Mariette Martinez, an EA (Enrolled Agent) from the Los Angeles area, joined us for this episode of Life In Accounting, the Where Accountants Go podcast!
Runs In The Family…
Mariette’s initial interest in becoming an accountant stemmed from her family legacy of entrepreneurship. Through constantly being around her family of entrepreneurs, she realized how important becoming knowledgeable in finance and accounting was to a business owner. Because of this, although none of her family were accountants by trade, she decided to pursue accounting as a career choice at an early age.
Building a Career
Like many do, Mariette worked for an accounting firm during her time in college and gained wonderful experience. After college, she was recruited into one of the national accounting firms and continued to grow professionally. Becoming a mom changed her life though, and she decided to start her own business instead of continue down the corporate path. She worked hard to build her own accounting practice, and in a very short time had her own team that handled bookkeeping, accounting, and tax work.
Building a Life
As she reached what many would clearly recognize as “success”, she realized that she didn’t get as much joy out of her day-to-day work as she had hoped. She had a thriving business and was doing well financially, but it didn’t bring the enjoyment that she had expected. One weekend when she was really feeling the lack of joy, she decided to take a few days off and decide what to do about the issue. She made a decision that only very brave individuals are capable of making: she totally transformed her business. She went from a traditional accounting practice model, to more of an educational and financial coaching model. That was back in 2014, and today she can honestly say that she has been able to return to her normal, joyful self. You’ll be able to tell from her passion and energy in the audio interview – she truly does enjoy her work.
If you find value in this episode for yourself, please check out these other related shows: Sarah Elliott, Dena Jansen, and Robina Bennion.
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