Podcast Episodes

How one firm transformed its partner compensation model

Incentivize the behaviors you want. That was the theory behind GRF CPAs & Advisors' decision to change its partner compensation model several years a…

3 years, 3 months ago

Prestige and value: A CPA career coach's view on education requirements

Nikki Winston, CPA, can recall a time when, for her, it might have been easy to give up on pursuing CPA licensure. Now, she receives messages from CP…

3 years, 3 months ago

'Status quo is the riskiest option': One leader's proven approach

It's obvious that change is happening rapidly these days, but is the accounting profession moving quickly enough to adapt to that change? It's a ques…

3 years, 3 months ago

Of high interest: What rising rates mean for everyone

As consumers, the current environment of higher interest rates affects us in several ways. One of the obvious ways is for potential homebuyers, who …

3 years, 3 months ago

Managing vs. leading: Why that distinction matters in the modern workplace

Hamza Khan had just spoken at a TEDx event in 2016 when he got a message from his boss: See me in my office, first thing in the morning. 

Khan, an …

3 years, 4 months ago

Cultivating tech talent: A CPA firm leader's elementary approach

Avani Desai, CPA, doesn't trace her journey to becoming the CEO of a top firm to her youth — she goes back to before her birth, to the emphasis her …

3 years, 4 months ago

Inflation, talent, labor costs: 3 challenges amid slightly rising optimism

Overall, positivity about the U.S. economy remains muted, with just 23% of respondents to a recent survey saying they are optimistic about the dom…

3 years, 4 months ago

Won't get fooled again: The who, what, and why of fraud

Kelly Richmond Pope, CPA, CGMA, is a professor at DePaul University and the author of a book scheduled to be published later this month on fraud. Fo…

3 years, 4 months ago

Vroom, or doom and gloom? Thoughts on succeeding amidst uncertainty

Uncertainty isn't going away. And because of that, entrepreneur and consultant Pascal Finette says that organizations and leaders should think differ…

3 years, 5 months ago

Culture you can feel: Advice for making it an accelerator, not a constraint

A well-defined, vibrant work culture certainly can help employees perform at or above expectations. And a poor culture can absolutely be a performan…

3 years, 5 months ago