Melissa Miller Furgeson

What happens when the way you’ve always moved through the world stops working for you? Nancy brings Mellisa Miller Furgeson (filling in for Questian) two more conversations from the Theatre of Public Speaking Advanced Retreat. Jean Zick shares how understanding her introversion helped her stop fighting the way she’s wired and start building around it. Terri Warren faced a dramatic reckoning after two strokes forced her to reconsider what she could ask of herself. Together, their stories explore what becomes possible when we understand ourselves well enough to honor what we need. Resources Melissa Miller Furgeson on LinkedIn - 👩🏻‍💻Melissa Miller Furgeson | LinkedIn  Jean Zick on LinkedIn - Jean Zick | LinkedIn  Sharrin Fuller on LinkedIn - Sharrin Fuller | LinkedIn Kelly Gonsalves on LinkedIn - Kelly Gonsalves | LinkedIn  Nancy’s MSN article on Tips & Tricks for Intuit Connect - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/expert-tips-for-attending-intuit-connect-2025/ar-AA1soTN6 Nancy’s MSN article on Top 10 Accounting Conferences - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/growth-community-and-cpe-10-accounting-conferences-that-deliver-in-2025/ar-AA1Cnqrk Tori Staub McKee on LinkedIn - Tori Staub McKee | LinkedIn  Terri Warren on LinkedIn - Terri Warren | LinkedIn  Realize - https://www.rlz.io/ World Health Organization stats on missed workdays due to mental health issues - https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/mental-health-at-work It was never a dress - https://itwasneveradress.org/ Women Who Count - https://womenwhocount.com/ Erin Pohan on LinkedIn - Erin Pohan | LinkedIn  WAVE-Seattle - https://www.instagram.com/wave.seattle/ Nicole Davis on LinkedIn - Nicole Davis, CPA | LinkedIn  GROW Model - GROW model - Wikipedia Theatre of Public Speaking - https://publicspeaking.mistymegia.com/?ref=857055 SPONSORS: [Bill, Relay, Karbon]  Join Our LinkedIn Page! https://www.linkedin.com/company/she-counts-podcast Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@SheCountsPodcast Follow She Counts on IG https://www.instagram.com/shecounts.show/ Connect with Nancy https://www.thedancingaccountant.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-mcclelland-cpa Connect with Questian https://www.reqoncilefinancials.com/

Nancy and special guest Melissa Miller Furgeson, stepping in for Questian, get honest about the awards nomination cycle in accounting: the longing for recognition tangled up with the dread of asking to be nominated, the fear of losing in public, and the jealousy and imposter feelings most of us have but few admit. They reframe awards as visibility events rather than verdicts, and talk through why showing up, even when you feel undeserving, gives the people around you permission to do the same. Resources Melissa Miller Furgeson on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissamillerfurgeson/ Insightful Accountant's 2026 Top U.S. ProAdvisor: https://blog.insightfulaccountant.com/insightful-accountants-2026-top-u.s.-proadvisor-awards Insightful Accountant's 2026 Top Advisor Awards: https://blog.insightfulaccountant.com/insightful-accountants-2026-top-advisor-awards  Scaling New Heights - https://www.woodard.com/scaling-new-heights-2026 Bridging the Gap - https://www.btgconference.com/ Forbes Best-in-State - https://www.forbes.com/lists/best-in-state-cpas/ Kate Johnson on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-josephine-mcgill-johnson/ Ask a CPA - http://aska.cpa/ Bookkeeping Buds - https://www.bookkeepingbuds.com/ Financial Cents Top Firm Owners to Follow - https://financial-cents.com/resources/articles/top-accounting-bookkeeping-firm-owners-to-follow/ Theatre of Public Speaking - https://publicspeaking.mistymegia.com/?ref=857055 AICPA Global Women to Watch - https://www.aicpa-cima.com/membership/article/aicpa-and-cima-global-women-to-watch Accounting Cornerstone Foundation - https://accountingcornerstone.org/ Alicia Katz Pollock Unofficial QBO Accountant’s Podcast - https://uqb.show/141 Bookkeeping Buds - https://www.bookkeepingbuds.com/ Cindy Schroeder on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brightbooks/ Nancy McClelland’s LinkedIn post re: Ask a CPA members in Top 100 - https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:share:7442429419517837312/ Varonica Frye LinkedIn post - https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7465778446334357504/ Jackie Meyer LinkedIn post - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jackiemeyercpa_jackie-meyer-cpa-cca-phd-candidate-activity-7314405422084300800-Ba9Y Sandy Rehart LinkedIn post - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sandyrehart_news-i-was-selected-in-insightful-accountants-activity-7467312899435286528-lYj7 Heather Deibele LinkedIn post - https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7445849113671397376/ Donna Reade LinkedIn post - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/donnareade_i-almost-didnt-post-this-and-it-was-hard-activity-7445940183075627008-_T9n/ Debra Kilsheimer LinkedIn post - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/debliberate_insightfulaccountant-top100-accountingawards-share-7443370349401923584-8vvh/ Nicole Davis LinkedIn post - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nicoledaviscpa_womentalking-entrepreneurship-entrepreneur-activity-7120392377961254914-xanR/ Candy Bellau on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/candybellau/ Jamie Peña on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-pe%C3%B1a-teamlegacy/ SPONSORS: [Bill, Relay, Karbon]  Join Our LinkedIn Page! https://www.linkedin.com/company/she-counts-podcast Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@SheCountsPodcast Follow She Counts on IG https://www.instagram.com/shecounts.show/ Connect with Nancy https://www.thedancingaccountant.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-mcclelland-cpa Connect with Questian https://www.reqoncilefinancials.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/questian-telka-ea-78383666 Earn CPE for Listening to This Podcast https://www.earmark.app/ This podcast is a production of Earmark Media