The CPA MOMS Podcast

What actually makes a good leader? If you ask 100 people what they think makes a good leader, you're going to typically have very different definitions, often depending on the person's experience with good and bad leadership. The simple, but powerful truth is that leadership operates from one of two places - above the line or below the line - but not in the way that an accountant would assume: Abo...

If you were to Google "accountants and time management", you'd see over 80 million hits, ranging from workshops, to templates and products, to articles promising to give you the BEST time management tips for accountants. It's as if the whole world knows an accountant's achilles heel - time and time management. While some of the suggestions work temporarily, the best time management system or softw...

Have you ever worried about what a particular person, or other people, think of you? Join the club! Of course it's natural to like it when people respect, admire, or like us, but have you ever considered the cost? Think about it for a minute - how much effort have you put into managing how other people think about you, whether it's socially, personally, or professionally? This week on The CPA MOMS...

Every CPA has a story - we all have a journey we've taken to get us to where we are. Every entrepreneur also has a story and journey as well. This week I had the pleasure of interviewing Lauren Hale, CPA. Lauren is a mom of two-year-old twins with another baby on the way in a few weeks! Lauren worked for various public accounting firms before deciding to become a franchisee and shares that it was...

If you've ever considered working with a coach, we've got a treat for you!  This week on The CPA MOMS Podcast we  count down the top 5 things one of our CPA MOMS coaches learned from being coached as an accountant and a mom, and how coaching might also help you. Here are the highlights from this episode: What I discovered working with a coach is that I was trying to solve my problems with an unman...

This week on The CPA MOMS Podcast we  discuss what really creates our relationships and how to improve yours. Here are the highlights from this episode: If you want to have fewer health problems, get more work done, as well as experience less stress, addressing your relationships can be a great place to start. Thankfully, no matter who the relationship is with or what you believe the problem is, l...

This week on The CPA MOMS Podcast we discuss  how to get clear about what you want for your career, how to tap into your talents, the key to networking and how to take care of your introvert needs. Here are the highlights from this episode: While your introvert nature has many benefits, it isn't necessarily going to help you succeed in your accounting career without some guidance. When you combine...

Are you still trading time for dollars? Well Dominique Molina, CPA, found a way to charge 30x what other accountants charge and to have clients on a waiting list for her services. Not only did she discover a much better way to service her clients and still have boundaries around her time, but when she had other accountants clambering to know her secret, she co-founded The American Institute Of Cer...

This week on The CPA MOMS Podcast we discuss  some of the misperceptions about boundaries and how to set better boundaries. Here are the highlights from this episode: As women's issues are thankfully coming to the forefront of many social injustice movements, and more and more women are empowered to stand up for themselves, we're also left with a lot of questions around the subject of boundaries....

This week on The CPA MOMS Podcast we discuss  why you should love your job before you leave it, and an exercise you can use to love it before you leave it. Here are the highlights from this episode: No matter what your reason is for wanting to leave your job, I promise you that learning how to love it before you leave it, is going to be helpful no matter what your next chapter is. The truth is tha...

This week on The CPA MOMS Podcast we discuss  3 reasons why it's important to be more effective and the 7 habits of highly effective accountant moms. Here are the highlights from this episode: The issue for a lot of women is that once you've gotten a rhythm going that makes it possible for you to do everything you do, you might just be on a rinse and repeat cycle, not stopping to take a look to se...

This week on The CPA MOMS Podcast we discuss where  our comfort zone comes from and why it exists, as well as why it's important to step out of your comfort zone and how. Here are the highlights from this episode: What happens for a lot of accountants is that we gravitate towards, and can often get stuck in, comfort zones that can make it challenging to grow and evolve. The issue is that, if you d...

Every CPA has a story and this week on The CPA MOMS Podcast we had the pleasure of interviewing  Bridget Kaigler, CPA, CGMA, CMA, MBA. She is a seasoned professional with more than twenty years of experience in tax and financial analyses. Bridget's humble beginnings and non-traditional path to becoming a CPA was the foundation and encouragement to begin her own company, Bringing Leadership Back, L...

This week on The CPA MOMS Podcast we discuss  why we tend to struggle so much with disagreements, as well as two strategies to help you handle disagreements. Here are the highlights from this episode: For a lot of women, we often don't want to disagree with others out loud because we're afraid of what they will think of us, often making us go along with other people's differing opinions in order t...

This week on The CPA MOMS Podcast we discuss  what causes us to constantly feel emotionally focused on work and easier ways to disconnect at the end of the day. Here are the highlights from this episode: Because of the pressure accountant moms can often feel to be high performers in our careers, it can be challenging to not check our work email while we're making dinner or to glance at our phone a...

This week on The CPA MOMS Podcast we discuss the things that might be causing you to be an insecure overachiever and what you can do about it. Here are the highlights from this episode: The bigger reason why so many accountants work so hard, don't set clear boundaries, and don't feel fulfilled, is because we are an industry of insecure overachievers. Unfortunately, being in an industry of insecure...

This week we had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Elana Roumell, MD.  Dr. Elana is a Naturopathic Doctor with a passion for pediatrics. She initially founded Nourish Medical Center in San Diego, CA providing holistic care to the whole family, and later created Med School for Moms. Dr. Elana is also a co-host of the popular "Doctor Mom" Podcast, nearing one million downloads! Podcast episodes air w...

This week we discuss what "having what it takes" means and how to overcome what's holding you back. Here are some of the highlights: Just know that you're not alone with your concerns about whether you have what it takes to go out on your own. While it's normal, it's also important to know that there's a reason you're feeling that way, and it has nothing to do with whether you're capable or not. I...

This week on The CPA MOMS Podcast, we discuss  the difference between jealousy and envy, the connection between self-confidence, jealousy and envy, and a better way to handle them both . Here are some of the highlights: It seems like wherever you turn, there's someone that has something that you want, or you have something that you're afraid they want. Jealousy and envy can apply to where you live...

This week on The CPA MOMS Podcast, we discuss  why being resourceful is important for accountant moms and how you can become more resourceful . Here are some of the highlights: I don't believe you need to be quick or clever in order to be resourceful; I believe that being resourceful means you just need to be willing to solve your own problems. When you're not resourceful, you tend to think a lot...

This week on The CPA MOMS Podcast, we discuss the surprising reason why you feel unfulfilled, as well as what you can do about it. Here are some of the highlights: I speak to and coach so many accountant moms who have done their best during these trying times, but now that there seems to be some light at the end of the tunnel, they're left feeling dissatisfied, unhappy, or disillusioned and unders...

This week on The CPA MOMS Podcast, CPA MOMS Franchisees Lori Hinelsey and Nicole Kehl are back to discuss what their first year experiences have been being a franchisee . They share what it was like, what surprised them, and how much they grossed in their first year. Here are some of the questions we discussed: What do they wish they knew in the beginning of their career, that they know now? What...

This week on The CPA MOMS Podcast we discuss  what emotional intelligence actually is and how to improve your emotional intelligence. Here are the highlights: Although our industry was warned years ago about the need to tap into the skill set of emotional intelligence, most practitioners and educational programs ignored the warnings. The truth is that emotional intelligence isn't only crucial for...

This week on The CPA MOMS Podcast we discuss  where self-esteem comes from and 4 steps to take to boost your self-esteem. Here are the highlights: Unfortunately, when it comes to accountants and self-esteem, it's often assumed that it's not an issue because of our intelligence and the challenging work that we do. For accountant moms, having healthy self-esteem is something worth exploring because...

This week on The CPA MOMS Podcast we discuss  why it's challenging for women to say Yes less and how you can start. Here are the highlights: Are you the person who says Yes more often than you'd like to? Does saying No feel uncomfortable to you? Do you cringe at the thought of other people being disappointed or unhappy with you? Do you worry about what other people will think or say if you said Ye...