The Ash, Hubert and Kevin Podcast
Welcome to the Ash, Hubert & Kevin Pod (AHK). We share finance stories, lessons, and mistakes to help business owners and finance pros understand sometimes complex concepts.
Our aim is for you to leave each episode thinking, "Ah, okay. I get it now."
About the hosts:
Ash: Husband, dad, and strategic finance leader with more qualifications than letters in the alphabet.
Hubert: Husband, dad, and the technical finance leader with a passion for anything with engines.
Kevin: Husband, dad, finance leader by day, side hustle builder by night!
- Update frequency
- every 17 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 56
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
E45: Aligning Teams with Better Bonuses + Our Beef with the CA Talent Report
In this episode of The Ash, Hubert & Kevin Podcast (Accountdads), it’s just Ash and Kev holding the fort while Hubert’s off in the US.
We dive deep into Chartered Accountants ANZ’s 2025 Talent Shorta…
E44: Building Business w/ High Performance - chat w/ Phil Diasinos (Pt. 2)
In Part 2 of our chat with Phil Diasinos, we dive deeper into what it takes to shift from corporate 9-5er to entrepreneur.
Phil isn’t just a business coach and founder of Agora Farm — he’s a former 9…
E43: Can Accountants Become Entrepreneurs? We chat w/ Phil Diasinos!
Ask an Accountant if they can run a business. Nahhh...too risky!
In this episode, we sit down with local business owner (and friend of the pod) Phil Diasinos — a serial entrepreneur who's done it all.…
E42: How to Build a Simple Yet Powerful Budget For A Gym (Step-by-Step)
In this episode of the Ash, Hubert, and Kevin Podcast (Accountdads), we dive into one of the most important skills for finance pros and business owners — budgeting and forecasting.
🧮 Learn how to buil…
E41: How to Run a Gym's Finances (Without Losing Your Mind or Money)
In this episode, we dive into the real-world challenges of running and maintaining a gym business — not just buying it.
You’ve got the gym. Now what?
From staff structures to recurring revenue models, …
E40: Buying a Gym: The Hidden Financial Red Flags You Need to See!
Welcome back to the Ash, Hubert & Kevin Podcast — aka the Accountdads! 🎧In this episode, we crack open the books of a real-life Sydney gym that's up for sale. We dive deep into the financials, red fl…
E39: What the Federal Budget Means for Your Biz (and How to Use AI to Find Out)
Ash, Hubert & Kevin (The Chartered Account-Dads) are back for 2025!Whether you're a business owner, accountant, or just want to know if this budget actually affects your job, your customers, or your …
E38: Surviving Economic Downturns: Real Business Lessons from Australian Finance Leaders
In this episode of the Ash, Hubert, and Kevin Podcast, we dive into the challenges of navigating economic downturns and share insights from real-world experiences in business, finance, and leadershi…
E37: Accountant's Take on U.S. Election Impact in Australia PLUS Top 5 GL Implementation Tips
In this episode Kevin breaks down how the recent U.S. election results could impact Australian businesses. From potential trade tensions to currency fluctuations, we explore three key scenarios that…
E36: Setting Up Accounting for a Zoo: Challenges, Learnings & Systems Explained
In this episode of the Ash, Hubert & Kevin Podcast, we dive deep into Hubert's unique experience of helping establish Sydney Zoo from the ground up. From writing finance policies to implementing acco…
E35: CFO Symposium Sydney Insights: AI, Automation, and Talent in Finance!
Hubert is back! In this episode of the Ash, Hubert, and Kevin Podcast, we wrap up our experience at the CFO Symposium in Sydney, where we discuss key takeaways for finance professionals, including t…
E34: Budgeting vs. Forecasting: What Every Business Should Know
In this episode of the Ash, Hubert, and Kevin Podcast, we delve into the essential differences between budgeting and forecasting and how mastering both can drive success in your business. Whether you…
E33: Mastering the First 90 Days: Essential Financial Strategies for Your Business!
In this episode of the Ash, Hubert, and Kevin Podcast, we dive into the critical financial strategies you need in the first 90 days of running your business. Whether you're just starting out or have …
E32: Finance Data & Reporting in the first 30 days: Turn Your Financial Data Into Business Gold! 💡
It's Ash + Kevin again this week, and we wanted to talk through setting up your Finance data to report & make decisions from in the first 30-60 days. On this episode we discuss: - Introduction to …
E31: Top Accounting Mistakes New Businesses Make and How to Avoid Them, Apple CFO Lean Finance Team
We're back after audit, year end, month end, budget, everything szn. It's Ash + Kevin this week, and we wanted to break down the critical steps to setting up a strong financial / accounting foundati…
E30: Dadisode! Dad Struggles - Balancing Family Time vs. Building a Nest Egg PLUS Jouska Card Game
Welcome back to The Banjo Pod, where we dive into the challenges of fatherhood, career, and life.
In this special Dadisode, we explore the classic dilemma every dad faces: balancing precious family …
E29: Budget 24 (First thoughts), David Fifita & Workplace shopping
The Banjo lads from Western Sydney catchup and dissect the Australian government's Budget, the winners & the losers. Is there ever a Budget that everyone is happy with?
PLUS we discuss David Fifita'…
Ramses The Great Leadership Lessons (Lead Like Series)
Welcome to the Lead Like series where we highlight leaders with incredible traits that we can learn from.
This video is on how we can lead like Ramses The Great, one of the greatest ever Ancient Hi…
E28: Tradies are OVERPAID?! Yes or No?
As the boys swiped on Tiktok, they came across an interesting video. The REAL numbers behind professions in Australia. The lads were shocked to find that many in the trades earn > $200k …. Cue heate…
E27: Can Team Sports Boost your Career? Important Traits from Sports to take into the Workplace!
We often get golden nuggets from other pods, & celebrities that make us ponder.
Playing team sports, and how it contributes to career & professional success was a recent pub conversation for us. Join…