Episode 2

Impact of Covid on the Accounting & Fintech World

Episode 2. In today's news episode, we discuss "Impact of Covid on the Accounting & Fintech World."

Key takeaways from this episode include:

➨ why accountants are in danger of being controlled by fear and abundance of caution

➨ the factors that mitigate the risks of covid and thus undermine fear and caution for accounting firms

➨ how greater knowledge in accountants leads to a better understanding of covid and its effects on life and business

➨ the difference between fear and caution, and how it spoils the plans and goals of accounting professionals

➨ what we do know about covid and how it adversely affects our lives

➨ viewing the news as an advisory source vz a mandatory authority to rule over us

➨ why covid is not going away and why we must still be careful in these challenging times

➨ how retirement dates and goals will not wait for the pandemic to be over

➨ how accountants can still do all of the things they did before, just with some adaptations

➨ the mistake of putting plans and visions on hold while you hope things return to normal

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The Accounting Influencers Podcast is a daily show with four segments coming out every Monday Martin which are repeated on the other 4 weekdays as standalone episodes, plus a bitesize highlights digest or wrap up on Saturdays . On Sundays, listeners get a 2 min trailer for the coming week's episodes.

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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.