Erica Goode: Build a $200K Firm in 15 Hours a Week | The Disruptors

Thrive with a lean schedule, happy clients, and a calm home life.The DisruptorsWith Liz FarrErica Goode was exhausted and burned out as a corporate accountant and mom of two young children. “I could not figure out a sane way to operate a 50-hour work week and raise two kids and have a spouse who worked a 50-hour work week,” Goode explains. “I don't think there is a great way to do it. It does not leave a lot of margin to be a full-time working parent.” CPA TRENDLINES CELEBRATES: The 100th Episode of The Disruptors MORE STREAMING: Randy Crabtree: Live at the Intersection of Passion & Skill | McClelland and Telka: Women Ready to Rewrite the Rules of Accounting | Jacob Schroeder: AI Won’t Replace Accountants—But It Will Reveal Who’s Replaceable | Ditching Corporate America: The Bold Story Behind PBS Accounting’s Rapid Rise | Jean Zick: Happy Team = Happy Clients | Breslin & Greathead: Be a Client Advocate | Dominic Piscopo: Clear Pay=Bargaining Power | Debbie Kilsheimer: Stop Thinking Small | So she quit to become a full-time mom. However, she missed accounting.  So when the owner of the fitness studio where one of her children took Tae Kwon Do classes asked for help, she said yes, even though she had never touched QuickBooks before.