I own an Atlanta-based training and consulting firm that helps businesses nationwide streamline accounting challenges. Our specialties include:

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Access
• Sage 50/Peachtree Accounting
• QuickBooks

Our services include training, technical support, accounting automation, and problem solving. I have spoken at conferences or meetings for these organizations:

• National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts
• Institute of Real Estate Managers
• Georgia Society of CPAs
• South Carolina Society of CPAs
• Georgia Government Finance Officers Association
• Atlanta chapter, American Society of Women CPAs
• Perimeter Chapter, Georgia Society of CPAs

I teach over 200 live webinars annually on Microsoft Excel across roughly two-dozen training providers. I am available for in-house training or select conference engagements as well.

I am the co-author of Idiot's Guide to Introductory Accounting. I've published hundreds of freelance articles on various topics, including Lotus 1-2-3, Quattro Pro, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office Accounting, QuickBooks, Peachtree Accounting, and more.

I serve as the technical editor for several books in Wiley's Dummies series, including QuickBooks for Dummies, Quicken for Dummies, Peachtree for Dummies, and more.

Specialties: Microsoft Excel, Visual Basic for Applications, Sage 50, Peachtree Accounting, QuickBooks, Microsoft Office Accounting, freelance writing, training, business consulting

Edie Gardner is living out her career dream of feeling free to own her own business. "Wait, I thought you were a social worker?" "Didn't you say you are a CPA?" Yes and yes. Edie began her professional career as a public auditor with one of the then Big 8 accounting firms, Arthur Young, in San Jose, CA. After working in audit and tax and getting licensed, Edie went back to school to get her Masters and became a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). While that seems like a major departure from accounting, her auditing experience proved invaluable as a lifelong student of what makes people tick and stress management. With two different career licenses Edie combined them by working extensively with non-profit organizations. 

Edie lived out her next bucket list item by being a stay-at-home mom, but as a hockey mom, she was rarely at home. In 2012, Edie put her shingle out with her own business. Initially Edie took on accounting work for small business accounting using QuickBooks and personal bookkeeping. In 2017, Edie decided to add counseling services to her shingle. In 2022, Edie started presenting webinars for helping professionals on how to manage their accounting books. Her first webinar on taxes had 8,500 registrants; clearly, private practitioners are starving for knowledge on the books of their business. In addition to running her counseling and coaching practice, Edie now offers trainings for accountants to have their own business, no matter the size, specializing in the books for those in helping professions. 

Esther Friedberg Karp is an internationally-renowned trainer, writer, business consultant and speaker who has been repeatedly listed as one of Insightful Accountant’s Top 100 QuickBooks ProAdvisors in the world. She has also been named to their Top 10 list on two occasions: as Top International ProAdvisor and Top Trainer/Writer ProAdvisor.

In addition, Esther was named one of the Top 50 Women in Accounting for 2017 and a Top Ten Influencer in the Canadian Bookkeeping World in 2018.

Based in Toronto, Canada, Esther has the unique distinction of holding ProAdvisor certifications in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. She has authored materials and delivered educational and certification courses for Intuit in all those countries, as well as Australia where she conducted live QuickBooks Online training. She has spoken at Scaling New Heights, QuickBooks Connect and other conferences, and has written countless articles for Intuit Global, the Firm of the Future blog and Insightful Accountant.

Esther’s clients include companies worldwide and accounting professionals who seek her out on behalf of their own clients. She is sought out for her expertise in Multicurrency and various countries’ editions of QuickBooks Desktop and Online, and for her talent in customizing QuickBooks usage for different industries. She also creates QuickBooks Core and Advanced certification training for accounting professionals in Canada.

Esther holds a BSc from the University of Toronto in Actuarial Science and Mathematics, and an MBA in Marketing and Finance from York University’s Schulich School of Business.

With a background in engineering, accounting, and finance, Robert’s experience has taken him from research labs through to accounting firms, both large and small, finally landing in the financial software industry. Through a variety of roles held in consulting, cloud accounting operations, and software engineering, Robert has worked with hundreds of unique accounting firms and businesses helping them achieve their digital transformation goals. He believes that combining tried and tested processes with modern technology solutions, all with an emphasis on people development, can help any business propel forward in the era of cloud computing. On the side, Robert is passionate about personal finance and educating current and upcoming generations on how to make smart money decisions.