Episode 16

How Busy Accountants Can Handle Regulation Overload

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In today's episode 16, "How Busy Accountants Can Handle Regulation Overload" with special guest Lucy Cohen, founder of innovative UK accounting firm Mazuma. https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucycohen

You can also watch this on youtube here: https://youtu.be/fIbKSdn7ybg

Key takeaways from this episode include:

why the ability to deal with a quickly changing tax and regulation world is vital for UK accountants

how covid developed the skillset of communicating rapid change in accountants and accounting professionals

what kind of effort and organisation is required for accountants to stay on top of updates in key areas and information overload

how trusted accounting advisors lean into their specialist interest areas to stay relevant and current, vz trying to cover everything

the finesse and discernment required by accountants and accounting firms when communicating changes to their clients

the difference between reacting and proactively pivoting to tax and budget changes for UK accountants and their clients

what peace of mind looks like for accounting firm clients in being able to to to one place or source for trusted information

what accounting firm owners and leaders must to do set a culture and processes that allow their people to stay current with regulation

shout to to Pronation, a soon-to-be-launched mastermind and coaching community for accountants ran by three seasoned experts

two top tips for UK accountants, fintech professionals and trusted advisors to stay current and relevant for their clients

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Martin Bissett

Martin Bissett is the founder of the Bissett Group of companies that provide practice and personal growth communities, content, and continuing education exclusively to the accounting and bookkeeping professions worldwide.

Previously he established a high six-figure consulting firm while serving as a keynote speaker with over 100 one-off and repeat engagements to his name, as well as becoming the most published author on his topics of specialism with 11 books including 1 bestseller.

Since 1998, he has played a major part in working with over 1800 accounting firms in over 40 countries. These projects have led to those firms acquiring over £500m of recurring fees before inflationary increases, referrals and upselling are factored in. He stopped keeping track of this number over 5 years ago. Martin now advises both accounting practitioners and FinTech companies alike, at board level.
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Rob Brown

Rob Brown chairs events, panels and networking events globally for the accounting and fintech profession. He is Rob is co-founder of the Accounting Influencers Roundtable (AIR) which runs international virtual speed networking events for the accounting community. To participate, go to https://accountinginfluencers.com/events and book your place at the next gathering. Great to build your personal brand and make valuable industry connections.

Aside from interviewing thousands of accounting experts and influencers, Rob helps accounting firms attract talent through compelling employee advocacy and branding techniques. He is author of the bestselling book Build Your Reputation (Wiley) and his TEDx talk ‘The Personal Brand of You’ has been viewed 400,000 times on YouTube. He is a stroke survivor, has epilepsy, is a committed Christian and has a black belt in kickboxing. He is based in Nottingham UK, home of Robin Hood, plays chess and backgammon, loves orange chocolate and is allergic to grapefruit.