Dates and location
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Dates and location
Hours
Description
Learn anywhere, anytime with audio learning from your trusted source for Professional Development.
Get up to speed in an hour on critical topics for CPAs such as AI, Ethics, Finance, Cybersecurity, Audit, Tax, Sustainability and more.
- Convenient 60-minute audio courses in our new app.
- Flexible format allows you to listen and learn on the go at your own pace.
- Relevant and trending topics affecting CPAs to help you stay at the forefront of the profession.
The accounting profession offers more career paths than ever before, yet many CPAs feel pressure to follow a narrow definition of success. As the profession evolves, professionals are increasingly questioning long-held assumptions about what it means to build a meaningful, sustainable CPA career.
This session explores the many ways CPAs can define success across public practice, industry, consulting, technology, education, and emerging fields. Through a combination of professional insight and lived experience, the discussion reframes the CPA designation as a powerful foundation rather than a single prescribed career path. Participants will be encouraged to reflect on alignment, career evolution, and how the CPA skillset can be paired with new areas of growth over time.
Lessons Covered:
- My Career Journey
- The Myth of a Single Definition of Success
- Different Expressions of CPA Success
- Public vs. Industry
- The CPA Designation as a Foundation, Not a Finish Line
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Key Takeaways
Upon completion of this session, participants will:
- Understand that there is no single definition of success within the CPA profession.
- Gain perspective on how CPA skills translate across public practice, industry, consulting, and emerging roles.
- Recognize the CPA designation as a durable foundation that supports career evolution over time.
- Identify ways to intentionally pair CPA expertise with complementary skills or interests.
- Develop confidence in navigating career transitions without guilt, urgency, or comparison.
Who Will Benefit
This course will benefit:
- Early-career CPAs exploring possible career paths and long-term alignment.
- Mid-career CPAs considering pivots, specialization, or new professional challenges.
- CPAs in public practice or industry questioning traditional definitions of success.
- Finance professionals seeking clarity, validation, and perspective as the profession continues to evolve.
How to Access the Course
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To access the course on your computer please visit our BlackBoard site, and log-in using the same login and password used for the Registration Portal.
Please allow up to 15 minutes after registration for the course to appear on your BlackBoard page.
Registration, cancellation, withdrawal and all other CPA Ontario PD policies can be found here.
Speaker(s)
Stefanie Ricchio, CPA, CGA, has worked for over two decades at the intersection of finance strategy, transformation and humanity, driving value across technology, 3PL, and SaaS industries, mid-tier professional firms and not-for-profits as both a senior leader and a consultant. Now, her focus is on empowering value for you in your work and life and for organizations to drive commercial efficiencies and create environments for people to thrive. Her work in financial systems implementations brings a systems-first lens from years of working with accounting firms and growing businesses implementing (and fixing) accounting technology. Stefanie's perspective bridges people, process, and technology - not just vendor hype.