Martin Bown from My Management Accountant
In the business of helping businesses: How Martin Bown found his purpose as an accountant
In the business of helping businesses: How Martin Bown found his purpose as an accountant
About the Episode
About the Episode
Transcript
Martin Bown is the founder and managing director of My Management Accountant—an accountancy service that works with small businesses across the UK to help them save time and money. In this episode, Martin shares his professional journey, My Management Accountant's story, and how they operate. Martin and Stuart also discuss his life outside of work, including sports and the joys of living the village life with his family.
Episode Themes
Episode Notes
- Martin’s entrepreneurial story (01:40)
- Martin’s family story (03:40)
- Trip to India with the team (05:00)
- When Martin started his own company (07:00)
- Naming his business (09:30)
- The story of Martin’s surname (13:00)
- My Management Accountant today (14:00)
- Work setting at My Management Accountant (15:10)
- Services at My Management Accountant (16:20)
- Tech stack at My Management Accountant (19:20)
- Reporting software (23:20)
- What clients need (26:00)
- What companies My Management Accountant work with (27:10)
- Martin’s life outside of work (30:00)
- Playing cricket (32:00)
- Raising a family in a close-knit village (36:50)
- Playing football and running marathons (38:10)
- What’s next for My Management Accountant (41:40)
- Challenges of raising children with additional needs (44:20)
- Balancing work with family (46:20)
Episode Themes
Episode Notes
- Martin’s entrepreneurial story (01:40)
- Martin’s family story (03:40)
- Trip to India with the team (05:00)
- When Martin started his own company (07:00)
- Naming his business (09:30)
- The story of Martin’s surname (13:00)
- My Management Accountant today (14:00)
- Work setting at My Management Accountant (15:10)
- Services at My Management Accountant (16:20)
- Tech stack at My Management Accountant (19:20)
- Reporting software (23:20)
- What clients need (26:00)
- What companies My Management Accountant work with (27:10)
- Martin’s life outside of work (30:00)
- Playing cricket (32:00)
- Raising a family in a close-knit village (36:50)
- Playing football and running marathons (38:10)
- What’s next for My Management Accountant (41:40)
- Challenges of raising children with additional needs (44:20)
- Balancing work with family (46:20)
About the Guest
Martin Bown is the founder and managing director of My Management Accountant - an accountancy service that works with small businesses across the UK to help them save time and money. Martin is a seasoned Certified Management Accountant with a background in the industry, which he left in 2009 to start his own business. As an early adopter of cloud accounting, Martin has been a Xero cloud partner since 2010. Outside of work, Martin is a husband, dad to three kids, home brewer, musician, and cancer survivor!
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