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Accountants' Success Secrets
The Accountants’ Success Secrets podcast showcases and celebrates successful accountants who are doing good things, have years of experience and whose stories can inspire and encourage other accountants around the UK.
Episodes
120 episodes
Accountants' Success Secrets with Dora Ngoma
This week’s episode features Dora Ngoma, the force behind Grace Certified Accountants in Hemel Hempstead.Dora’s journey is a testament to true resilience and entrepreneurial spirit in accountancy. A Fellow of the ACCA and regulated by th...
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Accountant's Success Secrets with Kevin Drew
This week’s episode features Kevin Drew, founder of Ascentant Accountancy—whose remarkable journey started in a Derby caravan after 15 years in London’s legal finance sector.Kevin’s career is anything but typical, blending deep legal cas...
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Accountants' Success Secrets Reflections
Join us for a review of the last 5 interviews including:Melanie Grant-CoeyBeth JacksonRubina AnjumNishi PatelSarah SallisWe revisit the journey of Melanie Grant-Cowie, founder of a thriving practice in Lisburn, ne...
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Accountants' Success Secrets with Sarah Sallis
This week’s episode welcomes Sarah Sallis, founder of The Accountancy Office in Evesham, Worcestershire.Sarah’s journey is anything but “by the numbers”. Having started out in commercial roles and civil service—without even a maths GCSE—...
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Accountants' Success Secrets with Nishi Patel of N-Accounting
This week’s episode spotlights Nishi Patel, the founder of N-Accounting in Northampton.Nishi made the leap from a successful career in corporate finance to launching his own practice—motivated by a desire to truly help small business own...
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Accountants' Success Secrets with Rubina Anjum
This week’s episode features Rubina Anjum, founder of Pyramid Point Accountants in London and CIMA-qualified accounting dynamo.Rubina’s story offers a refreshing take on the realities of launching a practice—blending corporate experience...
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Accountants' Success Secrets with Beth Jackson of 2 Sisters Accounting
This week’s episode welcomes Beth Jackson, co-founder of Two Sisters Accounting in Dorking, Surrey.Beth’s journey is a story of entrepreneurial energy, honest learning curves, and a refreshing approach to building a practice as part of a...
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Accountants' Success Secrets with Melanie Grant-Coey
This week’s episode features Melanie Grant-Coey, the unstoppable founder of M Squared Accountancy in Lisburn.Melanie’s journey is packed with resilience, resourcefulness, and a genuinely refreshing approach to building a values-led pract...
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Accountants' Success Secrets Reflection
This week’s episode of Accountants’ Success Secrets is a reflections special! Co-hosts Philippa Haynes and MARK LEE FCA are looking back over five recent interviews with forward-thinking accountants—each with their own unique story and approach...
Accountants' Success Secrets with Christos Liondaris
This week’s episode welcomes Christos Liondaris, Managing Director of Liondaris and Co., a thriving firm of certified accountants and tax advisers in Cockfosters, North London.Having started his career from the ground up—first working in...
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Accountants' Success Secrets with Amrat Thorpe
This week’s episode features Amrat Thorpe, founder of AKT Accountancy, an independent practice based in Watford.Amrat’s career spans from qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in 1998 to holding senior group finance roles in industry, bef...
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Accountants' Success Secrets with Adam Nurbhai
Adam’s journey is anything but ordinary – after finding inspiration (and the firm’s name) on a trip to Japan, he swapped corporate grind at BDO for launching his own practice just as he became a new dad. Today, he runs a thriving, digital-first...
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Accountants' Success Secrets with Caroline Hocking
eatures Caroline Hocking, founder of Mona Accountancy Services in Beverley, East Yorkshire.Caroline’s story is a refreshing twist on the classic accountancy journey—her passion for tax (yes, really!), military family life, and accidental...
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Accountant's Success Secrets Reflection July
Welcome to another episode of Accountants' Success Secrets. This week, Philippa Haynes and Mark Lee are back with a special reflections edition. Instead of a guest interview, they dive into lessons and highlights from their two most recent conv...
Accountants' Success Secrets with Chris Hopwood of Tidal Accounting
This week’s episode welcomes Chris Hopwood, ACA, the founder of Tidal Accounting in Leeds.Chris made the leap from leading outsourcing teams in established accountancy firms to launching his own practice during the chaos of COVID. With a...
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Accountants' Success Secrets with Anum Hassan
This week’s episode features Anum Hassan, FCCA, founder of Accounting Assist in central London.Anum’s journey is anything but ordinary: she launched her boutique practice from scratch while on maternity leave, starting with zero clients ...
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Accountants' Success Secrets Reflections for May
May’s Reflections episode brings you a feast of honest discussion, expert wisdom, and plenty of relatable moments from the world of UK accountancy—co-hosted by Philippa Haynes and Mark Lee.This month, our duo take stock of what resonated...
Accountants' Success Secrets with Claire Rulton of Addison Accounts & Training
Welcome to episode 106 of Accountants' Success Secrets! This week, your co-hosts Mark Lee and Philippa Haynes celebrate three years of the podcast with a very special guest: Claire Rulton, director of Addison Accounts & Training in Milton K...
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Accountants' Success Secrets with Jonathan Amponsah of the Tax Guys
Welcome to episode 105 of Accountants’ Success Secrets! This week, Mark Lee and Philippa Haynes are joined by Jonathan Amponsah, founder of The Tax Guys, an award-winning accountancy practice started back in 2008 with just grit, Google Ads, and...
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Accountants' Success Secrets with Andy Smith of Abbeygate Accountancy
Welcome to episode 104 of the Accountants' Success Secrets podcast! This week, your co-hosts Mark Lee and Philippa Haynes are joined by Andy Smith, founder of Applegate Accountancy. Andy’s journey is anything but typical—think plot twists, a “b...
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Accountants' Success Secrets with Jem Buitenhaus of Accounting Gem Ltd
This week, the Accountants' Success Secrets podcast features Jem Buitenhaus, founder of Accounting Gem Limited – a firm that started as a family-run bookkeeping outfit in Ipswich and has grown into a thriving practice supporting owner-managed b...
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Accountants' Success Secrets with Richie Lennon of Around Finance
In this week’s episode, we’re joined by Richie Lennon – founder of Around Finance and one of Ireland’s brightest finance leaders.Richie’s background is anything but ordinary: he’s a Chartered Accountant, qualified CPA, certified digital ...
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Accountants' Success Secrets Reflections for April
This week’s 100th episode is a special milestone for the Accountants’ Success Secrets podcast, co-hosted by brand expert Philippa Haynes and mentor Mark Lee FCA.Reflecting on three years and 80 inspiring guests, Philippa and Mark take a ...
Accountants' Success Secrets with Alexis Kingsbury
Welcome to Episode 98 of the Accountants' Success Secrets podcast! This week, Speaker A and Speaker B bring you an episode with a twist. On this April 1st recording, they welcome Alexis Kingsbury, the founder of Accrual Intentions—the world’s f...
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Accountants' success Secrets with Dan Heelan of Heelan Associates
Welcome to episode 97 of Accountants' Success Secrets, where Mark Lee and Philippa Haynes chat with inspiring practitioners about what makes a thriving accountancy firm. This week, we’re joined by Dan Heelan, founder of Heelan Associates, who s...
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