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Kevin Yeanoplos

Director of Valuation Services
Bruggeman and Johnson Yeanoplos, P.C.
Tucson, AZ

 

What do accounting, a recording studio and a black hole have in common? Kevin Yeanoplos.

Ok, so not a real black hole, that’s just what Kevin calls the five years between high school and college. During the time out of school, he realized that he “needed a ‘real’ job; something that would be practical. Tradional accounting services met my original goals and I’m very glad today.”

Once he escaped from the black hole, he graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Utah and worked in public accounting for about 10 years, including some time with a large accounting firm. “It was a stable job, but something was missing for me,” Kevin said. “I hungered for a creative outlet and some more intellectual stimulation.” He found that outlet in business valuation and hasn’t looked back. He’s been doing it full-time for nearly 20 years.

Now that he’s found his niche in the world of accounting, he says he’s doing what he loves: helping people with their problems. “Even though I provide services, I view myself as an educator. Whether through mentoring other professionals, defending my expert opinion in the courtroom, helping a client to know how much to sell their business for, helping a divorcing couple to move on with their lives or any of a vast number of things, I'm really educating. And I get PAID for it! How cool is that?”

When he’s not working, Kevin spends time recording music in a studio he has setup in his house or with his wife, five children and grandson. Kevin recently released his second album and he tries to visit Hawaii with his wife at least once per year.

Seems like Kevin not only managed to escape from that black hole, but actually may have ended up in paradise.

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