Accountants' Success Secrets

This week’s episode features Steph Rickaby, the founder of Sunflower Accounts – a practice with a difference, inspired by her personal journey from single mum on benefits to Chartered Certified Accountant and business mentor. Steph set up Sunflower Accounts in 2012, fuelled by a passion to help others build better lives – including her family, her team, and her clients. Her holistic approach links personal goals to business plans, and she’s living proof that resilience and authenticity are po...

This week’s episode reflects on four stand-out interviews with accountants who’ve each built remarkable practices on their own terms. Co-hosts Philippa Haynes and MARK LEE FCA dig into stories from Kevin Drew, community champion at Ascent Accountancy in Derby, whose path to inclusive, socially-minded accountancy started in the face of personal adversity and flourished into a practice where everyone, quite literally, has a seat at the table. Here are three headliners you won't want to miss: Th...

This week’s episode features Libby Berg, founder of Iceberg Accounting in Harpenden, Hertfordshire. Libby’s journey is a refreshing blend of tough love, transparency, and resilience, shaped by her background as a CIMA-qualified management accountant with extensive experience in both industry and the corporate finance team at BDO. Thirteen years ago, Libby made the bold leap from an uninspiring job with a young family in tow to building a thriving practice from the ground up. Her approach is d...

This week, Accountants’ Success Secrets welcomes back David Frederick, founder of Marcus Bishop Associates, South London’s trusted specialists in tax, probate, and planning for blended families. David’s impressive CV spans decades in practice, championing both ICAEW-licensed probate and wide-ranging tax advisory work. He’s a previous president of the AAT, a networker with a knack for collaboration, and—fun fact—deliberately chose not to call his firm “Frederick & Co” (you’ll have to liste...

This week’s episode features Dora Ngoma, the force behind Grace Certified Accountants in Hemel Hempstead. Dora’s journey is a testament to true resilience and entrepreneurial spirit in accountancy. A Fellow of the ACCA and regulated by the Institute of Financial Accountants, Dora started her practice in 2019 after recovering from a serious car accident and overcoming huge personal and professional challenges—including raising four children, rebuilding from scratch after her marriage broke dow...