Ep. 78: Speaking Truthi with Dan Luthi, It’s About Time, and a Ramp Stack App Snack!

<p>Welcome back to UnAccountable! It’s episode 78, and we are talking about automations, the unmatched Utahn culture, and ch-ch-ch-changes. Your hosts, as always, are:</p><p>Tyler “Main Stage Manager” Otto from <a href="https://www.specializedat.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Specialized Accounting</a>, focusing on medium to large businesses in the glamorous hospitality, marina, and service industries.</p><p>Jeremy &quot;Prime Time Presenter” Van Groll from <a href="https://www.nonprofitbookkeeping.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Nonprofit Bookkeeping</a>, a champion for nonprofits with his accounting expertise.</p><p><br></p><p>Utahns unite! Dan Luthi, Partner at <a href="https://www.ignitespot.com/blog/author/dan-luthi" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Ignite Spot Accounting</a>. He is a bona fide expert at improving accounting, reporting, and technology systems.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>In Da News</strong>, we are discussing <a href="https://a.storyblok.com/f/321253/x/e2116b7c8a/the-state-of-ai-in-accounting-report-2026-by-karbon.pdf" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Karbon’s State of AI in Accounting report</a>. Some surprising tidbits in there!</p><p><br></p><p>In <strong>Fast Figures</strong>, Dan is in the hot seat with trivia questions with numerical answers. </p><p><br></p><p>On <strong>AppSnack</strong>, we are inclined to talk about <a href="https://ramp.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Ramp</a>, a corporate card and finance automation platform designed to help businesses control spending, eliminate expense reports, and streamline their accounting. </p><p><br></p><p>Finally, <strong>It’s About Time</strong>, where Tyler quizzes Jeremy on time management systems. <br></p><p><strong>Loser of the Week: </strong><a href="https://www.cfodive.com/news/hub-group-cfo-coo-depart-77m-accounting-error/821531/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Hub Group</a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Winner of the Week: </strong><a href="https://www.wsj.com/cfo-journal/former-audit-regulator-helps-set-up-accounting-firm-targeting-80-automation-ea617495" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Oath</a></p><p><br></p><p>📣 What if the time-consuming parts of accounting just... handled themselves?</p><p>That&#39;s the idea behind Stack by Ramp: an AI-native platform that lets you deploy agents to do the repetitive work. Reconciliations, journal entries, flux analysis. Y