the Accounting Influencers Podcast reviews a real live accounting fintech event as big face to face gatherings return for accountants and software vendors - Accounting Influencers Podcast

Episode 22

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5th Oct 2021

Why It's Good that Accounting & Fintech Events Are Now Back Face to Face

Episode 22. In today's news episode, the Accounting Influencers Podcast reviews a real live accounting fintech event as big face to face gatherings return for accountants and software vendors.

Key shownotes from the whole interview include:

➨ Initial impressions on walking into Accountex North Live, one of the UK's biggest accounting and fintech events

➨ How allowing more space for social distancing makes events seem less busy

➨ Two notable absentees in the software vendor space and why they might have chosen not to exhibit

➨ Which topics and seminars accounting practitioners attended most, and why this is not good

➨ The massive UK government turnaround on the Making Tax Digital initiative, now deferred for 12 months

➨ Which vital topics were not valued nor well attended by most short sighted accounting practitioners

➨ The need for accountants and CPAs to get closer to their clients as we head into post-Covid recovery

➨ Why this event signals a return (not a rush) to 'in person' events across the UK and other countries

➨ A signpost to Europe's biggest agnostic accounting and fintech event in London 2022 - Accountex

➨ Shout out to the Digital Accounting Forum, Accounting Web Live and Digital Accounting Show events

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Accounting Influencers Podcast
Host Rob Brown shows accounting professionals and leaders how to be more influential, grow their personal brand and be more authoritative, relevant and high profile in their roles..
The Accounting Influencers Podcast, hosted by Rob Brown, is a must-listen for accounting professionals looking to strengthen their leadership presence, stay informed on disruptive forces in accounting and build credibility within their firms. Geared toward firm leaders, managers, partners and influencers, the show covers key topics like career development, influence, personal branding and interpreting the evolving trends impacting the accounting world. Rob brings his expertise to each episode, offering insights and guidance on how to grow your personal brand and stay strategically important in a rapidly changing profession. Whether you're aiming to influence within your firm or expand your reputation outside of it, this international podcast offers practical advice and forward-thinking insights that will keep you informed and prepared for the future.
Accounting leadership
Executive presence for accountants
Building influence in accounting
Accounting industry trends
Personal branding for accountants
Accounting firm strategy
Accounting business models
Leadership in accounting firms
Talent management in accounting
Authority in accounting profession
Career development for accountants
Accounting firm growth strategies
Influencers in accounting
Accounting firm management
Disruptive forces in accounting
Accounting leadership strategies
Accounting career success
Accounting firm decision-makers
Accounting business trends
Building credibility in accounting

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Rob Brown

Rob Brown hosts the multiple accounting podcast and chair conferences, panels and events globally for the accounting and fintech profession. He is co-founder of Accounting Influencers Roundtable (AIR) which helps vendors, experts and influencers serve the accounting and finance world. He is a dynamic speaker and accomplished expert on trust, reputation, employer brand, talent, career development, succession, gen z/generations, employee advocacy and executive presence. Rob is author of the bestselling book Build Your Reputation (Wiley) and his TEDx talk ‘The Personal Brand of You’ has been viewed 400,000 times on YouTube. He is a stroke survivor, has epilepsy, is a committed Christian and has a black belt in kickboxing. He is based in Nottingham UK, home of Robin Hood, plays chess and backgammon, loves orange chocolate and is allergic to grapefruit.