Reflecting on a Remarkable Career: A Conversation with Stephen Bergstrom, Part 1

About this episode

Stephen Bergstrom discusses his unique perspective on retirement and his extensive career as a CPA and educator.

Stephen Bergstrom FCPA, FCMA is semi-retired. Well, sort of. In Part 1 of a two-part conversation with CPA Education Foundation Director Erin Schwartz CPA, Stephen explains what he means when he says he's unclear on the concept of retirement and describes how he stays busy (very busy) during his semi-retirement. Stephen chats about his career as a CPA and accounting educator—a career that included serving in support of Canada's armed forces in two different conflict zones. His conversation with Erin is wide-ranging, informative, and intriguing, and even includes one of the best meet-cute stories you'll ever hear. Let us know what you think of this week's episode. Take our survey >> https://bit.ly/4kNI2NJ

People in this episode

Guest: Stephen Bergstrom

Topics covered

• career
• retirement
• accounting
• education
• military service

Keywords

• semi-retirement
• CPA
• Canada
• armed forces
• meet-cute

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Canada

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