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Co-founder of a startup incubator who has helped over 500 startups tells us about fund raising and angel investing

Startups
Setting up an accounting firm sounds difficult? This CA built one from scratch while tending to her 3 little kids

Inspiration
Investing in 50 plus startups, how this chartered accountant turned angel investor

Startups
From a mid-sized accounting firm to becoming the CEO at KPMG India: Meet Richard Rekhy

Finance leader
After 3 decades of slogging in his corporate jobs this CA reinvented himself to a certified soft-skills trainer

Inspiration
Embracing Digital Transformation in the Finance Function - by Ganesh S. CFO, Tally Solutions

Finance leader
Money, budgeting and financial independence tips from the founder of LXME, India’s first financial platform for women only

Money and Me
From Indian Navy to a CA: How this Ex-Serviceman survived a life threatening accident and qualified as a CA at 35

Inspiration
Remote Working in These Testing Times - by Amrish Kumar Jain, CIO Tally Solutions

Finance leader
How Divya Kumar, Digital CFO at IKEA Retail drives the adoption and effective implementation of digital transformation

Digital Transformation
How this Math teacher pivoted into finance at the age of 29 and tells us it is never too late to make a career move

Inspiration
How this millenial husband-wife duo of CAs left their promising Big 4 jobs and chose the highs and lows of CA practice

InPractice
How this CA chose to be SAP-certified and explore the tech-driven corporate world instead of typical CA roles

Corporate Career
How this boy from Kathmandu accomplished his CA journey in India then skilfully started his career in Nepal

Inspiration
Meet CS Rajiv Bajaj who never restricted himself to typical CS duties taking up finance, HR and IT roles

Inspiration
Chartered Accountant turned Partner at a early-stage VC firm answers questions about startups, angel investing and fund raising

Startups
How an impromtu decision to quit her job and become an entrepreneur took CS Sharada on a journey of a lifetime

InPractice
The CFO of the 3rd largest airport in India with over 33 MN passengers shares his role in driving digital transformation at BIAL

Digital Transformation
How against all odds this CA established a practice in Bilaspur way back in 2006 by staying persistent

InPractice
Why this Indian CA declined high-paying job offers in India and returned to his home country, Nepal

Inspiration
This millennial gave up traditional CS roles for the startup world & is now the Global Company Secretary at an edtech unicorn

Corporate Career
Mahavir Pratap Sharma an entrepreneur & angel investor in 17+ early stage startups shares how he got started and the lessons learnt

Startups
From Finance to Information Technology: How CA Manoj Kumar drives digital transformation as Head of IT

Digital Transformation
How this South African aspiring CA suffered from his mother’s loss due to Covid-19 and still managed to clear SAICA’s ITC exam

Inspiration
How this tech-savvy CA developed a SaaS solution to help CFOs & Auditors in the valuation of exotic financial instruments

Startups
From winning 117 medals in rifle shooting to qualifying as a chartered accountant: Meet Priyal Keni

Inspiration
How Saurabh Gupta, the CFO of Dixon Technologies embraces digital transformation to grow the 28-year-old company

Digital Transformation
How this CA quit his Big 4 M&A job to launch a healthy snacking startup 'Mighty Millets' with his nutritionist mother

Entrepreneur Story
From CA to Chief Digital Officer: How Manpreet Singh Ahuja drives PwC India through the waves of digital transformation

Digital Transformation
How Aashish P Sommaiyaa, the former CEO of Motilal Oswal AMC and now White Oak Capital deals with money in his personal and professional life

Money and Me
From an Accounting firm to a Licensed Auditor in Malaysia: How this CA and mother of two took her career to the next level

InPractice
CA (SA) was not Mariam’s plan – it was destiny and now she is Chief Officer at Vodacom Financial & Digital Services

Finance leader
Millennial CFOs: Why this CA quit his Big 4 job to become a CFO at age 26 of a bootstrapped content studio

Corporate Career
How CA Vandana Dodhia established her own firm in the 1990s and pivoted her career with no funds

InPractice
Samantha tells how she failed undergrad and CTA, and then fell pregnant during articles, but eventually became a CA (SA)

Inspiration
Meet Philani Maphanga a CA(SA) who went from extreme poverty to becoming a Partner at PwC, South Africa

Inspiration
This Head of Finance qualified as a CA at the age of 33 after failing multiple times

Inspiration
This Indian Advocate, CS & US CPA convinced a US based Attorney to set up My CPA Expert, today serving 100+ clients globally

Business and Startups
This President of an AMC which manages assets worth INR 1 Lakh crore reveals how he manages his own personal finances

Money and Me
Why this Indian CA based in India upskilled himself with CPA (US) & how it opened doors to opportunities both in India and USA

Students Section
How this South African Chartered Accountant became a Partner at Big Accounting Firm in Australia

Finance leader
After quitting CA midway this man restarted his CA journey with the support of his wife & qualified at the age of 32

Inspiration

Editorial Picks

How this CA with no formal education in Arts became a full time Painter and now made a name for herself

Inspiration
How this CA started her own KPO & now has clients from all over the world

Entrepreneur Story
CA (SA) was not Mariam’s plan – it was destiny and now she is Chief Officer at Vodacom Financial & Digital Services

Finance leader
How this CFO of Adama India a $300 MN company is driving digital transformation & embracing technology

Digital Transformation
Season 2: Decoding the Digital Transformation journey of CFOs and what CTOs/ CIOs think of the evolving CFO role

Digital Transformation

Inspiration

5th October, 2021

Why this Indian CA declined high-paying job offers in India and returned to his home country, Nepal

Inspiration
26th September, 2021

How this South African aspiring CA suffered from his mother’s loss due to Covid-19 and still managed to clear SAICA’s ITC exam

Inspiration
7th September, 2021

From winning 117 medals in rifle shooting to qualifying as a chartered accountant: Meet Priyal Keni

Inspiration
23rd August, 2021

With the ambition to empower enterprising women relaunch their careers this CA started Career After Family Enterprise

Inspiration
9th August, 2021

From a CA to a Fitness expert: Meet CA(SA) Rudi Witkowsky who took a bold move of redirecting his career to pursue his passion

Inspiration
30th July, 2021

How this CA with no formal education in Arts became a full time Painter and now made a name for herself

Inspiration
19th July, 2021

From struggling to have one meal a day to becoming a CEO: Meet CA Nitin Jain, who did not find success on a silver platter

Inspiration
3rd July, 2021

Samantha tells how she failed undergrad and CTA, and then fell pregnant during articles, but eventually became a CA (SA)

Inspiration
28th June, 2021

This Head of Finance qualified as a CA at the age of 33 after failing multiple times

Inspiration
23rd May, 2021

After quitting CA midway this man restarted his CA journey with the support of his wife & qualified at the age of 32

Inspiration
19th May, 2021

From a science grad to a CA: Meet this mother of two who established a Audit & Consulting Firm in 2003 & is still going strong

Inspiration
1st April, 2021

Director, Country Counsel & Company Secretary of Boeing: Always spend Money to build your Character but never otherwise

The CS Story
27th March, 2021

How this CS & Investment banker sold his house to bootstrap a profitable cloud kitchen business

The CS Story
23rd February, 2021

How this CS took the startup route with LetsVenture - an online platform that facilitates angel investing in start-ups

Inspiration
4th February, 2021

12 Questions with the General Counsel & Company Secretary at Boeing India: Dr. Akhil Prasad

The CS Story
6th January, 2021

This CA took 11 attempts to pass CA Final exams & is now the Financial Controller at PayPal India. What is stopping you?

Inspiration
5th January, 2021

This CA failed 10 times in his CA exams but did not let failure define him rather enjoyed his journey

Inspiration
30th November, 2020

Meet Philani Maphanga a CA(SA) who went from extreme poverty to becoming a Partner at PwC, South Africa

Inspiration
3rd November, 2020

This small town girl pursued CA against all odds and started her own firm when 3-months pregnant

Inspiration
14th July, 2020

How this CA from Dubai moved to India and overcame the challenges of finding a job back home

Inspiration

Business and startups

15th February, 2021

How 3 CAs and a tech guy built India’s leading digital lending platform 'FlexiLoans' to serve the underbanked at a click

Startups
25th August, 2021

From an Accounting firm to a Licensed Auditor in Malaysia: How this CA and mother of two took her career to the next level

InPractice
13th August, 2021

This CA amid the pandemic co-founded a 100% bootstrapped live-tutoring edtech startup and has 20,000 plus students

Startups
27th November, 2020

How serial innovator CA Shailesh took Haribhakti & Co, from a 20 to 1000 member team

InPractice
15th July, 2021

How CA Vandana Dodhia established her own firm in the 1990s and pivoted her career with no funds

InPractice
25th April, 2021

How this CA revolutionised conventional Tax practice by launching a digital platform for faceless assessments & appeal

Business & Startups
20th April, 2021

Why this mother left her job as a CFO and built the first Safe Media platform for children

Business & Startups
15th April, 2021

How two Chartered Accountants launched a crowdfunding startup to connect NGOs to potential donors.

Entrepreneur Story
27th March, 2021

How this CS & Investment banker sold his house to bootstrap a profitable cloud kitchen business

The CS Story
17th March, 2021

After 15 years in the corporate world this CA and Head of Credit & Risk established his own practice during the lockdown

Business & Startups
10th March, 2021

This CA & ex-Paytm VP is a self-taught mobile app developer who quit his CA firm to venture in the startup world

Business & Startups

Career Overseas

24th November, 2020

How this 26 year old Indian CA moved to Canada amidst the pandemic and managed to get a job in 1.5 months

Career Overseas
14th July, 2020

How this CA from Dubai moved to India and overcame the challenges of finding a job back home

Inspiration
24th November, 2020

This CS from India moved to Canada on a study visa and is now a CPA. Here is her story.

Career Overseas
24th May, 2020

Losing my Hand in an Accident Did Not Stop Me from Living my Life and Becoming a Chartered Accountant

Inspiration
4th March, 2021

How this Indian Company Secretary moved to Dubai and Built a Successful Career in Secretarial, Legal & Tax

Career Overseas
24th November, 2020

How this 26-year-old Chartered Accountant immigrated to Canada and struggled to find a job but eventually made it!

Career Overseas
2nd August, 2021

Want to immigrate to Canada? Here CA Azhar Sakriwala reveals how he immigrated to Canada in his 20s

Career Overseas
30th April, 2021

Why this Indian CA in Sydney believes in upskilling & how CPA Australia played a role in defining his career

Career Overseas
16th November, 2020

This CA immigrated to Australia and found a job within two weeks - thanks to the CPA Australia designation

Career Overseas
28th February, 2020

This Auditor from Dubai Explains how he Immigrated to Canada and Found a Job within 45 Days

Career Overseas
14th December, 2019

This Indian CA immigrated to Canada with her family and found a Job, purchased a House and passed Her CPA, All in a Year

Career Overseas
9th July, 2019

How this South African Forensic Accountant made Australia his new home and started his career from scratch

Career Overseas
1st December, 2020

How this 26 year old Indian CA Immigrated to Canada, Found a Job and Qualified her CPA Canada

Career Overseas
3rd October, 2020

Meet this 27-year old CPA from Canada who quit her job to Study, Work & Live Abroad (Switzerland)

Career Overseas
8th December, 2020

How this Accountant Immigrated to Canada From Nigeria and Quickly Found a Finance Job

Career Overseas
21st February, 2019

This 23 old Chartered Accountant Decided to Move to Canada on a Study Visa (and not PR Visa). Here's Why.

Career Overseas
1st December, 2020

How this Indian CA Dweep Mehta started his finance career from scratch after Immigrating to Canada

Career Overseas
14th January, 2019

How this Nepalese origin Indian Chartered Accountant got an opportunity at PwC Australia on a Sponsored work Visa

Career Overseas
11th November, 2020

How this CA quit her job as a CFO, immigrated to Australia and started all over. Did it pay off?

Career Overseas
19th June, 2018

This Indian Chartered Accountant who immigrated to Australia shares Tips on Visa, Living Costs and Job Search in Sydney

Career Overseas

Corporate Career

30th September, 2021

This millennial gave up traditional CS roles for the startup world & is now the Global Company Secretary at an edtech unicorn

Corporate Career
24th July, 2019

This Chartered Accountant Failed 11 times And Now a Ph.D. & Professor At B Schools

Inspiration
15th March, 2021

How this CA built a rewarding corporate career in forensic investigation and ethics & compliance

Forensic Accounting
14th July, 2021

Millennial CFOs: Why this CA quit his Big 4 job to become a CFO at age 26 of a bootstrapped content studio

Corporate Career
30th July, 2021

How this CA with no formal education in Arts became a full time Painter and now made a name for herself

Inspiration

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