J. Carlton Collins
J. Carlton Collins is an award winning and entertaining public speaker and wannabe amateur comedian who has delivered more than 2,000 lectures to more than a half million business professionals worldwide over the past 25 years. Carlton is also an accomplished author, editor and business consultant focused on the latest technologies. You can view more than 400 pages of Carlton's recent published works here: www.CarltonCollins.com.
Carlton style is to deliver useful information interjected with the right amount of humor and wit to keep the audience chuckling while absorbing useful tech tidbits. According to Collins, "People enjoy learning about new and interesting technological solutions, gadgets, hints and tips, and that's what I try to deliver.
To educate and entertain his audience, Carlton peppers in stories, video clips, music, jokes, fun facts and brain teasers, but in the end when all the dust settles, audiences want to learn - so he packs each presentation with a cerebral cortex swelling amount of useable information.
Carlton became a Certified Public Accountant in 1985 where he worked his way up to Partner. In 1992 he sold that business to focus more on consulting, writing and public speaking. Mr. Carlton went on to build a second highly successful business which he also sold in 2002. Since then he continues to write and speak publically about today's latest technologies.
Carlton presentations focus on a wide range of technology subjects such as cloud computing, security, the Internet, web development, Microsoft Excel, financial reporting, ERP systems and QuickBooks while other presentations feature softer topics such as communications, presentation skills, writing for success, building your own business, and rules for employee success in a larger corporation. For keynote presentations, Carlton prefers to tailor his presentations specifically for each audience pulling from a wide assortment of his best related technology tips and tricks.
A summary of Carlton's selected positions, awards & accomplishments are presented below:
1. Carlton is the author of the monthly technology column for the Journal of Accountancy, a prestigious referee journal to the CPA profession with approximately 450,000 readers.
2. Carlton is the current chairman of the Georgia Society of CPAs IT Section.
3. Carlton was recently honored as one of the CPA Industries Top 25 Thought Leaders by CPA Technology Advisor Magazine.
4. Carlton received the highly coveted AICPA's Lifetime Technical Contribution to the CPA Profession Award in 1998.
5. Carlton was the Chairman of the Southeast Accounting Show in 2009 and 2010 - the South's largest CPA event.
6. In 2008, Carlton received the prestigious Tom Radcliff Outstanding Discussion Leader Award for excellence as a public speaker.
7. Carlton has been named "Top Ten CPA Technologists" by Accounting Technologies Magazine (multiple years).
8. Carlton has also been named "Top 100 Most Influential CPAs " by Accounting Technologies Magazine (multiple years).
9. Carlton has personally delivered over 2,000 technology lectures around the world, most of them 8 hours in length.
10. Carlton is the 1995 recipient of the Outstanding Discussion Leader Award from the Georgia Society of CPAs.
11. Carlton is the lead author for PPC's Guide to Installing Microcomputer Accounting Systems, a 1,000 page professional guide to installing accounting systems.
12. Carlton has installed accounting systems for more than 200 companies, from a $40 billion conglomerate to small mom and pop operations. Those accounting systems installed include Dynamics GP, MAS 90/200, SouthWare, Epicor, Dynamics NAV (formerly Navision), Oracle, People Software, SYSPRO, ACCPAC ERP, Peachtree, QuickBooks, Macola Progression, Open Systems Traverse, and many others.
13. In 1992, Carlton was hired by Microsoft Corporation to assist in redesigning Microsoft Excel, where he developed and demonstrated more than 500 pages of suggested design improvements to the Microsoft Excel development team of programmers - and many of those improvements are found in Excel today.
14. Carlton was the Chairperson for the AICPA national Technology Conference in 1990.
15. Carlton is the recipient of the ACCPAC Partner of the Year Award in 1990.
16. In 2009, Carlton was determined by SAP to be one of the country's "Top Ten Most Influential ERP Systems Consultants". (They ranked him 8th overall).
17. Carlton has delivered keynote and session lectures at dozens of accounting software conferences.
18. Carlton was sworn in as a Certified Public Accountant on September 18, 1985.
19. Carlton has been a member of the American Institute of CPAs since 1985.
20. Carlton has been a member of the Georgia Society of CPAs since 1982.
21. Carlton has lectured alongside Bill Gates and appeared on television commercials with Apple President John Scully. Mr. Collins has been featured on both television and radio answering technology and business questions from call in listeners.
22. Carlton became a licensed realtor in the State of Georgia 1979.
Education & Personal Notes:
Carlton has a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from the University of Georgia. At the University of Georgia, Carlton was elected President of the Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society, was initiated into the BIFTAD Honor Society, served three years in the Judicial Defender/Advocate program, and was a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. At Glynn Academy High School, Carlton was Senior Class President, Class Valedictorian (1 of 6), and received a principle nomination to Annapolis Naval Academy. Carlton has been married for 29 years and has two fantastic children. He devotes his leisure time to family, travel, tennis, fishing, snow skiing, and riding motorcycles (both dirt and street). Carlton is President of his homeowners association, participates in the Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful program, and volunteers for Cooperative Ministries food drive.
J. Carlton Collins is an award winning and entertaining public speaker and wannabe amateur comedian who has delivered more than 2,000 lectures to more than a half million business professionals worldwide over the past 25 years. Carlton is also an accomplished author, editor and business consultant focused on the latest technologies. You can view more than 400 pages of Carlton's recent published works here: www.CarltonCollins.com.
Carlton style is to deliver useful information interjected with the right amount of humor and wit to keep the audience chuckling while absorbing useful tech tidbits. According to Collins, "People enjoy learning about new and interesting technological solutions, gadgets, hints and tips, and that's what I try to deliver.
To educate and entertain his audience, Carlton peppers in stories, video clips, music, jokes, fun facts and brain teasers, but in the end when all the dust settles, audiences want to learn - so he packs each presentation with a cerebral cortex swelling amount of useable information.
Carlton became a Certified Public Accountant in 1985 where he worked his way up to Partner. In 1992 he sold that business to focus more on consulting, writing and public speaking. Mr. Carlton went on to build a second highly successful business which he also sold in 2002. Since then he continues to write and speak publically about today's latest technologies.
Carlton presentations focus on a wide range of technology subjects such as cloud computing, security, the Internet, web development, Microsoft Excel, financial reporting, ERP systems and QuickBooks while other presentations feature softer topics such as communications, presentation skills, writing for success, building your own business, and rules for employee success in a larger corporation. For keynote presentations, Carlton prefers to tailor his presentations specifically for each audience pulling from a wide assortment of his best related technology tips and tricks.
A summary of Carlton's selected positions, awards & accomplishments are presented below:
1. Carlton is the author of the monthly technology column for the Journal of Accountancy, a prestigious referee journal to the CPA profession with approximately 450,000 readers.
2. Carlton is the current chairman of the Georgia Society of CPAs IT Section.
3. Carlton was recently honored as one of the CPA Industries Top 25 Thought Leaders by CPA Technology Advisor Magazine.
4. Carlton received the highly coveted AICPA's Lifetime Technical Contribution to the CPA Profession Award in 1998.
5. Carlton was the Chairman of the Southeast Accounting Show in 2009 and 2010 - the South's largest CPA event.
6. In 2008, Carlton received the prestigious Tom Radcliff Outstanding Discussion Leader Award for excellence as a public speaker.
7. Carlton has been named "Top Ten CPA Technologists" by Accounting Technologies Magazine (multiple years).
8. Carlton has also been named "Top 100 Most Influential CPAs " by Accounting Technologies Magazine (multiple years).
9. Carlton has personally delivered over 2,000 technology lectures around the world, most of them 8 hours in length.
10. Carlton is the 1995 recipient of the Outstanding Discussion Leader Award from the Georgia Society of CPAs.
11. Carlton is the lead author for PPC's Guide to Installing Microcomputer Accounting Systems, a 1,000 page professional guide to installing accounting systems.
12. Carlton has installed accounting systems for more than 200 companies, from a $40 billion conglomerate to small mom and pop operations. Those accounting systems installed include Dynamics GP, MAS 90/200, SouthWare, Epicor, Dynamics NAV (formerly Navision), Oracle, People Software, SYSPRO, ACCPAC ERP, Peachtree, QuickBooks, Macola Progression, Open Systems Traverse, and many others.
13. In 1992, Carlton was hired by Microsoft Corporation to assist in redesigning Microsoft Excel, where he developed and demonstrated more than 500 pages of suggested design improvements to the Microsoft Excel development team of programmers - and many of those improvements are found in Excel today.
14. Carlton was the Chairperson for the AICPA national Technology Conference in 1990.
15. Carlton is the recipient of the ACCPAC Partner of the Year Award in 1990.
16. In 2009, Carlton was determined by SAP to be one of the country's "Top Ten Most Influential ERP Systems Consultants". (They ranked him 8th overall).
17. Carlton has delivered keynote and session lectures at dozens of accounting software conferences.
18. Carlton was sworn in as a Certified Public Accountant on September 18, 1985.
19. Carlton has been a member of the American Institute of CPAs since 1985.
20. Carlton has been a member of the Georgia Society of CPAs since 1982.
21. Carlton has lectured alongside Bill Gates and appeared on television commercials with Apple President John Scully. Mr. Collins has been featured on both television and radio answering technology and business questions from call in listeners.
22. Carlton became a licensed realtor in the State of Georgia 1979.
Education & Personal Notes:
Carlton has a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from the University of Georgia. At the University of Georgia, Carlton was elected President of the Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society, was initiated into the BIFTAD Honor Society, served three years in the Judicial Defender/Advocate program, and was a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. At Glynn Academy High School, Carlton was Senior Class President, Class Valedictorian (1 of 6), and received a principle nomination to Annapolis Naval Academy. Carlton has been married for 29 years and has two fantastic children. He devotes his leisure time to family, travel, tennis, fishing, snow skiing, and riding motorcycles (both dirt and street). Carlton is President of his homeowners association, participates in the Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful program, and volunteers for Cooperative Ministries food drive.
Please see www.CarltonCollins.com for an exhaustive listing of presentations
I have delivered more than 2,000 presentations, and you can see a listing of those delivered the past 10 years at www.CarltonCollins.com
