Accountants On Purpose

Laura Taylor is a Senior Accountant for Finance and Assets at SA Water. Laura is a Chartered Accountant with over 10 years' experience working within large corporations.

Laura started her career in Brisbane, working there for 4.5 years, coming back to Adelaide for 6 months and then took her expertise to the United Kingdom where she gained valuable experience working with global brands. Bringing her experience and expertise back to Australia, Laura continues to have a successful career whilst continuously searching for ways to learn and grow as an accountant.

Leanne Allen joins Sarah Bartholomeusz to talk about what drives her, both metaphorically and literally! Leanne is the Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of Commercial & General. Leanne loves fast cars, loud music and...numbers. She joined Commercial and General two years ago and has played an integral part in transforming their finance and operational processes to become rigorous systems reflective of a business that has changed and matured.

Amongst her many accomplishments, Leanne is passionate about giving back to the industry, currently a mentor for the 500 Women in Property program and Member on the SA Corporate Advisory Committee (Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand).

She is proud of Commercial & General's strong gender diversity across the organisation and thrives on the challenges that come with working in a large corporate structure.

Special Edition of Accountants on Purpose | Season 5 Launch Episode

Ben Preston joins Sarah Bartholomeusz to talk about his unique journey to becoming an accomplished CFO. Following a series of very cold nights working in remote South Australia and a chance meeting a plan was put in place to embark on the journey to become an accountant.

The "journey" included working as a mining labourer at Olympic Dam, a spot welder on the production line at Mitsubishi and an Accounts Payable clerk at the Women's and Children's Hospital.

Ben Preston is now an accomplished CFO with many years of experience behind him as a CFO and prior to this working in both second tier and big four accounting firms. He is currently the CFO of the very popular family restaurant franchise, Fasta Pasta.

Professional service providers have a way to go in making a mark on gender equality and empowering women in the workplace, marketplace and community

This season has been centred around Female Partners of accounting firms and their journeys. Our guests on the show have smashed through the glass ceiling to stand shoulder to shoulder with their male peers in the boardroom and the business world - not an easy undertaking even in this modern day and age.

This episode is a reflection of the true strength and determination of these unstoppable women.

Lisa Pritchard is the Director of Tax Services at Holman Hodge. Lisa is a passionate South Australian who has worked with small to medium businesses for more than 20 years. As a taxation specialist, she assists all types of businesses to ensure compliance with the complex Tax Laws that govern Australia.

Lisa has also worked with many businesses at differing stages, establishing their businesses, developing and growing their businesses and transitioning out of the business.

Lisa is especially passionate about women in business in South Australia. Lisa works with several entrepreneurial women that she works closely with to assist them with enhancing their businesses.

Meryl Johnston is the Founder and CEO of award-winning, Xero Bookkeeping and Financial Reporting firm, Bean Ninjas.

Her mission is to take the stress out of managing business finances for entrepreneurs, to allow them to have happy, busy and successful lives.

Meryl and her team love working, with coaches, bloggers, e-commerce and services businesses.

In addition to her role as being CEO of Bean Ninjas, she's also an avid surfer and the co-host of the podcast, Bean Ninjas.

Sarah McEachern is a Partner at Nexia Edwards Marshall NT. Nexia is a Financial Services firm that strives to maintain its reputation being one of the most respected and professional firms in South Australia and the Northern Territory. They employ smart, professional, ethical and dedicated people who are great at what they do and Sarah is a true example of that.

Sarah has worked for Nexia for 18 years and has been the Treasurer for a number of organisations, including her current position with the Triathlon Club.

In this episode we cover:

• The story of where Sarah grew up.
• The three essential items that Sarah would need if she were stranded on an island.
• What people don't know about Sarah.
• The challenges of becoming Partner and overcoming them as well as how she came to relocate to Darwin.
• The impact of Covid-19 on work and life.

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Sarah Bartholomeusz is the founder of You Legal, an Adelaide-based law firm that provides business leaders with the confidence and certainty they need to make bold decisions within their organisations. You Legal provides top tier consultative legal services to corporate clients, including ASX listed companies.

Sarah's clients also call her the Goddess of Governance because she works to protect and nurture her clients' businesses so that they can focus on having the impact that they want in the world.

Annie Flannagan is a powerhouse, running multiple businesses. Annie is the Co-Founder of Num8erLust, the Founder of The Entr3preneur Experiment and the Founder and CEO of Better Business Basics.

Annie founded Num8erLust and Better Business Basics to change the way businesses understand their financials and she is passionate about continuing her education in the fields of value networks, knowledge management and financial control models in business.

Annie has the long term goal of working in the social entrepreneur space to be able to give back what she knows.

In this episode we cover:

• The language Annie would love to know how to speak.
• Her time growing up in London in a feast or famine environment.
• The success of Better Business Basics.
• The challenges of starting a business and not knowing what you are doing.
• Num8erLust and The Entr3preneur Experiment - how these businesses came to be and what they are all about.

And much more! Check out the full episode.

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• It's interesting to see how your childhood experiences can shape how you view and manage money.

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Sarah Bartholomeusz is the founder of You Legal, an Adelaide-based law firm that provides business leaders with the confidence and certainty they need to make bold decisions within their organisations. You Legal provides top tier consultative legal services to corporate clients, including ASX listed companies.

Sarah's clients also call her the Goddess of Governance because she works to protect and nurture her clients' businesses so that they can focus on having the impact that they want in the world.

Anetta Johnston is a Partner at KPMG Australia. She is passionate about solving the tax issues of her clients by understanding their commercial objectives and strategic goals. Anetta enjoys seeing her clients gain knowledge of the tax laws that they can apply to their business.

With over 15 years, both in the Professional Services and Legal sector, working in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney; Anetta's experience has provided her with tax, legal and accounting expertise.

In this episode we cover:

• Anetta's morning ritual.
• Why Anetta loves summer and how it ties into training as a figure skater.
• Anetta's family travelling adventures.
• Her experience leaving Poland as a child during the Communist regime.
• Why Anetta decided to study both, Law and Commerce.
• How both fields have shaped Anetta's career.

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• When looking for opportunities, look for things that align with your values

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Sarah Bartholomeusz is the founder of You Legal, an Adelaide-based law firm that provides business leaders with the confidence and certainty they need to make bold decisions within their organisations. You Legal provides top tier consultative legal services to corporate clients, including ASX listed companies.

Sarah's clients also call her the Goddess of Governance because she works to protect and nurture her clients' businesses so that they can focus on having the impact that they want in the world.

Katelyn Adams is a valuable member of the HLB Mann Judd Corporate Division and has over 10 years of accounting and company secretarial experience, servicing predominantly ASX listed companies.

Katelyn has extensive knowledge in Company Secretarial duties, ASX listing rule requirements and IPO and capital raising processes as well as strong technical accounting knowledge.

Katelyn is accessible, practical and personable. Ensuring that she is dedicated to her clients and their businesses.

In this episode we cover:

• Katelyn's dedication to her 4.35am start to the day and why she does it
• Katelyn's favourite scene from a movie
• Moving from Mt. Gambier as a child and what that has meant to her
• Becoming Partner and the curve balls in between
• How being thrown in the deep end has shaped her career

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• Not everybody has to be great at everything, you just have to be great at what you are good at and knowing what that is

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Sarah Bartholomeusz is the founder of You Legal, an Adelaide-based law firm that provides business leaders with the confidence and certainty they need to make bold decisions within their organisations. You Legal provides top tier consultative legal services to corporate clients, including ASX listed companies.

Sarah's clients also call her the Goddess of Governance because she works to protect and nurture her clients' businesses so that they can focus on having the impact that they want in the world.