Changing Face of the Profession
TD : When you were asking where it should be housed , the first place I thought of was CalCPA . CalCPA represents everyone and all firms . We ’ re all in this profession together . I ’ d like the messaging to come from our state society or national society — we ’ ve got to get AICPA on board , too .
We have CalCPA leadership that believes in this and a supportive staff to help make it happen . Actually , the main place where it needs to be housed is within ourselves ; that way , we ’ re always promoting our profession .
MHF : Is remote going to advance or be a deterrent to continuing Coolest Profession Around ?
TD : Hybrid is here to stay . The younger you start networking , the more you grow . I ’ m not sure how that can be done completely behind a
Hybrid is here to stay . The younger you start networking , the more you grow . I ’ m not sure how that can be done completely behind a computer screen .
computer screen . It ’ s about soft skills , building relationships and managing clients .
JM : More collaboration is going to happen in person . It ’ s going to be very hard to get noticed by anybody if you ’ re not around each other . If I were starting today , I would want to spend as much time as I could around the people who are teaching me and helping me to get to the next level .
AM : It ’ s a lot about image as well as being a role model and showing how to be successful . I see it as a college student , representing my family , representing where I come from . It ’ s a great idea to be able to see this image of what a cool profession this is .
Mark H . Fowler is chair of the CalCPA Los Angeles Chapter MAP Committee and president of Stowe Management Corporation . You can reach him at estowemanagement @ aol . com . adindex
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