The Professional Speaks

David Jolliffe: Boardroom lessons: Mistakes I made as a CFO so you don’t have to

David is the CFO for Novosound, which is an award-winning sensors company specialising in the design and manufacture of innovative ultrasound sensors.  He recently had his first short book published, titled 'Boardroom lessons: Mistakes I made as a CFO so you don’t have to.’ which covers lessons learnt through his experience as a finance professional over 40 years. The link to it on Amazon is below.  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Boardroom-Lessons-Mistakes-Made-Dont-ebook/dp/B0GX7F58GT/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2OULZNVPYJJ3Z&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.FFLSfByPw7_ZFIqxUySpmg.ltC28vwKzglUGWvkmju7BO3hSnS1dHA3pyPTdseIzfc&dib_tag=se&keywords=Boardroom+lessons%3A+Mistakes+I+made+as+a+CFO+so+you+don%E2%80%99t+have+to%2C+david+joliffe&qid=1780661863&sprefix=boardroom+lessons+mistakes+i+made+as+a+cfo+so+you+don+t+have+to+david+joliffe%2Caps%2C97&sr=8-1 This was a really interesting and insightful discussion, which I’m sure you will enjoy.  Outline of episode: 00:00-04:55: What Novosound does and the nature of a early stage technology business 04:55-06:19: Who is David? 06:20-08:45: Summary of his career journey and discussion on working in different sectors as a finance professional 08:46-10:20: Why did John write his recently published short book, titled, ‘Boardroom lessons: Mistakes I made as a CFO so you don’t have to.' 10:21-19:39: Insights on the rare uncovering of fraud as an Accountant, including when he was CFO at Rangers Football Club. 19:40-26:10: How important a Management teams' success is based on the sector the company is in.  26:11-30:21: Experiences of working for PE-backed and high growth businesses.  30:22-35:49: The impact from mentorship 35:50-37:13: Keep learning. How he hopes his book will encourage others.  37:14-END: Personal and professional goals ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Carolyn Bowie: The journey and insights of a legal Partner

Carolyn Bowie is a legal Partner specialising in immigration law for businesses and individuals at BTO, which is a full-service legal practice in Scotland.    Topics discussed include her different route to the legal world and partner, encouraging others to be confident and why imposter syndrome isn’t a bad thing. Outline of episode: 00-05:17: Carolyn’s background and non-traditional route to a career in Law 05:18-06:28: Why did she want to work in Law? 06:29-07:42: What does Carolyn do as an immigration lawyer? 07:43-09:21: Why did she move to BTO solicitors? 09:22-11:37: How did Carolyn manage the juggle of young kids, working full time, going through a divorce and changing career at the same time? 11:38-13:46: Discussion about having determination and confidence to achieve 13:47-18:21: Imposter syndrome, support at BTO and leading people by encouraging them to believe in their ability 18:22-24:47: Building a new service line from scratch  24:48-26:35: The importance of being authentic as a leader and leading by example  26:36-END: Personal and professional goals for the next 12 months  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Ross Stupart: Leadership in times of crisis

In this episode I am joined by Ross Stupart who is Regional Managing Partner for Scotland & Northern Ireland AND Regional Head of Tax at RSM - a global audit, tax and consulting professional services firm.   Topics discussed include what his steepest learning curves have been, what targets he set himself as a tax leader and what skills the senior tax leaders of tomorrow should have. Outline: 00:00-05:02: Intro and background 05:03- 07:20: His role as regional Managing Partner for Scotland and Northern Ireland at RSM 07:21-18:50: Career journey between professional services and industry 18:51-21:31: What is the most important skill a tax advisor should have? 21:32-31:15: Learning in times of crisis as a leader 31:16-39:00: Managing targets set by a firm and setting personal targets to further help clients, current and new 39:01-END: Personal and professional goals for the next 12 months ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Lynne Walker: The life of a CEO: Leading one of the UK’s largest Accountancy LLP’s

Lynne Walker is CEO of Johnston Carmichael, which is a UK Accountancy firm of just under 1,000 people. Unlike many CEOs of such a business, she lives in a town of 10,000 people in the north of Scotland. Topics discussed include how she manages work and life whilst leading and driving the business forward, how the role of CEO has evolved over the last 5 years and her advice on opening new doors whilst not closing doors behind you.  Timings of episode 00:00-02:23: Introduction and background 02:24-07:20: The journey from Partner to CEO 07:21-10:08: Understanding board-level decisions and challenges of being a CEO  10:09-12:29: How has the CEO role evolved over the last 5 years? 12:30-15:25: How does Lynne manage being the CEO of nearly 1,000 people across the UK when she lives in a small town in the north of Scotland?  15:26-18:57: Taking chances and being adaptable to fulfil ambition  18:58-21:53: 90 years of Johnston Carmichael 21:54-23:42: Professional and personal goals for the next 12 months  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Andrew Holloway: Growing a brand with no market presence in a particular region

Andrew Holloway is a Tax Partner & Head of Equity Rewards & Venture Capital Schemes at Cooper Parry which is a UK-based advisory and accountancy firm, backed by US private equity firm, Lee Equity Partners. Interestingly, he was employee no.1 of the firm in Scotland (which at the time had over 2,000 employees based in England) but that was nearly a year after he had turned down an offer to join them. So, what changed for him? What changed for them? Why did he join with no other colleagues to work alongside in his region?  Tune in to hear so much more from this super interesting and honest chat with Andrew.  Timings of episode: 00:00-04:50: Introduction and background 04:50-: 07:35: Why tax? 07:35-15:46: Why did you want to specialise in reward tax and what is it? 15:47-20:45: Why did Andrew first turn down an offer from Cooper Parry and then why did he join as employee no.1 in Scotland for Cooper Parry? 20:46-27:00: How working for a firm with high growth mentality and high risk has been an enormous but fun learning curve.  27:01-31:58: Discussing the different environments of LLP, large mid-tier and PE-backed. 31:59-36:40: 'The Rebels of Accountancy’ - who would be a good fit? 36:41-38:12: Plans for Cooper Parry in Scotland over the next few years 38:13-45:10: What does his voluntary role with Patrick Thistle Football Club’s ‘The Jags Foundation' involve? 45:11-48:10: Personal and professional goals for the next 12 months ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.