Blake Oliver, CPA

Updated June 13, 2023

Short Bio

Blake Oliver, CPA, is the founder and CEO of Earmark, an app that offers NASBA-approved CPE for listening to your favorite accounting and tax podcasts. He co-hosts The Accounting Podcast, a Top 25 Business News show on the Apple charts and the most popular podcast for accountants and bookkeepers worldwide. He has been named one of Accounting Today’s top 100 most influential people and recognized as one of CPA Practice Advisor’s “40 Under 40” in the accounting profession. Blake lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, where he enjoys hiking, swimming, and cycling.

Long Bio

In 2012, Blake founded Cloudsourced Accounting, an online accounting services company with a mission to disrupt the business model of traditional accounting firms. The company was an early adopter of cloud accounting technology, which enabled Blake’s staff and clients to collaborate 100% remotely. Aprio Cloud acquired Cloudsourced Accounting in 2015.

After a stint at Armanino LLP, California’s largest accounting and consulting firm, Blake took the leap into tech startups. He joined FloQast as a product marketer and later led marketing at Jirav. In 2021 he set off on his own again to found Earmark CPE, a mobile app that enables accounting and tax professionals to earn CPE for listening to podcasts.

Blake holds a Bachelor of Music from Northwestern University and an Accounting Certificate from UCLA. He lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, where he enjoys hiking, swimming, and cycling.

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