New to the community? Introduce yourself here!


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Welcome to the Community! 

 

We’d love to get to know you a better, so please introduce yourself! Here are somethings you can add to your introduction: 

  • Your Name
  • What you do
  • Favorite aspect of your job
  • Favorite hobby to do outside of work 
  • Fun fact about yourself

Reply with a quick introduction so we can get to know you better! :blush:


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Hi All,

 

My name is Tish. I am an chartered accountant who spent many years as an external auditor before starting my own accounting practice. My focus is to work with start up entities - providing the  financial  toolkit so they can run their business more efficiently. 

 

My favourite part of my job is helping individuals transition from an idea to a fully fledged business 

Favourite hobby: running 

 

Fact fact about me; I have lived on 3 different continents 

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Hello everyone! 

Name: Alissa Bryden

What you do: Owner of a virtual CPA firm in Canada called Virtual Heights Accounting (offering bookkeeping, CFO and year ends (Notice to Reader/Compilation) including taxes.

Favorite aspect of your job: The clients. Getting to work with passionate people and help them navigate and automate so they can spend the time on what is important to them (in the business and out).

Favorite hobby to do outside of work: It is summer so right now I am very in to hiking, mountain biking and canoe camping. Although we have also recently started learning how to sail and I am really into that too.

Fun fact about yourself: My husband and I bought a sailboat but had never sailed. I like to learn new things!

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Hello,

  • My name is Krista Owren.
  • What you do- I am the Admin Assistant/Client Service Coordinator for Polygon Advisory Group. My job duties are almost always changing on a day-to-day basis.
  • Favorite aspect of your job- There is never a boring moment and I am constantly learning.
  • Favorite hobby to do outside of work - Acrylic painting and spending time with my family.
  • Fun fact about yourself- Skydiving and bungee jumping are on my bucket list.

 

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Passing by here (just got myself certified :grin:

Name: Stephen So

What I do: Being a manager that just joined MNP, I work to ensure my clients get accurate financials on time. Also being the person to implement Karbon into our department

Favorite aspect of my job: seeing technology integrating with accounting (especially bookkeeping), and having the ability to help clients adapt to newer technologies

Favorite hobby to do outside of workboard games & mahjong! and hanging out with friends

Fun fact about yourself: 

  • ran 10km in 1hr
  • climbed mt. fuji
  • speaks 4 languages

glad to join the community! :wink:

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4 languages @stephen.so . Wow! All your fun facts are very impressive!

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  • Your Name - Vincent Scott
  • What you do - I am an Assistant Accountant studying to become an Accountant at Davenports Group Ltd
  • Favorite aspect of your job - We are more of a family than a workforce and I love how much we support each other throughout all processes with all of our clients it really makes our company stand out from the rest.
  • Favorite hobby to do outside of work - PC Gaming :) 
  • Fun fact about yourself - I am avid PC Builder in my spare time as long as my funds allow the hobby to continue as it isn’t cheap!
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G’day everyone 👋 I’m Jess, Marketing Coordinator at Karbon!

I’ve been a part of this awesome team for around 8 months, and am responsible for bringing you the content on Karbon Magazine, including coordinating our webinars and our Practice Excellence Weekly newsletter (where we bring you the most valuable tips, tools and tactics to help you run a better accounting firm—in one place, each week).

My favourite part of my job is working with a team of absolute guns in their respective fields—I’m always learning from, and inspired by, their talent and hard work. I also LOVE producing educational and interesting content for Karbon Magazine to help accounting professionals get the most out of every aspect of their jobs and work-life balance.

Fun fact: I was born in a seaside town in Italy before moving to Melbourne, Australia when I was 3 years old. Although I’m Italian through-and-through, I’m probably the most Aussie-sounding Karbon team member (just ask @Lachlan Macindoe) and I’ll always call Australia home.

My hobbies are a little bit random: I love watching and playing most sports (although Aussie rules footy is my favourite), I’m also a live theatre technician so I love me some musical theatre, and as of COVID-19, I’m a big jigsaw puzzle fan.

Looking forward to being a part of Karbon Community and getting to know you all. Please reach out to say hi, and if you have any suggestions about the types of articles and content that you would find useful in Karbon Magazine, I would love to hear from you.

Chat soon 👋

P.S. If you would like to subscribe to the Practice Excellence Weekly newsletter, head over to Karbon Magazine and fill out any of the subscription forms (you’ll find one on just about every page, and usually at the bottom of article pages).

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Hi Everyone! I’m Lauren, Director at Inline Partners. We are an Accounting, Bookkeeping and CFO Service practice based in Sydney Australia.

I have been using Karbon for around 5 years now - after trialling ALL alternatives! Love seeing Karbon grow and improve. 

Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-evans-inline/

Hello all.  Nice to see a community centered around Karbon.

I’m Matt Belville, owner/operator, of a small accounting firm in Boise, Idaho building big dreams.  I feel most rewarded when teaching clients about business and financials beyond the typical, “here’s a profit and loss”.  

When not crunching numbers I am in the outdoors camping, hiking, and fishing.  I generally love the sense of adventure.  I find this in travel and experiencing new places, people, and things.

I went to school on a percussion scholarship...lead to accounting somehow.

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Hi all,

Andrew Green of APG Accounting in Palmerston Northern Territory Australia here.  New to Karbon as I’m moving my firm from Xero Practice Manager.  I run a small Tax and Accounting firm in Palmerston with 4 staff.  I’m a hockey tragic (field hockey) spending most weekends either playing (badly), coaching or umpiring.  The best part of being an accountant is helping people.   Looking forward to catching up on all things Karbon.

Cheers

AG

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  • Your Name - Alan Beck
  • What you do - Sole Practitioner Chartered Accountant located on the Gold Coast of Queensland Australia, Small Business & Xero specialist.
  • Favorite aspect of your job - Working from home, since 2008.
  • Favorite hobby to do outside of work - Motorcycling. I ride a Harley-Davidson Fatboy.
  • Fun fact about yourself - I took up Surfing when I was 40+. I surf with friends at sunrise most weekends in Spring, Summer & Autumn but go missing a bit in the winter.
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Hi Everyone

Your Name : Nikoletta Neal

What you do : I am running NN Accountability and Xero training Group in Australia/Gold Coast 

Favorite aspect of your job : Love teaching people who to use Xero efficiently. 

Favorite hobby to do outside of work : I am a cuban salsa teacher and running a small dance school 

Fun fact about yourself : I used to be a professional springboard diver 

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Hi everyone! My name is Savannah, and I work for a start up based out of Athens GA called Seller Accountant that specializes in e-commerce accounting. I attended UGA and started working with my firm as a part time bookkeeper during school. I now am the Karbon Champion for my firm and work as a Client Onboarding Manager. I am really excited to get to know everyone and to be apart of this community!

My favorite part of my job is getting to know the new clients we bring on and find what motivates them. Nothing is more fulfilling than being able to be a small part of their passion and success.

I have spent years painting and drawing. Although I haven’t found much time to do it recently, it is by far one of my most fulfilling hobbies. I also really enjoy yoga and would love to become a certified instructor! 

Fun fact: My partner and I recently moved to Saint Simons Island in GA. Attaching a photo of us on one of our many beach walks. 

 

  • Your Name: Kevin Cooper
  • What you do: I’m the owner of Black Sheep Accountants, a virtual tax planning firm (based on Seattle, Washington, USA) that helps small business owner’s build their dream business.
  • Favorite aspect of your job: At the core of who I am, I like to help people. Helping clients succeed is the favorite aspect of my business.
  • Favorite hobby to do outside of work: I’m addicted to plants, specifically growing succulents and cacti. I have more than 150 plants, and it’s become quite the obsession!
  • Fun fact about yourself: I donated a kidney to my husband a few years ago when he was suffering from chronic kidney disease. It was a miracle that we were a match. It taught me that life is short, so don’t waste a second doing something you don’t want to do. We also have a 5-year-old daughter who keeps us on our toes!

I look forward to meeting more of you. Here is my LinkedIn link if you want to add me there:

 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-cooper-cpa-94747614/

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Hi everyone!

  • Your Name: Brian Clare
  • What you do: CEO and Partner at Blueprint Accounting, Inc. in Ottawa, ON, Canada
  • Favorite aspect of your job: Conversations with leads & clients, working with tech and automate all the things
  • Favorite hobby to do outside of work: Sleep! Kidding. Hanging with my wife and two young kids, watching movies, reading.
  • Fun fact about yourself: I have fun making up words to music and singing them to my kids. I’m sure they’ll think I’m the embarrassing parent when they’re older
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HI,

Tom Stamper

Owner/CPA Alpha Omega Accounting PC Farmington, NM

Helping solve client problems is one of my favorite things

Favorite hobby out side work is starting a hip farm and look to get into home brewing

Hey! 
 

I’m Alasdair McGill, co-founder at Ashton McGill, and accounting & consulting firm based in Dundee, Scotland.

I setup AM with my son (he’s a designer & marketer) in 2017, with a vision to create a customer-centred accounting service, using our service design expertise. As well as being an accountant, I’m also a service designer and teach businesses how they can use design to be better.

I act as CFO for a number of businesses, including CHPT3 - the cycling apparel brand owned by David Millar. I’m also CFO at Dundee FC, the local Premiership football club.

When I’m not working, I race bikes! 🚴🏼‍♂️

We’re in the final stages of moving over to Karbon, so really looking forward to learning from this community 😃

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Hi Karbon Community :)

Your Name - Ewa Grzegorzak
What you do - I'm Software Analyst & Data Engineer at Tennick Accountants (UK). I'm responsible for optimisation of software and data usage internally and for our clients.  
Favorite aspect of your job - I love working with my team and use technology to create effective business solutions.
Favorite hobby to do outside of work - cycling with dog - my Hungarian Vizsla love it :) skiing, kettlebell, 
Fun fact about yourself -  I studied computer science but .... I grew up on a farm so I can: drive a tractor, milk the cow and do all farmers activities. Thanks to my dad I'm a handyman too :)

Feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn

 

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I’m only a week in. i would love to be a part of the community

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Hi everyone!  My name is Kelly Hall and I have only been using Karbon for about 3 weeks. I am also in the process of onboarding with Liscio as well.  I have lots of questions for everyone.

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Hi Karbon Community :)

 

Your Name - Jaybee Bantang

What you do - I'm the Outsourced Accounting Lead. I help a business with a better financial view of their business by getting their books up to date, compliant, and set up in a way that provides meaningful financial data.

Favorite aspect of your job - I love working with different people, helping them to be more confident personally and professionally with the help of sustainable technology.

Favorite hobby to do outside of work - jogging, watching NetFlix documentaries, hiking and farming.

Fun fact about yourself - I studied accountancy but with a heart in aviation and the farming industry. To date, my favorite documentaries are about aviation, while farming is my passion outside of work.

 

Feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn

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Has anyone out there figured out how to print a route sheet? We are 80% paperless, however need to  track client documents for those that do bring paper. We do scan them but keep them until the return is completed. Can’t wait to hear your ideas.

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We are waiting to have a Karbon party to introduce it to the other members of the staff. Has anyone else did this? Have any ideas?

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  • Your Name -- Matt Denny
  • What you do -- Partner/CPA
  • Favorite aspect of your job -- Helping people minimize their tax liabilities while remaining within the law
  • Favorite hobby to do outside of work  -- Historical reenactment
  • Fun fact about yourself -- Former Montana legislator and RNC state chairman

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