Exciting news! Yours truly was named one of the “Top Accounting Influencers of 2018” by the popular web resource for small businesses and freelancers, Fit Small Business.
I have three initial reactions to this extremely high compliment:
- I am humbled and honored to be in the same space as some of my most respected colleagues. Just recently at a retreat for bookkeeping professionals, Cindy Schroeder introduced one of the speakers — Geni Whitehouse — in the context of how long she had admired and respected her. Cindy shared the experience of when she once discovered she was on the same list of conference speakers as Geni… and how in that moment she felt she had really “made it”. I can now second that wonderful feeling, as Geni is listed immediately next to me on the Accounting Influencers article.
- I could not do what I do without the incredible support of an amazing staff. Jessie Goldbaugh takes care of the lion’s share of bookkeeping and staff accounting services in the firm, and Ali Szymanski and Heidi Jacobson provide all the administrative support (and in Heidi’s case, probably most of my emotional support as well). My husband, Mark McClelland, is my personal IT guru and help-desk. Without the dedication of these hard-working folks in my life, I could not spend nearly as much time researching, pursuing continuing education, consulting and writing up related findings.
- Ultimately, it all comes down to providing services for my fabulous clients. It is their needs that cause me to constantly push forward, always learning something new, continually taking continuing education webinars, attending conferences and retreats, and researching — and then synthesizing and publishing, in the form of my blog — what I have learned. Were it not for them, there would be no point in it, and I would not be able to take a passion and turn it into a living. So, thanks to all the beautiful small businesses who give us the opportunity to be on your team.
P.S. In the interview process, Fit Small Business asked me for a list of three “top accounting tips”, and they picked one for the article. I figured in announcing the award, I should share all of the tips I provided in a related post — here. Enjoy.
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