Late last year I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Danetha Doe on her Future of Accounting Podcast. Its a great website for young and old finance professionals to check out ! https://www.brandingforaccountants.com/blog/episode-23-keeping-up-with-innovation-as-an-accountant
Focus of the podcast was on the innovation occurring in the industry and unlike many of my other articles and interviews it focused more on my personal journey as an accountant, something which I rarely speak about (because frankly, everyone has a story and mine is nothing special !)
Check it out here !
Here is what Danetha wrote on her site about the Podcast !
Episode 23: Keeping up with innovation as an accountant
This week’s guest on the Future of Accounting podcast is James Solomons. Based in Australia, he is the the co-founder and managing partner of an accounting practice, the CFO for a publicly listed company and the Head of Accounting for Xero. Wow, he wears a lot of hats!
But, his favorite hat is being a mentor to up and coming leaders within the accounting profession. He is a guest speaker and educator at a number of universities and has been blogging about the shift within the profession since 2009. In fact, just before he started blogging, James felt stuck and uninspired as an accountant, and was ready to leave the profession all together.
In this episode, James shares with us:
- Why there is a disconnect between University education and the real-world for accountants.
- How to find a mentor
- The skills you need to be a modern accountant
- And how to reenergize your career when you don’t feel inspired
Head on over to iTunes to listen to James Solomons’ interview.
Resources mentioned in the episode:
- James Solomons’ website
- Connect with James on Twitter @jamessolomonsca
James Solomons 