Show notes
Coming to you live from The Clark County Historical Museum in Vancouver Washington, this was recorded at our April 2022 Passages to Success member Event. We are excited to have Owners Jon Dyer and Kara Bowman of CheckRight NW, a Bookkeeping and Payroll company based in Vancouver, WA. Her journey from 10 hours a week to 10 hours a day Jon started offering bookkeeping services while getting his accounting degree and by the time he graduated, he had an established business. The question was whether or not to change to a CPA business or stay the course. He stayed the course, growing from just bookkeeping, in an office barely big enough for two people, to multiple offices all over Portland, OR Metro and expanding in to Payroll Services as well. Kara started as a part time employee in 2012 as Jon's first hire, and has now become a Partner in the business. Episode Highlights:00:42 Introductions3:53 High level overview of CheckRight NW 5:10 The beer portion of the program6:30 Our first ever live TikTok11:25 How John and Kara came together17:55 Should have quit my jobs sooner ("18:50 I wish I would've just let go of some of things that were holding me back")19:40 Work life balance 24:40 Building their company culture 30:05 How Kara went from employee to partner 36:25 Curiosity as a cornerstone of growth41:03 Don't bake for clients45:11 How their Customer Service culture will drive future growth decisions49:15 Advice for small business owners about growth53:30 The Final Question55:55 Contact information 57:20 Wrap upEpisode Links:Passages to SuccessCheckRight NWKara BowmanJohn DyerJon's Mom's Google ReviewVon Ebert BrewingSector 7 Hazy IPA
