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Lee Pender is a veteran writer who has been with Rightworks since March 2020. Lee spent almost 15 years as a journalist for information technology trade magazines, including CIO, Redmond Channel Partner and what is now eWeek. His experience as a corporate content writer includes stints with a vendor of tax-compliance applications, a website for entrepreneurs and a tech-focused marketing agency.
Lee lives north of Boston with his wife, his two children and his mother. In his personal time, he enjoys swimming and coaching youth soccer. He is a Boston sports fan and a faithful follower of West Ham United, an English soccer club. Lee previously lived in Paris and Rotterdam and has traveled throughout Europe. He still speaks French. Lee earned a degree in journalism from TCU many years ago and is a proud Horned Frog.
Posts by Lee Pender
Your clients come to you to get their taxes done or for assistance with financial planning. Why? Because they can’t do those things themselves, and they don’t want to try….
*This blog is part of the July 2023 Thought Leader newsletter This column covers cybersecurity every month. At Right Networks and Rootworks, we write about cybersecurity all the time. Our…
You can transform your accounting firm with the right technology. Smart investments can enable you to secure your clients’ data, work more efficiently and even drive revenues. One of those…
Your accounting firm probably has a staffing crisis. Most firms do. A 2022 AICPA survey revealed that finding qualified staff was the biggest concern for both midsize and large accounting…
If cybersecurity isn’t embedded in your firm’s culture, you’re putting your firm at risk. Security can’t be merely a part of your IT operation if you have one. It has…
Two cyberattacks on government institutions in the spring of 2023 should serve as warnings to accounting firms. The attacks showed both cybercriminals’ hunger for critical information and the damage a…
*This blog is part of the June 2023 Thought Leader newsletter It’s the shrug heard ‘round the business world. You probably can’t go a day without reading something about cybersecurity—a…
The employment market for accounting firms isn’t going to get better anytime soon. With demand for accounting services rising and the number of available employees effectively shrinking, finding and keeping…
Should accountants freak out about artificial intelligence in accounting? At first blush, the answer seems to be yes. ChatGPT, the now famous artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, along with other competitive…
If your accounting firm isn’t data-driven, then nothing is driving it at all. And if you don’t have access to reliable and useful data, you’ll probably never be able to…
Remember the term, internet speed? Back in the late ’90s, many observers used that term to describe the new, rapid pace of business. Email and instant messaging became standards at…
*This blog is part of the May 2023 Thought Leader newsletter I got a call not long ago from the local hospital. My mom, who is in her late 70s,…