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We talk to Gerald Ratner a British household name and well-known businessman. He is also a name associated with one of the business world’s biggest falls from grace. Geralds inspirational journey of personal and business recovery certainly puts a new spin on 'Doing a Ratner'!

The Finance Director of the Year Awards celebrated its 10th birthday in a glittering black-tie ceremony and post awards party at the Crowne Plaza Liverpool, on the 16th November.

We talk to Jennifer Atkinson Co-Founder and Executive Chair at Travel Seen Limited, NED at Acai Outdoor Wear, entrepreneur, investor and advisor and former President and CEO of ITC Travel Group.

The process has now begun for selecting finalists for the 2023 Finance Director of the Year Awards! Accountable Recruitment will once again be working in partnership with HSBC, KPMG and Brabners to deliver this important event.

The Accountable Recruitment family of businesses which includes Accountable Executive, Accountable HR and Accountable Practice has launched a new business Adaptable Recruitment. Head quartered out of the Accountable HQ, Adaptable Recruitment will offer Transactional, Office Support and Administration, Marketing and Business Development and other wider business roles.

With uncertain times ahead for the UK and World economy the regions finance directors continue to show resilience and outstanding leadership recognised at the Finance Director of the Year Awards. The 27 finalists were celebrated and the winners unveiled at a glittering black tie ceremony at the Crowne Plaza Liverpool On Thursday 17 November. The 2022 event was made possible by continued support from awards partners Accountable Recruitment, HSBC and Brabners with new partner KPMG.

In this episode we talk to Maggie O’Carroll, CEO and founder of The Women’s Organisation. From its beginning in 1996 to being the largest female-focused enterprise support agency in the UK, The Women’s Organisation now helps women across the UK, Europe, China and Africa.

Accountable Recruitment, HSBC and Brabners are delighted to welcome KPMG on board as the new partner for the Finance Director of the Year Awards. Now in its 10th year the awards cover the Merseyside, Lancashire, Cheshire, North Wales and Warrington regions. The prestigious Finance Director of The Year Awards recognise and celebrate the outstanding work done by the region's tireless financial directors, rewarding the often under-estimated jobs they do.

We talk to Kavita Basi who suffered a life-threatening Brain Haemorrhage in 2015. Following her challenging journey through near death and recovery Kavita is now an Author, Motivational speaker, Blogger, Sustainable product expert, CEO & Founder of Reflexone & Ration.l , Ambassador for the BSF, Bee Found & SameYouOrg.

In the episode we invite Emma Stoddart, CFO of ChargePoint and overall winner of the Finance Director of the Year Awards to share her journey of becoming an authentic leader through building trust, being open and showing empathy. In this episode Emma also shares her very private story of how she manages with ME and how to overcome health challenges by being brave and changing your priorities to be true to yourself. From joining an accountancy practice at 18 and starting training from A-Levels, Emma went on to achieve a much-desired Partnership at a top 5 Accountancy practice, to then leave to focus on health and then pursue a role as a CFO in industry. Emma also talks about her appointment to the Board of Professional Liverpool and Advisory Board Member at University of Liverpool Management School and how these positions share insights, both ways, into the wider business community and connecting theory with practice. Defining your culture is a little like defining the X Factor and Emma shares how to get your culture right, you have to align your values and direction from the leadership team down. Making informed decisions by reaching out and being open to advice through good communication and surrounding yourself with great people is essential!