One of the characteristics people use to describe me is well-read which is appropriate because I enjoy reading material that covers a variety of fields. One of the fields I cover is sports because it provides connections to finance. While covering sports I found material that represents a connection to budgets and the connection is the leadership style of a football manager, Jurgen Klopp.
Karl Kern
Karl Kern has a BBA degree in Accounting from Temple University, and an MBA degree with a concentration in Finance from Babson College. After graduating from Temple University Karl started a career where he has established a reputation as a problem solver. Karl’s reputation as a problem solver is based on his ability to create as well as implement initiatives that have helped organizations increase revenues, decrease expenses, and improve cash flows.
Karl’s ability to create as well as implement initiatives is due to being a well-read individual with exceptional organizational skills and passion. It is Karl’s passion that guides him to improve the lives of not only himself but also those around him.
Author's Articles
The sixth meeting of the Boston FP&A Board was held on February 27, 2020, to address a popular subject of Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB). What is new in ZBB of the 21st century? How can it be useful for addressing the challenges of traditional budgeting culture
A budget expresses thoughts with numbers. Numbers can be financial like income and cash flow or non-financial like time and volume. Expressing thoughts with financial and non-financial numbers can be done through a variety of methods. One method is zero based budgeting which like all methods has strengths and weaknesses. The purpose of this article is to examine the strengths and weaknesses of zero based budgeting.
The title of my LinkedIn profile is “Finance Influencer.” My LinkedIn profile summary contains the titles of accountant, lecturer, and writer. One could conclude that I do not need another title however a situation has arisen in which another title is necessary. The situation is the criticism of budgets. The criticism has presented an opportunity to assume the title of defender and as a defender I would like to defend budgets.