Accounting Influencers

Episode 118. In today's interview, "Route to the Top for Black Accountants: Herschel Frierson."Herschel Frierson is the Strategic Networks Leader and a Principal at Crowe LLP with over 26 years of experience. He is responsible for expanding the firm’s influence with network partners, including associations and creating new opportunities and deepening existing relationships. He also serves on the firm’s leadership team with the Inclusion Excellence Council which focuses on Diversity and Inclusion for the Firm. Herschel is the 27th Chairman of the Board of Directors with the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) and is a lifetime member. In 2020, he was named by Accounting Today as one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting. Key takeaways from this episode include:➜ why there are many opportunities for the accounting profession at this point in time➜ the mistakes accountancy has made as a profession over the years with diversity, recruitment and retention➜ what helpi