Nicola McLaren, CPA, CA, vice president of professional development and learning at CPABC, speaks with Vivian Tse, director of communication at CPABC, about skills CPAs need to succeed in the remainder of 2023 and beyond.
CPABC's president and CEO Lori Mathison discusses greenwashing and ESG fraud with Marshal Wong, CPA, CA, a senior manager with KPMG's GVA forensic practice and a member of the firm's national forensic ESG team.
Ashleigh McTavish-Wisden, CPA, manager in audit and assurance at BDO Canada’s Vancouver office, speaks with Vince Kanasoot, communications specialist, CPABC, about her path to becoming a CPA, and how her background in criminology supports her work at BDO.
Michael Pickup, FCPA, FCA, Auditor General of BC, speaks with Vince Kanasoot, communications specialist at CPABC, about his career journey, and how his family and life experiences helped shape who he is. An advocate for EDI and mental health wellness, Michael shares how he's striving to move the dial in the workplace.
CPABC’s economist Aaron Aerts speaks with Vivian Tse, CPABC’s director of communications, about the BC Check-Up: Invest 2023 report, including slowing inflation, building investment, and BC’s overall economic outlook.
Learning specialist Garth Sheriff, CPA, CA shares three emerging techniques that are essential to managing hybrid teams, with CPABC communications specialist Leah Giesbrecht.
An insightful conversation with three CPAS who lead companies that are members of Accelerate Okanagan, a tech accelerator in Kelowna: Jodi Cochrane, CPA, CFO of GreenStep Solutions Inc.; Allison Francis, CPA, CA, senior vice-president of finance and business operations at Hyper Hippo; and Jason Hodges, CPA, CMA, CFO of Pela. Interview mediator: Leah Giesbrecht, communications specialist, CPABC.
Anas Qartoumeh, finance manager at UBC Okanagan and CPA candidate, speaks to Leah Giesbrecht, communications specialist at CPABC, about his journey from his home country of Syria to Kelowna, BC, in pursuit of personal freedom and career success. A proud member and advocator of the LGBTQ+ community, Anas shares his inspirational story.
Mallory Denniston, CPA, CA, and CFO for the City of Powell River, and a recipient of this year's CPABC Member Recognition award in the Early Achievement category, speaks with Leah Giesbrecht about how CPAs are essential to the economic sustainability of small towns.
CPABC’s economist Aaron Aerts speaks with Vivian Tse, CPABC’s director of communications, about economic trends in BC, including inflation and interest rates, the robust labour market, and BC’s high rental prices.
Gopi Chande, FCPA, FCA, senior VP of finance and treasurer at Telus chats with Vince Kanasoot, communications specialist at CPABC, about how she earned her way to the boardroom table and continues to thrive in both her professional and personal life.
Jocelyn Li, CPA, manager in ESG and sustainability, KPMG Canada, and CPABC Member Recognition Award recipient in the Early Achievement category chats with Vince Kanasoot, communications specialist with CPABC, about her career and educational path as well as what drives her.
Nelson Soh, CPA, CA, co-founder of FSQ Consulting, answers personal finance questions that CPABC followers asked us on our Instagram.
In this podcast episode, CPABC’s economist Aaron Aerts speaks with Vivian Tse, director of communications with CPABC, about economic trends in BC, looking at November 2022 data. Part of our Coffee Chats with CPABC podcast series.
Hannah Griffin, CPA, VP of finance and operations at DMC Recruitment Group in Kelowna, BC, chats with Leah Giesbrecht, communications specialist at CPABC, about her financial leadership role and passion for sports, along with her involvement in arts and financial literacy, all while raising her daughter.
Aaron Aerts, CPABC's economist, talks to Robert Coard, CPA, CA, partner at PwC Canada, about PwC's report on emerging consumer trends for the 2022 holiday season.
CPABC's president and CEO, Lori Mathison, speaks with Rahul Arora, partner with ERM (Environmental Resources Management) a multi-national sustainability consultancy firm. Rahul shares his global insight on the benefits companies are experiencing from adopting ESG, as well as the latest international developments in disclosures and reporting frameworks.
In our podcast episode, Robin Rosebrugh, workplace consultant with Steelcase, chats with Vince Kanasoot, communications specialist with CPABC, about ways organizations can redesign their physical workspaces and strategize their hybrid work cultures to spark more employee engagement, productivity, and innovation. This interview has been edited due to technical issues and for overall flow (as per our usual practice).
Sharon Edwards, presentation skills coach, speaks to Vince Kanasoot, communications specialist at CPABC, about some key ways in which everyone can improve their communication skills to influence others. Part of our Coffee Chats with CPABC podcast series.
Examining data from the BC Check-Up: Work report for 2022, CPABC’s Aaron Aerts, economist, speaks to Vince Kanasoot, communications specialist, about BC’s economic challenges and labour shortage.
We chat with Nelson Soh, CPA, CA, co-founder of FSQ Consulting, about the Tax-Free First Home Savings Account that’s expected to launch in 2023 and other considerations that potential homebuyers should consider as we head into 2023.
Lori Mathison, FCPA, FCGA, LLB, president and CEO of CPABC speaks with Purpose CPA founders, Chad Chang, CPA, CMA and Matthew Wong, CPA, CGA on how small public practice firms can incorporate ESG principles into their business and how they are helping small businesses do the same. Part of our ESG with Coffee Chats podcast series. Read the full article of the interview here....
Ed Pereira, CPA, CGA, is a principal consultant at Carmel Info-Risk, a cybersecurity consultancy, and is also a recent recipient of CPABC's Member Recognition Award in the Distinguished Service category. In this episode, Vince Kanasoot, communications specialist at CPABC, chats with Ed about how he used his CPA background to dive into the cybersecurity world. You can read the article in CPABC's digital newsroom....
Jonathan Wong, CPA, CA, and his wife Lily run Custom Car Posters, creating fine art prints of cars for car enthusiasts across North America. For this, Jonathan was a successful Dragon's Den contestant. In this episode, Jonathan chats with Vince Kanasoot, communications specialist at CPABC, about how his journey and how he and Lily put family first.
CPABC’s economist Aaron Aerts speaks with Vivian Tse, director of communications, CPABC about economic trends, including inflation, interest rates, housing prices, and the labour market. Part of our Coffee Chats with CPABC podcast series.
In this CPA Disruptor series episode, Mitchal Derksen, CPA, CA, founder and CEO of Numu Technologies, speaks with CPABC's communications specialist, Leah Giesbrecht, about creating his own path in the tech sector to align with his family, interests, and lifestyle
CPABC’s economist Aaron Aerts speaks with Andrew Smith, CPA, CA, about what recent interest rate increases mean for Canadians.
Amanda Collinge Bae is a CPA, CGA; an advocate for inclusion, diversity, equity, access (IDEA); and a ballerina. Hear her story in this podcast interview with CPABC's communications specialist, Vince Kanasoot.
In this podcast episode, CPABC’s economist Aaron Aerts speaks with Vince Kanasoot, communications specialist at CPABC, about demographic and affordability trends in BC from their new BC Check-Up: Live report. They also chat about the tight labour market in the province.
Andrew Smith, CPA, CA chats with Vivian Tse, director of communications at CPABC, on how inflation can affect your finances and on how you can weather this time of rising costs and interest rates.
