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Interview With Jen Bastian, CPA, Placement Manager At CPA MOMS ®
Every female CPA has a story - we all have a journey we’ve taken to get us to where we are now. Not only is Jen’s CPA journey fascinating, but she has a lot to share about how CPA MOMS® works and how it can help talented CPA’s as well as the businesses that want to...

Podcast The Key To Building Self-Confidence
On the surface it would appear that self-confidence shouldn’t be an issue for accountants; the inherent combination of intelligence, respect and professionalism, should make self-confidence a non-issue. As a CPA and a mom, you should have even more to be confident...

Podcast Dealing With Dirty Pain vs Clean Pain
Is it just me or does it seem like wherever we turn, there’s another story of tragedy or loss? Whether it’s news of accidents, children being mistreated or animals being abused, my mind seems to be having a battle between finding gratitude and allowing gut-wrenching...

Podcast How To Win The Battle With Busyness
Whether you are a working mom or not, most people identify themselves and their day, based on a sliding scale of busyness. It’s as if busyness has become the norm and we use descriptors like “kind of”, “super” and “crazy” to delineate how busy we are and to help...

How to Stop Overthinking and Improve Your Accounting Career
If you’ve ever been told that you think too much, but not in a good way, there’s a reason for that. Your female brain is significantly more active than a male brain, especially in the areas involved in impulse control, focus, mood and anxiety. So it’s not just your...

Why Your CPA Mom Brain Hates Uncertainty And What To Do About It
As an accountant you deal with risk and uncertainty every day as part of doing your job. You are called on by bosses and clients to make predictions about how various trends will affect their financial success, based on constantly changing information, in an...

6 Ways To Advance Your Accounting Career As An Employee
Last week I discussed the increase in women-owned businesses and some challenges for CPA Mom entrepreneurs. Many smart, driven CPA Moms are choosing to go out on their own for various reasons and creating businesses that are a reflection of who they are and how they...

Handling The Top Challenges For CPA Mom Entrepreneurs
Have you seen the latest statistics for women-owned businesses? The US has 12.3 million women-owned businesses. US women-owned businesses generate $1.8 trillion a year. 40% of US businesses are women-owned. There are 114% more women entrepreneurs than there were 20...

Making It Easier For CPA Moms To Get It All Done – Part 2
If you look up “productivity” and “accountants” you will find a plethora of suggested tools like Zoom for on-the-go video conferencing and Slack to create channels for your team to discuss projects . There are even memes portraying accountants chained to their desks...

Making It Easier For CPA Moms To Get It All Done – Part 1
Whether you are in public or private accounting, efficiency is a skill that every accountant strives for. By being efficient at your job, you are better able to maximize your time, your effort and the profits of the company you work for or your own business....