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The State of Business with the Ohio Society of CPAs
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Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
While it’s encouraging if your business is doing well, it’s crucial to consider future challenges and growth opportunities to ensure longevity. We spoke with several business experts in this week’s podcast episode on business management tips to help your business grow and evolve to meet the rapid pace of change.
“What accountants should know about ESG”
“The tricks for retaining business”
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tricks-for-retaining-business/id1377649472?i=1000579404760
“How to master the evolving business model”
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
In this episode, we speak with Brandon Fredericks, CPA, principal at Apple Growth Partners. Earlier this year Brandon wrote a blog post titled “Your business and the metaverse” and he shared with me the perspective accounting professionals should take on the metaverse, how they can learn more about it now, ways the metaverse applies to business and more.
Thursday Oct 06, 2022
Thursday Oct 06, 2022
In this episode, we speak with Amy Vetter, CPA, CEO of the B3 Method Institute about the opportunity of advisory services. We discussed the benefits, the misconceptions and the future of advisory services for accounting firms. You can hear more from Amy on this topic in a six-week course starting October 28 and at a Client Advisory Services workshop on November 30.
October 28 – December 14: The Client Advisory Services Practice Roadmap: The Cherished Advisor® Step-by-Step Program https://my.ohiocpa.com/topclass/topclass.do?expand-GotoOffering-aptifyid=56346
November 30: CAS Workshop: Building & Scaling a CAS Practice https://my.ohiocpa.com/topclass/topclass.do?expand-ConferenceEnrollment-mode=3-offering_id=14044211-viaTC=1
Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
We spoke with Lee Frederikson, partner at Hinge, a professional services firm about how accounting professionals need to try new approaches to retaining clients in this evolving business environment, what that means for technology and communication and how that might change in the future.
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
In this episode we spoke with Lisa Bodell, CEO of FutureThink and keynote speaker at the Fall Accounting Shows. She will present “Why Simplicity Wins,” a session covering how organizations can rid themselves of unnecessary complexity and focus on simplifying their work.
We discuss why organizations should simplify, mistakes to avoid, metrics to use to measure success and much more.
Register for the Fall Accounting Shows to hear more from Lisa: https://ohiocpa.com/cpe/ohio-accounting-shows
Thursday Aug 11, 2022
Thursday Aug 11, 2022
In this week’s episode we spoke with Eileen Smith, founder of SpokeSmith, about the value of public speaking. We discussed how it’s an essential skill for CPAs, how to overcome a fear of public speaking, the best ways to prepare and more.
Accounting Shows: ohiocpa.com/greatestshow
Public Speaking Course: https://my.ohiocpa.com/topclass/topclass.do?expand-OfferingDetails-viaTC=1-offeringId=14234968
Thursday Jul 21, 2022
Thursday Jul 21, 2022
In this episode we're speaking with John Jones, president & CEO of Hope Toledo. Hope Toledo is a 501(c) 3 organization that helps children obtain high-quality early childhood education through Pre-K and post-secondary training in college or trade schools.
In 2020 Society President & CEO Scott Wiley, CAE, announced a three-part commitment to end racism and help create a business environment that offers equal opportunity to all. The plan consists of CEO leadership, organizational commitment – which includes a $100,000 pledge for initiatives – and advancing public policy.
In continuation of that, The Board of Directors has approved a $20,000 investment in Hope Toledo as one of the organizations OSCPA is supporting in this commitment.
We spoke with John about the Hope Toledo mission, upcoming initiatives, the difference that OSCPA’s investment will make and much more.
Thursday Jun 30, 2022
Thursday Jun 30, 2022
As the business environment rapidly evolves, so does the accounting profession. In this episode, we’re highlighting some of the areas that are growing in popularity and will become topics accountants need to contend with in the near future. We spoke to three experts and you can hear their episode in full here:
"What accountants should know about ESG"
"The evolution of work continues to speed up"
"Cybersecurity practices to follow in 2022"
Register for the accounting shows here: https://ohiocpa.com/cpe/featured-learning
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
In this episode we're speaking with Reginald Lee, PhD, a business analytics professor at Xavier University and a co-founder of Business Dynamics & Research Ltd. We talked about the trap many businesses fall into when they are looking at cash savings and efficiency, the sales pitch that promises “you’ll save 50 millon dollars if you do this!” Reginald explained how that’s not always the case, and how it’s so crucial for CPAs to look at business improvement opportunities such as these in a different light.
Fall Accounting Shows: https://ohiocpa.com/cpe/featured-learning
Wednesday May 18, 2022
Wednesday May 18, 2022
In this episode we're speaking with Mary Adams, founder of Smarter Companies, a consultancy that focuses on how to use a holistic view to increase performance and value. We discuss environmental, social and governance factors, commonly referred to as ESG, and how they impact businesses, accounting professionals and the role ESG will play in the future. If you’re not familiar with ESG now, Mary can shed some light on why it’s time to learn.