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CPA CAREER PATHS — 119 episodes

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Ep.117: She Became a CPA by Accident

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Ep.116: She Built a CPA Firm… Differently

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Ep.115: Why Quiet CPAs don’t get promoted (and 3 skills that will)

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Ep.114: Stop Telling Everyone You’re Taking the CPA Exam

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Ep.113: How a bartender became a CPA - Proving anything is possible

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Ep.112: The Problem/Mistake Angle: Why your CPA career feels like a trap

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Ep.111: The Uncomfortable "Yes" That Built My Confidence

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Ep.110: Failed CPA Exam but Rose to Leadership

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Ep.109: The One Career Move Most Accountants Miss

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Ep.108: How to beat the CPA Exam early and avoid Career DELAYS

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Ep.107: Why Forensic Accounting Is a High-Value CPA Career Without Busy Season

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Ep.106: How a CPA Built a High-Impact Career in Forensic Accounting

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Ep.105: How to Become a CPA Partner Faster by thinking like an ENTREPRENEUR

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Ep.104: Quality work builds real value

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Ep.103: Find the work that gives you energy

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Ep.102: Know where your personality fits best

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Ep.101: AI is a tool, not competition.

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Ep.100: Don’t let failure stop your journey.

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Ep.99: It’s my name on the door.

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Ep.98: Hard times shaped me into better!

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Ep.97: You have to know enough to be dangerous

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Ep.96: If you manage the money, you’re the boss.

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Ep.95: Money and emotions are directly connected

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Ep.94: Small touches build long-term trust

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Ep.93: Self-care isn’t optional anymore.

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Ep.92: They weren’t ready for a 40-year-old intern.

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Ep.91: Create focus time and protect energy.

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Ep.90: You don’t have to follow tradition.

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Ep.89: Master technical skills, but build people skills.

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Ep.88: Everyone plays a different role.

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Ep.87: Career paths aren’t always linear

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Ep.86: Understand the people that you lead

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Ep.84: No news isn’t always good news

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Ep.84: You are more than your title

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Ep.83: Accent makes people lean in more

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Ep.82: Learn the ropes before stepping up

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Ep.81: A smile goes a long way

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Ep.80: Fail fast, bounce back faster.

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Ep.79: Start with basics, then go deep

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Special Ep: The biggest challenge was having patience (Part 02)

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Special Ep: Every role teaches you something valuable. (Part 1)

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Ep.78: Take time to walk away and recharge

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Ep.77: Deliver Results—No Matter Your Role

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Ep.76: Done is better than perfect

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Ep.75: You just have to do what excites you

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Ep.74: Resilience is everything: Fail, Learn, Get Up.

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Ep.73: Trust is Everything.

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Ep.72: Relationship lasts a long time

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Ep.71: When opportunity knocks, listen.

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Ep.70: You've got to set those expectations around

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Ep.69: Human nature is undefeated

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Ep.68: Slow Down to Speed Up

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Ep.67: Take advantage of the learning experiences

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Ep.66: It’s a Marathon, not a Sprint

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Ep.65: Be the manager you wish you had

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Ep.64: Building A Career in Accounting

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Ep.63: Trust as Accounting's Foundation

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Ep.62: Leadership, Growth and Career Insights

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Ep.61: Mastering Excel for Career Success

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Ep.60: Mastering Excel Skills for CPAs

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Ep.59: Eventually money will come

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Ep.58: Beyond Numbers, Well-Rounded Professionals

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Ep.57: Public accounting tested my limits.

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Ep.56: Grow & Nurture Professional Networks

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Ep.55: Appreciation matters most during hardships

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Ep.54: I know absolutely NOTHING.

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Ep.53: Happiness thrives beyond money’s role

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Ep.52: Oooohh!!! Moments Make Teaching Rewarding

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Ep.51: Relevancy grows with adaptive thinking

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Ep.50: Declining CFO offer; prefer Controller role

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Ep.49: With a forward-thinking, strategic, and optimistic mindset, we turn challenges into opportunities.

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Ep.48: Human connection is what people love the most.

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Ep.47: Impossible until it's Inevitable

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Ep.46: People want to feel the value and a sense of purpose.

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Ep.45: Having a network is an intangible asset that you can't put a value on it. It's priceless.

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Ep.44: Why? Why are we doing this?

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Ep.43: We should make more money and work less hours.

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Ep.42: Climb to the top of the building and realize that I’m standing on the top of the wrong one.

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Ep.41: If you just get in the industry, you want to be a sponge.

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Ep.40: CPA Exam Tips - Start with Output, Not Materials

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Ep.39: Our job is going to be safe as long as humans have emotions.

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Ep.38: Black Friday in Public Accounting

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Ep.37: Everybody has the same amount of time. We just need to learn how to manage it more effectively.

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Ep.36: Being in military and having things blown up and getting shot at is a whole different level of suck!

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Ep.35: You have no ideas about how good you are going to be at something until you give it a try!

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Ep.34: I prefer to see people change and then eventually find what they want

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Ep.33: Master of Your Destiny

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Ep.32: Am I worth the money that I'm charging somebody else?

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Ep.31: How do I sell my experience without talking about how long I've been doing it.

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Ep.30: Artificial Intelligence will ELEVATE Jobs!

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Ep.29: It's not one size fits all. It's not one path. It's not one end game. Choose your own adventure.

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Ep.28: Accounting Language + Technical Language = A Good Marriage

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Ep.27: CPA is the highest bar in our profession. The top designation!

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Ep.26: One of the biggest things to keep the clients happy is responsiveness

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Ep.25: You have to build in trusts and relationships with people

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Ep.24: We need Technology to help us innovate. We need to innovate to Transform the world!

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Ep.23: Accounting is a People Thing

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Ep.22: Put Your Family First. Put Your Oxygen Mask on First.

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Ep.21: Ask questions. Be curious. Communicate. Love what you do!

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Ep.20: Be Genuine. Be Authentic. Be Nice. Help Other People. Enjoy Life. Have Fun

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Ep.19: If you want to get something done, give it to somebody who is the busiest

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Ep.18: You can't do this alone. You need the supporting system.

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Ep.17: I Train My Kids How to Understand Money

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Ep.16: Is Choosing a Career at Big 4 always a Wise Move?

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Ep.15: Strategies for Maximizing Early Career Opportunities and Navigating Body Language in the Virtual Workspace

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Ep.14: The CPA Journey can be Overwhelming

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Ep.13: Work-Life Balance and How to Say No!

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Ep.12: Accounting is the Language of Business

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Ep.11: Mastering Public Accounting: Navigating Billable Hours, Empowering Teams, Fostering Community, and Career Advancement

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Ep.10: Advancing Excellence: Pursuing an MST with a CPA License for Professional Growth

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Ep.9: Tips & Advices for New CPAs and CPA Moms

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Ep.8: Working Hours and Typical Days in Private vs. Public Accounting

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Ep.7: We Struggle on our Individual Career so much getting to that Expert Level

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Ep.6: AI Advancement Enhances and Secures Your Knowledge

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Ep.5: I Help Other People Reach Goals and Dreams.

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Ep.4: We underestimate the amount of knowledge that we pick up when we overhear the conversation in the office.

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Ep.3: CPA license is worth in excess of $1Million

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Ep.2: There is a level of respect that comes with CPA.

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Ep.1: Every industry, there is an accountant involved.