Dawn Brolin

CEO

Powerful Accounting

I do 100% or nothing. There’s no 50% because there’s no point. Why bother? If you’re not going all in, don’t go in.

About Dawn

I knew that I wanted to be an accountant when I was 16 years old.
But having kids shortly after college set me back a bit—until I got an unexpected offer from my parents’ home renovation contractor, who wanted me to do his bookkeeping.
Through promotion, networking, and word-of-mouth, I started getting more clients and my business grew.
In my late 30s, I went back to school for my master’s degree and then studied for my CPA license.
I eventually joined a partnership doing payroll and bookkeeping—I learned a lot, but I wanted to do things my way.
I met with a tax attorney friend of mine who offered me a civil audit case—that first taste of working a fraud case drove me to keep pursuing that niche.
Once I saw that there was more to accounting than just being a CPA, I became a Certified Fraud Examiner because I loved doing fraud work.
Now I run my own accounting firm to help small- and medium-sized businesses improve profitability—my firm is high-energy and person-centered.