EP.02 - Trading Traditional Accounting for Love with Kristine Miguel

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Kristine Miguel shares her story of trading a traditional accounting career for love - but not the way you think! I was curious about her transition from her linear CPA career path to starting her own business based on love, financial education, and empowerment. We discuss the challenges she faced and the lessons she learned while creating her intentional career; and some thoughts on spirituality and the coaching industry.

I’m your host, Karen Styles, Career + Life Coach and owner of Flow + Fire Coaching. Ready to create your Intentional Career? Schedule a call with me.

My guest is Kristine Miguel, owner of Caritas Company. She’s a Chartered Professional Accountant, mom, small business owner and all-around financial hype woman. She offers startups, entrepreneurs and side-hustlers an approachable way to face their fear around money and combat overwhelm so they can build and grow a financially sustainable business. 

Interview Highlights

[2:00] Kristine falls into an accounting career because of her love for math.

[3:30] Accounting as a linear path, and Karen’s wish for an “easy” path when experiencing career angst.

[8:11] 10 years into her career, Kristine starts to question if she wants to do something else, and gets frustrated with things like IFRS standards.

[14:00] Kristine gets jealous of (and inspired by) a CPA who carved her own path.

[15:46] What’s the meaning behind Caritas Company?

[17:00] Surrendering to a greater power, love as a number one value and, oh my goodness are we still talking about accounting careers right now?

[22:00] The people who inspired Kristine on her path.

[26:58] The advice Kristine ignored (to her benefit).

[30:00] The advice or support Kristine would give to her past self.

[35: 28] Why feelings about work matter, why we suppress those feelings - especially as women, and speculate on how it might be different for men. 

[37:27] When having a coach can help, why a coach was the first person Kristine hired. Kristine ponders coaching and we discuss whether coaching should be regulated.

[43:43] Karen goes on a tangent about the difference between coaching, consulting, and mentoring.

[48:32] Kristine’s talks about her career crush, Lisa Zamparo

[52:09] Kristine’s business offerings.

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