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September 23, 2019 

Steven J. Baum, CPA Principal, Friedman LLP Hoboken, NJ https://www.friedmanllp.com  Career Highlights: Steve Baum, a Principal at Friedman LLP, is the embodiment of a “game-changer.” He is a leader in the firm’s Public and Private Companies Assurance group, where he specializes in digital currency and blockchain technology auditing.  Steve works at the intersection of business...…

September 23, 2019 

Elizabeth Pittelkow Kittner, CPA.CITP, CGMA, DTM Head of FinanceInternational Legal Technology Association (ILTA)Chicago, ILhttps://www.iltanet.org Career Highlights: Passing the CPA Exam Working in public, corporate, and nonprofit accounting Attending AICPA’s Leadership Academy Earning my CITP and CGMA designations Achieving DTM status in Toastmasters Serving as a volunteer leader for the AICPA and Illinois CPA Society Speaking...…

September 23, 2019 

Joanie Wang Head of MarketingExpensifyPortland, ORwww.Expensify.com Career Highlights: Joanie is a marketing and communications generalist interested in human behavior and the psychology behind what incentivizes people to action. As Director, Head of Marketing at Expensify, Joanie identifies creative and strategic opportunities to grow Expensify’s brand around the world. Most recently she led Expensify’s first nationwide...…

September 23, 2019 

Megan D. Lewczyk, CPA, MAcc Owner, Megan D Lewczyk, CPA, LLC Kailua, Hawaii Megan Lewczyk is a CPA, location independent entrepreneur, lifelong learner. She started her career at KPMG in the IT attestation department in Denver. Before that, she attended the University of Denver and graduated summa cum laude with her undergraduate degree in general...…

September 23, 2019 

Arianna Campbell, LSS Black Belt DirectorBoomer Consulting, Inc.www.Boomer.com Career Highlights: As a director for Boomer Consulting, Inc., Arianna Campbell helps accounting firms challenge the status quo by leading process improvement initiatives that result in increased profitability and client satisfaction. She also facilitates the development and cultivation of future firm leaders in The P3 Leadership Academy™...…

September 23, 2019 

Ben Richmond, CA U.S. Country ManagerXeroDenver, COwww.Xero.com/us Career Highlights: Ben started his career in a large regional accounting practice before working for New Zealand’s largest telecommunications company where he focused on SEC compliance and investor reporting. He joined Xero in New Zealand in 2013 where he led the country’s national growth and spearheaded Xero’s global...…

September 23, 2019 

Steven Bong CEO & Co-FounderAuditFile, Inc.Walnut Creek, CAwww.auditfile.com Career Highlights: In 2011, my brother and I decided to start a company in our parents’ dining room while we were both still in the college. That small startup idea became AuditFile, the first and only commercially available, cloud-based auditing solution for CPAs and internal auditors.  Our...…

September 23, 2019 

Kevin Bong COO & Co-FounderAuditFile, Inc.Walnut Creek, CAwww.auditfile.com Career Highlights: Kevin is a co-founder of AuditFile, where he works closely with Steven Bong to execute the Company’s vision for designing a simple-to-use, sophisticated cloud-based audit automation solution that empowers firms to prepare for the future of auditing. Kevin draws on his dual degree in accounting...…

September 23, 2019 

Cathy Iconis, CPA CEOIconis Group/QBOchatAtlanta, GAwww.qbochat.com Career Highlights: After gaining experience as a forensic accountant, auditor, and staff accountant, I started my own virtual bookkeeping practice. I have been in practice for over 10 years. I quickly became an expert in QuickBooks Online and being a fan of the software before it was even cool. Then,...…

September 23, 2019 

Daniel Figueredo, CPA, CGMA PartnerBPM LLPSan Francisco, CAwww.bpmcpa.com Career Highlights: BPM Management Committee Partner in Charge of BPM Industry Groups Nonprofit Industry Group Leader FinTech Leader 1st homegrown partner at BPM What are you doing to make a difference in the profession, your community, the world? My work with nonprofit organizations extends well beyond his...…

September 23, 2019 

Martin Zych CEO & Co-Founder Jirav www.jirav.com Career Highlights: Martin co-founded Jirav in 2015 and leads the team as CEO. Previously he was the Controller and Finance Director at several venture backed companies along with many years consulting in he outsourced accounting space. During this time he set up dozens of finance & accounting functions and has helped raise...…

September 23, 2019 

Garrett Wagner, CPA.CITP CEO/Founder C3 Evolution Group, C3 Advisory, C3 Financial Rochester, NYwww.c3evolutiongroup.com Career Highlights: Coaching accountants, CPAs, and advisors around the country and helping them break free of the box and become Entrepreneurial CPAs. Being a part of the amazing and continued success and growth the Entrepreneurial CPA Channel on YouTube with the highly...…