Water cooler talks, high-profile clients, and strategic expansion with Gary Bell

Accounting Leaders Podcast

English - July 14, 2022 16:58 - 48 minutes - 112 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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Previous Episode: In the business of helping businesses: How Martin Bown found his purpose as an accountant

Next Episode: An accountant’s mission to change livelihoods. A conversation with Graeme Tennick

Gary Bell is the Co-Founder and Partner at FLB Accountants, an independent firm of Chartered Accountants based in the UK. In this episode, Gary and Stuart chat about Gary’s experience attending the first-ever Karbon customer conference in Lake Tahoe, FLB’s rationale for going hybrid, working with high-profile clients such as Apple TV, Netflix, and Amazon, and some exciting projects he’s working on in the renewable energy space.

Together they discuss:

Gary’s experience at Karbon X (00:30)The accounting industry’s growing appetite for change and innovation (2:30)Limitations of legacy accounting systems (05:00)Accountants as trusted advisors (09:00)How FLB provides reporting for clients (11:00)Pros and cons of hybrid work (12:00)Remote work and company culture (17:00)EMEA economy outlook (20:00)FLB business divisions (22:45)TV, film, and entertainment studio clients (24:30)Attract and retain employees with interesting clients (28:00)Serving renewable energy clients (29:00)The most interesting carbon-neutral project at FLB (31:00)Greentech startups (34:10)Biotech startups (36:10)What Gary and Stuart would do if they weren’t running firms (36:30)VC investment and the future of technology (41:00)Gary’s plan for the rest of the year (46:00)