Podcasts by Straight From the CPAs Mouth
The worlds of business, accounting & finance can be overwhelming. How do you filter out buzzwords & constantly changing news to get to the key information that really matters? Easy—hear it straight from Alberta Chartered Professional Accountants (CPAs). This podcast features CPAs sharing their thoughts on everything from leadership to education to finance. Listen to learn from expert business leaders and those on the forefront of change. Straight From the CPA's Mouth is produced by the Alberta CPA Education Foundation's Hesje CPA Knowledge Centre.
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306: Betty Mah - Women in Finance from 2022-01-25T11:00:14
In this episode, our host sits down with Betty Mah CPA, CMA for a conversation about the challenges and opportunities for women in finance, her experiences and advice for new CPAs. Betty is the Man...
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305: Accountant-In-Residence – NAIT from 2021-12-21T11:00:06
The CPA Education Foundation is committed to supporting innovations in business and accounting education that advance the CPA profession in Alberta. In this episode, we learn about how one post-sec...
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304: A Conversation with Eresha Fernando CPA from 2021-12-07T11:00:22
The Sawridge Inns and Conference Centres, have been operating in Alberta for more than four decades and have seen their fair share of ups and downs. In this episode, we speak with Eresha Fernando C...
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303: Financial Literacy Series: Part 2 – Building a Budget from 2021-11-23T11:00:09
In part 2 of our Financial Literacy special, we continue our conversation with Robin Taub CPA, CA, and author of The Wisest Investment: Teaching Your Kids to Be Responsible, Independent and Money-S...
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302: Financial Literacy Series: Part 1 – Teaching your children about money from 2021-11-08T13:00:14
Straight From the CPA's Mouth presents a two-part Financial Literacy podcast featuring Robin Taub CPA, CA and author of The Wisest Investment: Teaching Your Kids to Be Responsible, Independent and ...
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301: Christine Leung - CPA Alberta Early Achievement Award recipient from 2021-10-18T14:54:20
Season 3 returns with a new episode featuring 2021 CPA Alberta Early Achievement Award recipient, Christine Leung CPA. The Early Achievement Award recognizes early-career CPAs who have made signifi...
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222: Talking about racism, diversity and inclusion – Part 3 from 2021-06-29T17:12:10
We close out National Indigenous History Month and Season Two of Straight From the CPA’s Mouth with the final episode of our three-part special exploring the topics of equity, representation, and r...
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221: Talking about racism, diversity and inclusion – Part 2 from 2021-06-22T22:18:20
Conversations about equity, diversity, and inclusion belong at the forefront of progress. Part two of our three-part special in honour of National Indigenous History Month, continues our conversati...
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220: Talking about racism, diversity and inclusion – Part 1 from 2021-06-15T15:11:29
As the profession continues to grow, it’s important that we continue having meaningful conversations about uncomfortable, or complicated, subjects. As part of National Indigenous History Month, we’...
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219: Turning your Hobby into a Business from 2021-05-26T17:10:56
Do you have a hobby, or something you’re passionate about, and wonder if it’d make a good business? Believe it or not, but you can turn your hobby – or your passion – into a business. In this episo...
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218: Hesje Observatory from 2021-05-11T17:48:57
While the search for intelligent life in the universe continues, human accomplishments in space research continue. For Albertans, there are exciting projects happening closer to home. In January 20...
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217: A Conversation with Dr. Jody Carrington – Part 2 from 2021-04-27T16:21:39
In this episode, we continue our conversation with psychologist, author and public speaker Dr. Jody Carrington. Last time, we discussed the challenges of living through periods of isolation, emotio...
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216: A Conversation with Dr. Jody Carrington – Part 1 from 2021-04-20T17:51:06
Alberta has recently passed its one year anniversary of living and coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s definitely been a rollercoaster of a year and while “we are wired to do hard things,” hard...
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215: Sharif Ahmed – Leaning Into Vulnerability from 2021-03-23T15:43:46
Everyone can relate to new beginnings – your first post-secondary class, landing your first job, or buying your first home. For many of us, it's terrifying to step into something new; to step into ...
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214: Azfaar Dharani – CPAs, They’re More Than Number-Crunchers from 2021-03-09T20:49:26
CPAs are more than number-crunnchers and spreadsheet wizards. They’re decision-makers, kombucha-brewers, board members of non-profits, controllers for global companies, and educators of the next ge...
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213: Cassandra Liberona – All about taxes – COVID edition from 2021-02-23T19:28:09
2020 forced us all to make hard decisions—decisions that not only impacted how we lived, worked and socialized, but also came with tax implications. In this podcast, Cassandra Liberona CPA, CA at Y...
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Episode 212: Rachel Miller – Anti-Racism Initiatives at CPA Alberta from 2021-02-09T15:25:03
With the kinds of events that have happened in the last few years, many individuals and organizations have begun the necessary work of confronting their prejudices and beliefs about race and racism...
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212: Rachel Miller – Anti-Racism Initiatives at CPA Alberta from 2021-02-09T15:25:03
With the kinds of events that have happened in the last few years, many individuals and organizations have begun the necessary work of confronting their prejudices and beliefs about race and racism...
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Episode 211: Danielle Aquin – Let’s talk from 2021-01-26T19:09:24
Mental health is something that all Canadians will contend with in some degree over their lifetime. According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, in any given year, one in five people in Can...
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211: Danielle Aquin – Let’s talk from 2021-01-26T19:09:24
Mental health is something that all Canadians will contend with in some degree over their lifetime. According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, in any given year, one in five people in Can...
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Episode 210: Tope Roth & Meagan Schroder - Breaking Barriers from 2021-01-12T18:21:32
Owning a business has its challenges. But how are those challenges accentuated when your career intersects with your identity as Black, Indigenous, or a person of colour? And how can businesses con...
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210: Tope Roth & Meagan Schroder - Breaking Barriers from 2021-01-12T18:21:32
Owning a business has its challenges. But how are those challenges accentuated when your career intersects with your identity as Black, Indigenous, or a person of colour? And how can businesses con...
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Episode 209: Rakiya Randhawa - Setting, Managing and Crushing your Goals from 2020-12-15T22:26:07
New Year’s resolutions. We all make them, but how many of them actually stick? Statistics show that 80% of us will abandon our goals within the first month. How frustrating is that? According to Ra...
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209: Rakiya Randhawa - Setting, Managing and Crushing your Goals from 2020-12-15T22:26:07
New Year’s resolutions. We all make them, but how many of them actually stick? Statistics show that 80% of us will abandon our goals within the first month. How frustrating is that? According to Ra...
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Episode 208: Deepa Maisuria – Building Resilience in Work and Life from 2020-10-27T15:28:48
What does it mean to “build resilience during times of adversity” and what impact does our ability to build resilience have on how we cope in our physical, mental, emotional and social lives? Strai...
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208: Deepa Maisuria – Building Resilience in Work and Life from 2020-10-27T15:28:48
What does it mean to “build resilience during times of adversity” and what impact does our ability to build resilience have on how we cope in our physical, mental, emotional and social lives? Strai...
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Episode 207: Solopreneurship During a Global Pandemic from 2020-09-29T15:54:24
We’ve all heard the term “entrepreneurship” and have a basic understanding of what it means to be an entrepreneur. But what about “solopreneurship?” In this episode of we speak with Carolyn Scisson...
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207: Solopreneurship During a Global Pandemic from 2020-09-29T15:54:24
We’ve all heard the term “entrepreneurship” and have a basic understanding of what it means to be an entrepreneur. But what about “solopreneurship?” In this episode of we speak with Carolyn Scisson...
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206: The Value of Volunteerism from 2020-09-09T19:38:51
With more than 25,000 charities and non-profit organizations, Alberta’s voluntary sector touches virtually every aspect of life in our communities. To share their thoughts about the value of volunt...
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205: Adam Devenny – Dipping our toes into data analytics from 2020-08-11T20:05:17
In this episode of Straight From the CPA’s Mouth, our guest, Adam Devenny, Senior Manager with KPMG in Calgary joins us as we take a deep dive into data analytics. Data is all around us. We interac...
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204: Generations Part 2 from 2020-06-15T21:53:54
Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and the up-and-coming Generation Z all have different economic and historical circumstances that they’ve had to deal with, or are dealing with now. Kari Spe...
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203: Generations Part 1 from 2020-06-03T14:39:59
Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and the up-and-coming Generation Z all have different economic and historical circumstances that they’ve had to deal with, or are dealing with now. Kari Spe...
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202: From the East to the West - An Interview with Kat Giyasova Part 2 from 2020-05-19T07:00:03
The conversation that started with Kat Giyasova in the season 2 premier of Straight From the CPA's Mouth continues. Successful CFE writer Kat Giyasova grew up in Uzbekistan and Thailand, and then f...
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201: From the East to the West - An Interview with Kat Giyasova Part 1 from 2020-05-04T08:00:48
In the season 2 premier of Straight From the CPA's Mouth, successful CFE writer Kat Giyasova shares her story of growing up in Uzbekistan and Thailand, and the journey that led her to Alberta. Her ...
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122: Todd Scaletta - What mistake has taught you the most? from 2020-03-13T00:00
In the final episode of the first season of Straight From the CPA’s Mouth, Todd Scaletta CPA, CMA, Senior Vice President of Foresight and Research at CPA Alberta, discusses the five drivers of chan...
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121: All About Taxes Part 2 from 2020-03-02T15:57:18
In the second installment of this two-part special on taxes, Dale Somerville CPA, CA brings attention to often unheard-of deductions that individuals can claim when filing their taxes. Are you a sc...
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120: All About Taxes Part 1 from 2020-02-16T00:00
Part one of this podcast special on taxes features Dale Somerville CPA, CA, founder and president of W. Dale Somerville Professional Corporation. Dale offers tips and tricks for keeping your receip...
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119: Stephen Bergstrom - What is the difference between learning and education? from 2020-02-03T11:00
Accounting instructor at SAIT, Stephen Bergstrom CPA, CMA, leans on his teaching experience to tackle the question, "What is the difference between education and accounting?" He also talks about hi...
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118: Gerald Matthews - What do you consider absolutely necessary for a successful life? from 2020-01-18T00:00
Actor-turned-accountant Gerald Matthews CPA, CMA is an internal auditor at Enerflex Ltd. He answers the question, "What do you consider absolutely necessary for a successful life?"; shares about hi...
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117: Chioma Ufodike - What is the wisest thing you have ever heard someone say? from 2020-01-02T00:00
What does it look like when accounting and crime investigation go hand-in-hand? Chioma Ufodike CPA, CMA shares her experience as a forensic accountant and delves into what it means to follow the da...
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116: Investing With Lisa Matthews from 2019-11-25T11:00:13
Lisa Matthews CPA, CGA knows how to invest. After declaring bankruptcy in her twenties, she was able to retire early because of her investing know-how. In the fourth and last episode of the Straigh...
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115: Saving & Spending from 2019-11-18T15:38:21
Three CPAs come together to discuss the value of saving, and the importance of being a wise consumer; Aileen Campbell CPA, CGA, Tim Onciul CPA, CMA, and Justin Wong CPA, CA each bring experience fr...
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114: Debt, Debt, Debt from 2019-11-12T11:00:33
In the second installment of the four-episode series on Financial Literacy, a student and an early-career professional interview Raymond Letendre CPA, CGA about debt. Hear about different strategie...
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113: Financial Literacy Streeter from 2019-11-04T18:20:25
This episode is the first in a four-part series on financial literacy. Straight From the CPA's Mouth took to the crowds at CPA Alberta's Meet Your Employer events in September to get real people's ...
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112: Jason Ding - What is your approach to resolving conflict? from 2019-10-20T00:00
Jason Ding CPA, CA is Senior Managing Director, Deloitte Corporate Finance, at Deloitte Canada and specializes in life sciences and healthcare transactions. He shares his approach to conflict—honed...
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111: Rachel Miller - At what point should you consider yourself good enough? from 2019-10-05T00:00
Rachel Miller FCPA, FCA is CEO of CPA Alberta, a respected leader in the CPA profession, and a dedicated volunteer and community leader. In this episode, Rachel talks about being good enough, gende...
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110: Harriet Tinka - What keeps you motivated? from 2019-09-27T14:07:34
Harriet Tinka CPA, CMA is an in-demand speaker, life coach, youth supporter, passionate entrepreneur, and life enthusiast. She's also a competitive runner who has completed tough mudders and the Ca...
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109: Aymie Rondeau - How do you deal with your weaknesses? from 2019-09-01T00:00
Self-described as an entrepreneur, teacher, mentor, volunteer, dog mom, prairie girl, and Rider fan, Aymie Rondeau CPA, CA is Founder and CEO of The Curvy Shop. In this episode, Aymie discusses wea...
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108: Steve Allan - How do you define success? from 2019-08-19T12:00:06
Steve Allan FCPA, FCA is a respected business leader and tireless volunteer who advocates for economic development, sports, and the arts in Alberta. In this episode, Steve discusses his definition ...
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107: Janine Rogan - Why is money important to you? from 2019-08-05T13:00:05
Janine Rogan CPA is a Finance Writer, Speaker, Tax Specialist, and financial literacy advocate. She answers the question, "Why is money important to you?" and discusses financial literacy, debt, an...
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106: Sam Weerasekera - What is the best advice you've ever received? from 2019-07-22T13:00:04
Sam Weerasekera CPA is Operations Accountant for Harry's in London, England, and a 2019 CPA Alberta Early Achievement Award recipient. Sam answers the question, "What is the best advice you've ever...
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105: Robert Andrews – What are the most overrated and underrated leadership qualities? from 2019-07-08T12:00:14
Robert Andrews CPA, CMA is Executive Director of the Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of Alberta(AFOA)and a passionate advocate for bringing professional skills back to improve Indigenous ...
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Special: What do employers look for when hiring CPA candidates? (Live recording from conference) from 2019-06-24T11:59:59
This special episode is an employer panel discussion recorded in May 2019 at the CPA Education Foundation’s 2019 Conference for Academics. Hear a panel of experts share the skills, characteristics,...
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104: Joe Gagliardi – What have you learned from failure? from 2019-06-10T07:00:05
Joe Gagliardi FCPA, FCMA is Managing Partner at Recruitment Partners and a dedicated volunteer and mentor in the CPA profession. Joe answers the question “what have you learned from failure?” and d...
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103: Erin Schwartz – How often do you ask yourself if there’s a better way of doing things? from 2019-05-22T13:57:41
Erin Schwartz CPA, MPAcc is Manager of Employer Relations at CPA Alberta. Erin answers the question “how often you ask yourself if there’s a better way of doing things?” She also talks about her un...
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102: Ross Wilson – What is the most innovative idea to date? from 2019-05-22T13:56:16
Self-described on Twitter as “just a middle aged man trying his best,” Ross Wilson CPA, CA is a Paralympic silver medalist, a world champion in cycling, and the Director of Internal Audit at NAIT. ...
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101: Brian Hesje & Simran Sandhu from 2019-05-17T20:37:59
Brian Hesje FCPA, FCA, MBA is an accomplished Alberta business leader, writer, and community builder. Simran Sandhu is a 4th year accounting student at the University of Alberta. We talk to Simran ...
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