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When the Cloud Crashes: The AWS Outage as a Real-World Case Study for the ISC Section of the CPA Exam
The Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage is a reminder of how one company’s infrastructure powers much of the modern world, and how fragile things become when that single point of failure breaks.
For CPA candidates, this was a live case study for the Information Systems and Controls section of the CPA exam.

Nikki Winston, CPA
5 min read


#CareerConvos™️: You Didn't Get Promoted. But Don't Leave Yet.
Promotions are mapped before you’re considered; shape the plan, or risk being held where you serve them instead of advancing yourself.

Nikki Winston, CPA
6 min read


The CFO’s Perspective: Accounting Priorities at Year-End
From audit prep to budget season, here’s a CFO’s perspective on year-end priorities. Learn what leadership, employees, and investors are focused on. CFO’s perspective on audit season, budgets, bonuses, and employee moves. Year-end priorities are in motion—are you ready for 12/31?

Nikki Winston, CPA
3 min read


"Making the Right Choice: Which CPA Exam Section Should You Take First?"
Before picking course materials, CPA candidates must first figure out which CPA exam section take first and have a plan to stay on track.

Nikki Winston, CPA
3 min read


Behind Beyoncé’s Record-Breaking Cowboy Carter Tour: An Accounting Perspective
Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour is rewriting industry records. The Cowboy Carter Tour stands as the highest-grossing country tour of all time. Let’s walk through the Cowboy Carter Tour’s economics: what came in, what went out, and why Beyoncé’s structure continues to be one of the most strategically sound in entertainment today.

Nikki Winston, CPA
9 min read
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