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Episode 165: Rob Newman, Managing Partner, Carter, Collins & Myer

Paul Shrimpling — Thu, 14 May 2026 10:23:52 +0000

What does martial arts have to do with running a medium-sized accounting firm? Well, as it turns out in this podcast with Rob Newman of Carter Collins & Myer, quite a lot.
We didn't just talk about martial arts, though. In the podcast, we touch on the importance of how we work with our clients and how accountants can genuinely change lives.
We also discuss Rob's LinkedIn style and how he's mastered the art of the inscrutable selfie from his car!
For this and a lot more, please listen to this podcast and scroll down the podcast’s episode page for the contact information for Rob and for the additional, downloadable resources mentioned in the podcast.

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Episode 164: Natasha Frangos, Managing Partner at HaysMac

Paul Shrimpling — Thu, 14 May 2026 09:56:02 +0000

It's rare to find a firm with 650 people and just two offices that is still privately owned – the sort of firm that private equity firms would give their right arm for.
It was therefore a great privilege to welcome Natasha Frangos of HaysMac onto the podcast. Natasha shares what's behind their 65% organic growth in the last four years, their sector-specific strategies, their commitment to and progression of their team, and their level of team engagement.
So why not go and dive into the podcast discussion with Natasha from HaysMac and scroll down the podcast’s episode page for the contact information for Natasha and for the additional, downloadable resources mentioned in the podcast.

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Episode 163: Sam Pearce, Executive Coach at Train of Thought

Paul Shrimpling — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:43:12 +0000

Every time we work with a firm and every time we make a podcast, we seek to challenge the status quo. What we mean by that is that we want to challenge your thinking, your decision making, and even the actions you take, with the aim that you achieve transformative results.
When I invited Sam Pearce, of Train of Thought, onto the podcast, I felt that challenge myself, as he coaches and mentors people from the creative sectors, as opposed to the number industry that we're all in.
I was therefore expecting to hear a lot about differences that would challenge my thinking. What actually stood out for me, however, were the similarities of the challenges that he and the people in his industry are facing, and how we, in our profession, the accountancy profession, can learn from that.
So please come and have a listen to this podcast with Sam Pearce. Scroll down the podcast’s episode page for the contact information for Sam and for the additional, downloadable resources mentioned in the podcast.

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Episode 162: Elaine Godley of The DISCPlus Academy

Paul Shrimpling — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:08:48 +0000

Can you begin to imagine what it's like to have been given a Stage 4 cancer diagnosis, then to beat that diagnosis, not just once, but twice, through an awareness of the link between behaviour and health?
In our latest podcast, Elaine Godley of The DISCPlus Academy shares the insights and knowledge acquired from over 40 years of experience in professional services, including accountancy and legal.
More recently, Elaine has been exploring behavioural analysis and the impact of behaviour on our health. And let me tell you, it's an inspiring tale. We cover a range of topics in this podcast, including what it's like to work in professional services, the stresses and strains that it causes on our health, and the ability to self-manage, improving our outlook and being our authentic selves at work.
Scroll down the podcast’s episode page for Elaine’s contact information and for the additional downloadable resources mentioned in the podcast.

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Episode 161: Stacey Barr of Pump Academy

Paul Shrimpling — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:44:25 +0000

As a leader or manager interested in achieving sustainable long-term success, you undoubtedly need to take KPI performance – Key Predictive or Key Performance Indicators – seriously, so that you can achieve what you want to achieve.
In this podcast discussion with Stacey Barr of Pump Academy, Stacey unpacks some simple – but key – practical ways of improving your ability to identify and measure the right KPIs in such a way that you’ll be able to attain great team buy-in. This is crucial as, if the team haven’t bought in, it doesn't matter what KPIs you've put in place, it isn’t going to work well.
I would heartily recommend that any accountant or leader or manager in an accountancy firm who wants to achieve sustainable success for their team, their firm, and their clients – because the KPI conversation is absolutely a numbers conversation your clients would appreciate – check out this podcast discussion with Stacey Barr of Pump Academy.

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Episode 160: Amy Spillard and John Toon of HLB

Paul Shrimpling — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 14:53:00 +0000

In a world where technology, and AI in particular, is becoming ever more dominant, it makes sense to investigate and delve into how the interrelation between the adoption of technology and how it works for your team and for your clients is relevant to you and your firm.
In this podcast with John Toon and Amy Spillard from HLB, the global accounting network, we discussed the importance of understanding that anything to do with innovation around technology becomes a process of leading and managing change.
Amy, John, and I unpack their experiences of working with different fintech companies, and with different technologies, and how they've made it work across HLB and the other firms that they had previously worked for.
If you're interested in working out how to implement better, faster, deeper technology innovation in your firm, check out this podcast with Amy and John from HLB.
Please scroll down the podcast’s episode page for the contact information for Amy and John and for the additional, downloadable resources mentioned in the podcast.

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Technology Series Template for Episode Page

Paul Shrimpling — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:57:06 +0000

Insert Audio EPISODE 119 AARON HARRIS, GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OFFICER FOR SAGE THE STORY It's not every day you have an opportunity to interview the Global Chief Technology Officer of one of the landmark suppliers to the accounting profession.In this podcast discussion with Aaron Harris from Sage, we explored a few issues around using AI in […]

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