Heart of the Bookkeeper

It is the EOFY 2023 and with that brings many extra stresses and time pressures for Bookkeepers and Business owners. This episode of Heart of the Bookkeeper may well just be the perfect way to get de-stressed and re-motivated as we hear the the story of Perth based Bookkeeper and Business Advisor, Jen Pryor. Jen knows all about the pressures of Bookkeeping as well as not to mention simply, the pre...

A new generation of young Professional Bookkeepers are on the rise here in Australia, and Katie Williams from The Vault Bookkeeping, based out of the Maitland region of NSW, is leading the charge of this exciting new group. In this episode of Heart of the Bookkeeper, we get a clear glimpse of the future of Bookkeeping and how the embracing of technology will play such a critical piece in that jour...

Hayley Kalms of Navwealth Bookkeeping Resources ... based around the beautiful Sydney coastlines of NSW, is our guest in this episode of Heart of the Bookkeeper. Leading the charge of a younger brigade of Bookkeepers rising up in Australia right now, Hayley has had to battle the age old challenge of "work, life balance" with a young family and a dependancy at times to hold that together. And all o...

This is a very special and yet somewhat sad episode of Heart of the Bookkeeper. Rick Freitag from Mount Buller in Victoria and of BizEducation Pty Ltd, was to be our first guest on the Podcast for 2023, however, in the final week of January 2023, Rick very sadly suddenly passed away. Rick Freitag will always be remembered as one of the "giants" of the Bookkeeping Industry here in Australia and in...

An award winning and passionately Rural Bookkeeper - Sarah Parkinson, is our guest in this episode of Heart of the Bookkeeper. This is an absolute fabulous and heart warming story from a Bookkeeper based in a tiny (and extremely remote) farming area of Western Queensland, that calls out the challenges for Bookkeepers that are many and varied and how Sarah has overcome most of these to create a Boo...

Carmen Morris is an innovative, competitive and passionate Bookkeeper based in Melbourne and is the owner of On the Money Bookkeeping. Finding the positives in the many challenges of Bookkeeping, especially through the recent tougher times, is something that Carmen explains, actually in many cases drives her business and the opportunity to tackle challenges head on is embraced. Carmen outlines her...

Bookkeepers across Australia, face new challenges and confront confusing situations, nearly every day. Bookkeeping support and the resources to assist in that support is the theme of this episode of Heart of the Bookkeeper, as we hear the story of ICB Senior Support Supervisor, Pauline Walton. Pauline is somebody who is familiar to many in the Australian Bookkeeping Community, as a regular voice a...

John Birse is one of the pioneers and legends of Bookkeeping in modern times here in Australia and it is Johns journey that we examine in Episode 18 of Heart of the Bookkeeper, a journey that is very much like a history lesson in how the Bookkeeping profession has grown here in Australia. In this episode, we hear Johns passion for education in Bookkeeping and why he believes it is so critical to t...

Powerful, brave and passionate ... these are 3 words that come through strongly in Episode 17 of Heart of the Bookkeeper. Our guest is Melinda Van Dyk, co-owner of MproV Bookkeeping & Consulting, based out of Adelaide, South Australia. Melinda's story starts with a line of royalty from a powerful Eastern European Country through to the toughest of battles, facing down Cancer and coming out the...

In Episode 16 of Heart of the Bookkeeper, we get to hear the very brave and inspirational story of Martine Hoosen, an award winning Professional Bookkeeper from Perth in Western Australia. Having been subject to domestic violence as a child, Martine's journey takes us through some very difficult times to get to where she is now, but talks of a journey that also demonstrates how things in life can...

In this episode of our amazing Bookkeeping Podcast, we hear the heart of a Bookkeeper who has been on a very journey of discovery, including across two continents, to really land where she finds herself today. Michele Grisdale has done things the hard way to achieve her goal of providing a Bookkeeping Service and Practice that is now kicking goals, in a major way. In this episode we hear of Michel...

In this very special episode of Heart of the Bookkeeper, we have managed to capture some "once upon a time" sounds that have been sadly all too absent over the past few years ... the sounds of the ICB Annual Bookkeepers Summit and the face to face interactions and networking opportunities that make it what it is. Sit back and immerse yourself in some amazing audio that will bring back great great...

We kick off 2022 with season 2 / episode 13 of Heart of the Bookkeeper, featuring a fabulous and long standing Bookkeeper, based out of Tasmania, Debra Jeffrey. In this episode we explore Deb's journey to becoming a Bookkeeper and examine many of the challenges she faced along the way in establishing the right mix for her practice. We hear the various ways that Deb has learned to pivot, numerous t...

Very much "the voice" of the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers "Tech Webinars" over the past decade, Deborah Thompson is a Bookkeeper who has lived an amazing life to date and is the focus of this episode of Heart of the Bookkeeper. Deb's story covers much of the modern journey of Bookkeeping here in Australia and her knowledge and understanding of how the Bookkeeping landscape was formed, is fas...

In episode 11 of Heart of the Bookkeeper, we delve into the life and journey of ICB Non Executive Director and long time Bookkeeper in Practice, Melissa Foote. Melissa has an amazing and extremely positive story to tell, despite her many and at times, very significant challenges as a Bookkeeper and in her life, generally. Melissa shares her battle with a major health issue, the recent loss of her...

November 2021 will see the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers, globally, celebrate 25 years of existence. In that time, ICB has changed the face of how Bookkeepers see themselves and how the business world views Bookkeepers and Bookkeeping. In this episode of Heart of the Bookkeeper, we meet the couple who started it all, way back in 1996. Business people themselves at that time, Garry & June...

This episode of Heart of the Bookkeeper highlights the incredible story and journey of Tim Reed. Tim is the current President of the Business Council of Australia. He is also the former CEO of MYOB, having led one of Australia's most incredible Company success stories for over a decade, an organisation that arguably defined a generation of Bookkeepers here in Australia. We delve into how Tim disco...

Our guest in this episode of Heart of the Bookkeeper - Episode 8, is somebody who has lived the journey of a Bookkeeper, longer than many here in Australia and is arguably the "Bookkeepers, Bookkeeper". Pam Chilman has been a strong advocate and educator in the Bookkeeping space for many decades now and has some incredible insights to share, to go with her clear passion for Bookkeeping. This episo...

Episode 7 of Heart of the Bookkeeper, features an amazing guest who has had to overcome some major challenges and adversities to become one of Australia's most successful Bookkeepers and innovators in the Bookkeeping space. Brooke Arnott is based in Perth, Western Australia and is the founder and owner of Brookes Books and more recently, the incredibly successful new approach to Bookkeeping and al...

Alexi Boyd is our guest in this episode of Heart of the Bookkeeper. Alexi has an exceptional passion for Small Business in Australia and is a thought leader and an innovator in this space. Alexi has used the opportunities within Bookkeeping over the years to connect with many Small Businesses, however, leveraging off these connections, it is Alexi's inroads into providing thinking and insights via...

Episode 5 of the Heart of the Bookkeeper, takes a deep dive into the life and times of Mel Power, a well known and greatly respected member of the Bookkeeping Community in Australia and the founder of melaniepower.com and Command the price you deserve. Mel's story is one of inspiration, encouragement and engagement and this episode looks at how she now combines all three of those aspects of her ow...

In this episode of Heart of the Bookkeeper, we examine the life and times of Bookkeeping wonder woman and Director of the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers - Leanne Berry. Leanne is very well known in the Bookkeeping Community of Australia, being somebody who has the most amazing bookkeeping knowledge base, of which she is more than willing to share with all. However, this episode of Heart of the...

Join us in this Episode 3 of Heart of the Bookkeeper as we explore the life of former Australian Tax Office Assistant Commissioner - Colin Walker. Colin takes us on a journey of discovery and insight into how the ATO operated back as far as the 1970's and how he became a integral cog in the shaping of the introduction of the GST here in Australia, the introduction of the BAS Agent regime and the b...

In this bonus episode of Heart of the Bookkeeper, the normal host of the Podcast, Rob Marshall, goes behind the other side of the microphone and becomes the interviewee. Rob is interviewed by Fox Sports Broadcaster, Mark "Howie" Howard, also know for his award winning Podcast "The Howie Games". Howie unpacks Robs journey in Sport and Small Business, losing millions of dollars in a failed Business...

In this episode of Heart of the Bookkeeper, we examine the life and times of the Executive Director of the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers - Matthew Addison. Matthew doesn't need a lot of introduction to many in the Bookkeeping Industry, being somebody who has arguably made one of the most significant contributions to the Industry here in Australia, over the past 3 decades. However, this episod...