Why Small Firms No Longer Need a Big Budget to Win

"We can't go out and just upload tax returns to ChatGPT because it's gonna be faster." Barry Brown, founder of EBITDA Advisors, joins Kacee Johnson and Bebe Kim to explain why the future belongs to firms that adopt AI deliberately, not recklessly. Looking at firms of every size, they break down why AI adoption and AI results are turning out to be two very different things. Connect with us here: Barry Brown-   / barrybrowncpa   Bebe Kim-   / bebe-kim-6968a216   Kacee Johnson-   / kacee-johnson   Digits-   / digits-financial   (00:00) Trailer (01:11) Introduction (03:26) The 2026 AI Native Accounting award winners (07:25) Data governance and legacy system challenges (11:58) Start small with a proof of concept (17:57) Changing the competitive landscape (23:28) Change management and building trust (27:02) AINA Scholarship Program (31:29) Lightning round