Ryan Otto

MSCTA · Tax Strategist & Fractional CFO · Allen, Texas

Twenty-five years across accounting, IT and tax — including sixteen years running hotel finance and IT before taking on a forty-year-old tax practice. He operates four companies and builds the software they run on, so the talks come out of his own books rather than a textbook.

Ryan Otto

Signature talks

AI in small business — from someone shipping itFour platforms built and put inside a working practice. What held up, what broke, what got rolled back. His longest-running subject.
Put your kids on payroll — legitimatelyThe family-business strategy done properly, including the entity trap that voids it and the documentation that survives an examination.
Running four companies with a small teamThe unglamorous mechanics: what delegates, what never will, and where the leverage actually is.
Business and taxes for real estate professionalsEntity setup, bookkeeping that survives a bad year, and when an S-corp earns its keep.
Reading your own numbersA working session for owners who sign the returns but were never taught to read them.

Recent & upcoming

Allen Chamber Foundation — “AI In Action”Sep 30, 2026 · Week 5 of six: AI for Finance, Forecasting & Business Decision-Making. 90 minutes with a live forecasting build.
Legacy CreatorsAug 25, 2026 · Featured Speaker and pitch-contest judge. Plug and Play Frisco at The Star.
Business & Taxes for Real Estate AgentsAug 27, 2026 · Working session for agents and 1099 contractors.

Formats

Keynote30–60 min
WorkshopHalf or full day
Panel / firesideYes
VirtualYes — studio setup
TravelUS, from Dallas–Fort Worth
Lead time6+ weeks preferred

Track record

Years in accounting, IT & tax25
Years in hotel finance & IT16
Companies operated4
AI platforms built4
Client tax saved, 2024$1,000,000+
Podcasts as a guest12

What audiences get

Ryan teaches; he doesn't perform. Talks are specific, built for the room, and full of numbers from businesses he actually runs. Audiences leave with something they can do on Monday rather than a feeling. If a motivational keynote is what the programme needs, he'll say so and recommend someone better.

Booking

Emailryan@accentfinance.net
Siteryanwotto.com/speaking
Press kitryanwotto.com/press
LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/afsryan

Ryan Otto holds the MSCTA designation — Main Street Certified Tax Advisor. He is not a CPA or an Enrolled Agent, and asks not to be introduced as one.