62: Rebecca Kelley travels the world for better client relationships [podcast]
Rebecca Kelley grew up taking one big family trip a year \u2014 to Mexico every Spring Break. Since then, she has visited a total of 14 countries, even studying abroad in India while she was in college. She\u2019s hiked in Inca trails to Machu Picchu in Peru and hiked the Alps in Switzerland, all while working hard to become a Partner at EKS&H. She feels that these trips allow her to totally disconnect so she returns with a fresh perspective.
In this episode, we talk about how it\u2019s important to find a place that shares similar values as you. If you feel supported by the culture then you\u2019re more likely to share, making work more fun and relationships more meaningful. A lot of us feel the pressure to know everything when we start, especially at a larger firm, so it\u2019s up to management to tell them it\u2019s okay to ask questions and feel a little vulnerable. In the end, Rebecca says, \u201cIt\u2019s not about the accounting\u2026 it\u2019s about the people.\u201d
Rebecca Kelley is a Partner at EKS&H, where she\u2019s spent her entire accounting career.
She received her BS in Accounting from the University of Denver.