# Mike Potenza

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Cool Careers in Accounting Ep. 24 - Redefining Public Accounting with Ellen Sulistio

In this candid conversation, CPA Ellen Sulistio joins host Mike Potenza to recount her fascinating career journey. She describes her unexpected leap from psychology student to CPA, a decade-long audit career at PwC, an advisory stint at Deloitte, and her current role heading accounting advisory at …

Cool Careers in Accounting Ep. 25 - Fraud Part 1: Unmasked: Perpetrators, Prey, and Red Flags with Kelly Richmond Pope

Dr. Kelly Richmond Pope joins host Mike Potenza to unpack fraud’s ecosystem: the fraud triangle of pressure, opportunity, and rationalization, and the three perpetrator types—intentional, accidental, and righteous. They explore high-profile cases like Bernie Madoff and Enron, to the chilling Robert…

Cool Careers in Accounting Ep. 26 - Fraud Part 2: Inside the Whistleblower's Dilemma with Kelly Richmond Pope

Dr. Kelly Richmond Pope joins host Mike Potenza to unpack whistleblowers—their stigma, motives, and impact. Pope outlines the “whistleblower triangle” and three archetypes: accidental, noble, and vigilante. Real-world cases span Dixon, Wells Fargo, Boeing, Hyundai, and more, revealing the risks, re…

Cool Careers in Accounting Ep. 28 - Accounting Without Limits: From Ledgers to the Witness Stand with Kathy A. Johnson

Host Mike Potenza sits down with Kathy Johnson, who shares her story of parlaying a high-school accounting class into a dynamic 25-year career. Growing up in small-town Texas, she rose from newspaper bookkeeper to VP of FP&A before reinventing herself as a forensic accountant and expert witness wit…

Becker Made Me Do It: Mike Potenza on How CPAs Are Forged - Dr. Naddy's Business, Biceps, and BS Episode 25

Dr. Naddy's Business, Biceps, and BS Show Notes Becker Made Me Do It: Mike Potenza on How CPAs Are Forged - Episode 25   In this episode, Tim sits down with Mike Potenza of Becker to explore the evolving landscape of accounting education, CPA licensure, and career pathways in the profession. Mike …

Cool Careers in Accounting Ep. 32 - Turning Experience into Freedom: Becoming a Fractional CFO with Britt Clark

Thinking about leaving a traditional finance or accounting role? Britt Clark joins host Mike Potenza to explain how he went from earning his CPA a decade into his career to becoming a corporate controller to leading FP&A at Aflac—then making the leap into fractional CFO work. He breaks down how he …

Building and Leading High Performance Teams (with Mike Potenza)

In this episode of the Evolving Performance Podcast, Kevin is joined by Mike Potenza, Director of High Performance for the San Jose Sharks. Mike oversees the strength and conditioning, nutrition, and medical staffs for both the Sharks and their AHL affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda. He previously s…

My Music Episode 678 - THE MELANCHOLY KINGS

On this episode of My Music, Graham Coath heads to New Jersey for a thoughtful and entertaining conversation with Mike Potenza and Scott Selig of indie outfit The Melancholy Kings. From law firms and Battle of the Bands competitions to pedal steel experiments, vinyl culture and the strange beauty o…

Cool Careers in Accounting Ep. 38 - The Bold Moves That Built a Modern Accounting Firm with Matt Fargo

Matt Fargo joins host Mike Potenza to share how he went from an entry-level CPA to co-founding Kurtz Fargo and growing it into Colorado’s largest locally owned accounting firm. He breaks down the early risks, the scrappy decisions that built momentum, and why he rejected traditional public accounti…

Leading People You Were Never Trained to Lead | Mike Potenza on 20 Years in Pro Sport

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Strength coaches get taught how to make athletes faster, stronger and healthier. Nobody teaches them how to run a department. Daniel Guzman sits down with Mike Potenza, Director of High Performance for the San Jose Sharks, to talk about everything that happens above the whiteboard: managing 15 staf…