It's the "UK Matters in Accounting" show, every Thursday to 150 countries and 30,000 accounting practitioners, fintech specialists and influencers in the accountancy, CPA and bookkeeping space. In today's episode 20, "Which UK Accounting and Fintech Events to Attend?" with special guest Lucy Cohen, founder of innovative UK accounting firm Mazuma. https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucycohen You can also watch this on youtube here: https://youtu.be/vc23a7J-5Mg Key takeaways from this episode include: ☑ the reason Lucy did not go to Accountex North in Manchester, but wishes that she did ☑ how accountants and fintech professionals can make better decisions about which events and awards ceremonies to attend ☑ the importance of setting the right intentions and objectives to make your time worthwhile in attending events ☑ how easy it is not to take any action to implement the information and ideas you get from accounting and fintech events ☑ why nobody really gets paid to attend conferences and events, but they are rewarded on the results of that attendance ☑ the 'third third third rule' for making attendance of business events really count when it comes to investing valuable time ☑ when it's okay to have a jolly and have fun at a business event in today's challenging world ☑ some of the strategic objectives you can set before deciding to invest time and money attending a business conference or expo ☑ what to consider if you decide not to go to an event and what impact your absence might have on your corporate or personal brand ☑ how 'schadenfreude' leads some people to lie to others and themselves to justify going to a certain event or on a certain trip ☑ shout out to ProNation, the accounting community newly launched by 3 of the most respected accounting firm owners https://jointhenation.co.uk/ ◣━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━◢ 5 great shows in the Accounting Influencers Podcast Network: ❶ Success in Accounting - MONDAYS. Our flagship main show features panels, live interviews and replays of our most popular shows. ❷ Insights in Accounting - TUESDAYS. The best news, analysis, commercial awareness, news under microscope, podcast mentions and recommendations. ❸ Influencers in Accounting - WEDNESDAYS. Deep dive 1-1 interviews with leaders, experts, influencers from around the world. ❹ Best Practice in Accounting - THURSDAYS. Practice development, growth, management, consulting, examples, stories and practical here's what works stuff for accountants, bookkeepers and the fintech/software people who serve them. ❺ UK Matters in Accounting - FRIDAYS. A UK focused show featuring UK related topics, news items, events and interviews. All on your preferred podcast app, platform or channel. Thanks for subscribing, sharing and listening! Main show website. For access to every single show with full shownotes: https://accountinginfluencers.com/podcast For announcements of published shows, tagging guest so you can build your network and offer feedback on the show: https://www.linkedin.com/company/accountinginfluencers For videos of all podcast interviews and bonus video content: https://bit.ly/AI-youtube https://www.instagram.com/accinfluencers https://twitter.com/accinfluencers https://www.facebook.com/accountinginfluencer