
Accounting Answers Podcast
Brought to you by Rightworks, the ACCOUNTING ANSWERS PODCAST is hosted by Rob Brown, co-founder of the Accounting Influencers Roundtable (AIR).
On this weekly show with short, sharp episodes, Rob asks 110 experts and influencers the critical questions shaping the accounting profession. It keeps you informed of what's happening in the accounting world and the whole ecosystem of consultants, organizations, vendors and advisors who serve them.
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Host Rob Brown is a renowned presenter, facilitator and chair of high-level conferences, panels and events globally for the accounting and fintech profession. He is retained by many professional networks, alliances, associations, practices and vendors to chair their events and provide high-level interview content for their communities. He is a dynamic speaker and accomplished expert on trust, reputation, employer brand, talent, career development, succession, gen z/generations, employee advocacy and executive presence. https://www.linkedin.com/in/therobbrown/
Rob is author of the bestselling book Build Your Reputation (Wiley) and his TEDx talk ‘The Personal Brand of You’ has been viewed over 300,000 times on YouTube. He is a stroke survivor, has epilepsy, is a committed Christian and has a black belt in kickboxing. He is based in Nottingham UK, home of Robin Hood, plays chess and backgammon, loves orange chocolate and is allergic to grapefruit.
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Latest episodes

Sep 23, 2024 • 9min
Revolutionizing the Books: The Future Accountant’s Path
Ep: 5 Top experts answer: "Will the next generation of accountants be any different from their predecessors?"The Accounting Influencers Podcast, hosted by Rob Brown, asks critical questions of the experts, leaders and influencers who shape the decision-making of accountants, CPAs and finance professionals. Today we ask:Will the next generation of accountants be any different from their predecessors?You'll hear insightful and passionate answers from these 5 experts and influencers:Christine Nicholson | Award Winning Professional Business Mentor and Exit Planner for accountantsClive Hand | Irish digital accountant using QuickBooks Online to empower business successDan McMahon | value creation and governance expert to the professional services industryDaniel Rock | CRO SuiteFiles, helping accounting firms solve problems for a decadeDaniel van der Heyden | Guiding Accountants to Mastery in Accounting & TaxTune into more on this weekly show for short, sharp episodes that keep you informed of what's happening in the accounting world and the whole ecosystem of consultants, organizations, vendors and advisors who serve them. This episode was first published in an earlier season of this podcast.◣━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━◢If you'd like to sponsor the show and elevate your brand with our audience, reach out to show host Rob Brown on LinkedIn and his team will reach out to fix up a chat to explore. https://www.linkedin.com/in/therobbrownYou can also check out other Accounting Influencers Shows on YouTube: https://bit.ly/AI-youtubeTo learn more about the Accounting Influencers Roundtable or AIR, a community of experts, tech providers, software vendors, consultants and professionals serving the accounting profession, go to https://accountinginfluencers.comYou might qualify for a golden ticket for one of our members meetings to see what AIR is all about. Great for building your personal brand, sourcing strategic partners and making valuable industry connections.

Sep 16, 2024 • 11min
The Accountants of Tomorrow: Tech-Savvy and Strategic
Ep: 4 Top experts answer: "Will the next generation of accountants be any different from their predecessors?"The Accounting Influencers Podcast, hosted by Rob Brown, asks critical questions of the experts, leaders and influencers who shape the decision-making of accountants, CPAs and finance professionals. Today we ask:Will the next generation of accountants be any different from their predecessors?You'll hear insightful and passionate answers from these 5 experts and influencers:Bob Lewis | Accounting M&A specialist & President at The Visionary GroupBrannon Poe | Founder of Poe Group Advisors, the leading M&ABrenda Jordan | CEO and founder of SOBI Analytics and SOBI Growth AcademyBruce Ditman | Trigger CGO, Chief Seconds Managing Partner and Coach to ChampionsCalvin Harris Jr. | Strategic CEO of New York Society of CPAs, renowned for expertise in accounting and leadership.Tune into more on this weekly show for short, sharp episodes that keep you informed of what's happening in the accounting world and the whole ecosystem of consultants, organizations, vendors and advisors who serve them. This episode was first published in an earlier season of this podcast.◣━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━◢If you'd like to sponsor the show and elevate your brand with our audience, reach out to show host Rob Brown on LinkedIn and his team will reach out to fix up a chat to explore. https://www.linkedin.com/in/therobbrownYou can also check out other Accounting Influencers Shows on YouTube: https://bit.ly/AI-youtubeTo learn more about the Accounting Influencers Roundtable or AIR, a community of experts, tech providers, software vendors, consultants and professionals serving the accounting profession, go to https://accountinginfluencers.comYou might qualify for a golden ticket for one of our members meetings to see what AIR is all about. Great for building your personal brand, sourcing strategic partners and making valuable industry connections.

Sep 9, 2024 • 12min
Digital Natives in Accounting: A New Generation Arises
Ep: 3 Top experts answer: "Will the next generation of accountants be any different from their predecessors?"The Accounting Influencers Podcast, hosted by Rob Brown, asks critical questions of the experts, leaders and influencers who shape the decision-making of accountants, CPAs and finance professionals. Today we ask:Will the next generation of accountants be any different from their predecessors?You'll hear insightful and passionate answers from these 5 experts and influencers:Arun Mehra | CEO of Samera Global, helping accountants build a global firmAshley Leeds | 15 minute guy teaching LinkedIn in 15 Minutes a DayBecky Glover | Award winning Finance Director, board member and business leaderBen Richmond | Chartered accountant and U.S. country manager at XeroBlake Oliver | Founder of Earmark, where accountants earn CPE for podcastsTune into more on this weekly show for short, sharp episodes that keep you informed of what's happening in the accounting world and the whole ecosystem of consultants, organizations, vendors and advisors who serve them. This episode was first published in an earlier season of this podcast.◣━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━◢If you'd like to sponsor the show and elevate your brand with our audience, reach out to show host Rob Brown on LinkedIn and his team will reach out to fix up a chat to explore. https://www.linkedin.com/in/therobbrownYou can also check out other Accounting Influencers Shows on YouTube: https://bit.ly/AI-youtubeTo learn more about the Accounting Influencers Roundtable or AIR, a community of experts, tech providers, software vendors, consultants and professionals serving the accounting profession, go to https://accountinginfluencers.comYou might qualify for a golden ticket for one of our members meetings to see what AIR is all about. Great for building your personal brand, sourcing strategic partners and making valuable industry connections.

Sep 2, 2024 • 11min
Future Accounting Leaders: Redefining Accountancy
Ep: 2 Top experts answer: "Will the next generation of accountants be any different from their predecessors?"The Accounting Influencers Podcast, hosted by Rob Brown, asks critical questions of the experts, leaders and influencers who shape the decision-making of accountants, CPAs and finance professionals. Today we ask:Will the next generation of accountants be any different from their predecessors?You'll hear insightful and passionate answers from these 5 experts and influencers:Amy Horner | Change Enthusiast, Business Strategy Consultant, Keynote Speaker, and Podcast HostAmy Vetter | CPA, speaker, yogi and CEO of the B3 Method InstituteAndrew Argue | Founder of Instead.com and Corvee.com for smarter tax decisionsAnne-Kathrin Steinröder | Head of the ETL GLOBAL Network of accounting firmsApoorv Dwivedi | Founder of Fixyr Marketing, strategic marketing advisor for accounting firmsTune into more on this weekly show for short, sharp episodes that keep you informed of what's happening in the accounting world and the whole ecosystem of consultants, organizations, vendors and advisors who serve them. This episode was first published in an earlier season of this podcast.◣━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━◢If you'd like to sponsor the show and elevate your brand with our audience, reach out to show host Rob Brown on LinkedIn and his team will reach out to fix up a chat to explore. https://www.linkedin.com/in/therobbrownYou can also check out other Accounting Influencers Shows on YouTube: https://bit.ly/AI-youtubeTo learn more about the Accounting Influencers Roundtable or AIR, a community of experts, tech providers, software vendors, consultants and professionals serving the accounting profession, go to https://accountinginfluencers.comYou might qualify for a golden ticket for one of our members meetings to see what AIR is all about. Great for building your personal brand, sourcing strategic partners and making valuable industry connections.

Aug 26, 2024 • 11min
Next-Gen Accountants: Leading the Digital Revolution
Ep: 1 Top experts answer: "Will the next generation of accountants be any different from their predecessors?"The Accounting Influencers Podcast, hosted by Rob Brown, asks critical questions of the experts, leaders and influencers who shape the decision-making of accountants, CPAs and finance professionals. Today we ask:Will the next generation of accountants be any different from their predecessors?The next generation of accountants is poised to disrupt the traditional norms and redefine the role of accountants in the business world. Will they embrace technology as a transformative tool, becoming data-driven experts who go beyond traditional accounting tasks to provide proactive business insights? Or will they focus on fostering deeper client relationships, leveraging their understanding of human behavior to unlock business intelligence?You'll hear insightful and passionate answers from these 5 experts and influencers:Adam Rakich | Accounting technology enthusiast and Director of Strategic Alliances at DataBlendAdrienne Lester | Senior Sales Director at Citrix, Sharefile and RightSignatureAlice Grey Harrison | Communications expert: Guiding firms through change, fostering alignment and successAmanda Watts | Business Advisor Academy founder helping accountants escape the compliance cageAmy Holdsworth | Clarity Street CEO, guiding the industry in connected softwareTune into more on this daily show for short, sharp episodes that keep you informed of what's happening in the accounting world and the whole ecosystem of consultants, organizations, vendors and advisors who serve them.To participate in our international virtual speed networking events for the accounting community, book your place at the next gathering. Great for building your personal brand and making valuable industry connections in return for a small donation to charity: https://accountinginfluencers.com/eventsThis episode was first published in an earlier season of this podcast.◣━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━◢If you'd like to sponsor the show and elevate your brand with our audience, reach out to show host Rob Brown on LinkedIn and his team will reach out to fix up a chat to explore. https://www.linkedin.com/in/therobbrownYou can also check out other Accounting Influencers Shows on YouTube:https://bit.ly/AI-youtube

Aug 22, 2024 • 15min
The Future of Accounting: Adapting to a Tech-Driven World
Ep: 110 Top experts answer: "What are your top 3 predictions for the accounting world in coming years?"The Accounting Answers Podcast, hosted by Rob Brown, asks critical questions of the experts, leaders and influencers who shape the decision-making of accountants, CPAs and finance professionals. Today we ask:What are your top 3 predictions for the accounting world in coming years?You'll hear insightful and passionate answers from these 5 experts and influencers:Roger Knecht | President, Universal Accounting Center. Author, Host, Father and HusbandRussell Frayne | Director of Transformation at Gravita, Tech enabling colleagues and clientsSeth Fineberg | Business journalist turned accounting profession consultant and content strategistSiddharth Kothari | Owner of Digital Outsourcing Services. Strategic partner to accountants Steve Cox | Accountant, thought-leader, technologist, strategist & 20-year software vendor veteranTune into more on this daily show for short, sharp episodes that keep you informed of what's happening in the accounting world and the whole ecosystem of consultants, organizations, vendors and advisors who serve them. To participate in our international virtual speed networking events for the accounting community, book your place at the next gathering. Great for building your personal brand and making valuable industry connections in return for a small donation to charity: https://accountinginfluencers.com/events◣━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━◢Thanks to our sponsors:CPA Trendlines. Actionable intelligence for the professional tax, accounting and finance community. Facts and figures, insights and implications, news, trends, tips and research serving more than 500,000 tax, accounting and finance professionals from around the world. go to https://cpatrendlines.com to sign up for free email updates. Dan McMahon and Integrated Growth Advisors. IGA are the CPA firm experts in Growth, Building Infrastructure, and Exchanging ownership. This management advisory firm focuses on empowering CPAs to grow their revenues and increase their profitability and firm value. IGA’s methodology delivers on services built upon "IGA GBX" which represents the firm’s value creation model of "firm Growth, Building infrastructure, and eXchanging ownership. https://www.integratedgrowthadvisors.comIf you'd like to sponsor the show and elevate your brand with our audience, reach out to show host Rob Brown on LinkedIn and his team will reach out to fix up a chat to explore. https://www.linkedin.com/in/therobbrownYou can also check out other Accounting Influencers Shows on YouTube:https://bit.ly/AI-youtube

Aug 19, 2024 • 13min
Beyond the Numbers: The Future for Accountants & CPAs
Ep: 109 Top experts answer: "What are your top 3 predictions for the accounting world in coming years?"The Accounting Answers Podcast, hosted by Rob Brown, asks critical questions of the experts, leaders and influencers who shape the decision-making of accountants, CPAs and finance professionals. Today we ask:What are your top 3 predictions for the accounting world in coming years?You'll hear insightful and passionate answers from these 5 experts and influencers:Randy Johnston | Thought Leader & Genuine Renaissance Spirit for all Accounting TechnologyRandy Wootton | CEO at Maxio advising B2B SaaS companies on next stage growthRichard Kopelman | CEO at the North America's fastest growing accounting firm, AprioRob Nixon | Coaches Accountants on creating massive profits and massive timeRob Pillans | Accounting firm coach, mentor and consultant based in AustraliaTune into more on this daily show for short, sharp episodes that keep you informed of what's happening in the accounting world and the whole ecosystem of consultants, organizations, vendors and advisors who serve them. To participate in our international virtual speed networking events for the accounting community, book your place at the next gathering. Great for building your personal brand and making valuable industry connections in return for a small donation to charity: https://accountinginfluencers.com/events◣━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━◢Thanks to our sponsors:CPA Trendlines. Actionable intelligence for the professional tax, accounting and finance community. Facts and figures, insights and implications, news, trends, tips and research serving more than 500,000 tax, accounting and finance professionals from around the world. go to https://cpatrendlines.com to sign up for free email updates. Dan McMahon and Integrated Growth Advisors. IGA are the CPA firm experts in Growth, Building Infrastructure, and Exchanging ownership. This management advisory firm focuses on empowering CPAs to grow their revenues and increase their profitability and firm value. IGA’s methodology delivers on services built upon "IGA GBX" which represents the firm’s value creation model of "firm Growth, Building infrastructure, and eXchanging ownership. https://www.integratedgrowthadvisors.comIf you'd like to sponsor the show and elevate your brand with our audience, reach out to show host Rob Brown on LinkedIn and his team will reach out to fix up a chat to explore. https://www.linkedin.com/in/therobbrownYou can also check out other Accounting Influencers Shows on YouTube:https://bit.ly/AI-youtube

Aug 12, 2024 • 8min
The Tech Touch: Revolutionizing Accounting Software
Ep 107: Top experts answer "What could the tech/software vendors do better to serve accountants?"The Accounting Answers Podcast, hosted by Rob Brown, asks critical questions of the experts, leaders and influencers who shape the decision-making of accountants, CPAs and finance professionals. Today we ask:What could the tech/software vendors do better to serve accountants?You'll hear insightful and passionate answers from these 5 experts and influencers:Karen Chalmers | interVal's VP Marketing, helping firms grow revenue efficiently with AIKate Serpe | Former CAS leader and recovering accountant, current SIAP Partner ExecutiveKatie Thomas | Helping accountants stand out online and owner of Leaders OnlineKen Schmitt | Recruiter, Author, Podcast Host and Founder of TurningPoint Executive SearchKevin Steel | Founder @ ClarendonFS: Fractional CFO & Strategy for B2B Service CompaniesTune into more on this daily show for short, sharp episodes that keep you informed of what's happening in the accounting world and the whole ecosystem of consultants, organizations, vendors and advisors who serve them. To participate in our international virtual speed networking events for the accounting community, book your place at the next gathering. Great for building your personal brand and making valuable industry connections in return for a small donation to charity: https://accountinginfluencers.com/events◣━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━◢Thanks to our sponsors:CPA Trendlines. Actionable intelligence for the professional tax, accounting and finance community. Facts and figures, insights and implications, news, trends, tips and research serving more than 500,000 tax, accounting and finance professionals from around the world. go to https://cpatrendlines.com to sign up for free email updates. Dan McMahon and Integrated Growth Advisors. IGA are the CPA firm experts in Growth, Building Infrastructure, and Exchanging ownership. This management advisory firm focuses on empowering CPAs to grow their revenues and increase their profitability and firm value. IGA’s methodology delivers on services built upon "IGA GBX" which represents the firm’s value creation model of "firm Growth, Building infrastructure, and eXchanging ownership. https://www.integratedgrowthadvisors.comIf you'd like to sponsor the show and elevate your brand with our audience, reach out to show host Rob Brown on LinkedIn and his team will reach out to fix up a chat to explore. https://www.linkedin.com/in/therobbrownYou can also check out other Accounting Influencers Shows on YouTube:https://bit.ly/AI-youtube

Aug 8, 2024 • 12min
The Accountant’s Forecast: Adapting to the New Trends
Ep: 106 Top experts answer: "What, if anything, will significantly change accounting in the next few years?"The Accounting Answers Podcast, hosted by Rob Brown, asks critical questions of the experts, leaders and influencers who shape the decision-making of accountants, CPAs and finance professionals. Today we ask:What, if anything, will significantly change accounting in the next few years?You'll hear insightful and passionate answers from these 5 experts and influencers:Itamar Jobani | CEO of PayEm, the innovative Global Spend Management PlatformJack Flaherty | CEO at The Decision Switch, empowering Decisive and Innovative LeadersJames Webb | Head of partnerships at insights & data platform PulseJasen Stine | Thought leader, writer, and speaker on current and future trendsJeff Borschowa | Strategist, innovator, disruptor, visionary embracing change in an interesting worldTune into more on this daily show for short, sharp episodes that keep you informed of what's happening in the accounting world and the whole ecosystem of consultants, organizations, vendors and advisors who serve them. To participate in our international virtual speed networking events for the accounting community, book your place at the next gathering. Great for building your personal brand and making valuable industry connections in return for a small donation to charity: https://accountinginfluencers.com/events◣━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━◢Thanks to our sponsors:CPA Trendlines. Actionable intelligence for the professional tax, accounting and finance community. Facts and figures, insights and implications, news, trends, tips and research serving more than 500,000 tax, accounting and finance professionals from around the world. go to https://cpatrendlines.com to sign up for free email updates. Dan McMahon and Integrated Growth Advisors. IGA are the CPA firm experts in Growth, Building Infrastructure, and Exchanging ownership. This management advisory firm focuses on empowering CPAs to grow their revenues and increase their profitability and firm value. IGA’s methodology delivers on services built upon "IGA GBX" which represents the firm’s value creation model of "firm Growth, Building infrastructure, and eXchanging ownership. https://www.integratedgrowthadvisors.comIf you'd like to sponsor the show and elevate your brand with our audience, reach out to show host Rob Brown on LinkedIn and his team will reach out to fix up a chat to explore. https://www.linkedin.com/in/therobbrownYou can also check out other Accounting Influencers Shows on YouTube:https://bit.ly/AI-youtube

Aug 5, 2024 • 12min
Evolution or Revolution? What's the Future of Accounting?
Ep: 105 Top experts answer: "What, if anything, will significantly change accounting in the next few years?"The Accounting Answers Podcast, hosted by Rob Brown, asks critical questions of the experts, leaders and influencers who shape the decision-making of accountants, CPAs and finance professionals. Today we ask:What, if anything, will significantly change accounting in the next few years?You'll hear insightful and passionate answers from these 5 experts and influencers:David Cieslak | CPA Technologist helping companies grow strategically with cloud-based solutionsDavis Bell | CEO of Canopy, the firmwide operating system for modern firms.Della Copp | Director of Brand & Buzz at bookkeeping support platform BotkeeperDenise Froemming | Inspiring Growth, Empowering the Next Generation as CEO of CalCPADermot Hamblin | Accounting tech consultant & Co-Funder of ACCT For Your FutureTune into more on this daily show for short, sharp episodes that keep you informed of what's happening in the accounting world and the whole ecosystem of consultants, organizations, vendors and advisors who serve them. To participate in our international virtual speed networking events for the accounting community, book your place at the next gathering. Great for building your personal brand and making valuable industry connections in return for a small donation to charity: https://accountinginfluencers.com/events◣━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━◢Thanks to our sponsors:CPA Trendlines. Actionable intelligence for the professional tax, accounting and finance community. Facts and figures, insights and implications, news, trends, tips and research serving more than 500,000 tax, accounting and finance professionals from around the world. go to https://cpatrendlines.com to sign up for free email updates. Dan McMahon and Integrated Growth Advisors. IGA are the CPA firm experts in Growth, Building Infrastructure, and Exchanging ownership. This management advisory firm focuses on empowering CPAs to grow their revenues and increase their profitability and firm value. IGA’s methodology delivers on services built upon "IGA GBX" which represents the firm’s value creation model of "firm Growth, Building infrastructure, and eXchanging ownership. https://www.integratedgrowthadvisors.comIf you'd like to sponsor the show and elevate your brand with our audience, reach out to show host Rob Brown on LinkedIn and his team will reach out to fix up a chat to explore. https://www.linkedin.com/in/therobbrownYou can also check out other Accounting Influencers Shows on YouTube:https://bit.ly/AI-youtube
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