Blood, Sweat & Balance Sheets
The accounting profession is in a state of flux. With a shocking number leaving the industry and fewer students opting to major in Accounting, it's clear that change is needed — and fast. Hosted by FloQast co-founder and CEO Mike Whitmire, inactive CPA, Blood, Sweat & Balance Sheets explores the modern accounting landscape to identify how to uplift the profession, ways in which leaders can evolve operations to empower employees, and highlights individuals making material impacts in finance and accounting.
Blood, Sweat & Balance Sheets
Accountant(s)-Turned-Tech CEO: Leadership, Empathy, and Innovation With LeaseQuery’s George Azih
In this episode of Blood, Sweat & Balance Sheets, we delve into the journeys of George Azih, founder and CEO of LeaseQuery, and Mike Whitmire: Two tech leaders who started up directly after leaving life as staff accountants.
Join us as we uncover the individual pivotal moments that led them to venture into the world of technology and how their firsthand experience in the accounting field shaped their innovative solutions. Discover the valuable lessons they've learned along the way and how their unique perspectives are revolutionizing the accounting industry, how their experience as accountants-turned-tech leaders has shaped their approach to management, and the limitless possibilities when passion meets technology.
