The Empowered CPA

The Empowered CPA

Hosted by: Dawn Scott

Are you looking for a place that demystifies the business side of Entrepreneurship? Hello and welcome to The Empowered CPA podcast, I am so glad you are here! I am your host Dawn Scott. Using my experience in...

Episodes

S1E20: Going Outside Your Comfort Zone

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Every year (sometimes more frequently) I do something that completely terrifies me. My logic has always been that if I always stay within the walls of my comfort zone, I will never truly know how far I could possibly...
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S1E19: How to Price Your Services

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In this episode, we discuss the process of pricing your services. We talk about how pricing has been done historically, how the current economic climate is making us re-evaluate our pricing more frequently and the...
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S1E18: A QuickBooks Alternative

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Stabilize, Strengthen and Sustain – this is the foundation that Morgaine’s firm, Honestly Bookkeeping, is built upon. Instead of niching by industry, she has chosen to niche by technology stacks and processes....
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S1E17: Death and Taxes

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Mortality is something that most of us avoid talking about as it isn’t exactly the most joyous topic. We put off making plans, including creating a trust or a will, because when it all boils down to it, we don’t want...
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S1E16: Lead, Learn, and Listen

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To lead, or to learn, you must first listen. In this episode I had the opportunity to talk with Florida House Representative, Christine Hunschofsky. We discuss her journey through politics, which began with...
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S1E15: Burned At Both Ends

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In this episode I celebrate wrapping up another successful tax season. I discuss how I intentionally set up my practice to be different than the industry norm; which includes working until exhaustion and normalizes...
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S1E14: Ten Degree Shifts

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In this episode, I had the opportunity to talk with Monica Rivera; Curious Storyteller, Speaker & Podcaster. Monica’s electric personality and passion for everything she does has pushed her outside of her comfort...
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S1E13: Creative Altruism

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In this episode, I had the opportunity to talk with the one and only Andrew Martineau. Originally from Trinidad & Tobago, he attended the International Fine Arts College (now the Miami University of Art &...
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S1E12: Leaving your 9-5

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In this episode, I talk with Cait Potter, founder of Cait Potter Creative, about how she carefully crafted a plan to go from a W2 employee to entrepreneurship. Her experience with AmeriCorps VISTA led her into a...
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S1E11: Creating Your Dream Business

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In this episode I take a deep dive into what you need to do today, to get ready for the future. To make progress you need to see what is happening currently and forge a clear path to where you want to go. We talk...
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S1E10: Time is Money

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In this episode of the podcast, I sit down with Amanda Hamilton, the founder of Hamilton Raye, a leading services Company whose mission is to provide Founders, Executives, and Leadership with reliable, professional,...
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S1E9: Conscientiously Planning Maternity Leave

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I’m so pleased to be able to speak to Dr. Adia Gooden, licensed clinical psychologist, with a B.A. from Stanford and a Ph.D. From DePaul University. She is a TEDx vet, who spoke on Cultivating Unconditional Self-Worth...
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