Journal of Accountancy podcast

July 1, 2017

Real talk about artificial intelligence and blockchain

Artificial intelligence and blockchain are among the technologies being touted as potentially disruptive and transformational for the accounting profession. How and when will new technologies reshape the accounting profession?

June 19, 2017

A factor of singular importance in cloud computing

What should CPAs be doing to better protect their data and derive more value from the investments in technology? Find out from our panel of accounting technology experts.

May 25, 2017

How a CPA overcame her fear of public speaking

Elizabeth Pittelkow, CPA, accounting and compliance director at ArrowStream, discusses how her experience with Toastmasters turned her from someone who avoided public speaking to someone who’s made it a key part of her career.

May 8, 2017

How to protect your CPA practice from hackers

Nick Graf, an ethical hacker with CNA, discusses all the cyber threats that go bump in the night and ways to prevent them from harming your business.

April 5, 2017

How CPA firms can protect themselves from lawsuits

Guest Sarah Beckett Ference, CPA, of CNA joins the podcast to talk about ways that CPAs can help prevent, or defend themselves from, lawsuits.

February 28, 2017

From CPA to the classroom: Going from practitioner to professor

Many CPAs have considered giving back to the profession by teaching accounting. Professors Tony Bucaro of Case Western Reserve University and Jim Biagi of Marywood University discuss what it takes to make the move to academia.

February 21, 2017

What you need to know before you sell your firm

As the founder of brokerage firm Poe Group Advisors, Brannon Poe, CPA, has helped hundreds of CPAs sell their firms. He shares insights he has learned over the course of his career, as well as best practices for selling your firm.

January 23, 2017

Mistakes people make when applying for a job (Part 2)

In second part of a three-episode series, independent recruiter Beth Berk, CPA, continues her discussion of the key mistakes job seekers should avoid making.

January 23, 2017

Mistakes people make when applying for a job (Part 3)

In the third part of a three-episode series, independent recruiter Beth Berk, CPA, offers her final recommendations on what job candidates can do to secure that new position.