Episode 21

Career Development in Accountancy: Robyn Clark

Rob Brown engages in a one-sided conversation with guest Robyn Clark, focusing on strategies for accountants looking to grow their firms. The discussion centers around creating a great employee value proposition and understanding the importance of employee needs in driving engagement and retention. They highlight the significance of aligning organizational goals with individual aspirations and leveraging personal growth and career achievement as key drivers for success. The conversation emphasizes the role of confidence, both in oneself and how others perceive them, and the need for self-awareness, feedback acceptance, and personal change in driving career development. Overall, the episode offers valuable insights and actionable steps for accountants seeking to foster growth within their firms.

Robyn Clark is the Founder and President of WinningWise, Inc., a company dedicated to developing leadership and driving sustainable change and growth. With over 30 years of experience in talent management, transformational change, and culture building, Robyn brings energy, positivity, and innovative thinking to her work. She has worked with top-tier organizations such as The Federal Reserve Bank, L'Oreal, and Discover Financial Services, helping leaders and teams achieve new outcomes. Robyn's exceptional facilitation skills, commitment to learning, and personal investment in her clients' success make her a trusted partner in driving individual and organizational capability.

Robyn LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robynrclark/

WinningWise LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/winningwise/

Website: www.winningwise.com

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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.