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In this episode you'll hear from Alec, who is a SuperfastCPA customer and now a CPA. In this interview we cover how Alec's study process evolved from passing his first section, then to some struggles, and then dialing in his study process and passing his remaining sections. 3 Things to listen for in this episode: How Alec used the AICPA blueprints in his study process How he used the SuperfastCPA study tools in his study routine, and as a "cram course" in his final review How the idea of "re-review" was a turning point in his study process Also, Alec mentions our free study training as his introduction to SuperfastCPA, https://joinnow.live/s/3de740 (which you can watch a free session of here...) Full episode page here: https://www.superfastcpa.com/how-alec-passed-his-cpa-exams-5-questions-at-a-time/ Learn the SuperfastCPA Study Approach, Free You'll hear me mention the SuperfastCPA study process multiple times in this episode.  What we teach our customers is how to have a 2-hour main session each day where you can get more done than someone studying 4-5 hours the "normal way".  We cover this in our free "study trainings", which are 1-hour webinars where you'll learn exactly what to do when you sit down to study so that you can 1) move through new material faster, 2) understand and retain it better, and 3) spend less time in front of your review course WHILE getting better results. Register for a free session here: https://www.superfastcpa.com/passnow OR, just text PASSNOW to 44222 and we'll text you back a link to the training. This is one hour that will literally save you months of time and frustration from trying to figure this stuff out on your own, so register for a session today! Register for a free session here: https://www.superfastcpa.com/passnow

Alec Thomson is the co-founder and CEO of Riskcast Solutions, a productivity and forecasting tool for the construction industry. They provide a way for project managers to track labor, material, and equipment, without the need to maintain multiple fancy spreadsheets. Riskcast Solution's mission is to enable the construction industry by unleashing the power of data to reduce risk in all areas of performance while putting project teams first in all that we do. Alec has twenty years of experience in the construction industry, working in various capacities. He started out as a field engineer and eventually worked in procurement before moving to Skanska's corporate office in New York. His final position on a business strategy team made it evident that he needed to find a way to pursue his passion for helping project teams solve the job site related problems. Connect with Alec Thomson Riskcast Solutions Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Some of the Topics Covered by Alec Thomson in this Episode What Riskcast Solutions is and how Alec and his co-founder Reggie Arichabala got started Early customer acquisition for Riskcast Leaving their corporate jobs Making sacrifices to bootstrap Riskcast and determining when it was time to fund raise Product development and the technical aspect of Riskcast The business model for Riskcast and navigating different iterations for pricing Participating in Newark Venture Partners' Lab Program Focusing on the sales engine of a B2B SaaS company How Riskcast finds interns and using a draft board to manage hiring How Alec views competition Where Riskcast stands today in terms of traction and how they've been affected by and adapted to COVID The big vision for Riskcast Solutions Digitizing an archaic industry Alec's book recommendations Links from the Episode Newark Venture Partners NVP Labs Rutgers University New Jersey Institute of Technology Y Combinator Online Classes How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie The Power of Positive Thinking by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale Rocket Fuel by Gino Wickman

This week we’re going to return to our roots - by going back to our regular career stories theme.We’ve pretty much covered the Covid-19 angle of PR and agency management if you want more info on that then have a listen to the past 5/6 episodes of the podcast, or have a look at the 25 plus Covid-19 articles on PRmoment.com - I think you’ll find all you need to know. It’s quite a body of work.This week on the PRmoment podcast, our guest is Alec Samways, CEO & head of creative strategy at Splendid Communications.Splendid was co-founded by Alec in 2004. It’s a creative consumer PR shop with approximately 40 employees and a fee income of £3.5m in 2019.Here’s a summary of what Alec and I discuss: Alec talks about how Splendid, as a consumer PR firm, has been impacted by Covid-19? How this period of lockdown is proving to be a reflection point for a lot of us about how we live our lives and our work-life balance. How Alec is envisaging a hybrid office/working from home arrangement might work? Alec talks us through the story of Splendid - and the ups and downs along the way! Why Alec left his job as a management consultant for Datamonitor and ended up working in PR. Why Alec joined Slice PR because of his passion for music. Why Alec left Slice PR to set up Splendid in 2004. Why Alec describes Splendid as “being on the edge of the PR scene.” Whether Alec believes the PR sector still places too greater emphasis on media relations? Why the hierarchical approach to creativity that ad agencies tend to have, doesn’t work in PR. Alec talk us through what type of business is Splendid today, in terms of the breadth of work? Alec glances towards the future and talks about what agency businesses might look like post lockdown and into 2021/22

Alec Shane has been fostering authentic author-agent relationships since 2012. Whether he is mediating disputes between authors and editors or selling books to publishers, Alec and others like him serve as the backbone of the writing industry. During his time at Writers House, Shane has worked with many successful authors and groups, including Mark Stein, Mike Thomas, and the Horror Writers Association. For submissions and queries, Alec can be reached at ashane@writershouse.com.From ManuscriptWishlist.com:Alec Shane majored in English at Brown University, a degree he put to immediate use by moving to Los Angeles after graduation to become a professional stunt man. Realizing that he prefers books to breakaway glass, he moved to New York City in 2008 to pursue a career in publishing. Alec quickly found a home at Writers House Literary Agency and is now aggressively building his own list.Whether you’re traditionally published or indie, writing a good book is only the first step in becoming a successful author. The days of just turning a manuscript into your editor and walking away are gone. If you want to succeed in today’s publishing world, you need to understand every aspect of the business - editing, formatting, marketing, contracts. It all starts with a good book, then the real work begins.Join international bestselling author J.D. Barker and indie powerhouse, J. Thorn, as they gain unique insight and valuable advice from the most prolific and accomplished authors in the business.In this episode, you’ll discover:How Alec became an agentWhat agents look for in authorsHow to pitch your book to an agency or publisherIf traditional or independent publishing is right for youWhy horror is making a resurgenceLinks:J. D. Barker - http://jdbarker.com/J. Thorn - https://theauthorlife.com/Alec Shane - https://twitter.com/alecdshaneSubmissions and Queries - ashane@writershouse.comSave Indie Bookstores - https://www.saveindiebookstores.comMusic by Nicorus - https://cctrax.com/nicorus/dust-to-dust-ep Voice Over by Rick Ganley - http://www.nhpr.com and recorded at Mill Pond Studio - http://www.millpondstudio.comContact - https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/ “Muggable” quote by Harley Christensen - https://www.mischievousmalamute.com/*Full disclosure: Some of the links are affiliate links. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Over the past 6 months as more and more Equity Mates have joined us on this journey, we've thought it may be time to do a reset episode. To explain how this podcast started and all that we've learnt over the past two years. Given we're about to tick over to episode #100 - we thought this was the perfect time. In this episode you will learn: • Why Bryce and Alec started Equity Mates • Two key things Alec has learnt over the last 99 episodes. • The major lesson Bryce has taken away from the last two years. • How Alec and Bryce think about investing today • Why they look for companies with moats (long-term competitive advantages) and an ability to reinvest their profits • How thinking for the long-term gives you an advantage over professional investors • Why Seth Klarman's distinction between investing and speculating has been particularly helpful • What the boys think about the choice between picking stocks or taking the market average return

Last episode of the month means Ask Us Anything - where we answer some of the questions you've asked over the past month. Due to our Christmas break, and the number of questions we've had, we're splitting this up into 2 episodes. So this episode is part one, and then on Sunday we'll be releasing part two. As always if you want to ask questions for next month, jump on the Ask Us Anything section of our website or hit us up on social media. In this episode you will learn: • The tax implications of investing and what you need to report • How Alec was wrong about A2 Milk in 2017, and what that can tell us about Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratios • Whether there are any Stake-like platforms that offer free brokerage for the Australian market • How young people should balance investing for their future and saving for big purchases (i.e. house, car). • If you're married or de facto, how you should set up your investing accounts • The key metrics investors should keep track of Stocks and Resources Discussed: • ATO Share Investing Fact Sheet 'You and Your Shares 2018' • A2 Milk (ASX: A2M) • First Home Super Saver Scheme

As we started discussing last week, the ASX Sharemarket game has kicked-off. The rules are simple: $50,000 in play money, and 4 months to invest as best you can, competing against all other entrants across the country. The game emulates the Australian Stock Exchange in real-time each day. Alec and Bryce have decided to compete and to record their trades and learnings as they go. Last week Bryce revealed what his initial strategies were for picking his first investments, and this episode it's Alec's turn to reveal how he chose his investments for the next 4 months. In this episode you will learn: • What 'bottom left to top right means' and how it helps to pick a stock • Which company Alec thinks is one of the best capital allocators out there • Which stock both Bryce and Alec have chosen in their portfolio • How Alec has distributed his $50,000 Stocks and resources discussed: • Wesfarmers Limted (ASX: WES) • Cleanaway Wast Management Limited (ASX: CWY) • WorleyParsons Limited (ASX: WOR) • NextDC Limited (ASX: NXT)

This episode marks a first for Equity Mates. Our first repeat guest! Who better to have back on than Andrew Brown, the Executive Director of East 72 Holdings. Andrew is one of the most insightful investors we've met in our time doing Equity Mates, and is a true contrarian. Do you think the internet has made old media a bad investment? Not Andrew, who since our first interview last year has done extremely well investing in legacy media companies like News Corp, Fairfax and Channel 9. Or do you think Uber's rise means we should avoid investing in the taxi industry? Not Andrew, who has been investing in Cabcharge (he takes us through his logic behind the Cabcharge investment in great detail in part 2 of this interview, to be released Thursday). So we hope you all enjoy listening to Andrew as much as we enjoyed talking to him. In this episode you will learn: • Who Andrew is and how he invests at East 72 Holdings. • How Andrew's stock tips from our last interview are going. • Andrew's thoughts on McGrath Real Estate's struggles. • Why Andrew's old-school media picks have done so well over the last year. • Why Andrew isn't backing down from his Apple short (Even after Warren Buffett has invested in the American tech giant). • Good ways to manage investing information. • The information sources Andrew doesn't consider valuable. • Where you can find client letters from some of the world's best hedge funds. • How Alec managed to overload his inbox trying to keep up with information. • How Twitter helped build the case against Blue Sky Stocks and Resources Discussed: • PM Capital Global Opportunities Fund (ASX: PGF) • McGrath Real Estate (ASX: MEA) • Kogan (ASX: KGN) • News Corp (ASX: NSW) • Nine entertainment group (ASX: NEC) • Fairfax (ASX: FXJ) • Domain (ASX: DHG) • Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) • Subreddit 'Security Analysis' • The three hedge fund letters Andrew mentioned: • Horizon Kinetics • Greenhaven Road • Greenwood Investments • Blue Sky Alternative Investments (ASX: BLA) [We know the audio isn't perfect in this interview (especially with the background noise between 30min - 33min). Trust us, it's worth persevering. Every time we speak to Andrew we leave as better investors and we're confident listening to him will have the same impact on you.]

Alec Stern, an absolute stellar human being whom I met back in Las Vegas as a random in December of 2016. He is an ingenious business man, but also, a generous man of contribution, overall.   Alec was very receptive, engaged, and also, I watched along his business journey. In the interview, Alec talks about how he was an Entrepreneur since age 12 or 13 and Entrepreneurship was in his DNA. Alec discusses 2 important challenges he faced very early on. His team did not have the important things that are needed for any business. They only had the needed passion and desire. Alec’s company took public in 2007 and in 2016 he sold it for 1.1 billion dollars. Now, Alec is over committing himself, doing incredible things for Entrepreneurs and small business owners not asking for anything in return. He takes his gifts and talents into changing and impacting as many lives as possible, and extended himself especially into the youth community. In This Episode You Will Learn: Where Alec’s journey began and why he started it out that way? Are Entrepreneurs born or can they be built and developed over time? The Strategy for taking a greatest idea or imagination into an executable plan in order to deliver something. A piece of advice to Entrepreneurs or business owners that are exposed to distractions and haven’t discovered one great thing they really need to focus on. How Alec attracted the right people and right team and how he empowered them. What was the single biggest lesson he learnt in the whole process in building and development of Constant Contact. The 3 step strategy for certain Entrepreneurs that are limited by a cap to make a break through. What’s the best part of his life? Alec Stern, Co-founder of Constant Contact, joins the, A Desire to Inspire with Manny Patrick show, to discuss his journey in build a billion dollar company. He’s a seasoned senior executive with more than 25 years of experience in management, strategy, business development, marketing, channel, and software and technology sales. Alec is a Primary member of Constant Contact's founding team and was with the company since 1997. Currently he’s serving on numerous executive and advisory boards for a range of nonprofits. He’s instrumental in assisting these nonprofits in many marketing, planning, event, and fundraising activities, including the execution of their email marketing strategies.

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