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September 1, 2022

What everyone can do to strengthen the next generation of CPAs

Firms, faculty, and CPAs all play crucial roles in promoting the profession to young people. Here are ways you can bolster the pipeline.

September 1, 2022

Kimberly Kirkendall, CPA

Kimberly Kirkendall, CPA, is president of international
Resource Development Inc. in Cleveland.

August 18, 2022

Master the one-on-one meeting

Follow this advice for successful meetings with your direct reports.

August 16, 2022

Feeling stuck or overwhelmed? Advice to help ‘calm the storm’

Amber Setter, a former accountant and an International Coaching Federation-accredited professional certified coach, talks about signs someone may need to consider speaking with a professional about their mental health and what you can do if you notice these signs in someone else.

August 9, 2022

Advice for avoiding the data waterfall in presentations

An accounting professor and author with a background in corporate America shares considerations and key questions when it comes to parsing and presenting data.

August 9, 2022

How to follow up after a job interview

Here’s what today’s hiring personnel expect.

August 4, 2022

Why CPAs focused on the ‘core’ shouldn’t forget about exploring the ‘edge’

Hear an encore presentation of an entrepreneur and consultant’s thoughts on the CPA profession’s “really interesting inflection point” and his lessons from innovation leaders from around the world. The podcast also has a full transcript.

August 1, 2022

Making the partnership decision

Ask yourself — and your firm’s leaders — these essential questions.

August 1, 2022

Susan M. Tillery, CPA/PFS

Susan M. Tillery, CPA/PFS, is president and co-founder of Paraklete Financial Inc. and co-owner of Financial Planning Advocate LLC, both in Kennesaw, Ga.

July 28, 2022

Why growing knowledge is more important than proving knowledge

A firm managing director explains how he would approach the start of his career if he could begin again, what’s next for remote and hybrid work, and how organizations can ramp up risk management.

July 26, 2022

The 411 from Tom Hood on the future of finance

Hear a midsummer update on skills, finance leadership opportunities, and some of the focus areas of the Future of Finance Leadership Advisory Group in this podcast episode with transcript.

July 19, 2022

2024 CPA Exam Blueprints: The trends driving proposed changes

Get the rundown on changes proposed by the 2024 CPA Exam Blueprints, and why there’s a need for updates, in this podcast episode with transcript.

July 15, 2022

What new managers wish they’d known

CPAs offer advice to help leaders as they begin their management roles.

July 14, 2022

A suitably summer story: One CPA’s travel quest

A Vermont CPA explains his family’s accounting lineage, why he’s so intent on listening, and how he’s progressing on several travel quests in this podcast episode with transcript.

July 6, 2022

Feedback sought for redesigned 2024 CPA Exam Blueprints

The proposed exam’s design is driven by a desire to assure that newly licensed CPAs possess the skills needed to hit the ground running.

July 1, 2022

8 tips for fending off digital distractions

If the steady ding of email and text message notifications interrupts your concentration, use these tips to regain your focus.

July 1, 2022

Kevin H. Wang, CPA/CITP

Kevin H. Wang, CPA/CITP, is director of innovation at Warren Averett CPAs and Advisors. He works out of the firm’s Birmingham, Ala., office.

June 30, 2022

Tips for managing remote workers

CPAs suggest strategies for helping staff stay productive and connected wherever they are working.

June 30, 2022

From the archives: How purpose can play a bigger role in business

An author and Harvard Business School professor explains why companies should have a larger role in society than providing shareholder value in this podcast episode with transcript.

June 28, 2022

Cannabis: Opportunities for CPAs in a multibillion-dollar industry

CPAs across the U.S. are investing resources in a flourishing $25 billion industry: cannabis. As more states legalize cannabis each year, the AICPA & CIMA Cannabis Industry Conference, Aug. 8–10, shows how you can enter the field.