As someone with love for detail and organization, I was naturally drawn to accounting and bookkeeping. Growing up watching my dad (also an accountant) bring home his paperwork and talk about it showed me that the numbers meant more than met the eye; it's the language of all business. Taking an accounting course in high school led me to realize the trustworthiness and precision required in the field.
I also found myself to be passionate in knowing the ins and outs of what makes a business and how to help it thrive. Being able to help hard working small business owners get that glimmering sparkle back and glimmer of hope back when they see their books clean, is the best feeling ever!
What I bring to the table...
∙ B.S. in Accounting, summa cum laude + Honors Society Prez (yep, total #'s nerd 🤓)
∙ Certified QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor
∙ 6+ years in accounting, from startups to million-dollar firms
∙ Big 4 firm alumni - handled multi-million dollar reports & high-level financials
∙ Currently pursuing my CPA!
I started Refined Books Co. because of this! Too “creative “and too “nice” to be confined to a corporate 9-5 job. Though I really like accounting and how it works and how important it is.
I now make it my mission to ensure every small business owner **knows** (better yet, understands) the importance of having a good bookkeeping system/finance tracking in place because it is a commonly overlooked foundational area of business. It is so foundational that it can make or break a business if not now, in the near future.
I believe I’m built for something more. I always knew I had an entrepreneural spirit and a heart to serve on a smaller, local scale over a corporate 9-5 setting.
He is what gets me through each day with strength, a big reason why I am in business too - to glorify Him with the gifts I have and to share His love and kindness and comfort and peace through my business.
I romanticize everything and everytime I’m with family I feel cozy and “squishy” as I like to call it! Plus, I’m squished between two brothers — hence why I am a fast eater, and greatly organized.
Sleeping in, slow quiet morning with lots of sunlight, then going to a local coffee shop or diner for breakfast and walking around the sunny neighborhood or park. Also, weirdly, I don’t really mind Monday’s and I don't get Sunday Scaries (as of right now!)
My favorite animal is thinking I can be a good lawyer or cop if I wanted to be because I am obsessed wit the shows The Rookie and Law and Order. My favorite date night with hubby is watching movies at the movie theater.
I have a “I can make that or do that myself” mindset. I love being creative with resources I have — like homemade gifts for friends, home decor made via the latest Tiktok DIY trend, or making sourdough bread from scratch. 70% of all my wedding decor was DIY!
My blood type is AB. My MBTI is INFJ (apparently the rarest personality type)! I’m known for my charcuterie boards. Not sure how this became my personality, but would love to make you some one day! And I LOVE soup. I can crave it even in the hottest weather.