Ernie Villany from Boulder Valley CPAs

A big thanks to Ernie Villany from Boulder Valley CPAs for spending time with us on this episode.

Little known fact - he appeared on Late Night with David Letterman not once, but twice!

Ernie talks about his big move from NY to Colorado. It was a big chance, and he had lots of chances for it not to work - but he talks about HOW he made it work.

Did you always want to be an entrepreneur? - According to Ernie, it was hard to avoid, as it was always a family thing.

What would he say makes him successful in what he does? Advising his clients is key to his firm, but his days working for the IRS has been priceless.

You can't do it all yourself (although that is what got him to where he is today). Ernie talks about when he finally recognized he couldn't do it all himself

One of the most important parts of recognizing you can't do it all by yourself is when you surround yourself with people "that are smarter than you."

What was your biggest fear when making that transition to being an entrepreneur?

So what is Ernie's superpower? Nope, not being the go-to CPA for David Letterman, as most would think - it's just being honest with his clients.

We all have an end game - or will have one - what is Ernie's?

Don't miss hearing from Brittany from his firm, on our Working Moms podcast episode.

And here is Ernie on Late Night with David Letterman.

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