Uncommon Sense

Kayla Gaffney

Booking Overview

This is a professionally focused interview podcast about Alberta CPAs, with external guests typically drawn from accounting, business, entrepreneurship, leadership, education, finance, technology, and related professional fields. Credible pitches include senior finance and accounting professionals, entrepreneurs, business leaders, authors, and subject-matter experts with a clear connection to CPA practice or knowledge-sharing; booking difficulty is medium because relevance to the Alberta CPA community is important.

Metrics

Episodes: 89

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: Canada

Instagram: 4.8k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

knowledgecentre@cpaalberta.ca

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Host

Kayla Gaffney - Foundation Manager with the CPA Education Foundation's Hesje CPA Knowledge Centre.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Established CPAs, accounting and finance professionals, entrepreneurs, business leaders, or specialists whose expertise connects to professional education, leadership, business, or knowledge-sharing.

Required Achievements:

Senior professional or business leadership, Professional accounting or finance credentials, Entrepreneurial experience, Recognized accomplishments in a professional, community, educational, or athletic field

Recent Guest Discussions

Leanne Janzen - Benefits Of Self-publishing, Bringing Books To Life, And Support Available Throughout The Publishing Process.

Kathy Arney - The Process Of Writing And Self-publishing A Book, From The Initial Idea Through Final Steps, And The Value Of Cpas Sharing Their Knowledge.

Tiffany Chow - Workplace Inclusivity, The Pan-asian Professional Network, And Professional And Community Volunteerism.

Jim Sand - Entrepreneurship, Business Success, Volunteerism, Community Health Initiatives, Indigenous Peoples, And Alberta Youth.

Cheryl Gibson - Elite Athletic Achievement, Competitive Swimming, And Lessons From Record-breaking Canadian Swimmers.

Recent Topics

Business, Accounting, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Finance

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Uncommon Sense

The Art of Self-Publishing: An Expert's Perspective

September 17, 2026

On the previous episode, we spoke about the self-publishing journey with Kathy Arney, a CPA who received a grant from the CPA Education Foundation's Hesje CPA Knowledge Centre to self-publish a book. On this episode, we hear from Leanne Janzen, an experienced publishing professional who has guided many authors (including Kathy) through the self-publishing process. Leanne talks about the benefits of self-publishing and how authors can bring their works to life through the process. The support ...

The Art of Self-Publishing: A CPA's Perspective

September 03, 2026

In 2025, the CPA Education Foundation's Hesje CPA Knowledge Centre introduced its Self-Publishing Grant Program, an initiative very much aligned with the interests of the Centre's namesake, the late Brian Hesje FCPA, FCA. Brian was a published author himself as well as a lifelong advocate of reading and writing. On this inaugural episode of Season 3, Foundation Manager Kayla Gaffney chats with one of the first-ever recipients of the grant, Kathy Arney CPA, CA. Kathy discusses the journey from...

Uncommon Sense Episode 4: Discussing Inclusivity with Tiffany Chow CPA, CA, CBV

August 20, 2026

Tiffany Chow CPA, CA, CBV is a Partner with the accounting firm of Ernst and Young in Edmonton. She's also an advocate for inclusivity in the workplace-- an interest that led to her serving on her firm's Pan-Asian Professional Network, which aims to advance inclusivity across the firm. In this encore episode of Uncommon Sense, Tiffany talks about her work with that network as well as her commitment to other volunteer roles outside of the office. This is our last Uncommon Summer encore episod...

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