FLP, the Finance Leadership Podcast

"People say that everybody has a different reality. Now with Blockchain, everybody has the SAME reality". From AICPA & CIMA's office in Durham, North Carolina, Zinaida Mahmutefendic talks to Senior Digital Architect James Barnes and Peter Rehm, a former CPA with wide experience inside some of the USA's largest financial services companies. ABOUT OUR GUESTS: James Barnes was a Senior Digital Archit...

 "Get buy-in BEFORE the change happens" From AICPA & CIMA's London office, Kymberley McAdam talks to accounting expert, author and podcaster  Julie Ann Sullivan about  several core topics central to the accounting profession worldwide - and podcasting! Listen all the way to the end for a special opportunity available only to listeners of this podcast. OUR GUEST: Based in Pittsburgh and helping cli...

"If I could imagine what the future looks like... it allows us to repurpose ourselves"  Vince LoRusso, CEO and co-founder of gamification startup TrueUp, outlines how gamifying the accounting and finance world can help companies better understand and benchmark skills for their teams and their job candidates.   THE DISCUSSION: In this conversation with Zinaida Mahmutefendic of the Association's off...

"When you don't see it, you don't know it". Great things happen when women team up. In this exclusive conversation with AICPA&CIMA Communications and Social Strategy Lead Manager Jennifer Gardner, Betsy and Maggie share what they've discovered from 12 years of research and interviews with more than 125 women business leaders. THE DISCUSSION: Focusing specifically on partnerships between women and...

" Parents have to get smarter than their children" In conversation with the Association's Jennifer Gardner, Professor Vivek Wadhwa outlines how today's changes in technology are fundamentally different compared to just 15 years ago. He shares some practical tips that help us limit technology's unintended impacts on our lives while benefiting from the opportunities it offers. OUR GUEST: Professor W...

"Work can be a burden, or it can be a delight. How we view it depends on the choices that we make"   Our featured expert is a chartered psychologist who holds five degrees, including an MBA and a doctorate in occupational psychology. Describing himself as "the leader's psychologist", Dr. Jonathan Passmore explains how coaching can help individuals, teams and organisations identify and grow new mom...

"Stay committed to ethics and objectivity. Your commitment will be tested over and over again as we move through this revolution" A true pioneer in the field of Applied Artificial Intelligence in Business and Strategy, Professor Al Naqvi is Executive Director of the Society of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Healthcare, and CEO of the American Institute of A.I. His goal is to democratise a...

"Get out with clients and users and look for problems that are big, ...that you care about, and that in your gut are worth solving" Amy Radin's passion and expertise are helping leaders execute innovation under uncertain, complex and fast-changing conditions. S he shares her insights with Jennifer Gardner, AICPA Lead Manager for Communications and Social Strategy   OUR GUEST: Amy Radin has been at...

"How do you feel about looking into a rear-view mirror that's three months old? How does that help you move your business along?" Marc Zionts, CEO of North Carolina-based Automated Insights, explains how natural language generation can help various industries go beyond business intelligence dashboards and  automate data insights.      == MORE ABOUT OUR PODCAST ==    DON'T MISS OUT. Get the latest...

"It's very easy to misapply the technology in a way that isn't taking advantage of the unique aspects that these distributed networks can provide". A software engineer and professional cypherpunk,  Jameson Lopp of CASA, guides us t hrough the history of cryptoassets.  Learn about its cypherpunk beginnings, rise in mainstream popularity last fall, and growing enterprise interest.     == MORE ABOUT...

"Don't focus on one technology but focus on the convergence of ALL of these technologies right now!" This is not the first time technology is disrupting our industry.  Amanda Wilkie of Boomer Consulting, Inc. shares how technology innovation in the past, from the computer itself to mobile and social networks, disrupted the accounting and finance industry. WE DISCUSS: how we can expect blockchain a...

"There's a slight danger that you get hung up on all the potential barriers and end up not starting." As companies are turning to robotic process automation (RPA) to eliminate manual tasks, what does this mean for our profession?  Ed Brooks of The RPA Academy walks us through problems RPA can solve for us and why we should embrace it.   == MORE ABOUT OUR PODCAST ==    DON'T MISS OUT. Get the lates...

"It's important to really cherry-pick the information that matters most and understand how it applies to your profession. How does blockchain tech currently impact the accounting and finance industry, what will the landscape look like, and how can we prepare?  Ron Quaranta of the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance explains blockchain and shares observations, trends, and takeaways from Consensus 2018...

"Remember, security is EVERYONE'S problem, regardless of what your role is." GBD2. In light of recent data breach and privacy concerns news, Chris Romeo of Security Journey explores why accounting and finance professionals at all levels should be more mindful and aware of cybersecurity threats affecting our data, as well as our clients' data, and how we can start building a security culture.   OUR...

"Human Intelligence is about how you apply your technical skills in the context of your business to lead and influence people to create value for your company" AICPA & CIMA's Clar Rosso and Jennifer Gardner explore how accounting and finance professionals across the globe can continue to bring value to their organisation with human intelligence, while working alongside robots.     ================...