I Said NO to my Manager | #CareerConvos™️

I Said NO to my Manager | #CareerConvos™️

From #CareerConvos™️with Nikki by Nikki Winston, CPA

May 16, 2026 · 30 min · Season 5

About this episode

Nikki discusses the importance of advocating for oneself in corporate environments and shares insights on career development for professionals in accounting and finance.

You’re tuned in to # CareerConvos™️with Nikki : unfiltered conversations about what it takes to build a career you actually want in corporate America. If you’re an accountant, analyst, finance manager, controller, or just trying to figure out what’s next in your career… you’re in the right place. We talk about navigating layoffs, dealing with microaggressions, managing up, and advocating for yourself in rooms where no one looks like you. Grab your coffee, an old fashioned, or some lemon mint water and let's get into this conversation. If you haven't already, join thousands of corporate employees who seek out my career advice to navigate the things they deal with at work everyday with #CareerConvos™️365 Days of Career Development . Each week I'm giving you a new piece of career advice plus career development resources you can use right now. And of course as a Black CPA, I must address the accounting pipeline issues, the fear future CPAs feel about the CPA exam, and how my proven CPA exam review and coaching programs have helped CPA candidates finally pass those exams they keep failing. CPA candidates tell me my CPA exam coaching program helps them easily understand difficult…

People in this episode

Host: Nikki Winston

Topics covered

  • career development
  • corporate America
  • advocacy
  • accounting
  • wellness

Keywords

  • career advice
  • microaggressions
  • CPA exam
  • accounting pipeline
  • career navigation

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