Marcus Wooling
KPMG
Los Angeles, CA USA
"It's okay not to be stereotypical. Leverage your uniqueness by channeling it as your competitive edge."
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Marcus's work combines: Travel, Education, and Teaching / Mentoring
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Greenbrier East High School
Bachelor's Degree
Accounting
Radford University
Bachelor's Degree
Dance, General
Radford University
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be an Accountants and Auditors:
Bachelor's Degree: Accounting
Bachelor's Degree: Dance, General
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
I attended Radford University where I double majored in Dance and Accounting. During my junior year, I left school to pursue my career as a professional dancer and traveled the world for 2 years.
2.
After a two year hiatus, I returned to university to complete my studies and obtain a full time position with KPMG Federal Practice in Washington, DC.
3.
After nearly two year with KPMG, I left the and went into industry and work as an Internal Audit Senior for a year. I was able to leverage my knowledge and skills cultivated at KPMG to be successful.
4.
During my time in industry, I had to opportunity to work on many types of audits (i.e. compliance, performance and etc.) test SOX controls, and travel internationally to London for client engagements.
5.
After a year in industry I came to a crossroad where I had to itch to travel and dance again. As such, I auditioned, booked an international dance gig, and put my auditing career on pause.
6.
During the gap year of dance, I knew I wanted to come back to accounting, live in a new city, work specifically with KPMG. As such, I interviewed with KPMG LA in the efforts to begin my career again.
7.
The summer of 2019, I accepted my offer at KPMG LA and began to lay the stone to a successful career in audit.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Society in general:
Based on your personality, way of life and interests does not align with the typical accountant. Why did you did you choose that career? You should not be an accountant; rather a creative.
How I responded:
Having the confidence and knowledge that you are enough is powerful. It's okay not to be stereotypical. Leverage your uniqueness by channeling it as your competitive edge.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
Through recruitment, I didn't see people who looked or acted like me. So, I hid my true self. In hindsight, never change who you are. Be true in your identity, continue to grow, and challenge and educate those who are not familiar with your struggle.