{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"She Counts","title":"The Courage to Be Nominated: Wanting It, Dreading It","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/19cff27c\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3172,"description":"Nancy and special guest Melissa Miller Furgeson, stepping in for Questian, get honest about the awards nomination cycle in accounting: the longing for recognition tangled up with the dread of asking to be nominated, the fear of losing in public, and the jealousy and imposter feelings most of us have but few admit. They reframe awards as visibility events rather than verdicts, and talk through why showing up, even when you feel undeserving, gives the people around you permission to do the same.\n\nResources\nMelissa Miller Furgeson on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissamillerfurgeson/\nInsightful Accountant's 2026 Top U.S. ProAdvisor: https://blog.insightfulaccountant.com/insightful-accountants-2026-top-u.s.-proadvisor-awards\nInsightful Accountant's 2026 Top Advisor Awards: https://blog.insightfulaccountant.com/insightful-accountants-2026-top-advisor-awards \nScaling New Heights - https://www.woodard.com/scaling-new-heights-2026\nBridging the Gap - https://www.btgconference.com/\nForbes Best-in-State - https://www.forbes.com/lists/best-in-state-cpas/\nKate Johnson on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-josephine-mcgill-johnson/\nAsk a CPA - http://aska.cpa/\nBookkeeping Buds - https://www.bookkeepingbuds.com/\nFinancial Cents Top Firm Owners to Follow - https://financial-cents.com/resources/articles/top-accounting-bookkeeping-firm-owners-to-follow/\nTheatre of Public Speaking - https://publicspeaking.mistymegia.com/?ref=857055\nAICPA Global Women to Watch - https://www.aicpa-cima.com/membership/article/aicpa-and-cima-global-women-to-watch\nAccounting Cornerstone Foundation - https://accountingcornerstone.org/\nAlicia Katz Pollock Unofficial QBO Accountant’s Podcast - https://uqb.show/141\nBookkeeping Buds - https://www.bookkeepingbuds.com/\nCindy Schroeder on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brightbooks/\nNancy McClelland’s LinkedIn post re: Ask a CPA members in Top 100 - https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:share:7442429419517837312/\nVaronica Frye...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/vUt3h6Kg39bjmsEUTNXEs3eqikbtl3hfW6QNuZ-7mdM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81N2Ez/M2ZjNGZkODY5Y2Jm/OWMwZTU0ZTY4MDY4/YjIzMS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}