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Solving the Accounting Talent Shortage & the 5 Key Skills Good Accountants Need

Trailer - coming up this week on the daily radio show style Accounting Influencers Podcast with Martin Bissett & Rob Brown:

➜ Monday: hear the full show with the best bits of accounting/fintech news, two special guest/expert interviews and practical tips for accounting professionals in the 'here's what works' segment.

➜ Tuesday: News - Rob riffs on "Solving the Crippling Talent Shortage in the Global Accounting Profession." Key points include why accounting firms must be more proactive in winning the war for talent, the factors affecting the talent shortage in professional service sectors like accounting, finance and tech, plus the impact of an era of employee choice brought about by an ageing profession in accountancy.

➜ Wednesday: Highlights from a special guest interview with Sharon Howley of Global Data and the International Accounting Bulletin on the challenges and opportunities for accounting networks, alliances and associations. Listen to how data in the accounting practice space has grown and changed over the years, the 4 hottest topics that accountants really want to talk about and are struggling with right now and the 'curiosity factor' that makes professional firms want to 'look over the garden wall' at what their peers are doing.

➜ Thursday: Here's What Works - Rob offers up practical advice and tips for accounting practitioners on "Here's What Works on Upgrading Professional Skills for Accountants." Discover What career capital is for accountants and why it leads to more employment choices, why mere technical skills and expertise alone is not guaranteed to get you promoted and the role commercial acumen or an entrepreneurial mindset builds career capital for accountants.

➜ Friday: Expert Interview - "Global Business Opportunities for Accountants" with Simon Smallwood of World First. Hear the biggest challenges facing companies who do business internationally, how international trade has grown massively and advice for accountants who want to push a stronger international business agenda in their firm.

➜ Saturday: Full length UNCUT special guest interview with Sharon Howley of Global Data and the International Accounting Bulletin on the challenges and opportunities for accounting networks, alliances and associations. Listen to how data in the accounting practice space has grown and changed over the years, the 4 hottest topics that accountants really want to talk about and are struggling with right now and the 'curiosity factor' that makes professional firms want to 'look over the garden wall' at what their peers are doing.

➜ Sunday: Full length UNCUT expert interview - "Global Business Opportunities for Accountants" with Simon Smallwood of World First. Hear the biggest challenges facing companies who do business internationally, how international trade has grown massively and advice for accountants who want to push a stronger international business agenda in their firm.

Enjoy the highlights show every Monday, stand alone shorter segments of the main show Tuesday to Friday, then the full deep dive uncut interviews in bonus editions every Saturday and Sunday.

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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.