As-needed information and news on FLP, the Finance Leadership Programme pathway to your CGMA qualification.
We’ve built on the foundation of the Go Beyond Disruption show and launched as FLP, the FInance Leadership Podcast, in late 2022.
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As-needed information and news on FLP, the Finance Leadership Programme pathway to your CGMA qualification.
We’ve built on the foundation of the Go Beyond Disruption show and launched as FLP, the FInance Leadership Podcast, in late 2022.
"What is driving change in our profession? The fuel is TECHNOLOGY".
GBD54. We sat down recently at AICPA & CIMA's London Office with Jim Bourke, CPA, CITP, CFF, CGMA, and Managing Director of Advisory Services for US-based WithumSmith+Brown. Visiting the UK on a speaking tour, Jim's passion for the profession is clear as he discusses the technological changes that will offer profound opportunities. He outlines the digital mindsets that will help our profession move forward, and describes the trends that will fuel today's teams as they drive into tomorrow.
WE DISCUSS:
OUR GUEST:
Jim Bourke is Managing Director of Advisory Services at WithumSmith+Brown. He's a frequent international speaker on technology's relevance to the accounting profession and has written widely on topics related to CPA business technologies. Jim is a member of AICPA, NJSCPA, a past member of AICPA Council and AICPA Board of Directors. Past Chair of the AICPA Tech+ Conference and AICPA CITP Credential Committee, as well as current Chair of AICPA ENGAGE conference. Connect with Jim via LinkedIn here.
LINKS:
Visiting the Chicago area this Spring? Join us on the ground or online for the AICPA & CIMA "CFO Conference" in Chicago this April 24-26th 2019.
Connect via #GoBeyondDisruption @AICPANews @CIMA_News
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Interviews with our international experts are recorded by different members of the AICPA & CIMA team from our offices around the world. While the sound quality may vary, the insights will always be consistently useful.
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©2018 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA). All rights reserved.
"To flourish and use AI, a company needs to be proficient in the strategic acquisition of data"
GBD53. In a fast-evolving cyber tech landscape, our guest Pratish Sharma advises finance and other organisations on safe practices with their digital footprint. He is a corporate trainer and speaker, an expert in AI (Artificial Intelligence), cybersecurity and RPA (robotic process automation) through Excel & Automated Solutions. Pratish tells AICPA & CIMA's Kyle Hannan what he's learned from years of specialising in IT infrastructure and helping corporates improve the security of their information systems.
WE DISCUSS:
OUR GUEST:
'Digital revolutionary' Pratish Sharma qualified in teaching IT at the ripe old age of 19 and went on to work with city councils running technical courses for local communities around the UK. Pratish helped many people rejoin the workforce in a challenging landscape of mass career change in the era of the IT boom.
His current focus is on delivering targeted training programs for finance and business professionals, as well as analysts and technical teams on topics including; forecasting & planning, VBA & automation programming, statistical modelling, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.
In addition, Pratish is involved with mobile technology via the Android Forum, as well as with the emerging scene of the autonomous car. Connect with him on Linkedin here and via social media as @PratishSharma on Twitter.
LINKS:
Visiting the Chicago area this Spring? Join us on the ground or online for the AICPA & CIMA "CFO Conference" in Chicago this April 24-26th 2019.
MotionAI is a chatbot/AI system bought recently by Hubspot
SMACC offers full accounting services via a chatbot.
MORE ABOUT OUR PODCAST:
These conversations with our expert guests are recorded by different members of the AICPA & CIMA team from our offices around the world. While the sound quality may vary, the insights will always be consistently useful.
Hear more. Get our shows every week automatically and free. Share them easily with colleagues and friends by using the icons on your app or media player.
Go deeper. Find related CPD/CPE resources at the AICPA Store and the CGMA Store.
Connect. #GoBeyondDisruption @AICPANews @CIMA_News
©2018 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA). All rights reserved.
"Companies need to identify the third parties they work with because if they lose data, YOUR company's going to be facing the problem even though you weren't the one that lost the data'.
GBD52. Expert certified 'ethical hacker' and top-rated tech speaker Mike Foster of the Foster Institute took time off from planning conference keynotes to talk to us during a skiing break in Montana. He tells Kyle Hannan (AICPA & CIMA, UK) about the ICT journey that has taken him from the C64s of yesterday to the CTOs of tomorrow. There are some foundational and practical steps to boost organisational protection against increasingly universal vulnerabilities.
WE DISCUSS:
OUR GUEST:
Mike Foster, founder of the Mike Foster Institute (USA) is a Certified Ethical Hacker, Certified Information Systems Auditor, and Certified Information Systems Security Professional. He's delivered more than 1,500 presentations and training sessions around the world and has consulted at hundreds of companies in North America. Connect with him at https://www.linkedin.com/in/themikefoster/
LINKS:
MORE ABOUT OUR PODCAST.
These conversations with our expert guests are recorded by different members of the AICPA & CIMA team from our offices around the world. While the sound quality may vary, the insights will always be consistently useful.
Hear more. Get our shows every week automatically and free. Share them easily with colleagues and friends by using the icons on your app or media player.
Skill Up. Find related CPD/CPE resources at the AICPA Store and the CGMA Store.
Connect. Use the hashtags #GoBeyondDisruption or follow @AICPANews @CIMA_News. You can email our team at beyond.disruption@aicpa-cima.com and visit our project page at GoBeyondDisruption.com.
©2018 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA). All rights reserved.
"What you realise is that people don't mind when people have clear boundaries. In fact, they APPRECIATE them".
GBD51 Gretchen Pisano and Alexis Robin are co-founders of pLink Leadership, a US-based management consultancy that provides leadership-development, executive coaching, and curriculum-creation. AICPA & CIMA's Jennifer Gardner hears from our guests about an adaptive mindset. Why it matters? How it helps us decide to intervene on behalf of ourselves, speed up how we adapt to a changing world and accommodate volatility in the workplace.
CONCLUDING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH 2019.
Throughout March we've featured a bonus selection of interviews with women who've become movers and shakers in the accounting, finance and business professional sphere. Episodes every Wednesday as usual with 'Friday Focus' shows for some extra weekend inspiration.
WE DISCUSS:
OUR GUESTS:
LINKS:
Visiting the Chicago area this Spring? Join us on the ground or online for the AICPA & CIMA "CFO Conference" in Chicago this April 24-26th 2019.
Participate in the 2019 AICPA Women's Global Leadership Summit this November — and experience the support of your women colleagues along the way.
MORE ABOUT OUR PODCAST:
Get our shows every week automatically and free. Share them easily with colleagues and friends by using the icons on your app or media player.
Interviews with our international experts are recorded by different members of the AICPA & CIMA team from our offices around the world. While the sound quality may vary, the insights will always be consistently useful.
Find related CPD/CPE resources at the AICPA Store and the CGMA Store.
Connect via #GoBeyondDisruption #AICPAWomenLead #IWD2019 @AICPANews @CIMA_News
©2018 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA). All rights reserved.
"We need individuals who are in those different positions of power in the blockchain space to really bring us in to discuss how we can change things before it gets too solidified. There's a LOT of room for change!".
GBD50 Daisy Ozim is CEO and co-founder of Resilient Wellness, a California-based public health-technology company designed to empower community-building and empowerment for collective health and sustainability. She talks to AICPA & CIMA's Mballa Mendouga about creating a public health blockchain protocol designed to re-establish cultural medicine access for marginalised sectors of society. We also hear about her work with the Blockchain for Social Justice collective, a platform designed to promote education and access of blockchain technology and cryptocurrency for underserved communities.
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH.
This March we're featuring a bonus selection of interviews with women who've become movers and shakers in the accounting, finance and business professional sphere. Episodes every Wednesday as usual with 'Friday Focus' shows for some extra weekend inspiration.
WE DISCUSS
- driving innovation alongside social impact
- decolonising technology and public policy
- putting individuals and communities front and centre
- 'poverty pimping'
- the social determinants of health
OUR GUEST
Daisy Ozim is founder/director of Resilient Wellness. She also serves as a board member for the Bay Area Entrepreneurship Alliance where she works to ensure access to resources and support for emerging entrepreneurs. Additional duties as Commissioner for the Alameda Public Health Commission are centred around decolonising philanthropy, technology and public policy. Connect with her on LinkedIn.
LINKS.
Visiting the Chicago area this Spring? Join us on the ground or online for the AICPA & CIMA "CFO Conference" in Chicago this April 24-26th 2019.
Participate in the 2019 AICPA Women's Global Leadership Summit this November — and experience the support of your women colleagues along the way.
MORE ABOUT OUR PODCAST.
Get our shows every week automatically and free. Share them easily with colleagues and friends by using the icons on your app or media player.
Interviews with our international experts are recorded by different members of the AICPA & CIMA team from our offices around the world. While the sound quality may vary, the insights will always be consistently useful.
Find related CPD/CPE resources at the AICPA Store and the CGMA Store.
Connect via #GoBeyondDisruption #AICPAWomenLead #IWD2019 @AICPANews @CIMA_News
©2018 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA). All rights reserved.
"As a society we've raised our children to make fear-based decisions unintentionally. Being able to change that mindset to an OPPORTUNITY-based decision really changes the way you think about what is possible for you".
GBD49. Lindsay Stevenson, CPA, CGMA is the Vice President of Finance & Tax at 1st Financial Bank USA, and was recognised as one of 2018's "Most Powerful Women in Accounting" by AICPA and CPA Practice Advisor and one of CPA Advisors' 2017 "40 Under 40". She talks to AICPA & CIMA's Jennifer Gardner about challenging fears, finding purpose and leveraging it to positively impact the innovation and success of individuals, organisations and the wider profession as a whole.
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH.
This March we're featuring a bonus selection of interviews with women who've become movers and shakers in the accounting, finance and business professional sphere. Episodes every Wednesday as usual with 'Friday Focus' shows for some extra weekend inspiration.
WE DISCUSS
* Self-Trust
* How fear and trust CAN work together.
* the research of Brené Brown on being daring and the power of vulnerability.
OUR GUEST.
Founder/CEO of Origin Evolution LLC and an Intend2Lead team member, Lindsay Stevenson also received the AICPA Outstanding Young CPA Award in 2017. Passionate about inspiring positivity in the world at large, she serves on a number of professional committees (both at the AICPA and SDCPA) and community boards and is also co-chair of the AICPA ENGAGE conference in 2019. See her LinkedIn profile here.
LINKS.
Visiting the Chicago area this Spring? Join us on the ground or online for the AICPA & CIMA "CFO Conference" in Chicago this April 24-26th 2019.
Participate in the 2019 AICPA Women's Global Leadership Summit this November — and experience the support of your women colleagues along the way.
MORE ABOUT OUR PODCAST.
Get our shows every week automatically and free. Share them easily with colleagues and friends by using the icons on your app or media player.
Interviews with our international experts are recorded by different members of the AICPA & CIMA team from our offices around the world. While the sound quality may vary, the insights will always be consistently useful.
Find related CPD/CPE resources at the AICPA Store and the CGMA Store.
Connect via #GoBeyondDisruption #AICPAWomenLead #IWD2019 @AICPANews @CIMA_News
©2018 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA). All rights reserved.
"Have those boundaries. Don't just push through...and sacrifice your lunch, sacrifice your sleep, sacrifice... because that has a bigger impact and risk than if you actually just ask for what you need".
Lauren Baptiste is a CPA, former Senior Manager at Ernest and Young (New York) and now CEO of Acheloa Wellness. Her Manhattan-based boutique wellness consulting firm specialises in preventing and transforming stressful corporate cultures that lead to burnout, high turnover and huge staff-attrition costs. She talks to Jennifer Gardner of AICPA & CIMA (Durham, USA) about the crucial importance of making ourselves a priority too.
WE DISCUSS:
* Burnout.
* Building protective boundaries.
* Sparking joy.
* How WE are not robots.
* Becoming a more resilient and effective professional.
* Concentrating on one's own relationships, passions and self-care.
OUR GUEST.
Lauren Baptiste is a certified yoga teacher, reiki healer and New York State CPA with a Bachelor of Science (BS) from Manhattan College. An experienced consultant with a demonstrated history of clients with different sizes, complexities and industries, she's a wellness expert who focuses on issues with burnout, work-life balance and women's health. Connect with Lauren here.
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH.
Throughout March we'll feature a special selection of interviews with women who've become movers and shakers in the accounting, finance and business professional sphere. Episodes every Wednesday as usual, with 'Friday Focus' episodes for some extra weekend inspiration.
Don't Miss Out. Get our shows every week, automatically and free. Share them easily with colleagues and friends by using the icons on your app or media player.
Global Voices. Interviews with our international experts are recorded by different members of the AICPA & CIMA team from our offices around the world. While the sound quality may vary, the insights will always be consistently useful.
Take it Further. Find related CPD/CPE resources at the AICPA Store and the CGMA Store.
Stay Connected. #GoBeyondDisruption #AICPAWomenLead #IWD2019 @AICPANews @CIMA_News
PERMISSIONS. ©2018 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA). All rights reserved.
"When technology is put into place the RIGHT way, in ethical ways, we actually create MORE human connection than less"
AICPA & CIMA's Jennifer Gardner talks to author, accounting powerhouse and CPA Amy Vetter about ethical ICT-implementation, the power of mentoring, tech-transformation...and yoga.
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH.
This March we're featuring a bonus selection of interviews with women who've become movers and shakers in the accounting, finance and business professional sphere. Episodes every Wednesday as usual with 'Friday Focus' shows for some extra weekend inspiration.
WE DISCUSS.
* how yoga practice informs the CPA profession and vice versa.
* when fear of change is not always a bad thing.
* the benefits of going 'NO tech' and disconnecting.
* the B3 Method
OUR GUEST.
CEO of the B3 Method Institute, Board Member for Project Yoga and an Advisory Board Member for Pantheon & Logikcull, Amy Vetter is Technology Innovations Taskforce leader for the AICPA IMTA Executive Committee and a past Board Member for Data Coalition. She was recognised as a "Top 100 Most Influential Person" by Accounting Today, and included in CPA Practice Advisor's list of "Most Powerful Women in Accounting". Find out more via her LinkedIn profile.
LINKS.
Visiting the Chicago area this Spring? Join us on the ground or online for the AICPA & CIMA "CFO Conference" in Chicago this April 24-26th 2019.
Connect with Amy Vetter via her website.
Participate in the 2019 AICPA Women's Global Leadership Summit this November — and experience the support of your women colleagues along the way.
MORE ABOUT OUR PODCAST.
Get our shows every week, automatically and free. Share them easily with colleagues and friends by using the icons on your app or media player.
Interviews with our international experts are recorded by different members of the AICPA & CIMA team from our offices around the world. While the sound quality may vary, the insights will always be consistently useful.
Find related CPD/CPE resources at the AICPA Store and the CGMA Store.
Connect via @AmyVetterCPA #GoBeyondDisruption #AICPAWomenLead #IWD2019 @AICPANews @CIMA_News
©2018 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA). All rights reserved.
"It doesn't mean you have to be best friends with everybody...but just take a moment and recognise that there are people behind processes - and connect into that very simply."
This International Women's History Month, we dedicate all of our March episodes to conversations with women driving the future of the accounting and finance professions. Jennifer Gardner (AICPA & CIMA, Durham USA) talks to Canada-based author, speaker and workplace culture architect Carolyn Swora. They discuss the drivers for change in our workplace culture, the concept of VUCA and the value of disconnection.
WE DISCUSS:
* the speed of change.
* multi-generational workplaces.
* VUCA
* the concept of a leader's 'legitimate power"
* purposeful workplace experiences.
OUR GUEST:
Based in Toronto, Carolyn is the author of "Rules of Engagement: Building a Workplace Culture to thrive in an uncertain world". Connect with her via Pinnacle Culture.
LINKS:
MORE ABOUT OUR PODCAST:
DON'T MISS OUT. Get our shows every week, automatically and free. Share them easily with colleagues and friends by using the icons on your app or media player.
GLOBAL VOICES. Interviews with our international experts are recorded by different members of the AICPA & CIMA team from our offices around the world. While the sound quality may vary, the insights will always be consistently useful.
TAKE IT FURTHER. Find related CPD/CPE resources at the AICPA Store and the CGMA Store.
STAY CONNECTED. @PinnacleCarolyn #GoBeyondDisruption #AICPAWomenLead #IWD2019 @AICPANews @CIMA_News
PERMISSIONS. ©2018 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA). All rights reserved.
In this special IWD2019 episode, four experts share their thoughts on tech and the future of the accounting and finance professions. Hear from Oracle's Kimberly Ellison-Taylor and "Changemaker's Playbook" author Amy Radin. We also feature Jennifer Gardner and Clar Rosso of the AICPA & CIMA. There'll be more at our Women's Global Leadership Summit in late 2019 in California.
In our first conversation, Kim Drumgo (Diversity and Inclusion Manager for AICPA & CIMA) talks to Kimberly Ellison-Taylor, a global strategy leader at Oracle, USA. Kimberly has been recognized by Accounting Today as one of the "Top People in Public Accounting—2018" and by CPA Practice Advisor as one of the "2018 Most Powerful Women in Accounting." She was the youngest person, fifth woman, and first person of colour to serve as chairman in the AICPA's 130-year history. They discuss the profession's changing roles, how technology is fuelling them, and the skills they'll require.
Next, Kim speaks to "Change Maker's Playbook" author Amy Radin. A C-Suite advisor, AICPA Board Member and global speaker, Amy shares her insights on facing change head-on, how to fuel growth, and becoming a changemaker for one's organisation.
We also feature a conversation between AICPA & CIMA Communications Manager Jennifer Gardner and Clar Rosso, the association's Executive Vice-President for Engagement, Learning and Innovation. They discuss the recent release of the World Economic Forum's "Future of Jobs" report, the opportunities that learning opens up for professionals, intentionality, and the skills outlook for 2022.
QUOTES:
"Technology has really changed how we would have traditionally gone about our careers" - Kymberly Ellison-Taylor
"The more diverse your team is, in terms of background, perspective, gender, where they grew up, all of those factors are going to feed a stronger chance of success because you're benefiting from diverse opinions and backgrounds"- Amy Radin.
"Learning doesn't always have to be formal so if you spend the time doing the learning and developing the skills that you need, there's a tremendous amount of opportunity "- Jennifer Gardner
"We have to be really intentional. Think about what am I doing today that's going to help me develop as an individual and draw value for my organisation...really think about where do I want to be and how do I get there?" - Clar RossoLINKS:
MORE ABOUT OUR PODCAST:
DON'T MISS OUT. Get our shows every week, automatically and free. Share them easily with colleagues and friends by using the icons on your app or media player.
GLOBAL VOICES. Interviews with our international experts are recorded by different members of the AICPA & CIMA team from our offices around the world. While the sound quality may vary, the insights will always be consistently useful.
TAKE IT FURTHER. Find related CPD/CPE resources at the AICPA Store and the CGMA Store.
STAY CONNECTED. #GoBeyondDisruption #AICPAWomenLead #IWD2019 @AICPANews @CIMA_News
PERMISSIONS. ©2018 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA). All rights reserved.