Sarah Lawrance isn’t just changing accounting — she’s rebuilding it from the ground up. Recently crowned 2025 Thought Leader of the Year and winner of the Accounting Excellence Award, Sarah is one of the Top 50 Women in Accounting globally and a fierce advocate for the future of the profession — tech-powered, purpose-driven, and unapologetically bold. She’s the Founder of Hot Toast, a B Corp-certified accounting and advisory firm built for creatives, innovators, and high-growth businesses. Through its newest arm, HT.AI, Sarah is leading the firm’s evolution into a fully automated, AI-first advisory powerhouse — helping clients scale through insight, automation, and strategic firepower. An FCPA, active member of CPA Australia, and part of the Xero Partner Advisory Council (XPAC), Sarah is obsessed with the potential of the accounting profession. She’s a relentless advocate for women, sustainability, and redefining what’s possible — unafraid to push boundaries, ask uncomfortable questions, and storm the castle if that’s what it takes to move the industry forward. Because if we do this right — no one gets left behind. Less bean counting. More bold moves. Welcome to the new era of accounting.