Understand what and how we are impacting cannabis sales. We'll cover the average price per transaction during the month of March and months following the California shut-down due to COVID.Door AvivaSpectrum

We explore the question of, when where and how to report STOLEN cannabis from looting or riots. We'll cover best practice documentation ideas and documents you'll need to meet the various California Cannabis regulations. In general, when a licensed cannabis retailer has experienced a theft, the retailer must notify the BCC within 24 hours from the …

With COVID19 cannabis retailers must prioritize the customer experience, and educate sales teams effective strategies to deal with difficult situations, handle resistance, avoid liability, better manage their time, and ensure clients are comfortable and reassured. Want to learn how to maximize the confidence and success of cannabis retail sales pro…

Sonia Luna covers highlights of the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Department of Treasury programs created through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Visit the following websites for new guidelines: SBA – here you will find information on all COVID-19 related programs that SBA is providing, including the Pa…

Forgot about your lease terms and eviction clauses when you signed your lease over a year ago? Don't worry most of us forget about all the terms and conditions we cover in a typical lease. Aviva Spectrum specializes in offering CFO and accounting advice for cannabis companies and some are hit hard because of the recent Coronavirus Outbreak. Even th…

The Coronavirus has created the most unprecedented business disruption that we have seen since the 2008 financial crisis. We will be interviewing cannabis insurance industry expert Alana Long. This is the first pandemic that has rocked our country and businesses to the core in over 50 years. Learn from cannabis industry experts about what insurance…

Learn about tax advantages you can take from the NEW tax bill and also the new FARM BILL. Understand how to differentiate your operations from CBD sales and selling expenses and those that are "plant touching" activities.Door AvivaSpectrum

Sonia Luna interviews practice leader Nicole Johnson on strategies to deal with cannabis taxes. Aviva Spectrum has won "Best Accountant" for the California Cannabis Awards in 2018 and we're sharing the tips and tricks every cannabis business owner needs to understand before they file their 2018 tax returns. Nicole M. Johnson, EA, is a Practice Lead…

In this one of a kind interview with Zendesk CFO, Elena Gomez, Sonia Luna uncovers some of the best practices and lessons learned from someone who's been there! With an unparalleled knowledge of the SaaS business model and proven ability to build teams and partner with business leaders, Elena has been invaluable to the company. Prior to joining Zen…

In this exciting interview CEO of Aviva Spectrum Sonia Luna, interviews Gayle Edwards, Managing Director, Professional Accounting Solutions (PAS). Gayle Edwards has over 25 years of experience in hotel operations, starting as a night auditor and advancing to the VP of Finance level. Her impressive track record and wealth of operational insight allo…

In this compelling interview, Sonia Luna interviews the President of QuickFee, Kyle Redding. Kyle is a CPA & President of QuickFee, Inc. He started his career with EY, working in both the US and Australia, and transitioned into the early stages of QuickFee Australia, where he grew the business from 50 to 700 firms, including 70% of the Top 100 Acco…

In this compelling interview, Sonia Luna interviews Darren Marble on crowdfunding mistakes and best practices. Darren Marble is the CEO of CrowdfundX, a pioneering financial marketing firm serving corporations and entrepreneurs across a wide mix of industries and geographies. The company helps clients to effectively architect and execute strategic …

In this breakthrough interview, you will gain significant insight on what to consider and measure when reviewing organizations social media marketing efforts. For years now, the auditing profession has been trying to understand the impact and risk of Social Media. More importantly what costs it could have when good money is being spent on bad socia…

In this in-depth interview Sonia Luna interviews Brenda Morris, on ways to modernize the accounting department. Brenda is retail financial consultant, working with teams to optimize their environments and support growth. She was most recently with Hot Topic/Torrid, an exciting leader in gift & fashion apparel retail, as a strategic partner to leade…

Sonia Luna, CEO of Aviva Spectrum, interviews, David Chavez, Chief Audit Executive at DreamWorks Animation responsible for creating the strategy, vision and execution of the risk management and internal audit operations located here in sunny, Los Angeles, California. David also serves as an Advisory Board Member of the North Carolina State Universi…

In this insightful new episode, Sonia Luna CEO of Aviva Spectrum interviews Erin Selleck, Chair of the Audit Committee and member of the Enterprise Risk Committee at Broadway Financial Corp, and it’s subsidiary Broadway Federal Bank. Discover the the core elements of Enterprise Risk Management and the expectations and best practices for the board’s…

In this engaging episode with Alan Phillips, Vice President of Internal Audit at The Cheesecake Factory, he and Sonia Luna CEO of Aviva Spectrum will discuss ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­some of the changes in the internal audit field and best practices for structuring this important department. Learn some of the changes that have occurred and gain insigh…

In this compelling interview with Leena Roselli, Senior Manager of Research for FEI (Financial Executives International), Sonia Luna, CEO and Founder of Aviva Spectrum and Leena will be discussing the four year audit fee trends. We'll delve into how compliance and regulatory issues have impacted how much organizations are spending on audit fees and…

Listen as Sonia Luna, CEO and Founder of Aviva Spectrum interviews, Global Director of Internal Audit at Quiksilver, Nicole Ungaro about auditing 3rd party providers. We will cover best practices and risks. Quiksilver is that look and feel of “California surfer.” It’s truly a global California based brand. Nicole has 16 years experience in auditing…

Sonia Luna interviews Chief Ethics Officer at Health Net, Bruce Anderson, who has over 20 years of experience in compliance and healthcare. As many of you know, Health Net is one of the largest health care providers in the US and headquartered in California. Bruce directs Medicare, corporate compliance and ethics programs. He oversees initiatives r…

Why don't IT and Accounting understand each other? Why is the IT project failure rate so high and what are some key ways that accounting can help IT? We delve into these questions and more in our interview with Karla Sasser about her new book, FRIGGIN’ BEANCOUNTERS: Navigating the BS infested cubicles of the Accounting Department. Karla Sasser is a…

In this eye opening interview, Professor, Venkat Iyer, Ph.D., CPA, from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro discusses his recent research on job satisfaction in the Internal Audit profession. Venkat specializes in organizational and behavioral issues in audit firms and the internal audit profession. He began his career at UNCG’s Bryant S…

For 15 years, Laura has focused her law practice on small and mid-cap public companies, the OTC market, new IPOs, mergers and acquisitions and complex business transactions. She founded and hosts a regular show on LawCast.com and You Tube watched regularly by thousands across the U.S. Prior to founding Legal & Compliance, Laura served as Chief Lega…

Sandra Almo, Director of Internal Audit at Clean Energy, shares her insight about how to attract and retain top Internal Audit professionals. Clean Energy is the largest provider of natural gas fuel for transportation in North America. Sandra has nearly twenty years of experience in the Internal Audit field, serving as Assistant Internal Audit Dire…

Learn about Corporate Governance, Board Selection Process and Interactions with Boards when Sonia Luna interviews Wiliam Judge. Professor Judge is the E.V. Williams Professor of Strategic Leadership at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. His areas of expertise are Corporate Governance, Strategy Implementation, and Organizational Innovatio…

In this interview with Jay Qatado, Director of Internal Audit at Calpine, we discuss how being an adviser, rather than an auditor can help an organization in the context of the new Revenue Recognition standard Jay is the Director of Internal Audit with Calpine Corporation based in Houston, Texas. Jay has an extensive background in Operations, Audit…

Get the academic perspective on Accounting and Internal Audit from Dr. Daniel Selby, Professor at University of Richmond's Robins School of Business. Dr. Selby is founder and CEO of Daniel Selby PLLC. He has over 25 years’ hands-on experience with Fortune 100 entities via corporate reporting, external auditing, internal auditing, regulatory complia…

Discover what Certified Fraud Examiner, Joe Koenig, has to say about deception in Internal Auditing. Joe retired from the Michigan State Police after 26 years and has 45 years of investigative experience in both the public and private sectors. He was lead investigator on the James R. Hoffa case, and investigated homicides, organized crime, financia…

In recent major headlines we’ve noticed a lot of bad PR surrounding cyber security. In this indepth interview, John Livingston, Senior IT Auditor at Medical Mutual, discusses what compliance professionals should do to stay on top of ever changing IT risks. John Livingston is a Senior IT Auditor at Medical Mutual. He has over 20 years’ experience in…

In this interview, we will cover the Five Attributes of an Effective ERM process and how to integrate ERM with the strategic goals of an organization and make it relevant to everyone. Linh Truong has over 20 years of audit experience is currently Director of Internal Audit at Kosmos Energy, an oil and gas exploration and production company. Prior t…

Allyson Bouldon is Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer at Chiquita Brands International. Chiquita is a leading international marketer and distributor of high-quality fresh food products including Chiquita® bananas and Fresh Express® salads, with over 21,000 employees on 6 continents. Prior to joining Chiquita, Allyson was Assistant General …

Anthony J Smith has 14 years of audit experience and currently leads the Audit and Compliance Department for Mitsubishi Electric Power Products. He spent 9 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers Boston, Washington D.C. and Pittsburgh an Internal Audit Services Manager, where he worked with various Fortune 500 companies on internal audit and Sarbanes-Oxl…

Manny is Senior Vice President of Internal Audit at MoneyGram International. He has had the privilege of serving four Fortune 500 industrial companies and a leading global financial services organization during his 34-year career. Manny has served as Vice President of Internal Audit at Commercial Metals Company, TRW Automotive and Navistar Corporat…

With the New COSO Framework be sure to ask, who will be touching and handling your intellectual property? Does your company outsource and does the outsourcing company have a confidentiality agreement? Robert addresses these and other issues in this informative and compelling interview. Robert is an Information Governance and e-records consultant, s…

In this unique interview, Bill shares with us some insights about Unstructured Data and how unstructured data is linked to IT General controls for most organizations in light of the New COSO Framework. Bill is COO and Managing Director of Consulting at TechLaw Solutions in Washington DC. He is a C-level executive with 20+ years’ experience in profe…

Sonia Luna Interviews Mike Jacka. Mike Jacka is a speaker, trainer, author, and internal auditor who, upon retiring from a 30-year career in internal audit with Farmers Insurance, became Chief Creative Pilot for Flying Pig Auditing, Consulting, and Training Solutions (FPACTS). An award-winning columnist, he is known for his work with Internal Audit…

Norman is a CPA, CRMA and is the internationally branded “evangelist for better run business,” focusing on corporate governance, risk management, internal audit and enterprise performance. He is a member of the review boards of several audit and risk management publications (including the magazines of ISACA and the IIA), a frequent international sp…

Listen as Sonia Luna interviews professional trainer and coach, Dan Swanson on his latest book SWANSON on Internal Auditing: Raising the Bar and other compelling projects. DanSwanson, is President of Dan Swanson and Associates, and has over thirty years of experience in Internal Audit, Information Security, Information Systems, Management Consultin…

The CEO and Founder of Aviva Spectrum, Sonia Luna interviews Sajay Rai, Founder and CEO of Securely Yours LLC Sajay Rai has more than 30 years of experience in information technology, specializing in information security, business continuity, privacy, IT audit and information risk. Mr. Rai is the Founder and CEO of Securely Yours LLC. Securely Your…

Sonia Luna interviews David Feldman on his new book relating real life entrepreneurial experiences and how to apply best practices to your industry.Door AvivaSpectrum

Sonia Luna, CEO-Founder of Aviva Spectrum, interviews Jeremy Dillard, CPA Jeremy Dillard has over 14 years of audit and tax experience serving clients in manufacturing, wholesale distribution, real estate, retail, service, technology, and telecommunications with significant experience in technical accounting and audit research impacting privately-h…

Sonia Luna, CEO and Founder of Aviva Spectrum, interviews Dewey Norton, the CFO of Ample Resources, an oil and gas exploration and production company. Dewey Norton has led finance and accounting to high performance in capital intensive, high leveraged, international companies which usually involve turnarounds, acquisitions and divestitures. He has …

Sonia Luna, CEO and Founder of Aviva Spectrum, interviews David Rohlander, a leader in his field and a well sought out speaker for Fortune 500 Organizations and the Big 4 Accounting firms. David has "been there & done that" in the military, academia and business. His insights, experience and expertise enable him to deliver impact, relevance, and re…

James has worked for a variety of reputable organizations including Deloitte, Dow, Chase, IBM, and The Federal Reserve Bank. Most recently, James wrote an article on Auditing Legal Services, published in the IIA Magazine. Download at www.AvivaSpectrum.com/blog Aviva Spectrum is the premier provider of Internal Audit, SOX compliance, and Risk Manage…

David Feldman is a Partner at Richardson & Patel LLP in New York City. Today we’ll be discussing Nasdaq’s recent proposal to require listed companies to establish an internal audit function. We will also be talking with David about some of his personal and client experiences in the world of entrepreneurship. David is also a highly acclaimed writer …

Sonia Luna is the CEO & Founder of Aviva Spectrum, an internal audit & compliance consulting firm headquartered in LA. She is a well-known speaker on topics like COSO 2013, SOX 404, QAR, Internal Auditing & related topics. This interview features industry leader Manny Rosenfeld who recently wrote The Audit Department Excellence Model (this can be f…

Learn more valuable information from Compliance Expert, Sonia Luna, on the necessity, cost savings and advantages of a Quality Assessment Review (QAR): Register for Sonia's upcoming webinar by submitting your question HERE. . In THIS audio, Sonia shares 7 minutes on when the clock REALLY starts ticking for QAR and what happens if you’re NOT complia…

Learn more valuable information from Compliance Expert, Sonia Luna, on the necessity, cost savings and advantages of a Quality Assessment Review (QAR): Register for Sonia's upcoming webinar by submitting your question HERE. In THIS audio, Sonia shares 5 minutes on the QAR, from the Key Stakeholder's Perspective. A huge win of a QAR from the stakeho…

Learn more valuable information from Compliance Expert, Sonia Luna, on the necessity, cost savings and advantages of a Quality Assessment Review (QAR): Register for Sonia's upcoming webinar by submitting your question HERE. .. Could your Audit Department be doing more for your company and finding more job satisfaction? A quality assessment is a com…