An Accountant Walks Into A Med Spa

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A thriving medspa doesn’t run on serums alone—it runs on systems, people, and smart financial choices. We sit down with Nicole, our head of accounting, to trace her path from a childhood spent around ledgers and purple pens to a CPA-earned career that now shapes every location, department, and decision we make. From the grind of studying four exam parts while working full time to the leap from a fitness franchise into aesthetics, her story shows how finance becomes a strategic engine for client experience and sustainable growth.

Nicole opens the hood on what medspa accounting really looks like: daily transaction checks, cost tracking, vendor management, payroll Fridays, and monthly close rhythms that keep the team on track. She also shares how being in-house expands the role—collaborating with leadership on pricing, promotions, service mix, and equipment investments—so dollars and data translate into better bookings and consistent care. If you’ve ever wondered how a new service goes from idea to launch, you’ll hear the decision-making behind the scenes and why clear numbers make it possible to scale without sacrificing results.

This conversation doubles as a career roadmap. Nicole explains why internships matter, how to choose between public and corporate paths, and how to build routines that carry you through big milestones like the CPA. She’s candid about the challenges of wearing many hats at a growing company and generous with tactics for staying organized—checklists, spreadsheet trackers, and crisp communication that prevent surprises. Along the way, we talk culture: an inclusive, energetic team that invites finance into creative conversations and keeps the whole operation focused on client outcomes.

If you’re a medspa owner, a clinician curious about the business side, or a numbers-nerd who loves skincare, you’ll leave with practical takeaways on systems, pricing, and cross-functional teamwork. Enjoy the story, learn the playbook, and see why the best client glow starts with strong financial health. Subscribe, share this episode with a colleague, and leave a review to tell us which part of Nicole’s journey helped you most.

Episode Transcript

SPEAKER_00 (00:15):
Hello and welcome to Couture Conversations, where we
take you behind the scenes ofKutore Medspa and highlight the
incredible people who helpedshape the culture, the care, and
our client experience.
Before we get into today'sepisode, I wanted you to notice
if you're watching us on YouTubeor if you're listening to us, if
you didn't know, you can find uson YouTube.
We are in our new studio.

(00:36):
So we have our new, um, yeah, wegot a whole new studio for you
guys.
So we started at a little tablewith little clip-on mics, and
now we've got this whole setup.
So if you're listening to us, umgo find us on YouTube and look
at it.
It's really cool.
I'm really excited about this.
So thank you guys for continuingto stick with us through our

(00:56):
learning struggles of starting apodcast and getting some
upgrades.
And it's been exciting.
So we're in our new studio.
Today, I'm sitting down withsomeone whose impact is felt in
every location, everydepartment, and every decision
that we make.
Our head accountant, Nicole.
She has been with Kator Medzpafor over three years.
And in this time, she's becomean essential part of our growth,

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our structure, and honestly, oursanity sometimes.
In this episode, we're drivinginto Nicole's journey into the
world of accounting, how shefound her passion for numbers,
and what ultimately led her toKator Medzpa.
We'll talk about her role behindthe scenes, the challenges and
the wins that she's experienced,the unique perspective she
brings to the industry that'soften seen from the clinical

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side, but thrives because of thework happening on the financial
side.
So, Nicole, welcome.

SPEAKER_01 (01:47):
Thank you for having me.

SPEAKER_00 (01:48):
Of course, you are my first guest in our new
studio.

SPEAKER_01 (01:53):
It's so beautiful.

SPEAKER_00 (01:54):
Like our nice little fancy chairs, and I know.

SPEAKER_01 (01:58):
The teal and the purple.
Yeah, because purple's my color.

SPEAKER_00 (02:01):
See, we're top perfect.
So perfect.
Well, let's get started on yourstory.
So, first just tell us who isNicole and what led you towards
finance and accounting.

SPEAKER_01 (02:12):
So I'm just a regular girl who loves to, you
know, get dolled upoccasionally.
But uh, you know, from a financeside, people look at us as, you
know, boring or, you know, maybea little nerdy or uh just too
much in the numbers.
But you know, we're we'reregular people too.

(02:34):
So um I uh started uh beingexposed to accounting when I was
a kid.
Um my mom is an accountant aswell, and um I have memories of
going to her office because I'ma little older.
We didn't have internet andcomputers at home.
So if I wanted to printsomething out or do work or

(02:56):
internet, I go to the officewith my mom and I go raid the
pen cabinet for purple pens andand just look at um uh all the
stuff in her filing cabinetswith the supplies and stuff,
just kind of nerdy stuff.
Um, so I've just always beenexposed.
Um so as I've grown um in inschool and everything, uh math

(03:20):
was my my real the real deal.
I was really nerdy.
I was on the math team in highschool, competitive math.
Um I'm kind of proud of it.

SPEAKER_00 (03:32):
I'm proud of you because I am a person that's
terrible at math.
So to me, you're a genius.

SPEAKER_01 (03:39):
Yes, I go take math tests for fun.
I love it.
Um, and then you know, and I setthose goals when I was um when I
was in high school and like I'mgonna I'm gonna be an
accountant, I'm gonna get my uhCPA license, and I thought, oh,
I'm gonna start my own firm andand uh but you know paths take a

(04:02):
different different uh twistsand turns, but you know, yeah, I
did, I did finish in mybachelor's, my master's in
accounting and did the the CPA,and and so I did achieve all
those goals and and that'swhat's led me here is you know
my my nerdy little self, butstill still a girly girl.

SPEAKER_00 (04:20):
How long?
So you have to do you said youdid your bachelor's and then
have to do like the CPA.
How long is your CPA stuff?

SPEAKER_01 (04:30):
Uh yeah, so that's um it's a four-part test.
And you can take all four partsat the same time or you can
spread it out, and they havedifferent like uh time limits
for um from when you can taketake and pass your first test to
actually completing it.
So um for me, while I was doingmy master's degree, I was taking

(04:52):
one part per quarter.
So it took me a year um to to dothe the CPA, but I was also
working full time, I had justgotten married, I was doing the
master's degree of like one ortwo classes per semester and
then studying.
So I always said like I woke upaccounting, I ate lunch

(05:14):
accounting, like I'd spend mylunch breaks in my car reading
the book, and then a 10-15minute nap.
Um, and then you know, I'd fallasleep on the books and and just
I'd go to the gym and I'd writeuh watch the videos while on the
treadmill to, you know, just Ihad apps on my phone with
flashcards.
It was it was an adventure.

(05:35):
It was uh but you know, I got itdone and you know it's it's open
doors.

SPEAKER_00 (05:42):
Did you feel really confident going to eat into each
one of your tests?

SPEAKER_01 (05:46):
I did.
So, you know, a lot of companiesthey'll help with tuition
reimbursement or things uhrelated to your career.
So I did have a tuitionreimbursement allowance, but it
mostly handled uh my my degreein classes.
So um the CPA test I was fundingall by myself.

(06:08):
And I for me, I said, you knowwhat, I'm on the budget method,
I can't uh afford a whole uhstudy program and everything.
So I had to make sure that Ioverstudied.

SPEAKER_00 (06:23):
Sounds like it was worth it.
It was so fresh Nicole, finishedeverything, got your CPA.
What was your first job?

SPEAKER_01 (06:31):
Um, so while I was in college, I did uh start an
internship.
So if I'm ever like talking toyoung professionals that are
looking to go into the field,um, it's get an internship, even
in any career, if you have theopportunity to get into um your
field of choice and get yourfoot in the door, by all means,

(06:54):
even with our girls here at uhthe spa, you know, if you're
looking into nursing, and wehave a lot of young ladies who
are their future path isnursing, you know, they're
coming in here, they're beingexposed to charting, medical
terminology, um the the systems,talking with clients, cleaning
up rooms.
Um, so you know, get your footin the door.

(07:16):
So similarly, I started as anintern in an accounting
department um with a localtimeshare company here in
Orlando.
And you know, I was so thankfulthat my bosses weren't just
having me file paperwork, thatthey weren't, you know, having
me just check the mail, youknow.
So they actually trusted to uhteach us and let us do the

(07:40):
things that are gonna be a partof our our daily care uh life
and our in our career.
So I did start as an intern inmy junior year of college.
And um that position lasted meum over 11 years.
Uh so I kind of became a liferand and I'm and very thankful
because during that time we wentthrough the Great Recession, and

(08:03):
I was just thankful to have acareer and and a job to go to
while many of my peers may nothave been so fortunate.

SPEAKER_00 (08:11):
So you mentioned when you first were going
through school that you had, youknow, thought you wanted to like
own your own firm and have yourown thing.
Did one, did that ever happen?
And two, if it didn't, what everkind of changed your mind about
that?

SPEAKER_01 (08:25):
Uh there was this one class in college.
It was called taxation offlow-through entities.
Um too much terminology, but Ilike it.

SPEAKER_00 (08:36):
Use it.

SPEAKER_01 (08:38):
Flow through entities are your partnerships,
your S corporations, um, andyour those, those kinds of the
accounting and the legal relatedto it.
I was like, oh, I never want tobe a partnership.
But guess what an accountingfirm or a legal firm typically
is?
It's uh it's usually apartnership.
So uh yeah, it was like the thethought of the the amount of

(09:04):
work it goes into starting yourown company and uh you know all
of the administrative stuff.
It's not just oh let me go doyour books for you.
Um there was there was a lotinvolved.
I'm like, I think I need to goget my feet wet in other
people's companies and and trythat out first.
And and I really loved thecorporate accounting

(09:25):
environment, so I just kind ofstayed.

SPEAKER_00 (09:28):
Yeah, that made me think to ask that question
because I remember going throughaesthetician school and I'm
like, oh yeah, I'm gonna get outof here and I'm gonna like work
for myself.
I'm gonna have my own littlespace.
And then yeah, you start torealize like you don't just like
go in and like do facials and dothe work.
There's so much that goes behindthe scenes of owning your own.
And I'm like, I'm a greatemployee.

(09:49):
I will be employee for life andI'm okay with it.
So it made me laugh when he saidthat because I was like, oh
yeah, I feel like a lot ofpeople going through school, you
kind of have those samethoughts, and some people do it
and they do, yeah, they dogreat.
And some people, I'm like, youcan handle all the craziness of
it.
I'll just come in and do my job.

SPEAKER_01 (10:07):
Know your passion.
Exactly.

SPEAKER_00 (10:08):
Yep.
So, what were you doing rightbefore you started at Couture?
And how did you find Couture?

SPEAKER_01 (10:15):
Yeah, so um we might hear this a lot when uh you're
around Couture, but I worked forPlanet Fitness.
So um our one of our founders,he was uh owner of Planet a
Planet Fitness franchise here inthe Southeast.
And so I worked for him atPlanet Fitness, and then um as I

(10:37):
was progressing in that role,and he's like, Hey, you want to
come join Couture?
We're you know a med spa andwe're growing and we're you know
really looking to to bring ouraccounting functions in-house
and and take it away from one ofthose lovely CPA firms.
So um he wanted me to come headthat department, and that's

(10:58):
that's how I got into Couture isto to transition the accounting
function over internal.

SPEAKER_00 (11:05):
So was there anything once you kind of first
started working here and gotyour feet wet where you were
like, This is I like this spot,this is a good spot for me.
Were there any any of thosefeels for you?

SPEAKER_01 (11:15):
Oh, of course.
I mean, the perks, the people,um, the excitement of trying to
uh getting to build your ownteam.
So, and and then also providemeaningful information to our
our founders so that we cancontinue to grow um and provide
great services and morelocations for our clients.

(11:36):
So it's it's been exciting andyou know, just I've learned so
much.

SPEAKER_00 (11:43):
What was your first impressions of Couture and when
you started at a medspaw comingfrom more of a fitness side or
uh so you know I think it's kindof cute.

SPEAKER_01 (11:52):
Um, I took a like three weeks off from between my
other previous job in Couture,and it was right around my
birthday, and I was actuallysent my son to school and had
took a Friday off, and my momand I we went to Aquatica and

(12:12):
for my birthday, and I got aphone call from Diane, one of
our founders, and she's like, Ihave you set up for this, and
blah blah blah blah blah.
And um, if you've met her, youknow she's high energy and just
so positive, and you know, soI'm sitting in the pool with my
my phone in the little plasticcase, water protected, you know,

(12:36):
getting my son, and she'stalking about we're so excited
to see you start tomorrow, blahblah blah.
And I'm like, Yep, me too.
Got my drink in my hand, too,you know.
So my first impression was justit was Diane.

SPEAKER_00 (12:52):
Yeah, that's always a good first impression.
It's like, okay, I got you setfor this, this, and this.
And you're like, let's go.

SPEAKER_01 (12:58):
She's ready to go.
Let's do this.

SPEAKER_00 (13:02):
You're like, I will finish this drink, and then yes.
So walk us through what thefinancial accounting side of a
med spa actually looks like.
What is, I don't know if I wantto say a typical day looks like
for you because I don't know ifI think you have a typical day,
but what does kind of your daylook like?

SPEAKER_01 (13:23):
It's a little bit of everything.
Just kind of see what's in theemail, you know.
Um I just have like taken overso much, you know, like it's no
longer just accounting.
It's, you know, it's HR, it'spayroll, it's um doing the
financials, paying the bills,it's uh, you know, seeing

(13:46):
whatever else may be.
Because I'm one of, you know,one of our founders, he likes to
bring me in and talk marketing,talk emotions, talk um, you
know, what new services, so getmy opinion on things as, you
know, um as a woman.
So, you know, it's it's a littlebit of everything, but a typical
day in an accounting life is,you know, um checking our daily

(14:08):
transactions, making sure we'vegot, you know, our sales
entered, um, and then you know,continuing to build out, you
know, the the costs of what ittakes to to run a spa.
So, or every other week it'srunning payroll to make sure our
girls can um get theirpaychecks.
I don't know about you, but I Ilove payday Fridays.

SPEAKER_00 (14:28):
Everyone appreciates Nickel.

SPEAKER_01 (14:31):
Send out my emails.
We are getting paid this week.

SPEAKER_00 (14:34):
She does send out a reminder every time, and we all
appreciate it.
Please make sure you get payrolldone.
We're like, yes.

SPEAKER_01 (14:40):
I do try to add a fun little greeting.

SPEAKER_00 (14:43):
You do always, I do always appreciate that.
Whether there's something funcoming up or it's not just like,
hey, do your payroll.
She always adds a littlesomething fun.

SPEAKER_01 (14:52):
We let's knock it out of the park, girl.

SPEAKER_00 (14:54):
She keeps us, she keeps us smiling when we do our
payroll.
I do love that.
What would you say is the mostfun or fulfilling part of your
job?

SPEAKER_01 (15:03):
Um fun part of my job.
Um going to the spa.
Yes.
I love it.
The perks.
I love it when we hire a newprovider because then I get to
go let them try out things on myface.
Um, I really uh I loveaccounting, but I love that the

(15:28):
founders do let me, you know,share my opinion and you know,
get to do things other thanaccounting.
So, you know, whether it's goingover there and talking about
marketing and um looking,researching new services.
I know Lindsay, you've asked us,you know, hey, if you see
anything out about new likeaesthetician type things or

(15:49):
things related to facials or umnew technologies with red light,
for example, you know, like,hey, let me know about it and
let's research it and you know,just that openness um to be able
to impact what we offer to ourto our clients.
Um so I think that's you know,fun for me.

(16:12):
Even though I've I didn't gointo marketing, it that's always
been just an interesting topic.
And not just here, even evenother companies, um, you know,
with that that timesharecompany, they would always have
uh new departments come in andshare with the accounting team
what they do.
And marketing has been uh one ofthose areas where I just found

(16:33):
it fascinating when our VP wouldcome in and tell us what they're
doing and how they're you knowlearning about uh the client
members or the people um and howthey're analyzing the data and
even creating uh ways to appealto uh generate more sales.

SPEAKER_00 (16:56):
So on the flip side of that, what are some of the
challenges that you face?

SPEAKER_01 (17:01):
Uh for me it had been just learning so many new
things coming from the corporateenvironment, you're very niche.
You know, you've got your onerole, you're I would I don't
want to say segregated, but youknow, you don't get your hands
in everything.
Here um, you know, we're moresmall, medium-sized, and I have

(17:24):
a lot more responsibilities toget to do a wide array of things
uh that I just never did before.
So to me that's it's exciting,but also challenging because I'm
having to learn, um, go in abunch of different directions,
uh, speak to more people, um, domore research.

(17:44):
And so yeah, so that's that'sbeen the the challenge.
But that that leads to growth.

SPEAKER_00 (17:50):
How do you stay so organized with all the deadlines
and dates and things being due?
How do you how do you keep thatall together?

SPEAKER_01 (17:59):
Checklist, checklist, spreadsheets.

SPEAKER_00 (18:03):
Um Do you use Excel a lot?

SPEAKER_01 (18:05):
I do.

SPEAKER_00 (18:06):
See, another thing I'm not great at.

SPEAKER_01 (18:09):
Um, I don't know if it's a funny story, nerdy maybe
perhaps, but you know, as a kid,yeah, I said my mom was an
accountant.
Um, you know, I would like to domy homework on Excel.
And my mom, like my mom was likedoing college classes while I
was in high school as well.
And um, she's like, I wrote mypaper in Excel.

(18:30):
I was like, that's not whatExcel is used for.
She's like, but I don't know howto use Word.
So yeah, we were we were weirdlike that.
I just I would write lists, Iwould just make lists of other
things, I'd, you know, printthem out and do my little check
marks, and yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_00 (18:47):
I love that so much.
I had to do like one thing onExcel, and I think I had to ask
20 questions.
How do I do this?
How do I make this do this?
And they're like, Oh, you canjust like auto-populate this and
do I'm very impressive.
I'm very impressed by you.

SPEAKER_01 (19:03):
Very useful.

SPEAKER_00 (19:05):
So, how would you describe the culture at Kator
from your perspective infinance?

SPEAKER_01 (19:11):
Very um, we're inclusive, we're fun, we are
bright, you know, we're justwe're trying to change change
the industry, you know.
Um, that's always been, youknow, I guess our motto allow
access uh to our services.

(19:34):
And but the culture, you know,we're always doing something.
There's always something goingon in the spa.
There's um, you know, eventhough we're an accounting and
you know, kind of out of sight,out of mind, you know, like, ah,
Nicole, come bring your team.
Um my team, they're they'regentlemen, so they don't always
come wanna need or want to comeinto the spa.

SPEAKER_00 (19:55):
Um We do love when they show up though.

SPEAKER_01 (19:58):
Yeah, it's so awkward.
I'll send an email.
I'm like, hey guys, do you wantany, you know, service fillers?
You know, come on in.
I'm like, go see, go see Lindsayand her team for her facial.
I mean, you may not want yourlips filled, but men can enjoy
these services too.

(20:19):
Yes, yes.
So, you know, I'd encouragethem.
You sent me a thing aboutgetting the sweatshirts the
other day.
I was like, all right, guys, youwant a shirt?
Um, and yeah, one of them, he'slike, Yes.

SPEAKER_00 (20:30):
Yeah, email me.
Oh good.
So on those, but we'll get thosesoon.

SPEAKER_01 (20:35):
You know, I gotta rep.
I'm not I'm not wearing minemine today.
I was like trying to be allChristmassy, but yeah.

SPEAKER_00 (20:42):
I love the Christmas, so we're good.
Holiday season.

SPEAKER_01 (20:45):
Yes, and my my reindeer earrings.

SPEAKER_00 (20:48):
Very cute.
So when you're not managing thefinancial side of Kator, what do
you love to do in your sparetime?

SPEAKER_01 (20:57):
Well, I kind of alluded to I have a young son,
he's almost nine.
Um, so our evenings are spentwith his activities, and I've
got him in karate and soccer,and he's doing cross-country
now.
So he's quite active, and um, somy life revolves around him, but

(21:20):
he's getting taller now.
So we're exploring my otherpassion is uh theme parks.
So um like you can you canalmost get on the big rides.

SPEAKER_00 (21:32):
So is he excited to be able to get on the big rides?

SPEAKER_01 (21:35):
Uh it's been it's been a hit and miss, it's been a
journey.
So now that we've got him intothe water parks, I think he's
felt that adrenaline rush.
And um, I I think I can get himon the Hulk now.
So I'm I'm I'm hopeful.

SPEAKER_00 (21:49):
The Hulk was my very first roller coaster I ever rode
on, and I was terrified.
But it was so much fun, and Ilove them now.

SPEAKER_01 (21:56):
And you know, and you know which one is your first
one because um, you know, minewas Montoo at Bush Gardens when
I was 12, and I've been hookedever since.
And uh, so yeah, when I movedout here for college, I was
like, I'm now leaving.
Oh, I've got Disney, I've gotuniversal, I've got you know,
all these things I'm probablynot supposed to name, but you
know, I've got all theattractions and I can I can go.

(22:18):
So I've taken a little hiatuswith having my son, and now that
he's tall enough, can't wait toget back.

SPEAKER_00 (22:24):
Nice.
Didn't you guys go?
Did you do zip lining orsomething not that long ago?

SPEAKER_01 (22:28):
Yes, we did.

SPEAKER_00 (22:29):
How was that?

SPEAKER_01 (22:30):
That was fun.

SPEAKER_00 (22:31):
Yeah, he enjoyed he enjoyed that.

SPEAKER_01 (22:33):
He did, he barely made the requirements because
you got to be able to reach upto five foot eleven inches in
order to get on the juniorcourses, and he he was like
stretched.
I'm like, you know, wear youruh, you know, your hair puffy
and and tall shoes or something,you know, pull a wedge in there.
Yeah, yeah, so that you can makethe height limit.

(22:55):
So, but he was he was like hismama and he was stubborn, he's
like, I can do it myself, andum, he didn't want my help, and
he led the way, and yeah, I wasso proud of him doing the
zipline and the the ropes, andhe wasn't afraid of heights, and
he was just you know going aheadof me.

SPEAKER_00 (23:15):
Nice, I like it.
So if you had a completely freeday with no responsibilities,
how would you spend it?

SPEAKER_01 (23:23):
Ooh well, I would sleep in one first got a sleep
bed ever since having those thatthat child, you're like, man,
early, early, why?
Um sleep in a little bit andthen I'd probably go shopping.

SPEAKER_00 (23:41):
That sounds like a great day.

SPEAKER_01 (23:43):
Little retail therapy.

SPEAKER_00 (23:44):
I'll go with you.

SPEAKER_01 (23:45):
Let's go.
Oh, wait, was was there did yousay I had unlimited funds or
just no responsibilities?

SPEAKER_00 (23:51):
I said no responsibilities, but let's go
unlimited funds too.
What else are we doing?

SPEAKER_01 (23:55):
Go to the mall.

SPEAKER_00 (23:58):
Yeah, love a good retail therapy.
I love it.
It makes everything better.

unknown (24:02):
Yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_00 (24:03):
And then like a nice dinner at the end.
Yeah.
That way you don't have to cookeither.
And like an order, yeah.
I'm all for it.
We'll do that together.

SPEAKER_01 (24:11):
Yes.

SPEAKER_00 (24:13):
What is something that always brings you joy or
helps you unwind after a longday?

SPEAKER_01 (24:18):
Oh my goodness.
The activities are just so yeah,it's it's it's it's all go, you
know.
You get home, you do theactivity.
So my unwinding doesn't normallyhappen till like 10 o'clock at
night.
And you know, I hate to say it,it might be doom scrolling or

(24:40):
there's nothing wrong with that.

SPEAKER_00 (24:42):
We all do it.

SPEAKER_01 (24:44):
Um, I like to watch a couture podcast.
Yes, yes, see what's up with mycoworkers to get to know them a
little bit better.
Uh catch a Lindsay on TikTok.

SPEAKER_00 (24:57):
I'm trying out there.
My my four views.

SPEAKER_01 (25:00):
Go check her out.
All my skincare.
She's my friend on TikTok.

SPEAKER_00 (25:06):
So, what is some advice you would give to someone
who wants to get intoaccounting?

SPEAKER_01 (25:12):
Oh, yes.
If you want to get intoaccounting, you know, start with
the internship.
Make your plan.
You know, a lot of people likethey'll get into college and
they won't have a plan.
Yeah, and and then you you endup in college for for so long.
Um, not to say that you have tohave everything figured out when
you start, but you know, uh therecruiters, they'll get you.

(25:35):
You know, I've attended aseminar or two where they're
just trying to get you into um aCPA big four accounting firm or
a local accounting firm.
And, you know, if that's notyour cup of tea, know it and and
follow, you know, what you want.
You know, um, I went straightinto corporate accounting as
opposed to going into a CPAfirm, but I knew that I wasn't

(25:56):
necessarily interested in auditor taxes.
Um the audit field also, youknow, that involves a lot of
traveling, um, a lot of longhours.
Maybe that's your thing.
Maybe you are trying to buildthat kind of experience, but
kind of know what you what isyour goals in life.

(26:17):
And for me, I knew that I wanteduh to feel comfortable where I
could knew that I could go do myjob, do it well, come home with
my family.
And you know, that wouldn't meanthat I wanted to travel a lot.
I wanted to for me it was Iwanted to be there for my
family, especially as a a womanuh in a profession, uh wanting

(26:42):
to have it all.
Um you just you know, reallyknow what you want.
And and I think that goes forfor any career, you know, as as
women go and try to decide whatthey want to do, you know.
Um for me, I also wanted to getsome of those career milestones

(27:02):
done before I started a family.
So I'm one of those that uhstarted ha later in life.
Um, but I was able to focus onmy education, my certifications,
uh, the foundations of my careerbefore I threw in um having the
family.
So that when I did have myfamily, I could really enjoy the

(27:26):
all of the stages, you know, theinfant years, watching them uh
learn to walk and you know, umthe Christmases and being able
to uh buy all the things, youknow, the things you don't need,
you know, from a bounty chargedswing to to play pens.

(27:49):
And you know, I'm like, I neverused that swing.
But you know, but but feelingcomfortable to be able to do it,
you know, that I wasn't, youknow, stressed about you know,
this test and you know uhcompleting this homework
assignment so that I was able tofocus on those things.
Um so yeah, you know, I thinkthat's my my advice is is always

(28:14):
know what you want and and makeyou know create those goals and
and find the path to it and andask for help if you need it.

SPEAKER_00 (28:24):
All right, so we're gonna end on a little fun.
We're gonna do a little rapidfire question.

SPEAKER_01 (28:28):
Oh boy.

SPEAKER_00 (28:29):
All right, what's your go-to coffee order?

SPEAKER_01 (28:32):
Oh, uh if it's Christmas time, peppermint
mocha.
Um, regular mocha, iced or hot,depending on the summer.
Um PSLs were my my uh gatewaybecause I used to never drink
coffee.
Um, but yeah, peppermint mocha.

SPEAKER_00 (28:54):
I actually have not had a peppermint mocha.
I'm gonna need to go try onenow.

SPEAKER_01 (28:58):
With an extra shot of espresso.
Always, you know.

SPEAKER_00 (29:01):
Who doesn't need that?

SPEAKER_01 (29:02):
We're addicted to caffeine.

SPEAKER_00 (29:04):
Morning person or night owl?

SPEAKER_01 (29:06):
Night owl.

SPEAKER_00 (29:07):
First thing you do when you wake up.

SPEAKER_01 (29:09):
Um go back to sleep.
Favorite smell?
Mmm, gardenious.

SPEAKER_00 (29:19):
Dream vacation spot.

SPEAKER_01 (29:21):
I actually got to do it.
Uh Hawaii.

SPEAKER_00 (29:24):
Nice!

SPEAKER_01 (29:25):
Yeah, very cool.

SPEAKER_00 (29:26):
Most people haven't got to do their dream vacation
spot.
Oh, I love it.

SPEAKER_01 (29:29):
And I I did it like super, you know.
I I did a couple nights in inHonolulu and then did a
week-long cruise that islandhopped.
So I love cruising and thismixed Hawaii and cruising.

SPEAKER_00 (29:43):
So perfect, yeah.
Song that instantly puts you ina good mood.

SPEAKER_01 (29:48):
Anything by Kelsey Ballerini.
She's my girl.

SPEAKER_00 (29:52):
Favorite part of your job?

SPEAKER_01 (29:55):
Uh, the people.
The people.
Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 (29:58):
All right.
Well, that wraps up our episodeon uh your accounting journey
with us.
So thank you very much forjoining us.

SPEAKER_01 (30:07):
Thank you for having me.

SPEAKER_00 (30:09):
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