Difference Makers Podcast
by Chartered Accountants Worldwide
Latest episode
Ramis Ansari - The accountant with a million followers
Ramis Ansari - The accountant with a million followers
About this podcast
We created this podcast in order to celebrate the lives and work of people who have transformed communities, businesses, and the wider world, making a real difference in the lives of others. We call them "Difference Makers". Some overcame great personal adversity in their journey. They all showed the knowledge, perspective, skills and capabilities to lead, to achieve, and to make real change when it is needed most. Oh, and by the way... they are all Chartered Accountants!
Find out more at https://www.charteredaccountantsworldwide.com
Episodes
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- Ramis Ansari - The accountant with a million followers · 28 minRamis Ansari has just under a million followers, a fashion label and an events business. He is also a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, and he insists…
- Aisling McCaffrey - The forks in the road that shaped her career · 37 minAisling McCaffrey's first CAO choice was actuarial studies. Her second was Irish music and dance. Today she works at the Impact Investing Institute in London on why capital does…
- Kingsley Aikins - Why your next opportunity is hiding in your weakest connection · 20 minNetworking is neither an art nor a science. It is a process, and Kingsley Aikins has spent a career proving it. In the second part of his conversation with Sinead Donovan, the…
- Difference Makers Discuss - Best of Season 4 · 40 minSeason 4 of Difference Makers Discuss took us from Sydney to London, from Olympic tracks to the maize fields of Mozambique, from online exam halls in South Africa to audit rooms…
- Remote working across borders: The hidden risks businesses need to understand · 48 minSomeone asks to “work from another country for a few weeks” and it feels like an easy yes. Then the questions start: does a visitor visa change tax status, when do workdays…
- Kingsley Aikins - Good work doesn't speak for itself... But you can! · 31 minYour career is not a solo sport, and pretending it is can quietly stall your progress. We’re joined by Kingsley Aikins, widely known for his work on professional networking and…
- Aster Thackery - What If your REAL skill is connecting people? · 32 minA Chartered Accountant from New Zealand ends up advising global investors on Italy’s value proposition, and somehow that’s only the start. We sit down with Aster Thackery to…
- Liswaniso Namatama, Auditing Is a Human Business · 15 minA global summit can feel like a once-off highlight, but for Liswaniso Namatama it becomes a turning point. I’m joined by the Lusaka-based chartered accountant and auditor to talk…
- Manuel Rodrigues, Merging Commercial Success with Social Impact · 23 minA rural village where income arrives once a year is hard to transform, unless you change the rhythm of cash, supply, and trust. That is what Manuel Rodrigues has been building…
- Caitríona Jennings, From PwC to World Records · 27 minA 100-mile world record time sounds like something from another planet, until you hear how Caitríona Jennings actually built it: not with superhero secrets, but with structured…
- Nick Riemer, Embracing AI and Tech in Financial Careers · 32 minOnline exams are meant to make learning easier, but most proctoring tools still assume perfect Wi‑Fi, constant power, and a pricey laptop. That leaves too many students behind…
- Young Difference Makers: Laura Mason on aligning purpose and performance to ensure that profit fuels justice · 12 minStart with what you’re good at and point it at a real problem—that’s the thread running through our conversation with Laura Mason, a chartered accountant who turns financial…
- Young Difference Makers: Excel is eating audit, and Christiaan Coetzee brought the fork! · 10 minReady to discover how a chartered accountant turns risk literacy into a founder’s edge? We sit down with Christiaan Coetzee—CEO and co‑founder of Audit Toolbar and SAICA Top 35…
- Young Difference Makers: Jas Rayat on how choosing an apprenticeship over university changed her career · 9 minFor Jas Rayat curiosity lit the first spark: how do businesses actually work, and why does finance feel like the spine that keeps them upright? From that question grew a bold…
- Young Difference Makers: Sitali Chiuyu on Building Integrity, Accountability, Education, and Responsible Tech · 8 minStart with a simple truth: problems rarely arrive alone. Sitali joins us to show how education, governance, and technology interlock—and how a single career pivot can spark a…
- Young Difference Makers: How Khethiwe Sibanyoni uses Ethics and Systems Thinking to tackle Gender-Based Violence · 13 minWhat if the rigour that keeps companies honest could also save lives? We sit down with social impact activist and aspiring chartered accountant Khethiwe Sibanyoni to unpack how…
- Young Difference Makers: Rebecca Casey talks Numbers, Nerves, and a One-Planet Pledge Walk into a Conference · 10 minIf you’ve ever been told to “wait your turn,” this conversation politely declines. We sit down with chartered accountant and risk professional Rebecca Casey to unpack how young…
- Young Difference Makers: Saad Bin Asim Zubairi and his journey of Learning, Empathy, and AI · 10 minWhat if a ten-year-old’s love for maths could spark a career that blends finance, empathy and AI for social good? We sit down with Saad Bin Asim Zubairi of the Institute of…
- Young Difference Makers: Sophie Sweeney On Education, Courage, And A Human-Centred Accounting Career · 14 min · Season 4 Episode 1A teenage mum, a bus to Galway, and a toddler in the back row of a lecture hall—this is where Sophie Sweeney’s story begins. That early proximity to learning didn’t just open a…
- Resilience, Flow, And The Future Of Accounting · 34 min · Season 7 Episode 6Ever feel like your day is a blur of pings, context switches, and late-night messages that steal your sleep? We sat down with Brad Hook and Declan Scott to unpack why the…
