What cartels and accountants have in common with Scott Scarano

Accounting Leaders Podcast

Scott Scarano is the President of Padgett Business Services in North Carolina. He leads a team of unique advisors who share his passion for helping small businesses thrive. In this episode, Stuart and Scott discuss the impact of social media on productivity, Scott’s journey with Padgett, the parallels between cartels and accounting, and interacting with people in a post-COVID world. Scott also shares his unique story of learning how to run a business and what led him to be a podcast host.

Together they discuss:

• Scott’s family (0:30)
• Scott’s relationship with his kids (2:00)
• Thoughts on Karbon (4:20)
• Content marketing at Karbon (6:00)
• Impact of social media (9:00)
• Discussing accent and intonation (10:00)
• Adjusting how you talk to suit your audience (13:30)
• Recent big news (15:00)
• Accounting workflow vertical (16:30)
• Anatomy of tech stack at Padgett (19:30)
• Application of Karbon at Padgett (20:40)
• Importance of managing time (22:40)
• The reality of working with people (26:10)
• Karbon X (27:40)
• The podcasting world and interacting with people (29:00)
• The story of Padgett (31:00)
• Changes at Padgett (35:00)
• Scott’s story of joining Padgett (37:00)
• Learning how to run a business in a unique way (40:30)
• The parallel between cartels and accounting (42:30)
• What’s next for Scott (43:50)
• Finding your “why” (46:00)