Episode 27

Accounting Practitioners Now Talking to Accounting Influencers

Episode 27. In today's news episode, we discuss "Accounting Practitioners Now Talking to Accounting Influencers."

Key takeaways from this episode include:

★ the power of NASBA accreditation in continued professional education (CPE) for accountants

★ The other aspects of the 'Accounting Influencers' brand aside from this podcast, like AIR, the Accounting Influencers Roundtable

★ the merging of the Upward Spiral Professionals (USP) community of accounting practitioners with AIR

★ the three benefits for accounting practitioners of joining AIR - practice growth, practice management and wider professional intelligence

★ the invitation to accounting practitioners worldwide to join the Accounting Influencers Roundtable at https://accountinginfluencers.com/

★ why it's important that accountants in practice have a good dialogue with fintech and software vendors

★ is your accounting firm proactive, hungry and caring?

Note NASBA is the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy. Started in 1908, NASBA is an association founded to promote, oversee, and enhance the efficacy of the United States' 50 state accountancy boards. NASBA maintains a platform where those in the accounting industry.

NOTE TO LISTENERS:

The Accounting Influencers Podcast is a CPE-accredited daily radio-style show with four segments coming out every Monday which are repeated on the other 4 weekdays as standalone episodes, plus a bonus 'from the client's perspective' episode on Saturdays. On Sundays, listeners get a short min trailer for the coming week's episodes.

Every Tuesday the show gives you a relevant news topic from the accounting and fintech world with a direct application to accountants, CPAs and bookkeepers. Great to stay informed and build your commercial acumen.

Every Wednesday and Friday, we feature an uncut interview with top authors, leaders, thinkers and performers in the accounting and fintech world.

Every Thursday the show gives you a practical 'here's what works' tips concerning a key challenge, need or strategy for accountants, CPAs and bookkeepers. Great to stay current and keep your skills topped up.

Finally, every Saturday gives listeners a bonus episode which focuses on the buyers of accounting services - the clients themselves. In particular how they feel, react to and experience their interactions with accountants. That includes why they buy or don't buy, why they move or stay and why they think how they think about you, your firm, your prices and your offerings.

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About the Podcast

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Accounting Voices Podcast
Accounting Voices helps people in the accounting world stay relevant visible and vocal. Host Rob Brown interprets trends reshaping the profession and gives listeners insight to build authority influence and a stronger voice in firms and markets.

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Rob Brown

Rob Brown is the founder and host of the Accounting Voices Podcast, the flagship solo show of the Accounting Voices Network. Each episode offers sharp analysis and commentary on the trends, ideas and people shaping the global accounting profession.

Through this Accounting Voices Podcast, Rob helps accounting firm leaders, decision makers and professionals stay relevant and make sense of disruption in areas like AI, automation, M&A, private equity and soft skills beyond the tech. His perspective blends clarity, insight and curiosity, making complex issues relevant and practical for professionals and decision makers across accounting and finance.

He also leads two monthly panel shows, Accounting M&A and Accounting AI, which bring together senior voices to explore consolidation, strategy and the impact of technology on firms and people.

Rob is the author of the bestselling book Build Your Reputation (Wiley) and a TEDx speaker whose talk The Personal Brand of You has more than 400,000 views. Over his career he has hosted and moderated more than 1,000 conversations with accounting and fintech leaders worldwide.

Based in Nottingham UK, Rob is a stroke survivor living with epilepsy, a black belt in kickboxing, a decent chess player and an average player of four musical instruments.