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This CPA failed the US CPA exam 7 times & now mentors other accounting professionals pass the exam fast

Bryan Kesler, shares with us that how he underestimated the CPA exam and failed SEVEN times before he finally passed in 2010! 

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Published date: 2nd August, 2021
Last edited date: 12th June, 2023
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  • Hi, I am Bryan Kesler, a CPA, and entrepreneur based in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
  • What is special about my story? I underestimated the CPA exam and failed SEVEN times before I finally passed in 2010!
  • In fact, as soon as I became a CPA I got a $15K jump in salary…just because I had 3 letters after my name!
  • My personal experience of overcoming failure helped me identify a gap in the market, and in 2014, I launched CPA Exam Guide – mentoring students all around the world to help them pass the US CPA.
  • Here is my story. 

Failing my CPA exams 7 times and getting laid off!

My father, a successful CPA himself, guided me into the industry whilst also encouraging me to pursue entrepreneurial ventures from a young age.

As such, the CPA exam was the natural succession after graduating from college.

Fun Fact: My dad scored in the top 100 out of 68000 when he sat for the exam in 1984 and won what is called the Elijah Watt Sells Award.

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