Life In Accounting - The Where Accountants Go Podcast

Connie Clark, CPA with Faske Lay & Company in Austin, Texas, joined us for this week’s episode of Life In Accounting: The Where Accountants Go podcast. Meant to be a CPA Connie’s career actually started in the information technology industry, but after her husband’s career led them to move to Austin she re-evaluated her situation and decided that it was time for a change. A friend of hers suggested that she consider becoming a CPA, and since she only needed a few courses in addition to the MBA she had already received she decided to pursue getting certified. She passed all four parts of the exam in only 5 months – she obviously had found her calling. The power of connection Connie quickly became involved in the local CPA Society and it was there that she received some of the most consequential advice of her career – “someone will hire you on your terms”. She was a new mother and was concerned that she may not find the right opportunity in public accounting, but a staff member at the CPA Society gave her that