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by ataylor | Oct 1, 2025 | CPA Podcasts

Redefining Leadership: Building a Firm That Works for You

When most people think of leadership, they picture authority, structure, and control. But what if leadership could look different? What if it could feel more collaborative, empathetic, and aligned with your personal values? That’s the conversation CPA MOMS host Nicole...

by ataylor | Sep 15, 2025 | CPA Blog

Escaping the 70-Hour Trap: Reclaiming Your Time in Accounting

For decades, the accounting industry has celebrated long hours like a badge of honor. Whether it’s tax season marathons or public firm pressure, the message has been clear: if you’re not working 60 to 70 hours a week, are you even trying? But here’s the truth that...

by ataylor | Sep 14, 2025 | CPA Podcasts

“Start Before You’re Ready” Ditching Perfectionism to Launch Your Firm with Nicole Hall

When Nicole Hall accepted a bookkeeping job for $13 an hour, commuting 60 miles each way with her infant son in tow, she had no idea it would be the beginning of a life-changing journey. She wasn’t an accountant yet. She didn’t know what a profit and loss statement...

by ataylor | Sep 8, 2025 | CPA Blog

Stop Playing Small: A Working Mom’s Guide to Owning Her Worth

Have you ever looked around your life or career and thought, This doesn’t reflect who I really am or what I’m truly worth? If you’re a working mom in accounting, chances are you’ve felt the tension between everything you’re doing and how much you feel valued for it....

by ataylor | Sep 7, 2025 | CPA Podcasts

What’s REALLY Possible When Women Own Their Value

As working moms, we’re often told to “know our worth.” But how do we define that worth when society still ties value so closely to productivity, hours worked, or money earned? In this episode of the CPA MOMS Podcast, Nicole Kehl and Mayumi Young dive into this exact...