Difference Makers Podcast
We created this podcast in order to celebrate the lives and work of people who have transformed communities, businesses, and the wider world, making a real difference in the lives of others. We call them "Difference Makers". Some overcame great personal adversity in their journey. They all showed the knowledge, perspective, skills and capabilities to lead, to achieve, and to make real change when it is needed most. Oh, and by the way... they are all Chartered Accountants!
Find out more at https://www.charteredaccountantsworldwide.com
Podcasting since 2021 • 64 episodes
Difference Makers Podcast
Latest Episodes
Resilience, Flow, And The Future Of Accounting
Ever feel like your day is a blur of pings, context switches, and late-night messages that steal your sleep? We sat down with Brad Hook and Declan Scott to unpack why the profession’s greatest strengths—kindness, curiosity, creativity—can be un...
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Season 7
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Episode 6
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34:16
Carla S. Vijian - From Malaysia to Manhattan – A Journey in Ethics, Audit, and Marathon Running
Curiosity isn’t a personality trait—it’s a practice that can shape a career and safeguard public trust. That idea runs through our conversation with Carla S. Vijian, whose path from Malaysia to New Zealand, Sydney, London and now New York trace...
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Season 7
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Episode 5
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27:10
Nicola Ellam on why AI won’t take your job—it will take it to a whole new level
The myth that accountancy is just numbers falls apart fast when you hear Nicola Ellam’s story. Trained in the UK, seasoned in Hong Kong, and now a managing principal in New York, Nicola joins us to unpack how a global career can thrive at the i...
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Season 7
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Episode 4
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22:07
Mark Scully on compassion, masking, and changing how firms manage people
What if the story you’ve told yourself about your career is missing the most important chapter? Mark Scully trained in law, pivoted into tax at a Big Four firm, climbed to director, and then made the bravest move of all: reframing his entire jo...
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Season 7
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Episode 3
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33:12
Ken Croarkin - A Chartered Accountant who took one leap—said yes once—and changed a whole life trajectory
One decision can reroute a whole career. When Ken Croarkin said yes to learning insurance in Glasgow, he couldn’t have guessed it would lead to London, a secondment in New York, and ultimately two decades as an audit partner shaping a PE-backed...
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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29:31
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