Life In Accounting - The Where Accountants Go Podcast

Sandi Smith Leyva from the Plano area joined us for this episode of Life In Accounting, a podcast production of Where Accountants Go. We explore how her career path started in accounting and has now ended up with her owning companies focused on marketing technology and training.  We also delve into some of her personal pursuits such as traveling around the world co-piloting a single engine airplane, and also visiting over 100 countries! Started in Industry Sandi mentions this at one point, but it’s a detail that may have escaped us otherwise had she not pointed it out. Sandi started her career in bookkeeping roles for private companies, and then transitioned into a position with Frito-Lay in Dallas as an assistant to their Controller.  Although she became a CPA early in her career, she never worked in public accounting and doesn’t seem to regret it.  There is a lesson in here for all soon-to-be-graduates.  Public accounting can be an excellent way to start a career, but it’s just one path.  There are many opp