Beyond Numbers by Xero – Details, episodes & analysis

Welcome to the launch of our new podcast, Beyond Numbers. A podcast for accountants and bookkeepers, hosted by Xero's Ash Gibson.   Beyond Numbers is a platform for pacesetters within Xero's community to chat candidly about the issues and topics that crop up at work. It's about exploring the challenges and talking through the tips, tricks and insights together. It's not about educating accountants on how to do their job, but more on how to win at work.    Hear from some of the UK's leaders in cloud accounting about how they're turning the industry on its head!

 

 

Lauren Harvey from Full Stop and Jonathan Bareham from Raedan discuss the changing face of accountancy. 

This episode covers  building a strong employer brand to recruit and retain talent; the stereotypes of accountancy compared to how it  actually looks today; as well as how to be a better business for the future of the industry. 

Lauren and Jonathan are both founders of award-winning small firms who really care about what they do. They are dedicated  to their clients - taking away accountancy stresses, they’re committed to making their business a great place to work for their teams, and they care about making the industry a place that people want to strive towards. 

 

You can find out more about Lauren and Full Stop here: https://www.fullstopaccounts.co.uk/

You can find out more about Jonathan and Raedan here: https://raedan.co.uk/

 

Beyond Numbers, hosted by Ash Gibson, is a platform for pacesetters within Xero's community to chat candidly about the issues and topics that crop up at work. It's about exploring the challenges and talking through the tips, tricks and insights together. It's not about educating accountants on how to do their job, but more on how to win at work. 

This podcast is brought to you by Xero and produced by Bird Lime Media.

Welcome back for series two of Beyond Numbers. A podcast for accountants and bookkeepers, hosted by Xero's Ash Gibson.   Beyond Numbers is a platform for pacesetters within Xero's community to chat candidly about the issues and topics that crop up at work. It's about exploring the challenges and talking through the tips, tricks and insights together. It's not about educating accountants on how to do their job, but more on how to win at work.    Hear from some of the UK's leaders in cloud accounting about how they're turning the industry on its head!

How can you use social media more effectively to build your brand, acquire new clients and nurture existing ones? In this episode you’ll hear from one of the accounting industry’s most renowned social media stars Stuart Hurst from Accounts and Legal, along with Xero’s senior social media manager Jes Lee. They reveal the trick to getting started on TikTok and share the secrets to staying relevant.

 

You can find out more about Accounts and Legal here.

 

This podcast is hosted by Ash Gibson, brought to you by Xero and produced by Bird Lime Media.

How will artificial intelligence impact the future of accounting? And how can the tech sector be more inclusive? These are just two of the big topics explored by Xero Talks’ keynote speaker, Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon. 

 

Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon is a prodigy in every sense of the word. At age 11, she was the youngest girl ever to pass A-level Computing, and was just 20 years old when she received her Master’s Degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Oxford. 

 

She’s had some impressive roles throughout her career in finance and tech. And is now the founder and CEO of Stemettes, an organisation dedicated to inspiring and promoting the next generation of young women into STEM sectors as well as a trustee at the Institute for the Future of Work.

You can find out more about Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon here.

 

This podcast is hosted by Ash Gibson, brought to you by Xero and produced by Bird Lime Media.

It’s more important than ever for the business community to play a part in protecting our planet. At COP27, there was an increased call for stronger action on net zero – but it can be difficult for smaller businesses to know where to start. 

 

In this episode, we’re talking about sustainability in business with James Lizars, who is founder of accountancy firm Thrive, and Elliot Coad, CEO and co-founder of Ecologi whose carbon footprinting tool, Ecologi Zero, connects to Xero’s accounting software to give businesses the ability to calculate their carbon footprint and gain insights into their emissions, at no extra cost. 

 

Take inspiration on how the accounting industry can not only measure and improve upon their own footprint and impact, but also how they can support millions of the UK’s small businesses to do their part too. 

 

This podcast is hosted by Ash Gibson, brought to you by Xero and produced by Bird Lime Media.

A special episode of Beyond Numbers, recorded live on stage in London during our recent Xero Talks event.

It brought together keynote speakers and industry leaders to explore the future of work in the accountancy sector and focused on one of the biggest issues facing the industry today - recruitment and retention of staff. 

Max Whiteley, Alicia Williams, Jyoti Patel and George Bruce joined Ash Gibson for the future leaders panel which covered topics including culture, the value of diversity and flexible working, learning and development through formal training on the job along with the benefits of having a side hustle. They also share their views on the role artificial intelligence will play in the accounting industry.

For more information and to rewatch the sessions from Xero Talks click here.

 

You can find out more about our panelists below:

Max Whiteley, Accounts and Legal Alicia Williams, Shorts Chartered Accountants  Jyoti Patel, Xero George Bruce, Ad Valorem

 

Beyond Numbers, hosted by Ash Gibson, is a platform for pacesetters within Xero's community to chat candidly about the issues and topics that crop up at work. It's about exploring the challenges and talking through the tips, tricks and insights together. It's not about educating accountants on how to do their job, but more on how to win at work. 

This podcast is brought to you by Xero and produced by Bird Lime Media.

 

Jo Wood knows how to be a brilliant bookkeeper and a successful business owner and has a podcast, book and runs courses to teach others to do the same.  

Jo also runs an award-winning six figure bookkeeping practice around her family and has rapidly grown her business to a team of 12 in less than two years. During this episode she explains how you can start and scale a practice, find great clients, design services that transform businesses and charge more than you think bookkeeping is worth.

For more information on Jo’s book, The Bookkeeper Rises, click here.

 

Beyond Numbers, hosted by Ash Gibson, is a platform for pacesetters within Xero's community to chat candidly about the issues and topics that crop up at work. It's about exploring the challenges and talking through the tips, tricks and insights together. It's not about educating accountants on how to do their job, but more on how to win at work. 

This podcast is brought to you by Xero and produced by Bird Lime Media.

Liz Noble shares her truly personal story about what motivates her to build a thriving business, live her life to the absolute fullest, all while helping others. 

 

Liz Noble is from Providence Financial and in 2022 won the Community Impact Award at the Xero Awards for her initiative to support vulnerable members of her local community during the peak of Covid lockdowns, organising Covid-safe grocery and prescription deliveries with an army of 250 volunteers. 

 

For more information on Providence Financial, click here.

Beyond Numbers, hosted by Ash Gibson, is a platform for pacesetters within Xero's community to chat candidly about the issues and topics that crop up at work. It's about exploring the challenges and talking through the tips, tricks and insights together. It's not about educating accountants on how to do their job, but more on how to win at work. 

This podcast is brought to you by Xero and produced by Bird Lime Media.

We delve into the fascinating journey of multi-award winning firm Ad Valorem. Husband and wife duo Nigel and Nikki Adams are joint managing directors, and along with marketer George Bruce, they share their impressive story of growth and reveal some of the secrets behind their thriving business.

 

We explore Ad Valorem’s unique team structure and focus on culture, their approach to sales and marketing, and their digitisation journey. Nigel, Nikki and George also share their experience acquiring firms to grow, including the valuable lessons learned along the way.

 

Beyond Numbers, hosted by Ash Gibson, is a platform for pacesetters within Xero's community to chat candidly about the issues and topics that crop up at work. It's about exploring the challenges and talking through the tips, tricks and insights together. It's not about educating accountants on how to do their job, but more on how to win at work. 

This podcast is brought to you by Xero and produced by Bird Lime Media.