web01.fireside.fm Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:39:45 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Balance Sheet - Episodes Tagged with “Accounting” https://balancesheet.fireside.fm/tags/accounting Thu, 11 Jun 2020 21:00:00 -0400 I speak with career coaches, executives, start-up founders and others to learn all about how we can be more present and purposeful at work and at home. en-us episodic A podcast all about finding balance and inspiration in our professional and personal lives. Olivia Berkman I speak with career coaches, executives, start-up founders and others to learn all about how we can be more present and purposeful at work and at home. no career, work life, personal development, business Olivia Berkman oberkman@financialexecutives.org Episode 8: “I Want More People That Look Like Me In The Profession”: Part 1 https://balancesheet.fireside.fm/8 dbb7bc41-a161-47dd-9142-c421c821de6c Thu, 11 Jun 2020 21:00:00 -0400 Olivia Berkman full 1 Olivia Berkman NABA's new Board Chair Herschel Frierson discusses the practices in accounting and finance that lead to a lack of diversity. 37:39 no Herschel Frierson is a managing director in the consulting group at Crowe LLP and soon to be Chair of the Board of Directors of NABA, the National Association of Black Accountants. (https://www.nabainc.org/) As you’ll hear, Herschel has done a tremendous amount of work to bring young black people to the accounting profession. We talked about the practices in accounting and finance that lead to a lack of diversity, the importance of mentorship, and the conversations he’s having with his daughter in the midst of global protests. We all know that we have a lot to learn and I hope this conversation will inspire you to have similar conversations with people in your own lives. Be vulnerable. Be open. And, as Herschel tells his mentees, just speak your truth. Special Guest: Herschel Frierson. diversity, leadership, accounting, finance Herschel Frierson is a managing director in the consulting group at Crowe LLP and soon to be Chair of the Board of Directors of NABA, the National Association of Black Accountants.
As you’ll hear, Herschel has done a tremendous amount of work to bring young black people to the accounting profession. We talked about the practices in accounting and finance that lead to a lack of diversity, the importance of mentorship, and the conversations he’s having with his daughter in the midst of global protests.
We all know that we have a lot to learn and I hope this conversation will inspire you to have similar conversations with people in your own lives. Be vulnerable. Be open. And, as Herschel tells his mentees, just speak your truth.

Special Guest: Herschel Frierson.

]]> Herschel Frierson is a managing director in the consulting group at Crowe LLP and soon to be Chair of the Board of Directors of NABA, the National Association of Black Accountants.
As you’ll hear, Herschel has done a tremendous amount of work to bring young black people to the accounting profession. We talked about the practices in accounting and finance that lead to a lack of diversity, the importance of mentorship, and the conversations he’s having with his daughter in the midst of global protests.
We all know that we have a lot to learn and I hope this conversation will inspire you to have similar conversations with people in your own lives. Be vulnerable. Be open. And, as Herschel tells his mentees, just speak your truth.

Special Guest: Herschel Frierson.

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