Fraud Fighter Podcast

019 - Growing A Forensic Accounting Firm - Chrissie Powers

Robert Nordlander, CPA, CFE Episode 19

Chrissie A. Powers, CPA/CFF, CFE, CVA is the owner of Powers Forensic Accounting, LLC located in Columbus, Ohio. She left a regional accounting firm that shut down their forensic accounting services niche and decided to start her own boutique firm.

https://www.powersforensic.com

In this episode, we discuss:

  1. How she got started in forensic accounting
  2. Why she started her own forensic accounting firm
  3. The value of a CPA license and CFE credential
  4. The importance of books and conferences in growing her firm

Book recommendations:

  1. “Frankensteins of Fraud: By Joseph T. Wells
  2. “The Expert Witness Marketing Book” by Rosalie Hamilton
  3. “How to Market Your Expert Witness Practice Evidence-Based Best Practices” by James J. Mangraviti, Jr; Steven Babitsky; Alex Babitsky
  4. “Who Moved My Cheese?” by Spencer Johnson, MD

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