The Empowered CPA
Are you looking for a place that demystifies the business side of Entrepreneurship? Hello and welcome to The Empowered CPA podcast, I am so glad you are here! I am your host Dawn Scott. Using my experience in publicly traded companies, boutique accounting firms and working with high net worth individuals, I have built an accounting practice based around the needs of passionate Entrepreneurs. I help navigate my clients through all stages of their businesses. This Podcast will talk about real life challenges and successes that my clients and I have worked through together as well as talk about developments in tax and accounting world.
I am on a journey to ensure than all entrepreneurs feel empowered, capable and confident in the financial side of their business. I am certain that no one listening started their business and said to themselves “I can’t wait to spend all of my time trying to figure out tax and accounting!”
This podcast is a celebration of people who have joined me on this journey with an open heart and open mind, and we will hear how they started, what they learned, obstacles they overcame, and steps they took to make the changes and meet the challenges they encountered along the way. We will laugh, share, relate, grow, and bond over our common experiences, resulting in enrichment in business, and in life.
So join me on this path to prosperity, and find fresh inspiration, create new confidence, and become better entrepreneurs...together.
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 72
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2024
S2E5 : Collaboration and Trust in the Financial Planning Process with Cassandra Stahl
In this episode I am joined by Cassandra Stahl, a financial planner who approaches her work in a non-traditional way. We discuss the importance of understanding clients' goals and values, the need fo…
S2E4 : Identifying Your Money Script: Recognizing Strengths and Weaknesses
Money scripts are subconscious beliefs about money that develop in childhood and shape our relationship with money in adulthood. There are four main money scripts: money avoidance, money worship, mon…
S2E3 : Where We Are and Where We Want to Go with Huck Finch
In this episode, I am joined by Matt and Hien of Huck Finch, who work in the creative space helping B2B companies with branding and websites. They discuss their journey of reflection and reevaluation…
S2E2 : Money + Feelings - An Overview of Financial Therapy
Join me today to explore an overview of the different concepts of financial therapy. We put money and feelings together to identify the different money script and the concepts of why we do what we do…
S2E1: We are BACK!!!
Hello everyone, we are officially BACK after a year of BIG changes! This season will be full of amazing guests (as always!), updates of all the amazing things we have been working on, talking about f…
S1E46: Making Connections with Arielle Leavitt
On today’s episode, I am joined by the wonderful Arielle Leavitt. Arielle is a woman of many talents, some of which includes running her own practice, building a community of women business owners, a…
S1E45: Finishing the Year Strong
In this episode, I discuss how to finish out the year strong for your business. I talk about finalizing your books, how to get ready for filing your 1099’s in January and ways to reduce your taxable …
S1E44: Embracing Change and Mindfulness with Jennifer Gress
On this episode, I am joined by mindfulness, meditation and yoga teacher and speaker, Jennifer Gress. Jennifer is a “recovering” CPA who changed career paths after entering motherhood and finding ins…
S1E43: How Shannon Turned Her Side Hustle into The Business of Her Dreams
Today I am joined by Shannon Palermo, founder of Modern Balance Solutions. Shannon and I talk about how she started bookkeeping on the side to make an extra $1,000/month. When the pandemic hit, she f…
S1E42: Becoming Your Best Self with Rosemarie Rutecki
Today I was joined by Dr. Rosemarie Rutecki, PharmD IMFCP, founder of Functional Pharmacy where she helps her clients find the root cause of their diseases. Rosemarie works with High-Performance Indi…
S1E41: How to Pivot with Jamie Ruden
Today I am joined by the amazing Jamie Ruden, founder of Dog Spotted and Be Spotted. After becoming a dog foster parent, Jamie quickly realized there were very few services for dog parents in NYC. Ja…
S1E40: How to Engage Your Audience with David Doerrier
The wonderful David Doerrier is back this for this week’s episode. David, a presentation skills expert, and the founder of Present Your Way to Success, guides us through principles of engagement. By …
S1E39: A Subtle Revolution with Felicia Kashevaroff
On this episode, I am joined by Felicia Kashevaroff, co-founder of Tend Task. Tend Task is a company that focuses on creating a peaceful household partnership through their household organization app…
S1E38: Communication is Key with Rachel Tabacnic
My guest this week, Rachel Tabacnic, has a wonderful career in public relations. Her passion for communication has landed her jobs with major companies and franchises. Through her work, she has helpe…
S1E37: Setting Boundaries as Your Business Evolves
In this week’s episode, I tackle how to keep up with your growing business and how to navigate through some of the problems that could arise as your businesses progresses. I talk about some of the th…
S1E36: This Week’s Main Topics
In this episode, I sum up some of the topics that have come up this week at my practice. I talk about a personal victory of mine involving new boundaries and growth, I answer some questions about ins…
S1E35: The Four Best Things I Was Asked This Week
In this week’s episode, I answer some of the best questions I was asked this week. Although they might not go together, I get asked these questions very frequently. We’re going to talk about tax dedu…
S1E34: Digital Nomad Taxes
In today’s episode, I focus on how U.S. taxes work for digital nomads. Digital nomads work remotely using technology and the internet while traveling in different locations. Whether traveling in the …
S1E33: Feminine Energy with Charlett Albert
In today’s episode I talk with Charlett, a sales coach and feminine leadership mentor, about how she helps female business owners build a highly successful and sustainable business by shifting back a…
S1E32: Divorce and Finances
In today’s episode I talk about the financial and emotional side of divorce. We discuss the feelings that cloud an already challenging situation, how personal relationships outside of the marriage ch…