvement and 15+ years of leadership experience in the accounting industry at Karbon, Xero, and Intuit, Ian is a recognized expert, innovator, and teacher.