Closing Strong: Navigating the Year-End and Holiday Shutdown with Confidence

Closing Strong: Navigating the Year-End and Holiday Shutdown with Confidence with Stacey Payrits

As 2025 draws to a close, leaders face one of the toughest balancing acts of the year – wrapping up operations, managing holiday shutdowns, and positioning for a strong start in 2026.

In this must-listen episode, Stacey Payrits unpacks practical strategies and perspectives tailored for:

1. CEOs – keeping the big picture in focus, ensuring strategy and vision don’t get buried in the busyness.

2. COOs – preparing systems, staffing, and workflows to withstand year-end pressures.

3. CGOs & Business Development leaders – closing out the year without losing momentum, while nurturing clients and priming pipelines for Q1 2026.

4. Business Owners – balancing cash flow, staff wellbeing, holidays, and reputation while protecting continuity.

If you’re determined to finish the year with clarity and confidence and set your organisation up for a successful year ahead, this episode is your playbook.

Tune in and discover how to close strong and start 2026 even stronger.

About Stacey Payrits

Stacey is a Partner at LG Accounting Solutions, where she has flourished since joining as a graduate accountant in 2013. With a Bachelor of Commerce from Murdoch University and Chartered Accountant credentials earned in 2017, Stacey has steadily ascended to her current role after five years as a senior accountant. Her expertise spans Self-Managed Superannuation Funds, overseeing LG Accounting Solutions' Superannuation team for the past seven years. Stacey's dedication extends to supporting primary producers, drawn to the unique challenges facing farmers. Her passion for estate and succession planning has grown from this experience, guiding clients to ensure seamless transitions of their hard-earned legacies to the next generation. Stacey thrives on supporting business owners, inspiring success, and tackling challenges, firmly believing that collaborative efforts lead to mutual success and growth through strengthened client relationships.

About Karina Seng

Karina Seng is a dynamic project leader and community builder who brings big ideas to life and drives outcomes that matter. With a track record of launching impactful initiatives—including a national employee-led Community Meetups program and major digital transformations—Karina combines strategic thinking with a human-centred approach to leadership.

Recognised as a Women in Finance Innovator of the Year finalist, she’s passionate about creating spaces where people thrive and collaboration fuels results. As the founder of Work Besties, Karina helps professionals grow through genuine connection, career insights, and leadership conversations.

Karina believes leadership is about action, impact, and empowering others to rise.

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