KPMG Podbytes

Episode 2: The role of estate planning for real estate | Real Estate and Construction in Canada

With no liquidity available, inheriting an estate tax liability can be a significant challenge for privately owned real estate companies. This is where estate planning comes to play by helping owners take proper steps to cap and fund the potential liability. Tom Rothfischer, KPMG in Canada's National Leader for Building, Construction & Real Estate, and Lorne Shillinger, GTA Family Office Leader, break down the fundamentals of estate planning and strategies to consider in our latest episode.

Episode 8: Creating the ‘digital footprint’ for your career | Women Talk Tech

Although social media may not be considered a traditional career in technology, it certainly plays an integral role for many companies today. In this episode of Women Talk Tech, host, Mirna Ibrahim, Marketing Manager, GTA Financial Services, speaks to special guest Deanna Spagnuolo, National Marketing Specialist, Social Growth about Deanna’s journey into social media at KPMG in Canada. Discover how Deanna’s previous roles led her to where she is today while also learning some tips and tricks on how to make your mark in today’s world of social media. 

Episode 1: Be careful who you trust | Fraudcast: stories of tricks & treachery

In our Fraudcast series we will unravel fraud cases in the news to uncover what happened and explore lessons learned. In the first episode we will be discussing stories of deceit and deception, of vulnerable people who just wish they could have known better, the unfortunate victims of scams. Join Jazz Clemente and Frederic LeBlond, of KPMG in Canada’s Forensics practice along with guest, Kas Rehman as they explore stories, schemes and help you and your organization navigate these risks.

Episode 2: Ventures of lies - Ponzi schemes| Fraudcast: stories of tricks & treachery

Join hosts, Jazz Clemente, and Frederic LeBlond, of KPMG in Canada’s Forensics practice as they tell the story of a man who lived a double life and how his ambition to succeed led him to create one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in Canadian History. They will be joined by Karen Grogan, Partner in KPMG’s Forensics practice to discuss signs of a Ponzi scheme, how we can protect ourselves and actions to take. 

Episode 3: Rules for thee, not rules for me | Fraudcast: stories of tricks & treachery

In episode 3 of our Fraudcast series, we discuss stories of rule-bending and breaking, of tricksters who believed themselves immune to scrutiny, and the fallout of their actions. Kas Rehman, Partner, Forensic services joins to share recommendations and best practices for conflicts of interest and unethical conduct. 

Episode 4: A charity for me | Fraudcast: stories of tricks & treachery

In the fourth episode of the Fraudcast series, our hosts Jazz Clemente and Frédéric LeBlond discuss the story of a man who took advantage of an organization built to help those in need. Karen Grogan, Partner, Forensic Services joins to discuss why fraud can occur at non-profit and charitable organizations, behaviors of a fraudster and steps NPOs can take to help prevent fraud. 

Episode 9: Igniting change in tech | Women Talk Tech

What does it really mean to work in a technology team, such as Ignition Tax, at KPMG in Canada? What initiatives are in place at the firm to help empower women in this male-dominated industry? In this episode of Women Talk Tech, Shery Mormile (Strategy & Operations Lead) and Cynthia Wang (Product Owner) break down their career journeys and share details about their day-to-day on the Ignition Tax team.

Episode 12: Proof of Reserves | The State of Digital Assets

Nic Carter, Partner at Castle Island Ventures joins our host Adam Rodricks (National Lead, Digital Services), Kareem Sadek (Partner, Technology Risk Consulting) and Kunal Bhasin (Director & Co-Lead, Cryptoassets & Blockchain CoE, Advisory Services) on this episode of our State of Cryptoasets podcast series. Their discussion focused on proof of reserves, including leading practices, regulations and some of the challenges for implementation and maintenance.  

Teaser - This Is Me: Striving to Thrive | Come As You Are

Mental Health week kicks off May each year.  With that in mind, get ready for our newest 4-part podcast series release called, This is me: striving to thrive. We encourage you to take each week this month to listen to the newest episode.  I will be joined by a special guest over the course of the month and we will share our authentic stories about struggles, supports, setbacks, and how we strive to thrive. 

Episode 13: Unmasking Crypto Crimes | The State of Digital Assets

Liezel Pistorius and Amrit Dev, Senior Managers in KPMG in Canada's Forensic practice, join host Adam Rodricks and recurring guest Kunal Bhasin from KPMG in Canada’s Cryptoassets & Blockchain CoE to discuss fraud and financial crimes in the cryptoassets industry.

Episode 1: Break the Stigma | Come As You Are

When we talk about mental health, we can either focus on breaking the stigma with mental illness or mental health challenges, or we can focus on how to maintain positive mental health.  Enhancing positive mental health is possible for everyone, even those with a mental illness.  And people can recover from mental illness, and even thrive!  In this episode, we share more of our mental health story, how stigma has impacted our ability to thrive, and how we work to overcome this each day.

Episode 10: How can businesses address AI’s bias problem? | Women Talk Tech

In this episode of Women Talk Tech, we look at how businesses can move the dial when it comes to awareness around creating, using and interacting with AI in an ethical, responsible and inclusive manner. Tune in as Zoe Willis, National Data and Digital Leader and Silvia Gonzalez-Zamora, Partner in the People & Change practice and National Leader of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Services share their insights on AI’s bias problem.

Episode 2: Developing Resiliency | Come As You Are

Being resilient means being able to manage challenges or life events, recover quickly from them, and even grow or improve as a result of these challenges.  But being resilient does not mean that people don’t experience stress, emotions, setbacks, or even suffering – being resilient is more about how you work through those challenges.  In this episode we talk about what resilience means to us, the challenges we experience with resiliency, and how we work on developing resiliency. 

Episode 3: Finding Balance | Come As You Are

This episode is about the hot topic of work-life balance.  Finding the balance that is right for you is important as it not only improves your mental health, but it helps reduce stress, and prevents burnout. But what does balance really mean?  We talk about a few different concepts to achieving a work-life blend that is right for you - whether that is balance, integration, or even volleying.  Listen to learn more about our experiences with finding balance and how that has changed overtime. 

Episode 1: The Unicorn | Insiders

Uncover the untold scaling stories in BC with Anna Sainsbury, CEO of GeoComply, and Tomica Divic, Interim President and CEO of Innovate BC's groundbreaking unicorn study. Join us in Episode 1 for remarkable insights, challenges, and opportunities in entrepreneurship.