When Leigh joined his wife Sarah in her practice, he was shocked by the ‘spreadsheet monster’. This was not the lifestyle business they’d dreamt of when leaving the corporate world. Cue: Technology and automation.
It’s still early days in AM’s acquisition by Bright and we could tell you ‘the future’s bright’ until the cows come home. Instead, we sat down with a practice that works with both AM and BrightPay, to see it from their perspective.
Meet Leigh, Sarah, Rufflette and Merlin
Leigh met Sarah when he was the chief information officer for a public company and Sarah, the financial controller and internal accountant. They enjoyed working together so much, they got married and set up on their own.
IT All Figures is a play on words that promotes Leigh’s passion for technology and Sarah’s accountancy prowess.
The rest of the team – Rufflette Long Paws and Merlin Curly Tail (AKA Merv, Get Off The Sofa) – joined us on our call.
Hitting their limit, discovering AM – and growing once more
“We decided we wanted a ‘lifestyle’ business,” says Leigh. “And this is exactly why we wanted a software package. It was becoming spreadsheets, deadlines, stress and hassle.”
I’ve given Leigh tasks along the way and it’s become a monster: Spreadsheet after spreadsheet. He was like, “What are you doing?!”