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CPA CAREER PATHS — 119 episodes
Ep.117: She Became a CPA by Accident
Ep.116: She Built a CPA Firm… Differently
Ep.115: Why Quiet CPAs don’t get promoted (and 3 skills that will)
Ep.114: Stop Telling Everyone You’re Taking the CPA Exam
Ep.113: How a bartender became a CPA - Proving anything is possible
Ep.112: The Problem/Mistake Angle: Why your CPA career feels like a trap
Ep.111: The Uncomfortable "Yes" That Built My Confidence
Ep.110: Failed CPA Exam but Rose to Leadership
Ep.109: The One Career Move Most Accountants Miss
Ep.108: How to beat the CPA Exam early and avoid Career DELAYS
Ep.107: Why Forensic Accounting Is a High-Value CPA Career Without Busy Season
Ep.106: How a CPA Built a High-Impact Career in Forensic Accounting
Ep.105: How to Become a CPA Partner Faster by thinking like an ENTREPRENEUR
Ep.104: Quality work builds real value
Ep.103: Find the work that gives you energy
Ep.102: Know where your personality fits best
Ep.101: AI is a tool, not competition.
Ep.100: Don’t let failure stop your journey.
Ep.99: It’s my name on the door.
Ep.98: Hard times shaped me into better!
Ep.97: You have to know enough to be dangerous
Ep.96: If you manage the money, you’re the boss.
Ep.95: Money and emotions are directly connected
Ep.94: Small touches build long-term trust
Ep.93: Self-care isn’t optional anymore.
Ep.92: They weren’t ready for a 40-year-old intern.
Ep.91: Create focus time and protect energy.
Ep.90: You don’t have to follow tradition.
Ep.89: Master technical skills, but build people skills.
Ep.88: Everyone plays a different role.
Ep.87: Career paths aren’t always linear
Ep.86: Understand the people that you lead
Ep.84: No news isn’t always good news
Ep.84: You are more than your title
Ep.83: Accent makes people lean in more
Ep.82: Learn the ropes before stepping up
Ep.81: A smile goes a long way
Ep.80: Fail fast, bounce back faster.
Ep.79: Start with basics, then go deep
Special Ep: The biggest challenge was having patience (Part 02)
Special Ep: Every role teaches you something valuable. (Part 1)
Ep.78: Take time to walk away and recharge
Ep.77: Deliver Results—No Matter Your Role
Ep.76: Done is better than perfect
Ep.75: You just have to do what excites you
Ep.74: Resilience is everything: Fail, Learn, Get Up.
Ep.73: Trust is Everything.
Ep.72: Relationship lasts a long time
Ep.71: When opportunity knocks, listen.
Ep.70: You've got to set those expectations around
Ep.69: Human nature is undefeated
Ep.68: Slow Down to Speed Up
Ep.67: Take advantage of the learning experiences
Ep.66: It’s a Marathon, not a Sprint
Ep.65: Be the manager you wish you had
Ep.64: Building A Career in Accounting
Ep.63: Trust as Accounting's Foundation
Ep.62: Leadership, Growth and Career Insights
Ep.61: Mastering Excel for Career Success
Ep.60: Mastering Excel Skills for CPAs
Ep.59: Eventually money will come
Ep.58: Beyond Numbers, Well-Rounded Professionals
Ep.57: Public accounting tested my limits.
Ep.56: Grow & Nurture Professional Networks
Ep.55: Appreciation matters most during hardships
Ep.54: I know absolutely NOTHING.
Ep.53: Happiness thrives beyond money’s role
Ep.52: Oooohh!!! Moments Make Teaching Rewarding
Ep.51: Relevancy grows with adaptive thinking
Ep.50: Declining CFO offer; prefer Controller role
Ep.49: With a forward-thinking, strategic, and optimistic mindset, we turn challenges into opportunities.
Ep.48: Human connection is what people love the most.
Ep.47: Impossible until it's Inevitable
Ep.46: People want to feel the value and a sense of purpose.
Ep.45: Having a network is an intangible asset that you can't put a value on it. It's priceless.
Ep.44: Why? Why are we doing this?
Ep.43: We should make more money and work less hours.
Ep.42: Climb to the top of the building and realize that I’m standing on the top of the wrong one.
Ep.41: If you just get in the industry, you want to be a sponge.
Ep.40: CPA Exam Tips - Start with Output, Not Materials
Ep.39: Our job is going to be safe as long as humans have emotions.
Ep.38: Black Friday in Public Accounting
Ep.37: Everybody has the same amount of time. We just need to learn how to manage it more effectively.
Ep.36: Being in military and having things blown up and getting shot at is a whole different level of suck!
Ep.35: You have no ideas about how good you are going to be at something until you give it a try!
Ep.34: I prefer to see people change and then eventually find what they want
Ep.33: Master of Your Destiny
Ep.32: Am I worth the money that I'm charging somebody else?
Ep.31: How do I sell my experience without talking about how long I've been doing it.
Ep.30: Artificial Intelligence will ELEVATE Jobs!
Ep.29: It's not one size fits all. It's not one path. It's not one end game. Choose your own adventure.
Ep.28: Accounting Language + Technical Language = A Good Marriage
Ep.27: CPA is the highest bar in our profession. The top designation!
Ep.26: One of the biggest things to keep the clients happy is responsiveness
Ep.25: You have to build in trusts and relationships with people
Ep.24: We need Technology to help us innovate. We need to innovate to Transform the world!
Ep.23: Accounting is a People Thing
Ep.22: Put Your Family First. Put Your Oxygen Mask on First.
Ep.21: Ask questions. Be curious. Communicate. Love what you do!
Ep.20: Be Genuine. Be Authentic. Be Nice. Help Other People. Enjoy Life. Have Fun
Ep.19: If you want to get something done, give it to somebody who is the busiest
Ep.18: You can't do this alone. You need the supporting system.
Ep.17: I Train My Kids How to Understand Money
Ep.16: Is Choosing a Career at Big 4 always a Wise Move?
Ep.15: Strategies for Maximizing Early Career Opportunities and Navigating Body Language in the Virtual Workspace
Ep.14: The CPA Journey can be Overwhelming
Ep.13: Work-Life Balance and How to Say No!
Ep.12: Accounting is the Language of Business
Ep.11: Mastering Public Accounting: Navigating Billable Hours, Empowering Teams, Fostering Community, and Career Advancement
Ep.10: Advancing Excellence: Pursuing an MST with a CPA License for Professional Growth
Ep.9: Tips & Advices for New CPAs and CPA Moms
Ep.8: Working Hours and Typical Days in Private vs. Public Accounting
Ep.7: We Struggle on our Individual Career so much getting to that Expert Level
Ep.6: AI Advancement Enhances and Secures Your Knowledge
Ep.5: I Help Other People Reach Goals and Dreams.
Ep.4: We underestimate the amount of knowledge that we pick up when we overhear the conversation in the office.
Ep.3: CPA license is worth in excess of $1Million
Ep.2: There is a level of respect that comes with CPA.
Ep.1: Every industry, there is an accountant involved.