Ralph Picano is the CFO and a member of the board of directors for Wade Trim, an almost 100 year old engineering firm. As a CFO, the thoughts that keep Ralph up at night are the ones related to his company’s largest expense: It’s employees. The engineering industry bills hourly. They provide talented people to perform services for clients, and they charge their clients to create value and give them a reason to pay them. The fact that their largest expense in the company itself is payroll means that that expense category is going to be the main focus of any CFO.To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: <a href="http://petermargaritis.com/category/cym-podcasts/">petermargaritis.com</a>Resources:Learn more at <a href="https://www.wadetrim.com/">https://www.wadetrim.com/</a>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ralph-picano-8a65b410/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/ralph-picano-8a65b410/</a>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/PicanoRalph">https://twitter.com/PicanoRalph</a>Change Your Mindset is a production of <a href="http://crate.media/">Crate Media</a>

S2E38. Entering the Niche Realm of Forensic Accounting with Chrissie Powers

Welcome to Change Your Mindset (formerly known as Improv Is No Joke) where it is all about believing that strong communication skills are the best way in delivering your technical accounting knowledge and growing your business. The way of building stronger communication skills is by embracing the principles of applied improvisation. Your host is Peter Margaritis, CPA a.k.a. The Accidental Accountant, will interview financial professionals and business leaders to find their secret in building stronger relationships with their clients, customers, associates, and peers, all the while, growing their businesses.