Breaking Beliefs

Listen up, aspiring entrepreneur. There is something you ought to know: nobody is going to create a path for you to succeed; you have to create your own path. What exactly does that mean? You may want to sit down and learn something from this episode’s amazing guest. Joining Amy Vetter in this interview is Angie Grissom, owner and Chief Relationship Officer for The Rainmaker Companies. Angie shares her journey coming from a creative family and how that led her to entrepreneurship and consulting. Learn the leadership lessons that she has incorporated into her career along the way that has led to her success and the people around her!

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When it comes to business agility and helping your customers and company be quicker to respond to the disruption and transformation that’s taking place in the world today, you don’t only have to undergo a business transformation. There’s a lot of inner work that you need to do to make that happen as well. On today’s podcast, Amy Vetter interviews Keith James, the General Manager of Large Firm Business for Tax Professionals at Thomson Reuters. Keith shares his story on how he changed his personal operating system of moving incrementally because of his need to achieve at a high level to one of moving faster and at scale. Learn the mindset practices he has put into place that may help you shift your own mental clarity and emotional strength as well.

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We’re now in the middle of the year, ending quarter two and starting quarter three. Just how time has seemingly gone by quicker than we anticipated, given our current situation, the Breaking Beliefs podcast has shown us within that span of time how there is still so much more in the world waiting for us. In this episode, host Amy Vetter shares the moments from the interviews during the second quarter of 2020 that were most poignant in breaking the beliefs and noticing patterns we carry in our lives. She focuses on five areas that rose from the interviews— Leading Through Change, Learning, Don’t Fear the Future, Relationships, and Following Your Heart—for you to think about as you plan for what’s next in your business and/or personal life during these unprecedented times.

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In this time of exponential change, it is imperative for professionals to be future-ready. Joining Amy Vetter on the show today is Tom Hood, the CEO of the Maryland Association of CPAs and the Business Learning Institute. Tom talks about thriving as a professional and being ready for change. He also discusses approaches that incorporate framework development, innovation inventories, and more. Listen in to know more about how to be a more future-ready professional.

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It is human nature to crave certainty in life, but why waste a life full of possibilities and opportunities just because we fear the unknown up ahead? Showing that the universe has many great plans for us, provided that we freely extend our arms to what it plans to give, Amy Vetter speaks with Byron Patrick, the VP of Growth & Success at Botkeeper. Byron is one who never feared the next chapter, and he shares with us his unique accounting path that has pivoted throughout his career—from public accounting to technology, to running his own business and now working as an executive in a high growth tech start-up. Throughout his rollercoaster journey, Byron has learned about our ability to influence and bring change, to continue growing, and to take on risks. Follow along in this great conversation as Byron inspires you to look forward to what’s next instead of fear it, because, after all, it’s the only way we can grow.

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Trust and communication are the foundations of any solid business relationship, which consequently helps businesses thrive and succeed. Someone who is living proof of that is Richard Kopelman, CEO and Managing Partner of Aprio. In this episode, Amy Vetter sits down with Richard, where he shares his career journey with us—from helping his mom as a teenager with cold calling to spending the majority of his career at Aprio. During this interview, he opens up about what he learned along the way that helped him achieve success as a leader and transform a firm to be ready for the future. Significantly, learning how trust and communication rise and fall together allowed Richard to really care about what matters most: the people. He tells us how he values that through his personal and business relationships, bringing not only his expertise to the table but also his heart. 

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Our jobs rarely become the source of our happiness. Just because we are good at it does not mean that it is necessarily our life’s calling. Scott Zarret, CPA, has found himself in positions where he doubted his career choices. What got him out of that rut was his passion for mountain biking. In this episode, Amy Vetter sits down with Scott to talk about how his passion led him to the answers he needed in his career and personal life. At the center of it is his pursuit of what makes him happy, following his heart that allowed him to use his expertise and knowledge to help other people. Now, as the founder and president of CPAacademy.org, Scott has positioned the company as the accounting profession’s most innovative independent source of online education. Follow along this great conversation to find inspiration for your own career journey.

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No matter what industry you are in, every business is a relationship business. No one can build one’s career on one’s own. We all need people who can support and guide us in different ways. Amy Vetter’s guest for this episode knows this to be true, learning this very valuable lesson across every step of his career. John Wiseman is the senior vice president of Production Resource Group. Here, he shares his entrepreneurial journey from selling fireworks as a teenager to working with the biggest bands in the music business. His early learning of how to network and build relationships shaped his career and created the success he has had in his business and personal life. Always one for telling the truth, John shares with us the many instances that showed how truth could go a long way both in our professional and personal lives. While making smart business decisions are important, it is equally necessary to have some heart and soul in it, which goes back to knowing how to maintain relationships against it all. At the end of the day, being successful is all about going beyond the money but also the human side of helping and connecting with others.

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Nothing in life is ever the same, so you either get stuck as the world evolves or move along with it by continuously learning. Someone who takes this to heart in everything that he does is Donny Shimamoto, the Founder and Managing Director of IntrapriseTechKnowlogies LLC. In this episode, Amy Vetter sits down with Donny to ask him about the lessons he learned in his never-ending journey of learning and improving. Donny shares how his roots helped shape his career, especially when he learned how to embrace who he was and where he came from. Along with it, he highlights the importance of diversity and inclusion in an organization and why small businesses should make an impact on communities. Truly, it is the Aloha spirit that guides Donny in his success, putting the community, family, and clients first before the numbers. Don’t miss this great conversation to understand why learning from those around you is the only constant you can depend on in business and life.

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In this time of unprecedented change, it’s important to acknowledge our feelings and be in tune with them. This self-knowledge and understanding open doors for the way you live your life as these might just be the very things stopping you from doing the things you need to do. Amy Vetter shares how her own story of dealing with her feelings when times were tough as she was growing up. Learn how she went on her own journey of self-discovery to allow herself to acknowledge when she needed support from those around her, and how it changed how she went about her business and relationships.

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