David is the CFO for Novosound, which is an award-winning sensors company specialising in the design and manufacture of innovative ultrasound sensors.

He recently had his first short book published, titled 'Boardroom lessons: Mistakes I made as a CFO so you don’t have to.’ which covers lessons learnt through his experience as a finance professional over 40 years. The link to it on Amazon is below.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Boardroom-Lessons-Mistakes-Made-Dont-ebook/dp/B0GX7F58GT/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2OULZNVPYJJ3Z&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.FFLSfByPw7_ZFIqxUySpmg.ltC28vwKzglUGWvkmju7BO3hSnS1dHA3pyPTdseIzfc&dib_tag=se&keywords=Boardroom+lessons%3A+Mistakes+I+made+as+a+CFO+so+you+don%E2%80%99t+have+to%2C+david+joliffe&qid=1780661863&sprefix=boardroom+lessons+mistakes+i+made+as+a+cfo+so+you+don+t+have+to+david+joliffe%2Caps%2C97&sr=8-1

This was a really interesting and insightful discussion, which I’m sure you will enjoy.

Outline of episode:

00:00-04:55: What Novosound does and the nature of a early stage technology business

04:55-06:19: Who is David?

06:20-08:45: Summary of his career journey and discussion on working in different sectors as a finance professional

08:46-10:20: Why did John write his recently published short book, titled, ‘Boardroom lessons: Mistakes I made as a CFO so you don’t have to.'

10:21-19:39: Insights on the rare uncovering of fraud as an Accountant, including when he was CFO at Rangers Football Club.

19:40-26:10: How important a Management teams' success is based on the sector the company is in.

26:11-30:21: Experiences of working for PE-backed and high growth businesses.

30:22-35:49: The impact from mentorship

35:50-37:13: Keep learning. How he hopes his book will encourage others.

37:14-END: Personal and professional goals

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Carolyn Bowie is a legal Partner specialising in immigration law for businesses and individuals at BTO, which is a full-service legal practice in Scotland.

Topics discussed include her different route to the legal world and partner, encouraging others to be confident and why imposter syndrome isn’t a bad thing.

Outline of episode:

00-05:17: Carolyn’s background and non-traditional route to a career in Law

05:18-06:28: Why did she want to work in Law?

06:29-07:42: What does Carolyn do as an immigration lawyer?

07:43-09:21: Why did she move to BTO solicitors?

09:22-11:37: How did Carolyn manage the juggle of young kids, working full time, going through a divorce and changing career at the same time?

11:38-13:46: Discussion about having determination and confidence to achieve

13:47-18:21: Imposter syndrome, support at BTO and leading people by encouraging them to believe in their ability

18:22-24:47: Building a new service line from scratch

24:48-26:35: The importance of being authentic as a leader and leading by example

26:36-END: Personal and professional goals for the next 12 months

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In this episode I am joined by Ross Stupart who is Regional Managing Partner for Scotland & Northern Ireland AND Regional Head of Tax at RSM - a global audit, tax and consulting professional services firm.

Topics discussed include what his steepest learning curves have been, what targets he set himself as a tax leader and what skills the senior tax leaders of tomorrow should have.

Outline:

00:00-05:02: Intro and background

05:03- 07:20: His role as regional Managing Partner for Scotland and Northern Ireland at RSM

07:21-18:50: Career journey between professional services and industry

18:51-21:31: What is the most important skill a tax advisor should have?

21:32-31:15: Learning in times of crisis as a leader

31:16-39:00: Managing targets set by a firm and setting personal targets to further help clients, current and new

39:01-END: Personal and professional goals for the next 12 months

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