Accounting Influencers

The Accounting Influencers podcast is for progressive accounting firms and the people that lead them, work in them and serve them. In each weekly episode, BD Academy founder and top accounting growth specialist Rob Brown interviews world class accounting leaders and global influencers about what makes the good accounting firms great and the good accountants world class. Guests are either: 1. PRACTITIONERS: firm-wide leaders, managing partners, CEOs, seasoned rainmakers or top BD and marketing directors of larger accounting firms and the networks they are a part of. 2. THOUGHT LEADERS: accounting profession influencers, disrupters and thought leaders who advise, train, serve and speak into the accounting profession. Some are experts (commentators, authors, consultants). Others are in business (suppliers, vendors and partners to accounting firms). Guests are asked questions such as: ✓ What makes the good accounting firms great? ✓ What do the progressive, thriving accounting firms do well? ✓ How are the top accounting firms standing out, winning work and achieving growth? ✓ What are the trends, stats and critical issues shaping larger accounting firms? ✓ What makes a top performer, work winner or promotable accountant in an accounting firm? Topics discussed include growth, digital, legacy, value, leadership, succession, culture, BD, marketing, positioning, branding, differentiation, mindset, technology, recruitment, trends, disrupters and opportunities. Show details here: https://bdacademy.pro/podcasts/ BD Academy founder Rob Brown works with larger accounting firms and sales-oriented accountants to increase their work winning or BD capability. His unique BD Academy program is a year long curriculum of inhouse training and work winning strategies that creates an army of confident, effective and strategic work winners in large accounting firms. One top 40 accounting firm has just added £3m of new work from the BDA program (made up of advisory, compliance and cross-selling fees), which represents £20m+ in lifetime value to the firm. From their largely rural, agricultural and manufacturing client base, this represents a stellar impact on revenue. For more about the BD Academy, and to set up a Possibility Chat with Rob to explore whether this might be a fit for you or your firm, go to https://bdacademy.pro/about/ Finally, if you’d like to be a guest on the Accounting Influencers podcast, or there’s someone you feel we should feature, connect with host Rob Brown on LinkedIn or Twitter @therobbrown. Rob Brown is a former high school maths teacher and now founder of the Business Development Academy, which trains busy accountants and similar service professionals to be confident, effective work winners. He speaks internationally on growth, succession, trust, likeability, reputation, collaboration, mental resilience and sales for professional firms and networks. He is also in demand as an online an and in person chair, moderator, interviewer, MC and event host for conferences and virtual events internationally. Rob is the bestselling author of Build Your Reputation (Wiley) and his TED talk ‘The Personal Brand of You’ has been viewed 250K times on Youtube. He hosts the popular weekly https://bdacademy.pro/podcasts/aip/ (Accounting Influencers podcast) that interviews a range of influencers, vendors and experts who serve the accounting community to ask what makes the good firms and accountants great. Selected shownotes: The importance of learning new skills to come out of covid better, faster and stronger Why children learn new skills more quickly than adults How skills are different to knowledge and how they enhance your career and self-satisfaction Reasons why adults struggle to learn new skills Why personal growth and non-business related skills are good to develop , and not just professional skills Examples of professional and personal skills you could learn to make you better The power of learning new skills with other people vz doing it alone Launching of the 90 Day Pipeline coaching for accountants to generate £100K of new business opportunities Announcing an episode of accounting Influencers every month interviewing leaders in large or innovative accounting firms, global networks or alliances. To have a conversation with Rob, contact him here: http://www.accountantsworld.com/ (Website) https://www.linkedin.com/in/hitendrapatil/ (LinkedIn)