I'm Starting A New Career in May...

⭐ I'm doing something a little different in May.

I'm MC and facilitator for the 58th One Stop Update for the Accountant in Business — one of New Zealand's longest-running professional development conferences for finance and accounting professionals.

🎯 Wellington on 12–13 May and Auckland on 20–21 May.

In 'that jacket', I'm clearly not an accounting or finance professional - so I jumped at the chance!

I'm a 'Brand and Identity' guy yes, but also a senior commercial leader who has spent thirty years working alongside finance teams, depending on their judgment, and occasionally being gently corrected by their facts...!

Alongside the MC role, I've also been given a slot on the agenda to deliver a leadership session. The question I'm going to put to the room is one I think every finance professional — at every level — deserves to sit with:

🔥 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱?

Not your technical credentials. Not your job title. Not the qualifications on your wall.

🔍 Your identity as a leader.

What do people say about you as a leader when you leave the room?

In a world where AI is rapidly automating the analytical core of the finance function — not just the edges — the answer to that question has never mattered more.

💡 I'm genuinely excited about this one. The agenda is exceptional, the speakers are a selection of outstanding humans and the audience is exactly the kind of room I love — smart, demanding, and ready to be challenged.

If you're a finance or accounting professional in Wellington or Auckland — or you know someone who should be in the room — details are in the comments.

❤️ Let's Keep Being More Human!