Kirsty Hunter
About Kirsty Hunter
Kirsty Hunter is an editor and journalist with more than 25 years in the publishing industry. She has experience working on content covering international education, nursing and mental health, the hospitality industry, art collections, banking, finance and technology, as well as accounting and financial reporting for accountingcpd.net.
Kirsty has been involved in the production of a huge range of children's magazines, activity bookazines and card collectables spanning 20 years, overseeing publications licensed by some of the biggest international brands in the children's sector, including Disney, Marvel, DC, Warner Bros and number one boy's title, the official Pokemon magazine, as well as responsibility for various titles within the LEGO magazine portfolio.
She was also part of the BBC Top of the Pops Magazine team, starting when the likes of Take That, So Solid Crew and Atomic Kitten were topping the charts, right through to the days of The Weekend, Harry Styles and Dua Lipa.
She is proud to have spent two years volunteering as a specimen archivist at the Natural History Museum in London.
What makes Kirsty tick?
Kirsty has a passion for the written word, and expanding her knowledge whenever possible. With a background in life sciences, she is keen to explore how people think, communicate and interact, and understand what influences behaviour.CPD Courses
3 Key Equality and Diversity Reports
Gender and diversity pay gap reporting is gathering momentum around the world. This bite looks at three reports you could implement in your organisation, and suggests why accountants are well placed to help drive progress in this area.
Banishing Burnout
This bite takes a brief look at what burnout actually means, what might be causing such high levels among accounting professionals and, most importantly, how we can banish it.
Becoming a Diversity and Inclusion Champion
A diverse, equal, and inclusive workplace is something that employees want and employers benefit from. This course looks at equality, diversity and inclusion broadly, and offers practical ways that you can promote a healthy and happy work environment.
Challenging Discrimination in the Workplace
Discrimination can take many forms in the workplace, but some are less obvious than others. This bite helps you to recognise various types of discrimination and suggests steps you and your organisation could take to challenge unacceptable behaviour.
Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
A diverse, equal, and inclusive workplace is something that employees want and employers benefit from. This course looks at equality, diversity and inclusion broadly, and offers practical ways that you can promote a healthy and happy work environment.
Mental Wellbeing: Avoiding Burnout
Mental health issues affect more than half of all accountants and account for the majority of days lost due to ill health. This course offers practical ways to help us maintain our own mental health and help to create a happy and accepting work environment.
Recognising Discrimination
Diverse and inclusive teams are more innovative, more productive, make decisions faster, and stay around longer. So, what does discrimination look like and how can we avoid it?
Understanding Equality and Diversity in Accounting
In recent years, the spotlight has shone brightly on the crucial issues of equality, diversity, and inclusion. But why are they significant for accountants? This bite explores the vital role equality and diversity play in shaping a dynamic industry.