The Authentic Accountant Podcast

Not everyone makes it through what Chalisa has made it through, not to mention then becoming CEO of a healthcare tech startup.

In Step 1 we discussed how to get an understanding of what you are powerless over vs where you have power.

In Step 2 we look at that powerlessness and explore where to go to get the needed power.

Hint: We all have power.

David Cieslak aka Inspector Gadget shares his story. He grew up in a family of 6 kids where each of them had to pay their own way through college..

Stephen Eugene Kuhn knew that he wanted to be in the military by the time he was 8. 10 days after high school he was on his way.

Seeing battle wasn't the worst part of his experience. The worst part came later, when the PTSD struck.

Gene Marks did not want to be a CPA. His first love was Journalism, but his father told him that if he got his CPA license it would open him up to opportunities to do anything in business.

Now Gene Marks is both CPA and accomplished journalist.

Jay was interested in journalism early on, but along the way he worked in politics as well as in the Department of Juvenile Corrections in Arizona.

Jay sold the domain Budweiser.

When social media was emerging beyond learning what your high school sweetheart was up to, and what your friends had for lunch that day, Jon Ferrara saw something others didn't.

Doug’s early interests were in music and math, which do go together.

When he landed his first job at Apple, he became really interested in computers and ultimately majored in computer science.

Seemingly Clayton Oates could not escape a career in accounting no matter how hard he tried.

Clayton Oates did not get the best grades in school, yet he landed a job at a major CPA firm.

If you followed Mike's path according to his resume you would never wind up where he is. Former State Trooper and almost failed business owner who then went on to buy a restaurant, then a building with a restaurant, and then nine more buildings.