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On this episode, Roger engages author, CEO and Founder of Charles Financial Strategies LLC, Sabine Charles, who also happens to be an exam success expert. They talk about how as accountants we can overcome that fear of exams so we can finally achieve the certifications that would set as apart from the competition. Sabine shares her story from majoring in French & Spanish to becoming an accountant and also her journey to becoming an entrepreneur. She talks about how she ended up creating her own study techniques after failing her exams time and time again. They go deep into the reasons why people fail their exams as well as the strategies we can use for studying and preparing for exams. As an entrepreneur herself, Sabine shares the lessons she's learned from starting her own business, how she's managed to achieve a work-life balance, and some of her time management techniques. She also shares her greatest achievements and advice to us as accounting professionals Your Host: Roger Knecht, president of Universal Accounting Center Guest Name: Dr. Sabine Charles Sabine Charles is an entrepreneur, motivational speaker, board advisor, author, and exam-prep expert. Sabine has over 20 years of experience as an Executive Audit Director. She has proven leadership and results-driven success advising fortune 500 senior executives in Internal Audit Controls, Business Risk, Fraud Investigation and Operational Auditing. Her Big 4-background contributes to her expertise in building financial infrastructure, and refining audit systems that improve productivity, reduce cost, and stimulate growth. She has a broad range of knowledge in global operational and information technology audits, investigations, as well as accounting in financial services and higher education industries. Sabine is regarded as an extraordinary communicator, fluent in 5 languages with the ability to engage globally at all levels. Considered an industry expert and highly effective at coaching and motivating individuals to perform at their fullest potential, she is a highly sought-after guest speaker for conferences, workshops, business meetings, podcasts and lectures. Some of her previous places of employment include Deloitte, Citibank, and American Express. Sabine is CEO and Founder of Charles Financial Strategies LLC, which is a certified Minority-Owned and Woman-Owned business. The firm was founded in 2011 on the principles for developing and delivering high-quality assurance services, risk management assessments and corporate training programs. Through TAPA Institute (Transformational Audit Practitioner Apprenticeship) a division of Charles Financial Strategies LLC, Sabine teaches professionals how to learn to pass certification exams. Sabine is a published author. Her first book, Cracking the Code: Techniques for Certification Exam Success features clear and concise techniques to maximize productivity and optimize a professional's time when preparing for certification exams. Her newest book, The CPA Doctor and the Certification Superpowers is hot off the press and combines comic-image storytelling with audit concepts. Additionally, Sabine has a published article, Enhancing the Internal Audit Activity Through Emotional Intelligence - Association of College & University Auditors. Sponsors: Universal Accounting Center Helping accounting professionals confidently and competently offer quality accounting services to get paid what they are worth. Offers: Get a FREE 15 consultation which can be scheduled from her website tapainstitute.com Also check out her summits: https://www.tapainstitute.com/summits Get a FREE copy of this book all accounting professionals should use to work on their business and become profitable. This is a must-have addition to every accountant's library to provide quality CFO & Advisory services as a Profit & Growth Expert today: "in the BLACK, nine principles to make your business profitable" – e-book "Red to BLACK in 30 days – A small business accountant's guide to QUICK turnarounds" – the how-to-guide e-book for accounting professionals For Additional FREE Resources for accounting professionals check out this collection HERE! Be sure to join us for GrowCon, the LIVE event for accounting professionals to work ON their business. This is a conference you don't want to miss. Remember this, Accounting Success IS Universal. Listen to our next episode and be sure to subscribe. Also, let us know what you think of the podcast and please share any suggestion you may have. We look forward to your input: Podcast Feedback For more information on how you can apply these principles in your business please visit us at www.universalaccountingschool.com or call us at 8012653777