John Sharbaugh, the recently retired CEO of TSCPA, joined us for this episode of Life In Accounting: The Where Accountants Go podcast.
A unique guest…
John was a different guest for us in that he didn’t start his career in the profession, but he has had a unique opportunity to study the accounting profession for a period of over 30 years. These 3 decades of involvement with the accounting profession are made up of employment with two state CPA societies prior to Texas (namely Florida & North Carolina), 12 years with AICPA, and then most recently 17 years serving as CEO for the Texas Society of CPAs.
Trends in the profession
John touches on several factors influencing the profession and goes into depth particularly in the following three areas: technology, globalization, and demographics. We’ve had a few guests that touched on the demographic changes, but we haven’t had any guests as of yet comment on technology to the extent that John does in this interview, not to mention globalization as well.
Personal concerns
John touches on a few ideas for his plans post-TSCPA, but primarily emphasizes his intent to serve the organization as long as needed in his new role – Managing Director of Governmental Affairs, thereby allowing the new CEO to fully transition into her role before tackling long-term plans for the governmental affairs position.
Make sure you listen in until the end – John shares some valuable insight into personal communications during the “biggest mistake” section of the interview. All of us could use to be reminded of this occasionally in our work lives.
I hope you enjoy this episode. I was honored that John would take the time out to share with us, and you won’t regret spending the time to listen in… it’s packed with value.
Have a great week! There’s more to come…
Mark Goldman CPA
President – Where Accountants Go
www.WhereAccountantsGo.com
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