115: Achieving Balance In The Workplace With Carrie Bradshaw of CD Bradshaw & Associates

Carrie Bradshaw of CD Bradshaw and Associates in Georgetown, Texas, joined us for this episode of Life In Accounting, a podcast production of Where Accountants Go!

Maybe Accounting Will Be Easy!

Interestingly enough, Carrie actually wanted to be a District Attorney until her senior year in high school. It was that year that she decided to take the high school accounting course because she felt it would be an ‘easy A’ (which is what all seniors want of course!).  However, she found that she had talent for accounting and went on to successfully compete in UIL competitions at the state level.  It definitely was her true calling.

Building a career

A few family moves landed her needing to find a job in the Georgetown area. Although she thought the discussion was just going to be a practice interview, the conversation with Brown Graham & Company went very well and she joined the firm.  Thirteen years into her tenure, they made her a partner in the firm.

January 2017

Over the years Carrie had the burning feeling that wanted to handle the issue of work/life balance differently, and this drive led her to work out an arrangement with Brown Graham & Company and venture out on her own. In January 2017, she launched CD Bradshaw & Associates, and she’s never looked back.  In this episode Carrie discusses many factors to consider when looking to achieve your own personally successful “work/life balance”.  Among other concerns, Carrie points out that one of the most important items to decide first is what is truly important to you.  It’s difficult to achieve ‘balance’ if you don’t have a clear picture of what you are really striving for.

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