July 31, 2025

Speak. Fly. Repeat: The Jet-Set Life of Today’s Accounting Leaders | ARC

37 minutes

The path to influence in accounting starts with finding your voice—and sharing it on stage.

Accounting ARC
With Liz Mason and Donny Shimamoto
Center for Accounting Transformation

Forget the clichés of accountants buried in spreadsheets. Today’s most innovative CPAs are more likely to be found keynoting tech conferences, moderating panels on firm transformation, or networking at rooftop receptions in Toronto, Tokyo, or Denver.

In this episode of Accounting ARC, hosts Donny Shimamoto, CPA.CITP, CGMA, and Liz Mason, CPA, peel back the curtain on how speaking and travel are helping redefine the accounting profession.

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“I used to think the only reason CPAs traveled was for audits,” says Shimamoto, founder and managing director of IntrapriseTechKnowlogies LLC and founder and inspiration architect for the Center for Accounting Transformation. “Now, speaking has taken me to 35 states and across the globe.”

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