I am truly honored and delighted to make the Insightful Accountant Top 100 ProAdvisor list two years in a row!

Insightful Accountant identifies and recognizes the Top 100 QuickBooks ProAdvisors across the globe each year in its annual award program, formally recognizing recipients at the Scaling New Heights Accounting Technology conference, to be held June 16-19, 2024 in Orlando.

QuickBooks ProAdvisors are first nominated, and then go through a lengthy vetting process, before eventually opening up to a public vote. Applicants for this prestigious award are ranked based on their performance across various categories, measuring everything from QuickBooks knowledge and continuing education, to utilizing the best tools and partner apps within the QuickBooks ecosystem. Real-world experience with clients is a requirement. Winners have said the Top 100 recognition by peers and their industry has opened doors and provided inspiration and new perspectives, and I agree; I have no way of knowing for sure, but I imagine this recognition made a difference when I was selected to speak at Scaling New Heights for my first time.

I would love to express sincere appreciation to Gary DeHart, Murph, and the entire Insightful Accountant team for their hard work evaluating the nominees — it’s quite special to receive an award from a publication that has been a trusted go-to resource for so long: especially this year, having been invited to be a member of their inaugural advisory board.

Special thanks to all those who voted, in particular my esteemed colleagues and valued clients. It’s extremely exciting to share space with luminaries in the Intuit QuickBooks world such as Lynda Artesani, Carla Caldwell, Sharrin Fuller, Matthew Fulton, Caleb Jenkins, Alicia Katz Pollock, Michelle Long, Kim Noh, and Veronica Wasek.

But this year is even more special than the last, for another important reason. If you’re a regular reader, you know how enthusiastic I am about one of my professional organizations in particular: Bookkeeping Buds. Well, this year, every single one of the amazing women in this group that was nominated for the Top 100 received a place in either the main tier or the “Top 25 Up-n-Coming” award. This really says something about the community that Cindy Schroeder has built. We support each other — and something that I see in common with all our Top 100 and 25 Up-n-Comers is that every one of them focuses on helping others. I feel like that’s a huge part of what Buds is about and it feels great to be recognized for it! As Cindy often points out, we are truly stronger together… though technically in competition, we realize that when we support each other unabashedly, the rising tide we create lifts all boats. Special shout-outs to this group: Melissa Miller Furgeson, Kelsey Elliott, Wendy Kelley, Deb Kilsheimer, Questian Telka, and Hope Brown. You continuously inspire me to rise to your example of sisterhood.

Looking forward to the formal announcement at Scaling New Heights. If you see me there, please come on up and introduce yourself!

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