Marshall Pitman, Professor at the University of Texas in San Antonio, joined us for this week’s episode of Life In Accounting: The Where Accountants Go podcast
Cold weather & a tough economy
Marshall recounts how he got started in the teaching profession and how he made his way to Texas from Illinois where he initially attended college. Suffice it to say that desiring warmer weather, along with a touch economy at the time, as led to accounting students for a few decades now being influenced by Marshall for the better. In a nutshell, Marshall decided to pursue his advanced degrees due to a tough economy at the time, and then later after he was teaching at DePaul University for a while he thought it was becoming time for a warmer climate, which led to him moving to UTSA in South Texas.
“What did you see in me”
One of my favorite parts of this interview is when Marshall tells the story of a lunch he recently had with a previous student. At one point the former student asked him, “What did you see in me?” You’ll need to listen to the audio for the full conversation, but the end result was that the belief Professor Pitman showed in this student’s potential led to them pushing themselves and eventually becoming the Director of Tax for a large Fortune 500 company today.
Public accounting decision
Another of the valuable take-aways from this interview is the discussion, and even analysis, of opportunities in public accounting. You’ll hear Marshall make a comment that public accounting isn’t for everyone, and he also shares his own decision to get out of public accounting early in his career. However, he also mentions doing some consulting work and that if he had it to do all over again he may have stayed in public accounting for a while longer. I really appreciated his openness on the topic, and I think that if you are thinking about that path yourself there is much to gain from listening to Marshall’s take on the profession.
Obviously this episode is appropriate for those considering the path of educator as a career, but overall it has many nuggets of wisdom for students and up-and-coming professionals alike.
Thank you for joining us. Stay tuned next week for another everyday hero from the profession! There’s more to come…
Mark Goldman CPA
President – Where Accountants Go
www.WhereAccountantsGo.com
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