Brian Wagner returns to the podcast from episode 74 to talk about his recent retirement, steelhead fly fishing in Alaska, and why workplace culture has to come from the individuals!
Ilya talks about his passion for skiing and how his balance on risk assessment applies both in the office and on the mountains. He also talks about how workplace cultures have changed overall with a demand for more purposeful roles!
Drew is the AVP for Finance at LIU, and the founder of The Rapping CPA – a creative content development service for businesses, individuals and organizations. While he loves data analytics, process management, and business strategy, he has a passion for rapping, acting, and overall entertaining in general. Accordingly, he’s developed tons of songs, videos, and content on all topics from accounting to partying. He enjoys boating, house parties, networking events, speaking, performing, history, brainstorming, and sports. Drew is a self-proclaimed polymath and “multipotentialite”.
The Rapping CPA returns to the podcast from episode 84 to talk about how his reputation has followed him through a new job and how he landed a job as a production assistant for a couple of Bon Jovi’s music videos!
J Keith, VP of Corporate Development at Pax8, has always tried to be creative in everything thing that he does. As a CPA, his creativity is focused on how he addresses any issues or projects in his professional career.
J talks about how this creativity is applied in the office, how Pax8 encourages employees to share about themselves, and how it is important to break the barrier of communication as a senior executive!
Belicia returns to the podcast from episode 37 to update us on her latest hobbies including snowboarding, travelling, and going to the shooting range! She also talks about how she has noticed a change in co-workers making a point to bring their full selves into the office!
Ali Metzl, a shareholder of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, talks about her passion for running marathons and how it benefits her work at the office with developing relationships with clients and colleagues, and helping her maintain focus!
Jason Kalies, Director of Accounting Policy for United Health Group, returns from episode 9 to talk about his new passion for photography and how it challenges him to think differently and look at things in a different perspective!
Caleb Jenkins, Leader of Client Accounting Services at RLJ Financial Services, talks about applying his technical expertise as an accountant towards community volunteer programs like SALT Micro-financing and how participating in a volunteer activity is much more of what sets your identity as an individual than your profession!