💪Tech, Triathlons + Tenacity: Jo Hurley’s Inspiring Story

As a female founder in fintech, Jo Hurley shares her journey  as a tech entrepreneur learning from other sectors, selling her business to Deloitte, and how endurance sports fuel her personal growth. Today I’m speaking with Jo Hurley Chartered Accountant Motivational Speaker and Triathlete Key learnings from this episode include: Tech in Finance: How Jo leveraged technology to transform audit processes. Women in Tech: Facing industry pushback & building networks beyond finance. Selling a Business: The realities of selling to Deloitte & unexpected retirement. Mindset & Endurance: How Ironman training fosters discipline & deep reflection. Storytelling & Speaking: Using experience to connect with and inspire others. Resources The Light Year Docs 25 event https://www.lightyeardocs.com.au/event-details/lyd25-unstoppable-growth-conference-online-2    LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/posts/heathersmithau_lyd25-lyd25-accountingandaccountants-activity-7296297019323691009-etYO/   https://www.linkedin.com/posts/heathersmithau_lyd25-accountingandaccountants-lyd-activity-7294927985101393920-lT6K/   https://www.linkedin.com/posts/heathersmithau_accountingandaccountants-lyd25-futureofaccounting-activity-7294962990074765313-5JxZ/   https://www.linkedin.com/posts/heathersmithau_accountingandaccountants-lyd25-futureofaccounting-activity-7295609805522489344-pK6r/     Contact details: Accounting Apps newsletter: http://HeatherSmithAU.COM Accounting Apps Mastermind: https://www.facebook.com/groups/XeroMasterMind  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/HeatherSmithAU/  YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ANISEConsulting  Threads: https://www.threads.net/@heathersmithau  BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/heathersmithau.bsky.social

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Exploring the intersections of accounting, technology and modern practice methodologies. Hosted by Heather Smith, an award winning Chartered Accountant with a flair for storytelling. Heather is obsessed with how effective automation and integration can produce timely clean data, to surface information for brave, fast data-informed decision making. Better data, better decisions, better business. She explores this topic with her guests, uncovering insights that offer you a competitive edge. Delve deeper into the Accounting Apps landscape and enhance your understanding. The podcast promises enlightening discussions in the fields of accounting, technology and artificial intelligence. Hit that subscribe button now! Subscribe to the Accounting Apps newsletter: http://AccountingApps.io Join the free Accounting Apps community to continue the conversations. https://www.facebook.com/groups/XeroMasterMind Brilliant guests include entrepreneurs, founders, business consultants, accountants, bookkeepers, small business owners, cloud advisors, developers, cloud integrators and solution providers. Each month guests share how they built their business and how your business or clients can use technology to be more effective and efficient. This may include exploring: *How you can implement and integrate business tools with your online accounting software to automate processes, improve productivity, and profitability; *How to build a business developing business apps; or *How to build a tech stack that meets your business needs or introduce your clients to them. Contact details: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/HeatherSmithAU/