Not Just Numbers: Sally Holland on Accountancy, Community and PR

Hosted by Lauren Roberts, today’s podcast welcomes Sally Holland, partner at PPS Chartered Accountancy as she discusses all things accountancy and PR. Sally joins Lauren to share with PR Not BS listeners the ins and outs of running an accountancy firm in their town of Swindon, Wiltshire. Plus, she dispels the myths and fables around what people think accountants to and shares the reality. “People often think it’s this grey-haired old man telling them what to do with their business. It’s not that!” says Sally. Lauren kicks off her chat with Sally by diving into her journey to becoming a partner at PPS and what it means to have worked for an organisation for 25 years. Sally shares with Lauren how her business has changed in the last 25 years and how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the accountancy firm. She discusses the integration of hybrid working and their unique business-focused mindset. She also discusses how working with owner-managed businesses means creating important and personable connections with clients. “Often owner-managed businesses work alone,” she says. “\[By visiting businesses] it gives them someone to bounce ideas off of.” Community is at the heart of everything PPS does, Sally discusses how supporting local charities is essential to their ethos and shares the ins and outs of their tri-annual ‘PPS Charity Breakfasts’ which highlights networking, speakers and a local charity which deserves a spotlight. When it comes to networking, Sally is a professional! Being the president of the BNI White Horse, she has been facilitating networking and business connections in her local area for years. Sally speaks candidly about the nerve-wrecking experience of starting networking and her journey to becoming president of a networking event. As many business owners know, particularly women, the work-life balance between family and work can be challenging. Lauren and Sally speak about motherhood and how Sally approaches this and how she balances work, parenthood, and her own wellbeing. Sally talks about her involvement in the world of PR, and how she honestly doesn’t know much about it. She shares how through PR professional support, she’s been able to take steps she wouldn’t have known to take and are hopefully taking leaps in the right direction to sharing PPS with more people.  Sally discusses what the future holds for her and PPS Chartered Accountancy and reaching more clients across the South West and the UK. She also shares that their next charity breakfast is coming up this June 2026. As Sally dispels the rumours around accountancy, listeners can expect to hear the reality of being an accountant, not the BS! Tune in now to hear all the details. To contact Sally at PPS Chartered Accountants, visit their website: https://www.ppsacc.co.uk/ To get in touch with Fiona and the Scott Media team, visit www.scottmedia.uk Join our free Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/prtribe