Connect with Stuart
1. Listen to this Humanise The Numbers podcast with Stuart Clark, Managing Director at Russell + Russell. Stuart shares his journey from physiotherapist to accountant.
2. Listen to this Humanise The Numbers podcast with Stuart Clark, Managing Director at Russell + Russell. Stuart discusses the challenges of trying to manage a change in ownership during the Covid pandemic.
3. Listen to this Humanise The Numbers podcast with Stuart Clark, Managing Director at Russell + Russell, as he shares his personal journey and how he nearly became an Olympic athlete.
https://humanisethenumbers.online/episode-136-stuart-clark-managing-director-at-russell-russell/
1. Listen to this Humanise The Numbers podcast with Stuart Clark, Managing Director at Russell + Russell. Stuart shares the purpose of their firm – Making Lives Better – and describes how they arrived at this purpose and how it has shaped their team, the clients they work with and the way they run their business.
2. Listen to this Humanise The Numbers podcast with Stuart Clark, Managing Director at Russell + Russell. Stuart shares why their purpose – Making Lives Better – really matters to the initiatives they undertake in the community, the positive impact it has had on their team, and the improved processes that have resulted in a happier team and happier clients.
For them, the central point is always 'Making Lives Better'.
3. Listen to this Humanise The Numbers podcast with Stuart Clark, Managing Director at Russell + Russell. Stuart describes how their core purpose has helped define their values and behavioural standards and how decisions are made with the core purpose in mind. This ensures that, although there may be tactical disagreements, the team is always on the same page.
4. Listen to this Humanise The Numbers podcast with Stuart Clark, Managing Director at Russell + Russell. Stuart talks about his journey from physiotherapist to accountant and about his bid to become an Olympic athlete in the sport of handball.
5. Listen to this Humanise The Numbers podcast with Stuart Clark, Managing Director at Russell + Russell. Stuart shares his journey at Russell + Russell – how he came to apply for the job and what attracted him to the firm in the first place.
6. Listen to this Humanise The Numbers podcast with Stuart Clark, Managing Director at Russell + Russell. Stuart discusses the way in which he noted that clients were dealt with at Russell + Russell when he joined. There was a proactive approach to contacting them, rather than waiting for them to get in touch, and they did not charge for phone calls. They were active in the advisory space, with a structured plan for client meetings that often involved other members of the team so that they could learn how to run client meetings as well.
7. Listen to this Humanise The Numbers podcast with Stuart Clark, Managing Director at Russell + Russell. Stuart shares the highs and lows of the ownership takeover – managing the start of this through the Covid pandemic and managing the length of time it took. He talks about how a budget announcement meant it was all done and dusted within a week.
8. Listen to this Humanise The Numbers podcast with Stuart Clark, Managing Director at Russell + Russell. Stuart shares how the responsibility of owning your accountancy firm feels and the difficulties they had in the first 12-18 months with legal issues and personal stresses, while at the same time trying to run a business and being drawn back into the day-to-day team and client work.
9. Listen to this Humanise The Numbers podcast with Stuart Clark, Managing Director at Russell + Russell. Towards the end of the podcast, Stuart talks about the importance of having the right client base – working with clients who align with the firm's culture and values and who are the right fit for the team.
10. Listen to this Humanise The Numbers podcast with Stuart Clark, Managing Director at Russell + Russell. At the end of the podcast, Stuart shares what he is most proud of, as well as his vision for the future of the firm.
https://humanisethenumbers.online/episode-136-stuart-clark-managing-director-at-russell-russell/
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Here is a soundbite of the interview with Stuart