Change Your Mindset

Change Your Mindset

Welcome to Change Your Mindset (formerly known as Improv Is No Joke) where it is all about believing that strong communication skills are the best way in delivering your technical accounting knowledge and growing your business. The way of building stronger communication skills is by embracing the principles of applied improvisation. Your host is Peter Margaritis, CPA a.k.a. The Accidental Accountant, will interview financial professionals and business leaders to find their secret in building stronger relationships with their clients, customers, associates, and peers, all the while, growing their businesses.

Episodes

S6E17: Signing Off with Peter Margaritis

August 20, 2023 • 9 mins
“It’s always been about making my audience better, better leaders, better communicators and have fun in their lives” Peter Margaritis As we say goodbye to the old, we are grateful for all the guests who have graced our show from the first episode seven years ago till now, with 207 episodes aired we are grateful for our listeners who have made this possible. We will still be rebranding and coming back better and bigger, especially w...
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S6E16: How to Future Proof Your Accounting Career with Bill Sheridan

August 6, 2023 • 42 mins
“Accounting is not just about money, it’s about what I do to make other people’s lives better” Bill Sheridan Bill Sheridan is a knowledge hunter, content curator, and lifelong learner. As chief communications officer for the Maryland Association of CPAs, he created and co-authors the association’s acclaimed blog, CPA Success; produces the MACPA’s “CPA Spotlight” podcast; and manages the association’s member communications and numer...
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S6E15:The Future of the Accounting Profession with David Peters

July 23, 2023 • 45 mins
“Our value as CPAs goes beyond giving out facts in any situation. They act as the voice of reason and turn ideas into reality” David Peters David R. Peters is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Financial Planner (CFP) with over fifteen years of experience in financial services. He was formerly the Chief Financial Officer of Compare.com and has been a financial advisor since 2015. He holds master’s degrees in accounti...
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S6E14: Leading with Significance with Joey Havens

July 9, 2023 • 46 mins
“It’s not about how good your culture is, how good it needs to be to move forward.” Joey Havens Joey Havens, CPA, is currently serving HORNE as the managing partner of strategic growth. Joey actively challenges the mainstays of business culture and strategic planning. He advocates for a faster approach to growing leaders using a holistic approach and intentional sponsorship. Joey is an active member of CPA Practice Advisor’s Top 30...
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S6E13: Creating Magic with Lee Cockerell

June 25, 2023 • 63 mins
“The whole world is in the mode of we have to control everything, what we do, the money, the people, the situations.” Lee Cockerell Our guest today is Lee Cockerell, the former Executive Vice President of Operations for the Walt Disney World® Resort. One of Lee’s major and lasting legacies was the creation of Disney Great Leader Strategies, which was used to train and develop the 7000 leaders at Walt Disney World. Lee has held vari...
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S6E12: The Spirit of Emotional Intelligence with Ruben Minor (previously released on 5/9/2022)

June 11, 2023 • 43 mins
"The beauty of good leadership is that you can have an excellent platform to impact someone that you may never know how so. "Ruben Minor Our guest today is Ruben Minor, president of RAM Consulting Group. This organization focuses on speaking, training, and coaching individuals and groups regarding leadership, team dynamics, relationship building, diversity, equity and inclusion, fundamental business philosophies, and business and p...
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S6E11: Help Others Grow First with Lauren Schieffer

May 28, 2023 • 44 mins
"As a leader, you cannot respect others if you do not respect yourself." Lauren Schieffer Our guest today is Lauren Schieffer, whose passion is helping organizations that want to build their next generation of leaders. Whether it's training, keynotes, or longer-term consulting partnerships, she uses her Nine Essentials of Significant Leadership to help transform the way managers think, makes decisions & act toward the people they l...
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S6E10: Commencement: The Beginning of a New Era in Higher Education with Kate Colbert

May 14, 2023 • 48 mins
"The mistake that people in higher education make is operating from the Eras passed rather than the Era that we currently live in." Kate Colbert Our guest today is Kate Colbert, a former higher-education insider, and current world-renowned marketing expert who develops college-and-university brand stories that are meaningful to the prospective student and measurable on the institutional balance sheet. She has overseen brand and enr...
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S6E9: Green Light Improv with Nathan Minns

April 30, 2023 • 45 mins
“I realized after failing 6 times that Improv is something that is teachable,” Nathan Minns Our Guest for today's episode is Nathan Minns, who uses Improv comedy as a tool to develop confidence in innovation and communication. He is the founder of Green Light Improv. Nathan takes us on a journey of Improv as it is used in a business setting. The lessons he has garnered throughout the years and his stories make improv seem not so sc...
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S6E8: Get Your Ears Ready: We're Distilling Up a Podcast So High Proof, You'll Want to be a Guest

April 16, 2023 • 19 mins
"Do not drink Bourbon with coke; it will give you less of a hangover,”"Peter Margaritis On today'sepisode, Peter llookst the incredible journey he has gone through in the last 7 seven years with his podcast “Change Your Mindset” amazing guests he has had over the years. As he introduces us to a whole new chapter of his podcast, Journey into the World of Bourbon. He is not saying goodbye yet to the “Change Your Mindset” podcast; he ...
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S6E7: Crystalizing your Brilliance with Theresa Rose

April 2, 2023 • 42 mins
"We are strategic co-creators; that is the magic of crystallization when someone sees the brilliance in you, writes it down, and shares it with you" Theresa Rose. Our guest today is Theresa Rose, with 20+ Years of consulting, marketing, and business management experience, drives Theresa's strategic thinking, creativity, and sound foundational frameworks. Her career has included senior management roles in marketing and product devel...
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S6E5: Business Travel Stories with Jennifer Elder

March 5, 2023 • 39 mins
“No matter what happens during your travel, do not lose it at the people you need help from.” Jennifer Elder Our guest for today is Jennifer Elder, CSP, CPA, who works with proactive leaders and organizations that want to survive, thrive, and adapt to rapid change, risk, and disasters by developing aggressive and positive strategies to stay ahead of the competition, make intelligent decisions, stay ethical, and continually add valu...
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S6E4: #TwinzTalk and ChatGPT with Don and Bill Tomoff

February 19, 2023 • 43 mins
“You have to layer your voice to make anything you do uniquely you.” Bill and Don Tomoff Bill and Don Tomoff share a passion for helping others based on their career experiences, interest, and personal/professional growth. They use their #TwinzTalk and #TwinzTechTip hashtags for tips that will help others evolve their skills, awareness, and mindset on development, enabling others to become stronger people and contributors to the w...
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S6E3: Dealing with Disruption by Using Improv with Jay Sukow

February 5, 2023 • 42 mins
“Your mind sometimes hijacks your emotions to think the worst-case scenario in order to protect yourself. You need to reclaim your mind in order to be in control.” Jay Sukow Jay began teaching for Second City in 2010 and teaches in both the Improv and Conservatory programs. He is also a facilitator with Second City Works, teaching improv to business professionals to drive behavior change. Previously, he was on faculty at The Second...
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S6E2: Capitalize your Finances with Chris Panagiotu

January 22, 2023 • 43 mins
"Exposure to financial planning at an early age gives people an edge on their finances that can open their minds in understating numbers in the future." Chris Panagiotu Chris is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER Professional and a Certified and Chartered Retirement Plans SpecialistSM (CRPS®, conferred by College for Financial Planning). In addition, he holds the following licenses with LPL Financial: series 7 and series 66. In 2020, Ch...
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S6E1: Milk Carton Musings and Leadership with Nick Lozano

January 8, 2023 • 43 mins
"As much as we need technical skills in the business world, soft skills are even more important." Nick Lozano Today's guest is Nick Lozano who is a technology professional who has a love for digital media. He co-hosts a podcast called >Lead.exe, which is for anyone who wants to level up their leadership skills and enhance their careers. ​ As someone in Tech, you need soft skills because you will have to sell yourself and the busine...
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S5E51: Take a Load Off: Stress relievers for Overwrought Leaders (Part 2)

December 18, 2022 • 11 mins
“Yes...but, Yes…and, the first disrupts the thoughts flowing while the latter connects an idea already forming.” Peter Margaritis In today’s episode, Peter Margaritis continues his series on: Take a Load Off: Stress relievers for overwrought leaders. Peter shows how Business Improv is a tool that all leaders need to master to learn how to overcome pressures that come from business. Awareness is one way that can help you develop con...
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S5E50: Take a Load Off: Stress relievers for Overwrought Leaders(part 1)

December 11, 2022 • 12 mins
“Stress is not always bad; it can motivate us into positive, meaningful actions.” Peter Margaritis In today’s episode, Peter Margaritis begins his series on: Take a Load Off: Stress relievers for overwrought leaders. He also shows how Business Improv is the way to go when facing uncertain situations and changes in the business world. When trying something new, always try it with a beta test on people you are sure will give you hone...
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S5E49: Unscripted Give and Take_ Using Business Improv to Resolve Disputes and Negotiate Deals (part 2)

December 4, 2022 • 19 mins
“Negotiation is not a fight but a collaboration. Prepare more than memorize.” Peter Margaritis In today’s episode, Peter Margaritis continues his on Unscripted Give-and-Take and how to use Business Improv to resolve disputes and negotiate deals. Going for an all-in approach is not an excellent way to begin a business with someone you are trying to build a relationship with. You have the tools you need to have a win-win outcome in a...
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S5E48: Unscripted Give and Take_ Using Business Improv to Resolve Disputes and Negotiate Deals (part 1)

November 27, 2022 • 15 mins
“Emotional resistance to negotiation wastes time and makes working with others hard. Negotiation is a relationship builder and not a war zone.” Peter Margaritis In today’s episode, Peter Margaritis talks about Unscripted Give-and-Take and how to use Business Improv to resolve disputes and negotiate deals. Sometimes during negotiations, we must understand that you can negotiate up instead of down. Therefore, be able to negotiate to ...
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