The CHIchat Podcast

Connor Unitas, a manager on our AMCS Tax team, shares his skills and talent to prepare and inspire young people to succeed through the Junior Achievement organization.

Olivia Sobieraj, a senior associate with our Hub Marketing team, has succeeded in combining her two passions - brand marketing and history - into one harmonious life. She tells us how storytelling has fueled her desire to promote KPMG in the marketplace and share her love for Chicago history through engagement with the group, Chicago for Chicagoans, a walking tour nonprofit, designed to give locals a fresh perspective on their Chicago neighborhoods.

New ChiChat host Houston Staub talks with Kevin Lovell about some important lessons Kevin learned from his 21 years as an engineer with the U.S. Army and navigating the health and safety of our KPMG partners and professionals through a global pandemic.

Maureen aka Mo Temchuk, Chicago audit senior manager, discusses her move to Switzerland to audit the world's largest reinsurance company, how the twists and turns in her career prepared her for her current role, and all about Swiss life during a global pandemic.

Hear how Ron Seymore leverages the leadership skills he gained in the Marines to demonstrate that managers do things the right way; leaders do the right thing.

Lucy Brandon recounts her journey from Sydney to Chicago and discusses her enduring commitment to contributing beyond herself.

Keith Oliphant and Shelbie Prater are working together to drive racial equity. They share what they're doing and how we can be part of the movement.

Brian Heckler shares the fascinating story of his 30+ year career at KPMG and how never turning down opportunities to try something new has led to unimaginable success.

From 'Rock Chalk, Jayhawk' to greeting colleagues with “sawadee ka' in Thailand, Amanda Spikes has had quite a global journey.

Who is our podcast host, Peter Roehmholdt? We get into his KPMG career, learnings from our nine previous podcast guests and when opportunity knocks, he says YES!