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Accounting Leadership Weekend
At Kelley, we are committed to increasing diversity in the accounting industry. Held each spring, Accounting Leadership Weekend enables prospective MSADA students from underrepresented groups to get a firsthand look at the program at little personal cost. Kelley covers all travel and lodging.
Learn MoreTrevor Gregory's career as a CPA
Before launching his career as a CPA, Trevor set an ambitious goal: to land a job at a Big Four firm. His experience in the MSA (now MSADA) program—collaborating, networking and learning from mentors—enabled him not only to reach that goal but to become a leader and mentor to others.
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00:02.280 --> 00:04.564- Coming into the Kelley MSA program,
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my two main objectives were to land a job
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with a big-four accounting firm
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and also to pass the CPA
exams before I started work.
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And as soon as you step on campus,
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Kelley sets you up for success.
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So within a few days of starting school,
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I was already in front of
big-four accounting firms
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and met the person that
eventually interviewed
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and offered me my job.
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And I'm happy to say that
I landed a job with PWC,
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which is one of the biggest
accounting firms in the world,
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and also passed my CPA exams
before even starting my career.
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I feel like I have a
higher career trajectory.
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I know that every couple years,
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I'm gonna be promoted,
assuming good performance.
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So I compare that to
some of the individuals
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that didn't get an MSA degree
or didn't go to Kelley,
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and I see some of those individuals
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staying in the same position
for three to four years.
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I think it's a case-by-case basis,
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but I know that getting
a degree from Kelley
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has definitely helped me in
terms of career trajectory
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and where I'm at now.
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While on campus at Kelley,
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we were always put into team environments.
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So that forced you to become
a leader or a follower.
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And some of those projects, I think,
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are directly attributable
to why I think I have
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some of the leadership
abilities that I do now.
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We were always doing real-world cases.
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And I think that those
scenarios that we were put in
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are very attributable to my success.
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So as I look back to
where I was six years ago,
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applying to grad school and trying to say,
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should I start my career
or go to the MSA program,
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I know I made the right choice.
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I'm in a promotion geared to be a manager
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at one of the biggest
accounting firms in the world.
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And I know that the MSA
program has helped me get here.
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Bloomington is a small town overflowing with culture. While here, you can celebrate your local and global diversity through the African American Arts Institute, Bloomington Pridefest, Lotus World Music and Arts Festival, and many more.
“Earning an MSA degree from Kelley speaks volumes to employers. It’s given me the skill set I need to be successful.”
Chrissy Smith, MSA'17Enterprise Risk Manager, InComm Payments