Meet a Jane: Marie Gibson

Posted on March 9, 2010 - Filed Under Jane Thoughts, Meet a Jane, Merry Jane, Success Tips for Jane, Which Jane Are You?

Marie Gibson is the award-winning business instructor, university lecturer in Managerial Accounting, Advanced QuickBooks Pro Advisor and owner of Marie Gibson LLC. She is a member of Intuit’s Trainer and Writer Network and is a NxLevel Instructor for the Nevada Small Business Development Center. Her firm has worked with hundreds of businesses and it specializes in setting-up, trouble-shooting and teaching the QuickBooks software. She also mentors and advises business owners – helping them with forecasting, planning, setting and achieving goals. Some consultants focus on gross revenues – others on trimming costs – but Marie does both with the ultimate goal of each client achieving profitability. Her latest project is authoring a new book, “SMART BOOKS = SMART BUSINESS,” a tool she designed to make financial reporting enjoyable and to help entrepreneurs understand their business’ financial picture. The intended audience ranges from business owners who have an assistant to handle accounting functions, to business owners who do it themselves.

As an entrepreneur, Marie has always had her hand in a new venture. “I’ve been an owner, manager or director of a number of businesses and non-profits throughout the last twenty years. My current business is a niche discovered while teaching business classes for both a college and university. I started conducting additional workshops in human resources, management and accounting and discovered that many business owners need help running their businesses and will they pay a premium for sound advice.” Marie believes that the rewards of owning her own business comes from her clients’ results. She relates: “The greatest satisfaction is when my clients report to me that they’ve met or exceeded their goals.”

After taking the free Which Jane Are You? assessment at www.JaneOutoftheBox.com Marie discovered that she is a Merry Jane. “The assessment indicates that I’m a Merry Jane; however, there are components of the other styles that fit my personality better. I’ve always, and will always be, an entrepreneur – this has never been accidental. The distinction between the styles is because I discovered how to earn money in a different modality while teaching for a college and university. I used the experience that I acquired in teaching extremely large classes to hone my speaking skills and professionally present my expertise. I’ve learned to balance my life and business as is typical of a Merry Jane; however, I’m extremely focused on business growth, as is Jane Dough. My business doubled last year and I’m on track to double again this year.”

Marie has some sound advice for other Merry Janes: “Follow your passion! Find something that you love to do, and then go do it…the money will follow. I’ve probably been a Go Jane Go many times during my life. Learning to balance a personal business with one’s private life is a skill that is learned and must be practiced. Saying no to some, and deciding on priorities is also a learned skill.”

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