Since 2009, First Scout prides themselves in creating top-tier recruitment films for college-bound student athletes.
Connex customer, First Scout, was searching for a solution that integrated Stripe with QuickBooks to eliminate manual data entry and avoid human errors. Lucky for them, they stumbled into Connex by a quick Google search. After using Connex’s automated match deposit tool for just a year, they saved hundreds of hours of manual data entry and almost doubled their revenue.
Jon Chastney, CEO & Co-Founder of First Scout started the company in 2009 when it was just a start-up idea. Along with Jon’s twin brother, Ben, they created First Scout to provide professional recruitment film services for college-bound student athletes. Having film to share with college coaches has become a recruiting essential, and Jon and Ben have been filming college-bound athletes since 2009.
Customers are able to browse their real College Recruitment Film samples to see how First Scout highlights the skills of student-athletes. Below you will find a sample recruitment video of a Girls Hockey game.
Film is a cost-effective, time-efficient and extremely insightful tool that many college coaches and their staff use to evaluate prospective student-athletes. With a cost-effective and efficient industry, they were on the hunt for a automation solution that did the same!
Over the last 10 years, First Scout have built a video production company and started to produce commercial videos for businesses.
With a master of the fundamentals and in-depth knowledge, the First Scout crew creates exceptional work to portray greatness. Now, the New England based company partners with camps, tournaments, showcases, and travels across the country to bring more coverage to more athletes. The First Scout team has in-depth knowledge of what college coaches and recruiters look for on film and have helped thousands of athletes create their college recruitment films. Their dedication to quality and service is what makes their athletes’ films both outstanding and effective.
Since using Connex, our bookkeeping costs have reduced tremendously. No more manual data entry for us. We used to have to fix thousands of entries a day. Now with Connex, we are more accurate and faster than ever before.
Jon Chastney
First Scout uses the latest technology and their work ethic reflects exceptional work
Roughly filming 50-75 event per year, they produce and edit films on-site. Their expereince videographers, professional grade equipment with the latest software technology and flexible delivery options – First Scout is hard to compete with.
With a quick turnaround rate, they use Stripe to implement their orders and purchases. Their biggest concern was getting the information from Stripe to QuickBooks automatically, without wasting any time.
As small business owners, time is most valuable. To have an automated solution like Connex was a dream! We no longer have to worry about manual data entry and we see real time financial visibility, which is important as the CEO.
Jon Chastney
Connex felt like “turning on a switch”
Jon frequently says that his team was looking and doing research every day trying to find the solution that just felt right and checked all the boxes. When he spoke with Joe, the CEO and Founder of Sync with Connex, he immediately knew that First Scout found the automation needed to get their business to the next level. In Jon’s words, Connex was the switch they were looking for.
We love Connex because it’s very hands-off. Matching deposits is a huge feature, and being able to do this properly is amazing! Financial visibility is incredibly important for us as a small business and being able to see this in real-time is a bonus. We plan on using Connex for years to come while we grow our business!
Jon Chastney
Do you wish you had a way to simplify ecommerce accounting? Connex may be the solution for you.
We have integrations for QuickBooks Online and Desktop
We work with the most popular market places, shopping carts, shipping solutions, and online platforms on the market to make freedom from data entry a reality. To see a full list of supported integrations, please visit https://www.syncwithconnex.com/integrations.
Why Our Customers Choose Sync with Connex
- Developed specifically e-commerce business owners
- You can scale your business by automatically syncing sales & inventory from multiple e-commerce platforms to QuickBooks Desktop or Online.
- You don’t have to spend your resources manually entering sales, inventory, and customers into your website and QuickBooks accounts.
Recommended by Intuit itself, Connex for QuickBooks will give you peace of mind that your inventory will be updated. You will be free of the frustration of oversells and missed items.
- When your inventory is up-to-date, you can achieve higher customer satisfaction, leading to more positive reviews, and increased sales.
- For phone orders, we can sync sales from QuickBooks to your shipping solution.
- If you sell on multiple channels, you can simplify by using our solution instead of multiple tools.
- Connex integrates QuickBooks with all major e-commerce platforms, such as Woocommerce, Shopify, Magento, Amazon, and e-commerce shipping solutions such as Shipworks, Ordoro, and Shipping Easy.
–Click here for a full list of our ecommerce, shipping, and payment integrations
How can you decide whether Connex is right for your business?
The easiest way to tell whether Connex is right for your business is to speak with our sales team
During this introductory call, you will discover how Connex can help you to:
- Eliminate manual data entry into QuickBooks Online or QuickBooks Desktop
- Automatically update your inventory and prevent oversells and refunds
- Manage sales from multiple channels in one app
- Connect your shipping solutions to QuickBooks
- Have accurate financial information in your QuickBooks every day
Are you unsure whether Connex is right for your business?
Click here to schedule an introductory 15 minute call with a member of our sales team.