Episode 165: Rob Newman Resources

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1. Listen to this Humanise The Numbers podcast with Rob Newman, Managing Partner, Carter, Collins & Myer. Rob shares his thoughts about the importance of being authentic on social media.

2. Listen to this Humanise The Numbers podcast with Rob Newman, Managing Partner, Carter, Collins & Myer, as he discusses the business lessons he's picked up from his passion for martial arts.

3. Listen to this Humanise The Numbers podcast with Rob Newman, Managing Partner, Carter, Collins & Myer. Rob talks about how the right advice can determine someone’s future.

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1. Listen to this Humanise The Numbers podcast with Rob Newman, Managing Partner, Carter, Collins & Myer. Rob shares how one of his biggest business lessons came from martial arts, not accountancy. He believes success is rarely about talent and almost always about consistency.

Rob openly says he was never a natural athlete, yet he won 30 of his 33 fights - by showing up, training, learning and refusing to quit. That mindset became the foundation of how he built his firm.

He reminds us that most of business is not glamorous. It is the daily work that happens behind the scenes. The things nobody celebrates are often the things that create results.

His message is simple. Keep turning up, keep learning, and keep improving. The people who stay in the game long enough are frequently the people who create the biggest breakthroughs.

2. Listen to this Humanise The Numbers podcast with Rob Newman, Managing Partner, Carter, Collins & Myer. Rob discusses how he built an accountancy firm from a £35,000 fee bank above a chip shop into a multi-service business with 30 staff.

What stands out is not the growth itself, but the honesty behind the journey. There was no overnight success story, no huge investment, and no grand masterplan.

Over the years, he completed 13 acquisitions, built new service lines, and stayed committed to serving owner-managed businesses. Step by step, he kept moving forward and reinvesting in the future.

3. Listen to this Humanise The Numbers podcast with Rob Newman, Managing Partner, Carter, Collins & Myer. Rob shares his thoughts on why authenticity matters more than strategy on LinkedIn.

His well-known car selfies started because he could not create graphics and needed an image for his posts. What began as a practical solution became part of his personal brand.

Rob has grown a significant LinkedIn following simply by sharing his opinions, experiences, and personality. He believes people connect with genuine people, not with polished corporate messaging.

His advice is to stop worrying about pleasing everyone. Some people will disagree with your views. Some posts will fail. The important thing is showing up as yourself and contributing to the conversation.

4. Listen to this Humanise The Numbers podcast with Rob Newman, Managing Partner, Carter, Collins & Myer. Rob discusses what 'humanising the numbers' really means.

For him, accounting information is not about spreadsheets or technical terms. It is about helping people make decisions that affect their businesses, families, and futures.

A set of management accounts might determine whether someone hires a new employee, invests in equipment, moves premises, or finally takes that family holiday they have been planning.

Rob believes accountants have a responsibility to translate numbers into meaningful conversations. When people truly understand their figures, they make better decisions and gain more confidence in the future.

5. Listen to this Humanise The Numbers podcast with Rob Newman, Managing Partner, Carter, Collins & Myer. Rob shares the client experience that completely changed how he communicated with business owners.

Early in his career, he had to tell a client called ‘Eric The Viking’ that he owed significantly more tax than expected. The conversation went badly, Rob nearly got strangled, and it served as an unforgettable lesson.

What Rob learned was that having the right answer is not enough. People need information delivered in a way they can understand and process.

6. Listen to this Humanise The Numbers podcast with Rob Newman, Managing Partner, Carter, Collins & Myer. Rob discusses why education has become such an important part of his content.

He believes many business owners struggle with tax and financial concepts simply because nobody has explained them clearly. The problem is not intelligence. The problem is communication.

Topics that accountants take for granted can be completely new territory for clients. Rob sees it as his job to remove complexity and make ideas easier to understand.

His approach is refreshing. Rather than showing how much he knows, he focuses on helping others understand something they did not understand yesterday.

7. Listen to this Humanise The Numbers podcast with Rob Newman, Managing Partner, Carter, Collins & Myer. Rob shares his perspective on AI and why he sees it as a tool rather than as a takeover.

Having worked through multiple waves of technology change, from early software through to automation, he views AI as the next stage in an ongoing evolution.

Rob already uses AI in practical ways across his firm, from document processing to communication support. The technology improves efficiency and allows his team to work differently.

What he does not believe is the prediction that AI will replace accountants entirely. His view is that the profession will adapt, just as it always has, while continuing to provide human judgement and guidance.

8. Listen to this Humanise The Numbers podcast with Rob Newman, Managing Partner, Carter, Collins & Myer. Listen to Rob discuss the role of the accountant and why he sees it as much bigger than compliance.

He describes accountants as interpreters. Their job is to take information, decipher it to understand what it means, and then to help others make better decisions.

Over time, that role often develops into something deeper. Business owners trust their accountants because they have been alongside them through important moments in both business and life.

Rob shared stories where clients came to him first, not because they needed technical advice, but because they trusted him. That level of trust is built over years and is one of the most valuable parts of the profession.

9. Listen to this Humanise The Numbers podcast with Rob Newman, Managing Partner, Carter, Collins & Myer. Rob shares a story that highlights the real impact accountants can have on people's lives.

A couple approached him for advice before investing their savings into buying a business. After reviewing the figures, he quickly identified that the business was losing significant amounts of money.

That single conversation prevented them from remortgaging their house and risking their financial future. The value was not in producing a report. It was in helping people avoid a costly mistake.

Rob's story is a reminder that great advice is often about preventing problems rather than solving them. Sometimes the most important outcome is the disaster that never happens.

10. Listen to this Humanise The Numbers podcast with Rob Newman, Managing Partner, Carter, Collins & Myer. Listen to Rob discuss why ambition should never come at the expense of actually living your life.

Alongside running a successful firm, he has written a number of business books, trained in martial arts around the world, spent time in Japan, trained in Brazil, and pursued a wide range of personal challenges.

He believes that experiences fuel energy, curiosity and growth. The more you engage with life, the more you bring back into your business and leadership.

Rob's outlook is refreshing in a world obsessed with productivity. Business success matters, but the purpose of success is to create a life worth living.

His message is clear:  build the business, chase the goals and work hard, but do not forget to collect the experiences that make the journey worthwhile.

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