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Greg Smith

Accountant
Cowan, Gunteski, & Co.
Toms River, NJ

 

If you didn’t know better, you’d think Greg Smith became an accountant just for the surfing opportunities.

As a junior in college, he was awarded a scholarship for his accomplishments in tax courses. He used the money to study accounting at Hawaii Pacific University in Waikiki. He also fit in a fair amount of surfing while he was there.

Today, Greg works at a midsized accounting firm in New Jersey, a job that gives him the flexibility to pursue his outside interests while challenging him when he’s in the office. In fact, after viewing the wave reports for Puerto Rico recently, he booked a trip on two day’s notice, arrived at 3:00 on a Saturday morning, flew back that Sunday night, and was back at his desk on Monday morning. To top it all off, he was glad to be back. “I’m still starting out as a CPA,” he says. “I love that I’m constantly learning. Every day brings something new.”

That’s the thing about being a CPA. You never know what the next wave is going to bring.

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