Ep. 33 | From Hustle to Career with Kara Clark

BOSS!

Kara Clark is pulling back the curtain to share the power of the college hustle and how it morphed into a longstanding career and business! Be sure and have your high school student listen up...

We continue the conversation by highlighting the power of partnerships, experiences in leading to a new opportunity and even explore the basics of non-profit accounting. If you ever considered starting your own non-profit organization, this is a great episode to tap into! Don't forget, you can listen on Apple iTunes or Spotify.

From process to practice grab your stilettos and let's go,

Dr. Laci

Mentioned in this episode:

Listen to Ep. 31 | Conquer the Money Misfits with Jasmine Naylor: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-31-conquer-the-money-misfits-with-jasmine-naylor/id1483955315?i=1000470287286

Resources to Go from Process to Practice:

Goal Getter Worksheet Opt-In: https://drlaci.mykajabi.com/pl/135214

Offered From Our Guest:

www.kcginternationalinc.com

kara@kcginternationalinc.com

Meet our guest...

Kara C. Gilliard is the Controller at Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU), a private, co-ed historically black four-year Research University in the heart of Charlotte, NorthCarolina. Kara is a proud graduate of Winston Salem State University (WSSU), where she received a BS in Accounting in 2001. She went on to receive her Master of Accountancy from New England College in 2010. Presently, she is working on her Doctorate in Business Administration with a concentration in Advanced Accounting at Northcentral University. After graduating from WSSU, Kara launched her career in Atlanta, Georgia, where she worked for a mega-church as the accounting clerk and later grew into the accounting supervisor. This role ignited her passion for working with non-profits and eventually led to starting her own business geared towards accounting for non-profit organizations.
After working as an accounting consultant for multiple non-profit organizations, Kara went to work for the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) as a Grants Administrator and later promoted to a Grants Manager. At MUSC, she managed over $30 million, in grants, for thirteen different departments within the Department of Medicine. After leaving the Medical University, she became a Budget Supervisor for Charleston County School District. As Kara’s love for the education industry evolved, she realized that she felt “at home” in higher education administration. She later became the Assistant Dean of Finance and Administration at North Carolina Central University; the Controller at the Charlotte School of Law; and now Controller at JCSU. Kara is the mother of two beautiful daughters, Ciara (22) and Kaitlyn (10). She lends her talents to entrepreneurs in search of their purpose in life and business, as well as, works with churches and other non-profit organizations to improve their administrative and financial functions.

Her motto is, “Be persistent and passionate about the pursuit of your purpose and nothing in life will stop you from reaching your dreams!”