Welcome back to yet another episode of.. The Fun CPA!

This week, Yuri is joined by Jonathan Kern. Professor Kern is an instructor at the University of Oklahoma and is single handedly bringing enjoyment and passion to the next generation of accountants.

With the pipeline issue being so prevalent in the industry, it’s important to understand where students are coming from and what we – as professionals – can do to not only entice more to join, but also make sure that those that do are happy with their career choice.

This episode strikes at the very core of that issue, and Professor Kern is on the front lines. Not only does he share his experience in the classroom and what he is seeing with his students, he also describes how he is bringing life to a subject and profession that is historically pretty dry.

Additionally, Jonathan shares his journey and why he got involved in academia in the first place, his view on the industry as a whole, what we can do better and much more!

Episode Highlights:
0:00 - Intro
1:09 - Introduction to Jonathan Kern
4:32 - Jonathan’s experience with a firm
8:14 - “What got you into academia?”
11:42 - How do we make accounting fun?
14:23 - Instilling trust and inspiring the next generation
20:04 - The issue with starting salaries
23:16 - Jonathan’s favorite accounting jingle and breaking down concepts
31:13 - Education and accounting’s pipeline
37:35 - Jonathan’s advice to who’s hesitating on studying accounting
40:18 - Advice to those who feel lost in the profession
46:29 - Episode wrap-up

ABOUT HOST YURI KAPILOVICH
Yuri, aka #thefuncpa, has been in the accounting profession for over 15 years and has seen, first hand, the challenges the profession brings. After seeing that no firm was fitting the bill, Yuri set out to do things his own way with his firm K&A and the journey began with LinkedIn posting at the front end.

Yuri is proud to bring you #thefuncpa podcast highlighting the fun and all the amazing opportunities our profession can bring us all.

CONNECT WITH YURI KAPILOVICH
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ykapilovich/
Website: https://www.thefuncpa.co/

CONNECT WITH JONATHAN KERN
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan--kern/
Email: [email protected]