{"id":57253,"date":"2024-11-21T08:28:38","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T14:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/?p=57253"},"modified":"2024-11-21T08:28:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T14:28:38","slug":"proseries-tax-spotlight-nayo-carter-gray-ea-mba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/practice-management\/proseries-tax-spotlight-nayo-carter-gray-ea-mba\/","title":{"rendered":"ProSeries\u00ae Tax spotlight: Nayo Carter-Gray, EA, MBA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It seems you can&#8217;t go anywhere these days in the tax and accounting profession without hearing the name &#8220;Nayo.&#8221; Indeed, Nayo Carter-Gray is very involved in all-things Intuit\u00ae, including writing articles for the Intuit <a href=\"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/\">Tax Pro Center<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/client-relationships\/show-clients-how-much-value-you-bring\/\">showing clients how much value you bring<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/advisory-services\/growing-advisory-while-keeping-compliances-value\/\">growing your advisory practice<\/a>, and being a guest on the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firmofthefuture.com\/quickbooks-proadvisor\/in-the-know-s2-e9-right-fitting-clients\/\" target=\"_blank\">In the Know video series<\/a>. 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I sat down with her to learn more about her practice, her tech stack, and even a bit about her first job.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"644\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Nayo-Carter-Gray-Headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57259\" style=\"width:237px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Nayo-Carter-Gray-Headshot.jpg 644w, https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Nayo-Carter-Gray-Headshot.jpg?resize=150,116 150w, https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Nayo-Carter-Gray-Headshot.jpg?resize=300,233 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Scott Cytron: Hi Nayo! Thanks for agreeing to participating in our ongoing spotlight series. Can you please tell me a few ways ProSeries benefits your practice?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nayo Carter-Gray:<\/strong> Thanks for having me. ProSeries allows us to prepare tax returns for our clients in a streamlined manner, while providing a beautiful client report that helps us upsell our tax planning and advisory services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SC: What is unique about 1st Step Accounting compared to other firms?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NCG: <\/strong>At 1st Step Accounting, we pride ourselves on leading with education, so we have service offerings for DIY entrepreneurs who are just starting their businesses, as well as full time entrepreneurs who are growing and scaling their business.\u00a0This is our unique edge that helps us <a href=\"https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/client-relationships\/marketing-tools-to-retain-your-clients\/\">retain clients<\/a> longer because we meet them where they are and solidify a long-term working relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SC:<\/strong> <strong>What is your vision for your firm going forward?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NCG: <\/strong>I love the direction that my firm is heading in. Because education is a big part of our mission, it\u2019s also embedded in our internal culture. I get to watch my employees grow into better accounting and tax professionals by really leaning into how they can better serve our clients by improving themselves.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve always wanted to have a firm that was collaborative, so that&#8217;s the big vision: to ensure that our team members feel confident enough to fail knowing they have a team to support them in their learning journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SC:<\/strong> <strong>Very inspiring!<\/strong> <strong>How has your practice changed over the last 5 years?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NCG: <\/strong>The firm has grown immensely over just the past year. I went from just me and an admin to now having a team of five employees.\u00a0Having a larger team allows me to focus on big picture strategy and ideas that I may not have had the time to lean into because I was engrossed in client services.\u00a0Instead, I now get to try to deliver those \u201ccrazy\u201d ideas that we always say we will get to someday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SC:<\/strong> <strong>What is your firm\u2019s tech stack, and what Intuit products are you using?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NCG: <\/strong>We use a lot of tech and that&#8217;s because I&#8217;m an app-acholic, but our primary tech stack consists of <a href=\"https:\/\/quickbooks.intuit.com\/accountants\/products-solutions\/accounting\/quickbooks-online\/\">QuickBooks\u00ae Online<\/a>, ProSeries, ShareFile, LiveFlow, Keeper, Monday.com, Anchor, Google Workspace, and Missive.\u00a0I have an app for just about everything, so this is just tip of the iceberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SC:<\/strong> <strong>What do you like to do in your spare time?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NCG: <\/strong>I love reading, playing Mario Kart on my Nintendo Switch, and skating, which I admittedly didn&#8217;t make much time for this year because I was traveling a bunch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SC:<\/strong> <strong>What was your very first job?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NCG: <\/strong>My first real job was as a file clerk at an Optical Center. 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