Alicia shares her experience at BDO Evolve 2026, covering the relationship-building mindset that changed how she approached the entire conference and a session on Gen Z in the workplace that has her rethinking how accounting firms onboard and develop new staff. She also reveals that Royal Wise took home a BDO Alliance Award for Growth Strategy and breaks down the positioning and pricing decisions behind that win, plus answers a live "stump the expert" question on how QuickBooks Online handles physical versus economic sales tax nexus.

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(00:00) - Welcome Back From BDO

(01:31) - Why Royal Wise Joined

(03:07) - New Booth Big Upgrade

(03:47) - BRN Summit Keynote

(07:23) - Relationship Building Dinners

(13:38) - Gen Z At Work Lessons

(26:44) - Royal Wise Wins Award

(31:53) - Ask Alicia Anything Stumper

(35:43) - New Book And Classes

(38:07) - Thanks And Sign Off

LINKS

BDO Evolve 2026: https://conference.bdoalliance.com/#section-schedule
BDO Alliance: https://www.bdo.com/about/bdo-alliance-usa

Buy Alicia's Book!
http://royl.ws/conversion-book

Alicia’s Upcoming Classes

4/28/26: Converting from QBDT to QBO: http://royl.ws/QBDT2QBO?affiliate=5393907
5/12/26: QBO Ledger: http://royl.ws/ledger?affiliate=5393907
5/19/26: QBO Solopreneur: http://royl.ws/Solopreneur?affiliate=5393907
5/26/26: QBO Advanced: http://royl.ws/QBO-Advanced?affiliate=5393907
6/9/26: Intuit Accountant Suite: http://royl.ws/QBOA?affiliate=5393907

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