Samantha Bowling from Garbelman Winslow CPAs in Maryland joined us on Life In Accounting, a podcast production of Where Accountants Go. In this episode, Samantha shares her journey from starting as an entry-level accountant, to becoming the first female partner at the 50-year-old full-service accounting firm.
Opportunity For Women In Accounting
Samantha initially became interested in accounting in her high school record-keeping course. She had an excellent teacher that influenced her to pursue the long-term goal of becoming a CPA due to high level of opportunity that existed for women in the accounting field. She initially went the community college route in order to save money and be closer to home, but then moved on and finished her bachelors degree.
Garbelman Winslow
After graduating college, Samantha interviewed for a full-time position with Garbelman Winslow, a leading firm in their area. From this early point her career however, she knew that she wanted to be a partner. Through much determination and hard-work over the years, she became a partner with the firm after only a short 11 year tenure. Though her personal background is heavier in the audit side of the business, their firm provides tax, audit, and general accounting consulting services.
Pink Hair!
In addition to Samantha’s involvement in the profession at both the state CPA society and AICPA level, we also talk a little about her community interests such as the battle to find a cure for cancer. It’s something she cares greatly about, even to the extent that you can find her most of the time with pink highlights in her hair. She’s definitely all-in for the cause. 😊
I hope you enjoy this interview with Samantha. She has an incredibly inspiring story!
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