: About Me

Braeden, 24, was born and raised in Salt Lake City and graduated from the University of Utah in 2006 with a degree in Finance. Braeden moved to the San Francisco Bay Area soon after graduation and now works as a consultant with Protiviti, Inc., a leading risk management consultancy. In addition, Braeden works in his spare time as a editorial contributor at TheCulturalConnect.com, an online media company that focuses on young professionals. Braeden is interested in not only developing as a professional consultant, but also interested in participating in exciting startups in the Silicon Valley.

In his free time, Braeden particularly enjoys spending time with his wife, Violeta. His interests include capital markets, psychology, international travel, and foreign languages.

My passion is ...

The promotion of global welfare through free market capitalism.

I know too much about ...

Sarbanes-Oxley compliance

My parents always told me ...

No. You have to stay home and study.

My childhood ambition ...

To become a brain surgeon and bodybuilder. That wouldn't have worked well in the operating room.

My favorite memory ...

Christmas 2007.

Why I write ...

If I don't, I'll explode.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

TheCulturalConnect.com.

My first job ...

Scrubbing the carpets for my parents.

My best moment ...

Finding my first audit exception. Exciting.

My inspiration ...

Dios

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The key to becoming an accountant is education. Education is the fundamental and imperative tool in the world of accounting. There are several reasons why education is essential to becoming an accountant. First, accounting is a profession. In some countries, accounting is a trade and little more is required than basic arithmetic and administrative skills. However, in the United States, accounting is often a complex world and the accountant is faced with ambiguous guidelines and myriad roles. Another reason why education is so important is that, as the "language of business," accounting int...

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