FLP, the Finance Leadership Podcast

"People say that everybody has a different reality. Now with Blockchain, everybody has the SAME reality". From AICPA & CIMA's office in Durham, North Carolina, Zinaida Mahmutefendic talks to Senior Digital Architect James Barnes and Peter Rehm, a former CPA with wide experience inside some of the USA's largest financial services companies. ABOUT OUR GUESTS: James Barnes was a Senior Digital Architect at Globant, LLC. He worked at IBM as well as across a multitude of industries including manufacturing, insurance, finance, retail, and food service. He has a keen interest in the potential of blockchain and how it can be applied to improve all industries. Peter Rehm is a former CPA with significant accounting experience at financial services industry giants such as Suntrust, Bank of America, PNC, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and at Fannie Mae, the mortgage banker. He has spent the past year learning and teaching finance professionals and general interest level groups about blockchain technologies and cryptocurrencies. WE DISCUSSED: Some of the most pertinent questions relating to this game-changing technology, including: Where is the Supply Chain today? Why is Blockchain a game changer? How does cross-chain communication work? How would it help in cases of trust and 'smart' contracts What are the benefits to the auditing of global supply chains? THE WEBINAR COURSE: To find out about their forthcoming "Blockchain for Supply Chain" webinars on September 6th and October 17th 2018, please visit this AICPA store webpage. It will provide particular value to: Business professionals looking to understand more about how blockchain technology can be implemented in various supply chains Accounting and finance professionals seeking more information on blockchain Business decision makers looking to run blockchain projects The course is part of the Blockchain Learning Programme. Fees are in USD. For Blockchain-related programmes and learning modules on our UK site, see this Blockchain page on the CGMA Store website. Fees in GBP. == MORE ABOUT OUR PODCAST == It's recorded by a growing team of AICPA & CIMA staff from offices across the world. DON'T MISS OUT. Get the latest show every week, automatically and free, at https://www.aicpa-cima.com/disruption.html. Share it easily with colleagues and friends by using the icons on the media player. TAKE IT FURTHER. Find related CPD/CPE resources at https://www.aicpastore.com/GoBeyondDisruption and https://www.cgmastore.com/GoBeyonddisruption. STAY CONNECTED. Follow #GoBeyondDisruption, @AICPANews and @CIMA_News on social." ©2018 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA). All rights reserved

"Get buy-in BEFORE the change happens" From AICPA & CIMA's London office, Kymberley McAdam talks to accounting expert, author and podcaster Julie Ann Sullivan about several core topics central to the accounting profession worldwide - and podcasting! Listen all the way to the end for a special opportunity available only to listeners of this podcast. OUR GUEST: Based in Pittsburgh and helping clients worldwide, Julie Ann has a deep experience and diverse background which gives her a unique business perspective on improving employee engagement, inspiring leadership and creating better places to work. Find out more at www.julieannsullivan.com WE DISCUSS: the value of engagement, the importance of advocacy and influence, ways of using ideas to move beyond organisational 'silos', the opportunities provided by new media and personality and the power of corporate podcasting. == MORE ABOUT OUR PODCAST == DON'T MISS OUT. Get the latest show every week, automatically and free, at https://www.aicpa-cima.com/disruption.html. Share it easily with colleagues and friends by using the icons on the media player. TAKE IT FURTHER. Find related CPD/CPE resources at https://www.aicpastore.com/GoBeyondDisruption and https://www.cgmastore.com/GoBeyonddisruption. STAY CONNECTED. Follow #GoBeyondDisruption, @AICPANews and @CIMA_News on social." ©2018 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA). All rights reserved

"If I could imagine what the future looks like... it allows us to repurpose ourselves" Vince LoRusso, CEO and co-founder of gamification startup TrueUp, outlines how gamifying the accounting and finance world can help companies better understand and benchmark skills for their teams and their job candidates. THE DISCUSSION: In this conversation with Zinaida Mahmutefendic of the Association's office in North Carolina, Vince answers questions like: What IS "Gamification"? What's the value of bite-size feedback? How can it help cross-generational teams? How does it impact workplace dynamics? What is 'scrap learning'? How does it reduce staff turnover? He also outlines TrueUp's CPA Challenge. There's more about it at https://www.trueupnow.com Find out more about gamification in the accounting context at the Association's website. == MORE ABOUT OUR PODCAST == DON'T MISS OUT. Get the latest show every week, automatically and free, at https://www.aicpa-cima.com/disruption.html. Share it easily with colleagues and friends by using the icons on the media player. TAKE IT FURTHER. Find related CPD/CPE resources at https://www.aicpastore.com/GoBeyondDisruption and https://www.cgmastore.com/GoBeyonddisruption. STAY CONNECTED. Follow #GoBeyondDisruption, @AICPANews and @CIMA_News on social." ©2018 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA). All rights reserved

"When you don't see it, you don't know it". Great things happen when women team up. In this exclusive conversation with AICPA&CIMA Communications and Social Strategy Lead Manager Jennifer Gardner, Betsy and Maggie share what they've discovered from 12 years of research and interviews with more than 125 women business leaders. THE DISCUSSION: Focusing specifically on partnerships between women and exploring their unique attributes and strengths, our guests explain the RAISE model for developing Pathways to Partnership. They also share some inspiring examples of how we can celebrate, develop, motivate, and leverage the extra value of women in business partnerships. RESOURCES: * Discover their book "Power Through Partnership" * Find out about their work at The Mulberry Partners LLC == MORE ABOUT OUR PODCAST == DON'T MISS OUT. Get the latest show every week, automatically and free, at https://www.aicpa-cima.com/disruption.html. Share it easily with colleagues and friends by using the icons on the media player. TAKE IT FURTHER. Find related CPD/CPE resources at https://www.aicpastore.com/GoBeyondDisruption and https://www.cgmastore.com/GoBeyonddisruption. STAY CONNECTED. Follow #GoBeyondDisruption, @AICPANews and @CIMA_News on social." ©2018 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA). All rights reserved

"Parents have to get smarter than their children" In conversation with the Association's Jennifer Gardner, Professor Vivek Wadhwa outlines how today's changes in technology are fundamentally different compared to just 15 years ago. He shares some practical tips that help us limit technology's unintended impacts on our lives while benefiting from the opportunities it offers. OUR GUEST: Professor Wadhwa is an academic, a researcher, a writer and a tech entrepreneur based in Silicon Valley. He was on TIME magazine's list of "Tech 40", one of forty of the most influential minds in tech; and #2 of "ten men worth emulating" in The Financial Times. He studies the exponentially advancing technologies that are soon going to change our world. In his recent book "Your Happiness Hacked", he looks at how technology has altered our lives and not necessarily for the better. == MORE ABOUT OUR PODCAST == DON'T MISS OUT. Get the latest show every week, automatically and free, at https://www.aicpa-cima.com/disruption.html. Share it easily with colleagues and friends by using the icons on the media player. TAKE IT FURTHER. Find related CPD/CPE resources at https://www.aicpastore.com/GoBeyondDisruption and https://www.cgmastore.com/GoBeyonddisruption. STAY CONNECTED. Follow #GoBeyondDisruption, @AICPANews and @CIMA_News on social." ©2018 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA). All rights reserved

"Work can be a burden, or it can be a delight. How we view it depends on the choices that we make" Our featured expert is a chartered psychologist who holds five degrees, including an MBA and a doctorate in occupational psychology. Describing himself as "the leader's psychologist", Dr. Jonathan Passmore explains how coaching can help individuals, teams and organisations identify and grow new momentum in both their professional and personal spheres. THE DISCUSSION: Dr. Passmore shares what he's learned from more than two decades of research and teaching, including: what makes a good coach how to make the best use of workplace coaching the myths of coaching what research reveals about its effectiveness He provides practical tips to help leading professionals become more 'centred', to develop better working practices internally and externally within the context of the accounting and finance sector. Finally, he also shares his recommended resource for further learning: "Coaching for Performance" by John Whitmore (5th Edition, 2018). Find out more about Jonathan at www.jonathanpassmore.com == MORE ABOUT OUR PODCAST == DON'T MISS OUT. Get the latest show every week, automatically and free, at https://www.aicpa-cima.com/disruption.html. Share it easily with colleagues and friends by using the icons on the media player. TAKE IT FURTHER. Find related CPD/CPE resources at https://www.aicpastore.com/GoBeyondDisruption and https://www.cgmastore.com/GoBeyonddisruption. STAY CONNECTED. Follow #GoBeyondDisruption, @AICPANews and @CIMA_News on social." ©2018 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA). All rights reserved

"Stay committed to ethics and objectivity. Your commitment will be tested over and over again as we move through this revolution" A true pioneer in the field of Applied Artificial Intelligence in Business and Strategy, Professor Al Naqvi is Executive Director of the Society of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Healthcare, and CEO of the American Institute of A.I. His goal is to democratise artificial intelligence responsibly. Zinaida Mahmutefendic (AICPA-CIMA) finds out how, and discovers about what 'intelligent machines' mean for the wider professional community. OUR GUEST: Specialising in making A.I. learning easy for business executives, Professor Naqvi has developed 12 courses in Applied Artificial Intelligence in Strategy, Finance, Marketing, Supply Chain, Human Resources and others. He is also an expert in deep learning, especially in Financial Markets. WE DISCUSS: definition of AI at two levels: what 'Artificial Intelligence' is, and what 'Applied' AI means. What does this mean for 'intelligent' versus 'autonomous' machines? How finance professionals can use it to identify and monitor risk. Ways to use AI to improve and automate the work they do while improving their relationships with clients to add value and better serve their clients. == MORE ABOUT OUR PODCAST == DON'T MISS OUT. Get the latest show every week, automatically and free, at https://www.aicpa-cima.com/disruption.html. Share it easily with colleagues and friends by using the icons on the media player. TAKE IT FURTHER. Find related CPD/CPE resources at https://www.aicpastore.com/GoBeyondDisruption and https://www.cgmastore.com/GoBeyonddisruption. STAY CONNECTED. Follow #GoBeyondDisruption, @AICPANews and @CIMA_News on social." ©2018 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA). All rights reserved

"Get out with clients and users and look for problems that are big, ...that you care about, and that in your gut are worth solving" Amy Radin's passion and expertise are helping leaders execute innovation under uncertain, complex and fast-changing conditions. She shares her insights with Jennifer Gardner, AICPA Lead Manager for Communications and Social Strategy OUR GUEST: Amy Radin has been at the forefront of rewiring brands for the future that is upon us. She built a track record of success moving ideas to performance at American Express, Citi, E*TRADE, and AXA. Early on, Amy recognised that her expertise as a data-driven marketer could meet rising demands for large-scale digital transformation. Seeing pervasive and accelerating disruption as an opportunity to amplify the impact of her unique experiences, Amy launched a second career, helping leaders at startup to top Fortune brands advance their innovation priorities. Additionally, she serves on the Board of Directors of the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants. Find out more about Amy Radin's work at www.amyradin.com. == MORE ABOUT OUR PODCAST == DON'T MISS OUT. Get the latest show every week, automatically and free, at https://www.aicpa-cima.com/disruption.html. Share it easily with colleagues and friends by using the icons on the media player. TAKE IT FURTHER. Find related CPD/CPE resources at https://www.aicpastore.com/GoBeyondDisruption and https://www.cgmastore.com/GoBeyonddisruption. STAY CONNECTED. Follow #GoBeyondDisruption, @AICPANews and @CIMA_News on social." ©2018 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA). All rights reserved

"How do you feel about looking into a rear-view mirror that's three months old? How does that help you move your business along?" Marc Zionts, CEO of North Carolina-based Automated Insights, explains how natural language generation can help various industries go beyond business intelligence dashboards and automate data insights. == MORE ABOUT OUR PODCAST == DON'T MISS OUT. Get the latest show every week, automatically and free, at https://www.aicpa-cima.com/disruption.html. Share it easily with colleagues and friends by using the icons on the media player. TAKE IT FURTHER. Find related CPD/CPE resources at https://www.aicpastore.com/GoBeyondDisruption and https://www.cgmastore.com/GoBeyonddisruption. STAY CONNECTED. Follow #GoBeyondDisruption, @AICPANews and @CIMA_News on social." ©2018 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA). All rights reserved

"It's very easy to misapply the technology in a way that isn't taking advantage of the unique aspects that these distributed networks can provide". A software engineer and professional cypherpunk, Jameson Lopp of CASA, guides us through the history of cryptoassets. Learn about its cypherpunk beginnings, rise in mainstream popularity last fall, and growing enterprise interest. == MORE ABOUT OUR PODCAST == DON'T MISS OUT. Get the latest show every week, automatically and free, at https://www.aicpa-cima.com/disruption.html. Share it easily with colleagues and friends by using the icons on the media player. TAKE IT FURTHER. Find related CPD/CPE resources at https://www.aicpastore.com/GoBeyondDisruption and https://www.cgmastore.com/GoBeyonddisruption. STAY CONNECTED. Follow #GoBeyondDisruption, @AICPANews and @CIMA_News on social." ©2018 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA). All rights reserved

"Don't focus on one technology but focus on the convergence of ALL of these technologies right now!" This is not the first time technology is disrupting our industry. Amanda Wilkie of Boomer Consulting, Inc. shares how technology innovation in the past, from the computer itself to mobile and social networks, disrupted the accounting and finance industry. WE DISCUSS: how we can expect blockchain and Internet of Things (IoT) to disrupt our industry practical ways our profession should prepare for it. == MORE ABOUT OUR PODCAST == DON'T MISS OUT. Get the latest show every week, automatically and free, at https://www.aicpa-cima.com/disruption.html. Share it easily with colleagues and friends by using the icons on the media player. TAKE IT FURTHER. Find related CPD/CPE resources at https://www.aicpastore.com/GoBeyondDisruption and https://www.cgmastore.com/GoBeyonddisruption. STAY CONNECTED. Follow #GoBeyondDisruption, @AICPANews and @CIMA_News on social." ©2018 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA). All rights reserved

"There's a slight danger that you get hung up on all the potential barriers and end up not starting." As companies are turning to robotic process automation (RPA) to eliminate manual tasks, what does this mean for our profession? Ed Brooks of The RPA Academy walks us through problems RPA can solve for us and why we should embrace it. == MORE ABOUT OUR PODCAST == DON'T MISS OUT. Get the latest show every week, automatically and free, at https://www.aicpa-cima.com/disruption.html. Share it easily with colleagues and friends by using the icons on the media player. TAKE IT FURTHER. Find related CPD/CPE resources at https://www.aicpastore.com/GoBeyondDisruption and https://www.cgmastore.com/GoBeyonddisruption. STAY CONNECTED. Follow #GoBeyondDisruption, @AICPANews and @CIMA_News on social." ©2018 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA). All rights reserved

"It's important to really cherry-pick the information that matters most and understand how it applies to your profession. How does blockchain tech currently impact the accounting and finance industry, what will the landscape look like, and how can we prepare? Ron Quaranta of the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance explains blockchain and shares observations, trends, and takeaways from Consensus 2018 - Blockchain Week NYC. =========== DON'T MISS OUT. Get the latest show every week, automatically and free, at https://www.aicpa-cima.com/disruption.html. Share it easily with colleagues and friends by using the icons on the media player. TAKE IT FURTHER. Find related CPD/CPE resources at https://www.aicpastore.com/GoBeyondDisruption and https://www.cgmastore.com/GoBeyonddisruption. STAY CONNECTED. Follow #GoBeyondDisruption, @AICPANews and @CIMA_News on social." ©2018 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA). All rights reserved

"Remember, security is EVERYONE'S problem, regardless of what your role is." GBD2. In light of recent data breach and privacy concerns news, Chris Romeo of Security Journey explores why accounting and finance professionals at all levels should be more mindful and aware of cybersecurity threats affecting our data, as well as our clients' data, and how we can start building a security culture. OUR GUEST Chris Romeo CEO and co-founder of Security Journey, which specialises in online application security training organised as a security belt program. Before Security Journey, Chris was the Chief Security Advocate at a Fortune 100 company with over 60,000 employees where he built the most massive security training program that has ever constructed, industry-wide. He left to found Security Journey and bring the lessons he learned teaching developers about security to the entire industry. Connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/securityjourney. DON'T MISS OUT. Get the latest show every week, automatically and free, at https://www.aicpa-cima.com/disruption.html. Share it easily with colleagues and friends by using the icons on the media player. TAKE IT FURTHER. Find related CPD/CPE resources at https://www.aicpastore.com/GoBeyondDisruption and https://www.cgmastore.com/GoBeyonddisruption. STAY CONNECTED. Follow #GoBeyondDisruption, @AICPANews and @CIMA_News on social." ©2018 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA). All rights reserved

"Human Intelligence is about how you apply your technical skills in the context of your business to lead and influence people to create value for your company" AICPA & CIMA's Clar Rosso and Jennifer Gardner explore how accounting and finance professionals across the globe can continue to bring value to their organisation with human intelligence, while working alongside robots. ================= DON'T MISS OUT. Get the latest show every week, automatically and free, at https://www.aicpa-cima.com/disruption.html. Share it easily with colleagues and friends by using the icons on the media player. TAKE IT FURTHER. Find related CPD/CPE resources at https://www.aicpastore.com/GoBeyondDisruption and https://www.cgmastore.com/disruption. STAY CONNECTED. Follow #GoBeyondDisruption, @AICPANews and @CIMA_News on social." ©2018 Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA). All rights reserved