The Ambitious Bookkeeper Podcast 225 ⎸ Recast: Become a Bookkeeper with Katie Ferro
Before we close things down for the holidays, I decided to bring back one of my favorite interviews from the vault. In 2021 during one of our Bookkeeping Biz Workshop rounds, I brought Katie on to chat about a program she had just created—which is still going strong today—in fact, has been revamped and redesiged since she created it, and I want to make sure you all know about it. But more so than that, I wanted to bring this conversation back to you in case you’re planning for the new year. This will give you some things to consider, especially if you’re balancing motherhood with building your business, or dreaming of starting your business in 2026.
In this episode you’ll hear:
- Katie’s background: CPA → corporate → motherhood → bookkeeping business (and how she was “paid to quit” at the perfect time)
- The emotional reality of leaving corporate—even when it’s the right move
- Why the early seasons of motherhood are intense, and how that shapes business decisions
- How Katie’s bookkeeping business grew: referrals, small beginnings, pricing lessons, and early client expansion
- The mindset shift: bookkeeping as a stable, scalable foundation (especially once you hire a team)
- Hiring earlier than feels comfortable: babysitters, cleaners, and bookkeepers as “buying back time”
- Why working at home with kids around can be harder than being fully out of the house
- Office space + opportunity cost: how one monthly client can fund the setup that changes everything
- Training a team the right way: slow client-by-client handoff, upfront time investment, long-term payoff
- Client continuity + freedom: not being the only person clients rely on
- Katie’s Become a Bookkeeper (BABS) course overview: Learn → Shadow → Apply (practicum)
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Connect with Katie: : instagram.com/orderlyaccountingbykatie
Listen to Katie’s Podcast: Profits & Prosecco
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