299 [Hire Well] Leveraging Near-Shore Talent in Guadalajara with Kristen Keats, CPA

Business Strategy for CPA's

As part of the [Hire Well] series, I talk with Kristen Keats, founder of founder of Breakaway Bookkeeping & Advising, owner of Sherwood Tax & Accounting, founder and client of Cadencia, about how to use near-shore talent in Guadalajara, Mexico, to build a team that works smoothly together.

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