Speaker Profile
Garrett Wasny
Award Winning Artificial Intelligence Skills Advisor to Accountants Worldwide,
Garrett Wasny , MA, CMC, CITP/FIBP is an award-winning artificial intelligence (AI) skills advisor to accountants worldwide.
Since 1995, Garrett has delivered thousands of presentations on Internet strategy to hundreds of leading accounting institutes, industry associations, Fortune 500 companies, small and medium-sized enterprises, business schools and other legal, medical, engineering, pro sports and executive education organizations.
Garrett's writing credits include four books, dozens of e-books and hundreds of articles on online business for scores of leading business publishers, syndicates and magazines including McGraw Hill, John Wiley and Sons, Knight Ridder, the Financial Post, Journal of Commerce and World Trade.
He's also won numerous awards for his writing, speaking and web design.
Garrett’s academic credentials include a Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA Hons) degree and a Master of Arts (MA) degree. His professional accreditations include Certified Management Consultant (CMC), Certified International Trade Professional (CITP) and FITP (FITT International Business Professional).
Garrett is trusted by the most respected governing bodies for accounting and business today. In the United States, his webinars are approved by NASBA (National Association of State Boards of Accountancy). In Canada, his in-person seminars are approved by the Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) Canada provincial institutes.
In 2017, Garrett is scheduled to deliver 150+ professional development events across North America on a range of technology and accounting topics. The presentations are hosted by leading accounting CPE providers such as Thomson Reuters, CPE Solutions, CPA Crossings, CPE Link, Clear Law Institute and CPA Institutes. His courses cover online productivity, Internet search, digital transformation, mobile computing, social enterprise and tax.
Full disclosure: Garrett Wasny is an independent Certified Management Consultant (CMC) who provides objective information based on his own impartial research and due diligence. He has no vested interest or affiliation with any of the enterprises or technologies reviewed in his courses.
He has more than 20 years experience in the Internet field and started his career at Price Waterhouse. He is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
- 27
- August
- 2026
- Thursday
Claude for Workflow Automation
Claude is not just a chat interface-it's an ecosystem designed for professional workflows. This course teaches accounting and finance professionals how to architect persistent, repeatable Claude-powered processes that automate analysis, streamline reporting, and elevate advisory work. Participants will explore Claude Projects (persistent workflow environments), Artifacts (interactive applications), Voice Mode (conversational analysis), Cowork (multi-step automation), and native Excel integrations that embed Claude directly into spreadsheet work.
Garrett Wasny |
Duration:60 Minutes |
Price: ¤149.00
| View Details
- 9
- September
- 2026
- Wednesday
AI x Excel: Ultimate Toolkit for 21st Centure Accountants
This course teaches finance professionals how to integrate generative AI directly into Excel environments, transforming how financial analysis, reporting, forecasting, and modeling get done. Participants will explore practical strategies for leveraging ChatGPT and Claude within Excel workflows, automating data preparation, building intelligent forecasting models, and creating dynamic financial visualizations that tell richer stories.
Garrett Wasny |
Duration:90 Minutes |
Price: ¤149.00
| View Details
- 16
- September
- 2026
- Wednesday
Leading AI Platforms for Accountants
Not all AI platforms are created equal. This course provides accounting professionals with an objective framework for evaluating and selecting AI platforms strategically. Participants will explore the defining characteristics of today's leading platforms: ChatGPT (broad capability, OpenAI ecosystem), Claude (strong reasoning, Anthropic focus), Gemini (Google integration, multimodal strength), Microsoft Copilot (enterprise integration), Grok (real-time data), Perplexity (research and discovery), and NotebookLM (document intelligence).
Garrett Wasny |
Duration:60 Minutes |
Price: ¤149.00
| View Details
- 23
- September
- 2026
- Wednesday
Advanced Prompting for Accountants
Advanced prompting goes far beyond typing questions into ChatGPT. This course teaches accountants how to engineer structured, repeatable prompts that reliably produce high-quality outputs across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, and other platforms. Participants will learn the principles behind effective prompt design-how to structure context, specify constraints, invoke expert personas, and evaluate AI-generated work with professional skepticism.
Garrett Wasny |
Duration:60 Minutes |
Price: ¤149.00
| View Details
- 30
- September
- 2026
- Wednesday
The AI You Already Own (But Don't Know It!) - and How to Tap It
Before buying new AI tools, conduct a thorough inventory of the AI capabilities already embedded in your technology stack. This course teaches finance professionals how to audit their existing systems-accounting software, ERP platforms, tax solutions, audit tools, BI platforms, and productivity suites-for hidden AI features that are underutilized or unknown. Participants will learn a structured audit methodology: mapping existing systems, documenting embedded AI capabilities, assessing overlap and redundancy, evaluating user adoption, and identifying the most valuable capabilities to activate immediately.
Garrett Wasny |
Duration:90 Minutes |
Price: ¤149.00
| View Details
ChatGPT and Complex Financial and HR Conversations for Accountants
The course provides a concise overview of how accountants can use ChatGPT to assist with communications involving intricate and often sensitive topics that require a deep understanding of both financial principles and human resource policies. These conversations can range from budgeting and compensation to ethical considerations and regulatory compliance.
Speaker: Garrett Wasny | View Anytime | Duration: 60 Minutes | Price: ¤199.00 | View Details
Excel & ChatGPT Synergy Masterclass: Unleashing Financial Analysis Superpowers
In today's data-driven landscape, the fusion of Excel's computational might with ChatGPT's intelligent querying transforms ordinary accounting tasks into dynamic, insightful financial analyses. This specialized masterclass unveils the power behind integrating Excel and ChatGPT, aimed at accountants, financial analysts, and business professionals eager to unlock new levels of efficiency and creativity in their financial workflows.
Speaker: Garrett Wasny | View Anytime | Duration: 90 Minutes | Price: ¤199.00 | View Details
ChatGPT for Innovative Business Advisory Services for Accountants
The course provides a concise overview of how accounting professionals can leverage ChatGPT, OpenAI's powerful language model, to innovate and enhance their business advisory services. In plain language the presentation integrates theory and practice, and demonstrates how various enterprise evaluation methodologies can be applied in combination with ChatGPT to sharpen your business analysis and increase your organization’s efficiency, profitability, and growth
Speaker: Garrett Wasny | View Anytime | Duration: 60 Minutes | Price: ¤199.00 | View Details
Introduction to Generative AI for Accountants
This course offers an in-depth look into Generative AI and its transformative impact on the accounting profession. At the core of Generative AI are technologies that can literally "see, speak, hear, write, and create" in multimodal contexts.
Speaker: Garrett Wasny | View Anytime | Duration: 90 Minutes | Price: ¤199.00 | View Details
Excel & ChatGPT Synergy Masterclass: Unleashing Financial Analysis Superpowers
In today's data-driven landscape, the fusion of Excel's computational might with ChatGPT's intelligent querying transforms ordinary accounting tasks into dynamic, insightful financial analyses. This specialized masterclass unveils the power behind integrating Excel and ChatGPT, aimed at accountants, financial analysts, and business professionals eager to unlock new levels of efficiency and creativity in their financial workflows.
Speaker: Garrett Wasny | View Anytime | Duration: 90 Minutes | Price: ¤199.00 | View Details
Introduction to Generative AI for Accountants
This course offers an in-depth look into Generative AI and its transformative impact on the accounting profession. At the core of Generative AI are technologies that can literally "see, speak, hear, write, and create" in multimodal contexts.
Speaker: Garrett Wasny | View Anytime | Duration: 90 Minutes | Price: ¤199.00 | View Details
ChatGPT and Complex Financial and HR Conversations for Accountants
The course provides a concise overview of how accountants can use ChatGPT to assist with communications involving intricate and often sensitive topics that require a deep understanding of both financial principles and human resource policies. These conversations can range from budgeting and compensation to ethical considerations and regulatory compliance.
Speaker: Garrett Wasny | View Anytime | Duration: 60 Minutes | Price: ¤199.00 | View Details
Claude for Workflow Automation
Claude is not just a chat interface-it's an ecosystem designed for professional workflows. This course teaches accounting and finance professionals how to architect persistent, repeatable Claude-powered processes that automate analysis, streamline reporting, and elevate advisory work. Participants will explore Claude Projects (persistent workflow environments), Artifacts (interactive applications), Voice Mode (conversational analysis), Cowork (multi-step automation), and native Excel integrations that embed Claude directly into spreadsheet work.
Speaker: Garrett Wasny | View Anytime | Duration: 60 Minutes | Price: ¤199.00 | View Details
AI x Excel: Ultimate Toolkit for 21st Centure Accountants
This course teaches finance professionals how to integrate generative AI directly into Excel environments, transforming how financial analysis, reporting, forecasting, and modeling get done. Participants will explore practical strategies for leveraging ChatGPT and Claude within Excel workflows, automating data preparation, building intelligent forecasting models, and creating dynamic financial visualizations that tell richer stories.
Speaker: Garrett Wasny | View Anytime | Duration: 90 Minutes | Price: ¤199.00 | View Details
Leading AI Platforms for Accountants
Not all AI platforms are created equal. This course provides accounting professionals with an objective framework for evaluating and selecting AI platforms strategically. Participants will explore the defining characteristics of today's leading platforms: ChatGPT (broad capability, OpenAI ecosystem), Claude (strong reasoning, Anthropic focus), Gemini (Google integration, multimodal strength), Microsoft Copilot (enterprise integration), Grok (real-time data), Perplexity (research and discovery), and NotebookLM (document intelligence).
Speaker: Garrett Wasny | View Anytime | Duration: 60 Minutes | Price: ¤199.00 | View Details
Advanced Prompting for Accountants
Advanced prompting goes far beyond typing questions into ChatGPT. This course teaches accountants how to engineer structured, repeatable prompts that reliably produce high-quality outputs across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, and other platforms. Participants will learn the principles behind effective prompt design-how to structure context, specify constraints, invoke expert personas, and evaluate AI-generated work with professional skepticism.
Speaker: Garrett Wasny | View Anytime | Duration: 60 Minutes | Price: ¤199.00 | View Details
The AI You Already Own (But Don't Know It!) - and How to Tap It
Before buying new AI tools, conduct a thorough inventory of the AI capabilities already embedded in your technology stack. This course teaches finance professionals how to audit their existing systems-accounting software, ERP platforms, tax solutions, audit tools, BI platforms, and productivity suites-for hidden AI features that are underutilized or unknown. Participants will learn a structured audit methodology: mapping existing systems, documenting embedded AI capabilities, assessing overlap and redundancy, evaluating user adoption, and identifying the most valuable capabilities to activate immediately.
Speaker: Garrett Wasny | View Anytime | Duration: 90 Minutes | Price: ¤199.00 | View Details
ChatGPT and Complex Financial and HR Conversations for Accountants
The course provides a concise overview of how accountants can use ChatGPT to assist with communications involving intricate and often sensitive topics that require a deep understanding of both financial principles and human resource policies. These conversations can range from budgeting and compensation to ethical considerations and regulatory compliance.
Speaker: Garrett Wasny | View Anytime | Duration: 60 Minutes | Price: ¤399.00 | View Details
Excel & ChatGPT Synergy Masterclass: Unleashing Financial Analysis Superpowers
In today's data-driven landscape, the fusion of Excel's computational might with ChatGPT's intelligent querying transforms ordinary accounting tasks into dynamic, insightful financial analyses. This specialized masterclass unveils the power behind integrating Excel and ChatGPT, aimed at accountants, financial analysts, and business professionals eager to unlock new levels of efficiency and creativity in their financial workflows.
Speaker: Garrett Wasny | View Anytime | Duration: 90 Minutes | Price: ¤399.00 | View Details
ChatGPT for Innovative Business Advisory Services for Accountants
The course provides a concise overview of how accounting professionals can leverage ChatGPT, OpenAI's powerful language model, to innovate and enhance their business advisory services. In plain language the presentation integrates theory and practice, and demonstrates how various enterprise evaluation methodologies can be applied in combination with ChatGPT to sharpen your business analysis and increase your organization’s efficiency, profitability, and growth
Speaker: Garrett Wasny | View Anytime | Duration: 60 Minutes | Price: ¤399.00 | View Details
Introduction to Generative AI for Accountants
This course offers an in-depth look into Generative AI and its transformative impact on the accounting profession. At the core of Generative AI are technologies that can literally "see, speak, hear, write, and create" in multimodal contexts.
Speaker: Garrett Wasny | View Anytime | Duration: 90 Minutes | Price: ¤399.00 | View Details
Excel & ChatGPT Synergy Masterclass: Unleashing Financial Analysis Superpowers
In today's data-driven landscape, the fusion of Excel's computational might with ChatGPT's intelligent querying transforms ordinary accounting tasks into dynamic, insightful financial analyses. This specialized masterclass unveils the power behind integrating Excel and ChatGPT, aimed at accountants, financial analysts, and business professionals eager to unlock new levels of efficiency and creativity in their financial workflows.
Speaker: Garrett Wasny | View Anytime | Duration: 90 Minutes | Price: ¤399.00 | View Details
Introduction to Generative AI for Accountants
This course offers an in-depth look into Generative AI and its transformative impact on the accounting profession. At the core of Generative AI are technologies that can literally "see, speak, hear, write, and create" in multimodal contexts.
Speaker: Garrett Wasny | View Anytime | Duration: 90 Minutes | Price: ¤399.00 | View Details
ChatGPT and Complex Financial and HR Conversations for Accountants
The course provides a concise overview of how accountants can use ChatGPT to assist with communications involving intricate and often sensitive topics that require a deep understanding of both financial principles and human resource policies. These conversations can range from budgeting and compensation to ethical considerations and regulatory compliance.
Speaker: Garrett Wasny | View Anytime | Duration: 60 Minutes | Price: ¤399.00 | View Details
Claude for Workflow Automation
Claude is not just a chat interface-it's an ecosystem designed for professional workflows. This course teaches accounting and finance professionals how to architect persistent, repeatable Claude-powered processes that automate analysis, streamline reporting, and elevate advisory work. Participants will explore Claude Projects (persistent workflow environments), Artifacts (interactive applications), Voice Mode (conversational analysis), Cowork (multi-step automation), and native Excel integrations that embed Claude directly into spreadsheet work.
Speaker: Garrett Wasny | View Anytime | Duration: 60 Minutes | Price: ¤399.00 | View Details
AI x Excel: Ultimate Toolkit for 21st Centure Accountants
This course teaches finance professionals how to integrate generative AI directly into Excel environments, transforming how financial analysis, reporting, forecasting, and modeling get done. Participants will explore practical strategies for leveraging ChatGPT and Claude within Excel workflows, automating data preparation, building intelligent forecasting models, and creating dynamic financial visualizations that tell richer stories.
Speaker: Garrett Wasny | View Anytime | Duration: 90 Minutes | Price: ¤399.00 | View Details
Leading AI Platforms for Accountants
Not all AI platforms are created equal. This course provides accounting professionals with an objective framework for evaluating and selecting AI platforms strategically. Participants will explore the defining characteristics of today's leading platforms: ChatGPT (broad capability, OpenAI ecosystem), Claude (strong reasoning, Anthropic focus), Gemini (Google integration, multimodal strength), Microsoft Copilot (enterprise integration), Grok (real-time data), Perplexity (research and discovery), and NotebookLM (document intelligence).
Speaker: Garrett Wasny | View Anytime | Duration: 60 Minutes | Price: ¤399.00 | View Details
Advanced Prompting for Accountants
Advanced prompting goes far beyond typing questions into ChatGPT. This course teaches accountants how to engineer structured, repeatable prompts that reliably produce high-quality outputs across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, and other platforms. Participants will learn the principles behind effective prompt design-how to structure context, specify constraints, invoke expert personas, and evaluate AI-generated work with professional skepticism.
Speaker: Garrett Wasny | View Anytime | Duration: 60 Minutes | Price: ¤399.00 | View Details
The AI You Already Own (But Don't Know It!) - and How to Tap It
Before buying new AI tools, conduct a thorough inventory of the AI capabilities already embedded in your technology stack. This course teaches finance professionals how to audit their existing systems-accounting software, ERP platforms, tax solutions, audit tools, BI platforms, and productivity suites-for hidden AI features that are underutilized or unknown. Participants will learn a structured audit methodology: mapping existing systems, documenting embedded AI capabilities, assessing overlap and redundancy, evaluating user adoption, and identifying the most valuable capabilities to activate immediately.
Speaker: Garrett Wasny | View Anytime | Duration: 90 Minutes | Price: ¤399.00 | View Details