Houston (The Woodlands), TX
Next Meeting
RESERVE A SPOT
Date:
Wednesday August 26, 2026 8:00am - 9:30am America/Chicago
Location:
HYBRID MEETING:

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In-Person Location: One Hughes Landing, JP Morgan Chase Office, 1800 Hughes Landing Blvd, Suite 425, The Woodlands, TX 77380
Agenda:

PLEASE NOTE: This is a HYBRID meeting

Topic: The QuickBooks Playbook for Growing Companies

Speaker: Brad White, Owner & CEO, Varc Solutions
 
Agenda:
- 8:00 – 8:05:  Chapter announcements
- 8:05 – 9:00:  Speaker presentation
- 9:00 – 9:30:  Networking

Presentation:

Brad will address the following topics during his presentation:
1. Choosing the right accounting software and tech stack
2. Saving time, getting the most out of QuickBooks
3. Update on the status of QuickBooks Enterprise Desktop and Intuit Enterprise Suite

 

Speaker's bio:
Brad is a seasoned executive business leader, with 26+ year’s experience in the QuickBooks/Accounting Industry, as both an experienced COO/operator, and Owner & CEO of VARC Solutions. At VARC Solutions (an Intuit and Quickbase Partner), he is focused on strategic business growth, vision, and executive leadership. He is also a trusted consultant, specializing in QuickBooks and Quickbase.

 

VARC’s focus is working with small to lower-mid-market businesses to solve business problems using QuickBooks, Quickbase, and seamless 3rd -Party Integrations. VARC’s goal is to help you get back to your business. Brad has several certifications in QuickBooks, Quickbase, and other QuickBooks-related applications.

 

Brad is a Trusted Advisor in Vistage, and has been involved in other professional organizations such as Executive Connections and the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), and is a frequent guest speaker with financial executive groups and industry events.

 

Brad received his BBA in Management Information Systems from Texas Tech University in 1992. Brad lives in Plano, TX with his wife of 30 years, and has 3 adult “kids” that are now safely out of the nest.

 

Meetings

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RSVP Subject
Date / Time
Attendees Status Suggested Donation  
Reserve A Spot The QuickBooks Playbook for Growing Companies Aug 26
8:00am - 9:30am America/Chicago
7 Not registered Free
Reserve A Spot Networking Happy Hour Sep 17
6:00pm - 8:00pm America/Chicago
6 Not registered Free
Reserve A Spot TBA = speaker Sep 23
8:00am - 9:30am America/Chicago
6 Not registered Free
Reserve A Spot Ramp versus Bill.com Oct 28
8:00am - 9:30am America/Chicago
11 Not registered Free
Reserve A Spot Networking Happy Hour - Festive Season Celebration Dec 09
6:00pm - 8:30pm America/Chicago
6 Not registered Free
Institutional Lending Today: An Overview of Institutional Lending (Trends, Credit Decisioning, and Strategic Capital Solutions) Jul 22
8:00am - 9:30am America/Chicago
7 Not registered Free
Wearing All The Hats: When Your Role Goes Beyond Finance Jun 24
8:00am - 9:30am America/Chicago
12 Not registered Free
Networking Happy Hour Jun 18
6:00pm - 8:00pm America/Chicago
25 Not registered Free
Implementing A.I. Into Finance and Accounting Functions / Departments May 27
8:00am - 9:30am America/Chicago
24 Not registered Free
Private Equity: History, Growth & Emergence in Capital Markets Apr 22
8:00am - 9:30am America/Chicago
9 Not registered Free
Perspectives with Purpose - How Finance Can Effectively Engage with Purchasing Mar 25
8:00am - 9:30am America/Chicago
14 Not registered Free
Networking Happy Hour Mar 19
6:00pm - 8:00pm America/Chicago
29 Not registered Free
Managing the LLC - What You Need to Know Feb 25
8:00am - 9:30am America/Chicago
10 Not registered Free
2025 Tax Update Jan 28
8:00am - 9:30am America/Chicago
11 Not registered Free
Networking Happy Hour - Festive Season Celebration Dec 10, 2025
6:00pm - 8:30pm America/Chicago
23 Not registered Free
Succession Planning Oct 22, 2025
8:30am - 10:00am America/Chicago
16 Not registered Free
Networking Happy Hour Sep 18, 2025
6:00pm - 8:30pm America/Chicago
17 Not registered Free

Chapter Description

The Woodlands chapter covers The Woodlands and surrounding areas north of Houston.

We hold monthly business morning meetings (except November and December) and quarterly evening social meetings.

1. BUSINESS MEETINGS: The Woodlands chapter meets every 4th Wednesday of the month (no meetings in November and December).

New meeting location:
One Hughes Landing
JP Morgan Chase office conference room
1800 Hughes Landing Blvd, Suite 425
The Woodlands, TX 77380

Agenda:
- 8:00 – 8:05: Chapter announcements
- 8:05 – 9:00: Speaker presentation
- 9:00 – 9:30: Networking

2. SOCIAL MEETINGS: We meet Quarterly for our evening social meetings. Please check the website.

3 Sponsors:

a. The Talance Group is a boutique search and consulting firm that offers both Direct Hire and Contract placement of Finance/Accounting and Information Technology professionals. Our focus is solely in the Houston area, with extensive knowledge of our city’s talent pool, job market, companies and industries. The Talance Group has been named one of Houston’s Fast 100 3 years in a row and is recognized as one of Houston's best places to work by the HBJ.

The Talance Group
713-357-9598 office
www.talancegroup.com

b. JP Morgan Chase

4. Leadership team:
- Bryan Valencia,[email protected]
- Bartho van Otterdyk, [email protected]
- Mark Kerr, [email protected]
- Stephen O'Brien, [email protected]

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Member Stats

Total Members 372
Alumni (58%) 217
Active (36%) 133
Associate (2%) 8
Retired (4%) 14