
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

May 16, 2024 • 10min
The Disruptive Accountant: Beyond Traditional Boundaries
Ep: 54 Top experts answer: "Will the next generation of accountants be any different from their predecessors?"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: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: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

May 15, 2024 • 12min
Future-Proofing Accounting: The New Generation Is Here
Ep: 53 Top experts answer: "Will the next generation of accountants be any different from their predecessors?"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: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:John Glasgow | The CEO at Campfire who is building modern accounting softwareJohn Thompson | Radical advocate for Primary Advisory and the value of accountantsJon Jenkins | CEO & Founder Hindsight, starting client conversations for accountantsJonathan Mifsud | Co-Founder at Buddy, Changing Payroll Tech for Accounting PracticesJulie Wilkinson | Specialist M&A Advisor helping businesses successfully buy and sell businesses Tune 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

May 14, 2024 • 11min
Tech-Forward Accounting: The Next Generation's Blueprint
Ep: 52 Top experts answer: "Will the next generation of accountants be any different from their predecessors?"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: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:Jessica Freiburg | Managing Partner of leading Chicago accounting firm Sassetti LLCJim Bourke | Partner @ Withum & Global Advisory Leader at HLB InternationalJody Grunden | Partner and Virtual CFO Practice Leaders Anders CPA + AdvisorsJoe Woodard | Woodard CEO and host of the Scaling New Heights ConferenceJohn Fenton | The CEO Sensei empowering accounting pros to amplify their leadershipTune 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

May 13, 2024 • 14min
Pioneering the Future: Accountants as Business Advisors
Ep: 51 Top experts answer: "Will the next generation of accountants be any different from their predecessors?"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: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:Jeff Gramlich | CPA, Head of Accounting at Validis and 40-year industry veteranJeff Phillips | CEO of Padgett, Founder of Accountingfly and accounting talent expertJeff Seibert | Angel Investor and Co-founder and CEO of Digits, accounting reimaginedJennifer Warawa | President of QuickFee North America, accounting thought leader, fintech executiveJeremy Clopton | Upstream Academy's Managing Director, leading transformational change in firm leadersTune 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

May 10, 2024 • 15min
Accounting Adaptations: Facing Future Challenges Head-On
Ep: 50 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:Ellen Choi | Co-founder of Aiwyn, bringing practice automation tech to accountantsEric Gregg | CEO of ClearlyRated, exclusive client experience intel for accounting firmsEriona Bajrakurtaj | CEO, Major's Accounts, Accounting Leader and Early Tech AdopterGary Boomer | Founder/Dot Connector at Boomer ConsultingZane Stevens | Thought leader, podcaster, and account business owner helping wineries succeedTune 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. 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

May 9, 2024 • 12min
The Future Ledger: Technology's Role in Accounting
Ep: 49 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:Des O'Neill | Chief Delivery Officer at ProfitPro, helping accountants build better businessesDiane Yetter | The Original Sales Tax Nerd who loves sharing knowledgeEd Kless | MetaConsultant/Iconoclast who believes that entrepreneurs continue the work of creationElaine Godley | Inspiring dynamic accountants to optimise personal, team and business wellbeingMartin Bissett | Advisor to CEOs of 6-9 Figure Accounting & Fintech OrganisationsTune 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. 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

May 8, 2024 • 12min
Innovating Through Uncertainty: Accounting's New Era
Ep: 48 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: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. 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

May 7, 2024 • 14min
Accountancy Forecast for 2024: Navigating the Future
Ep: 47 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: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 industry Daniel 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 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. 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

May 6, 2024 • 17min
From Threats to Triumphs: Accounting's Future Path
Ep: 46 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: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 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. 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

May 3, 2024 • 14min
Tech Transformation: Meeting Accountants’ Evolving Needs
Ep: 45 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: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 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.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