The CPA MOMS Podcast

Motherhood is often seen as one of the most fulfilling and rewarding experiences of a woman's life. However, it is also a complex and multifaceted concept that can be as unique as the woman who is called a mother. For many of us, the idea of mothering is tied to traditional notions of caretaking, nurturing, and sacrifice. However, the reality is that there is no one "right" way to be a mother, and...

From our work as accountants and maintaining our households to raising our children and trying to balance it all, we need to be keenly aware of how we utilize the 24 hours a day we're each given. Think about it - time truly is the great equalizer because whether you're a billionaire CEO or a stay-at-home mom, we all have the same amount of time to manage. What if there was a way to manage your tim...

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  Laurie Dunlop, CPA, about her first year as a CPA MOMS franchisee.  Laurie is a single mom to two children.  Laurie is an experienced Certified Public Accountant with 25+ years in auditing, finance, and account...

As both an accountant and a mom, let's be honest, we truly do have two full-time jobs. It's no wonder it can feel like there's never enough time or that we don't have control over our time. While it's completely normal to be struggling with time management, getting a better handle on it is crucial for success. With the combination of tight deadlines and complex projects at work, as well as the nev...

The issue when it comes to the productivity-driven work of accounting is that it doesn't take into account the person doing the producing. It doesn't question if you feel dread or stressed versus motivated and fulfilled when you're doing all that producing. Obviously, we all have to get things done at work and home, but isn't there an easier way? Isn't there a way to be productive without burning...

Have you ever set a goal or wanted to improve something in your life, but it got to be so challenging that you wanted to give up? Or have there been times when you were trying to make something better in your personal or professional life, and it felt too overwhelming? While many of us want more out of life, we want to achieve things, set goals, make resolutions, provide the best life we can for o...

Corinne Crabree is a Master Certified Weight and Life Coach with a mission to help every woman break generational curses in order to improve their personal health and wealth. Corinne lost 100lbs 15 years ago and ever since, she has dedicated her life to teaching women how to do the same. Corinne Crabtree is one of the leading voices in the weightloss and business Industry. She's the host of the wi...

If you stopped and asked any accountant how they're doing, the typical answer would be something like, "It's crazy busy right now," "I'm just so busy," or "You know it's busy season, right?" I'm going to bet you probably say something along those lines when someone asks how you're doing as if throwing the word busy into your reply tells them everything they need to know. To be honest, It's not our...

When you hear the term "dream team," what comes up for you? Do you think of it in terms of people at work? Or do you think about it in regard to sports? Maybe you think about it in terms of managing your own life, like the supportive people who make it possible for you to be a working mom. Whether it's professionally or personally, without a well-managed team, it can be difficult to meet various g...

As a female accountant, you have an impressive level of intelligence, whether you realize it or want to admit it. It doesn't matter how challenging school may have been for you; if you are in any area of accounting, you are a smart woman. Now be honest - how difficult is it to admit or say out loud that you are a smart woman? Does it feel wrong to admit it? Does it feel boastful? Does it feel like...

In honor of Women's History Month, we interviewed a working mom who is changing the way women are taken care of before, during, and after their pregnancy. Meghan Doyle is the CEO & co-founder of Partum Health, a company offering families a combination of expert support that's right for you - from birth and postpartum doulas, mental health providers, lactation consultants, physical therapists, nigh...

If you struggle with better time management, feel like your to-do list is running your life, find yourself stressed and overwhelmed, or just want to regain control, a time audit can be an important first step. It can help you create more hours in your day, allow you to get more done in less time, and help you get some balance back in your life. An added bonus is that a time audit can improve your...

While I'm all for expressing more love in the world, I also want to empower you to become better at self-love. Why? Because it gives you all your power back. When you learn how to improve your self-love, February 14th is lovely, but it's just a single cherry on top of a beautiful cake that's been created over the previous 364 days of the year. The truth is that self-love makes life easier, more en...

The Right Questions  by NY Times bestselling author, Debbie Ford, explains, "Our ability to make choices implies certain rights and freedoms. If we can choose, then we can determine which decisions we will make about our bodies, our health, our relationships, our finances, our careers, our social lives, and our spiritual beliefs. Choice allows us to pick, to select, and to decide between paths. Wh...

Think about the first week of school - your teachers typically made the rules of engagement in the classroom clear. There was the rule of raising your hand instead of blurting out, asking permission to go to the bathroom, keeping your hands to yourself, and being respectful of other people's things. These rules of engagement made it easier for the teacher to manage the students' various personalit...

Time is one of our most precious assets as a busy accountant and mom. As you are well aware, we have 24 hours in a day that are typically divided among working, taking care of our family, and trying to squeeze in some sleep. How many of you could benefit from looking at the impact of your choices when it comes to how you spend your time? How many of you feel like there's never enough time, that ti...

As accountants, we're all about numbers and metrics. Accounting metrics and KPIs are critical components of business management, and a proper record of the cash flows, expenses, and gains is incredibly valuable to the companies we serve. Some metrics and KPIs we measure include Operating Cash Flow, Working Capital, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Gross Profit Margins, and Net Profit. These...

How many of us are racing from one thing to the next, unknowingly speeding up time as we manage day after day? How often do we try to get from one deadline to another, from one holiday to another, or from one difficult situation to another? How many of us have ever learned how to pause? To take it easy? To stop what we're doing and what we're thinking and just be? To press the pause button on the...

Whether you are in public or private accounting, there's no denying that deadlines are a normal part of the accounting profession. But it's not just our accounting work that has deadlines - our personal life also has plenty of deadlines. For example, not only are there filing deadlines for work projects like tax returns or financial reports but there are also plenty of deadlines like bills that ne...

Typically the start of the new year is when we take inventory of what's working, what's not, and what we'd like to do differently in the upcoming year. The 12 months ahead offer us a symbol of hope that we will have set and accomplished various goals by this same time next year. While it sounds so promising, how many of us find ourselves setting the same unmet goal year after year? How many of us,...

As the end of the holiday season typically leads to thoughts about the new year, I thought it would be a great idea to do something different this year. Instead of sitting down and doing a family budget or setting personal goals, I thought it would be a great time to consider creating a family mission statement. If you think about it, as a mom, you and your children are not traveling this life alo...

Have you heard about the term "quiet quitting"? It's believed to have started on TikTok but has gained popularity in all forms of social and mainstream media. Since so much has already been discussed on this topic, we weren't planning on doing an episode on it, but then realized we have a lot to talk about when it comes to the subject of quiet quitting, especially as it pertains to accountant moms...

While working moms have the herculean task of managing their careers and families throughout the year, the holidays can bring an added layer of pressure that makes even the most organized accountant mom want to hide. For this episode, we're not going to give you a bunch of tips and suggestions for navigating the holiday season. Instead, we're going to help you deal with the feeling of anxiety. If...

Whether it's a manager, supervisor, director, owner, or partner, it's unfortunate that many of us will have to deal with bad leadership at some point in our accounting career. Research shows that bad leaders are often promoted for their confidence but lack actual leadership competence. So what does that mean for you? It means there's an increased likelihood of having to work for a bad leader at so...

Do you find yourself unable to let go of small mistakes you made at work, believing you can't do anything right? If you're running late in the morning trying to get yourself and the kids out the door, do you question whether you've got the whole working mom thing down? Have you ever woken up to find a sink with dirty dishes and asked what's wrong with you that you can't do the simplest tasks to ta...