S1 E5 · Thu, August 24, 2023

On Personal Finance, Writing & Much More ft. CA Shruti Agarwal

Shruti is a Chartered Accountant who discovered her interest in personal finance while eagerly awaiting her CA final results. Today, as a Senior Mutual Fund Analyst, she takes delight in simplifying personal finance for the masses.  We talked many many things including personal finance, investing, the Indian economy, articleships, habits, writing, and much more. Here's the list -  3:47 - Shruti's journey to date 6:58 - Articleship from Big 4 vs. Mid-size firm 11:54 - Why students don't like accounts, audits and taxes?  14:57 - Passion for Personal Finance 17:40 - Day in Life of a Mutual Fund Analyst 19:59 - Journey of an accidental writer 25:49 - Qualitative interview through interviews 27:20 - Outlook on the Indian economy and markets 30:22 - Tips for becoming a good creator on LinkedIn 35:30 - Shruti's rant on the education system in India 38:05 - Building the second brain 40:57 - Obsessed about building good habits 42:45 - Recommendations Books - Rich Dad Poor Dad (Robert Kiyosaki) - https://amzn.to/3s8e951, The Almanack Of Naval Ravikant (Eric Jorgenson) - https://amzn.to/3qr1GZH 👉🏼 Follow Shruti on - LinkedIn Twitter   👉🏼 Follow Me on - LinkedIn Twitter Instagram Blog   Support the channel by clicking here . You can also support me by purchasing the books from above mentioned Amazon affiliate links.

S1 E4 · Thu, August 17, 2023

Ep. 4 New Areas for Practising Chartered Accountants ft. CA Vivek Shah

Vivek is a practising Chartered Accountant and a go-to professional for four areas viz. Forensic audits, international taxation, setting businesses in UAE and crypto. We have discussed all these emerging areas - their scope, skills and challenges. These are the topics we spoke on - 3:56 - Vivek started practice directly after CA. Why? 5:38 - His areas of work    7:10 - Forensic audits    7:53 - Building brand    10:18 - UAE consultation & International Taxation    12:13 - Opportunities in UAE    12:45 - Ease of Doing Business in UAE vs. India    20:42 - Cryptocurrency    26:00 - Views on Crytocurrencies    26:53 - Thoughts on Central Bank Digital Currencies 34:37 - What skills do you need to enter these different areas? 43:40 - How to get the first client? 46:22 - Rapid fire questions 48:29 - Mentorship 49:56 - Recommendations Books - Thinking Fast & Slow (Daniel Kanheman) - https://amzn.to/45jUU6Q, Atomic Habits (James Clear) - https://amzn.to/47oKBjM, Psychology of Money (Morgan Housel) - https://amzn.to/44700SV, The Richest Man in Babylon (George Classon) - https://amzn.to/45qrwMn 👉🏼 Follow Vivek on - LinkedIn Website   👉🏼 Follow Me on - LinkedIn Twitter Instagram Blog YouTube Support the channel by clicking here . You can also support me by purchasing the books from above mentioned Amazon affiliate links.

S1 E3 · Thu, August 10, 2023

Ep 3 When CA works with CM ft. CA Janak Shah

Janak is a Chartered Accountant with a decade of experience working across the private, public, and non-profit domains. He is the founding member and lead of partnerships and strategy at Wadhwani AI, the world’s first and only technology non-profit building 30+ AI-powered solutions for social impact. Previously, he was the team lead in the Chief Minister's War Room in Maharashtra, where he accelerated public infrastructure projects worth $40BN and built an AI ecosystem in the State. Janak is also an advisor to two startups. In 2021, Janak was shortlisted as 'Young Talent Of The Year' by Berkeley University and also conferred a 'Warrior of Change' award by the Governor of Maharashtra for volunteering on the frontlines during COVID. We talked about his journey in the government and his new venture in AI. Have a look at the topics we discussed -  3:07 - Background story 5:20 - Articleship and 1st job 7:15 - Experience of working in consultancy 8:40 - Govt of Maharashtra's CM Fellowship 12:13 - How to deal with bureaucrats and ministers? 17:43 - Learning new skills 25:31 - Becoming a Covid Warrior 29:40 - About Wadhwani AI  @wadhwaniai9048   34:37 - CAs role in government and AI 38:22 - Rapid fire questions: Big 4 vs. Mid-size firms; Studies vs. Articleship experience; Quitting CA on time vs. Keep giving attempts; Usual role - Higher pay vs. New role - Pay cut 40:12 - Ranting on the syllabus, articleship and much more 44:40 - AI, ManU and Travel - his obsessions 47:38 - Recommendations: Books - Rich Dad Poor Dad (Robert Kiyosaki) - https://amzn.to/3s8e951, The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho) - https://amzn.to/3Yqpcmd, Elon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is Shaping our Future (Ashley Vance) - https://amzn.to/3OxtJ1F, Shoe Dog (Phil Knight) - https://amzn.to/3DPMjNv, India's Most Fearless (Shiv Aroor & Rahul Singh) - https://amzn.to/3DO6Qlo 👉🏼 Follow Janak on - LinkedIn Twitter   👉🏼 Follow Me on - LinkedIn Twitter Instagram Blog To support the channel click here You can also support me by buying the books mentioned above from the Amazon affiliate links given above.

S1 E2 · Thu, August 03, 2023

Ep. 2 Can CAs be Content Writers? ft. CA Disha Daswani

Disha describes herself as a girl with dreams and ambitions with the purpose of helping people and crafting her own destiny through writing'. She works at Infosys but has built a good reputation as a content writer.  We discussed how does she manage content writing along with her job. Here are the things we talked about -  1:40 - Disha's CA story 2:40 - She started writing because of her failure 3:57 - Content Portfolio 6:58 - Networking and marketing tips 8:33 - Content writing as a full-time job? 10:17 - Can CAs do content writing? What is its scope? 12:37 - Dealing with failure 18:50 - 3 things CA degree has helped her in the life 22:21 - 3 things she should have known while doing CA 27:15 - Disha's message to CA students and CA 31:41 - Obsession of content writing 32:27 - Recommendations and Motivations Books - Good Vibes Good Lives (by Vex King) - https://amzn.to/3ODb2uA LinkedIn Creators she follows -  Komal Ahuja, Unnati Bagga, Vedika Bhaia and Saheli Chatterjee #ca #charteredaccountant #charteredaccountancy #caresults #networking #contentcreator #marketing #finance #audit #accountancy #motivation #linkedin #instagram #ghostwriter #contentwriting  👉🏼 Follow Disha on - LinkedIn Instagram YouTube   👉🏼 Follow Me on - LinkedIn Twitter Instagram Blog   Support the channel by clicking here . You can also extend your support by buying the above book from the Amazon affiliate link provided above.

S1 E1 · Thu, July 27, 2023

Ep. 1 How CAs Can Build Their Personal Brand? ft. CA Parinita Adukia

Parinita is a personal branding coach. She works with CAs and financial service providers to get clients through ethical branding.  We discussed her CA journey, the image consulting profession, and much more. Here is the list of the topics we talked about - 2:58 - Parinita's back story. Find out if she really wanted to become a CA. 5:27 - What does personal branding or image consulting mean?  7:48 - Personal Brand of Steve Jobs  8:30 - How does she manage different personalities? 9:49 - Process of building a personal brand. What are the four pillars of personal branding? 12:35 - Why CAs need to build a personal brand?  13:27 - What practising CAs can get from personal branding? 13:45 - How CAs can develop their image? 15:52 - CAs vs. MBAs (The age-old debate). But CAs lack some skills. What, Why and How to Improve? 17:56 - Parinita's marriage hunt led to her career (What!)  21:32 - How is she solving these problems? 23:28 - Parinita launched a LinkedIn Course for Chartered Accountants.  26:17 - Passion beyond audit and tax. Major problem of CA students. 29:33 - If not Audit and Tax, then What?  36:17 - Three things the CA degree has helped 39:08 - Three things she should have known while doing CA 41:18 - CAs don't have any goals. Is she right? 45:28 - Parinita is obsessed with her daughter. 45:58 - Recommendations: Books - Deep Work (Cal Newport) , Atomic Habits (James Clear) . Web Series - Minimalist (Netflix). Podcast - Gita for daily living. 👉🏼 Follow Parinita on - LinkedIn Instagram Website Podcast Email - parinitaadukia@outlook.com 👉🏼 Follow Me on - LinkedIn Twitter Instagram Blog Support the podcast by clicking here. You can also support me by buying the books from the Amazon affiliate links provided above.  

Trailer · Thu, July 20, 2023

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