Erin K. Steinberger is an active CPA in California with the highest level of licensing only available to candidates that pass the most rigorous licensing criteria. She graduated from the University of California Santa Barbara with a degree in Economics with an emphasis in accounting and later went on to get her MBA from the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business.  She started her career at Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) working on financial statement audits for clients including Disney, ABC, Southern California Edison, and iRise. After leaving the Big 4, Erin started consulting for start-ups and helping them with their accounting needs. She got her MBA in 2013 and worked for Milk-Bone, Meow Mix and Coffee-Mate creamer on the marketing brand teams where she helped manage national brands and drive revenue growth through innovation/new product development. Erin left Nestle to start E.K.S. CPA where she focuses on helping start-ups and small businesses with tax, accounting, strategy, financial reporting and analysis. Erin believes in giving back by teaching. She teaches Corporate Finance, Managerial Accounting, Data Analytics and Accounting for Entrepreneurs (coming Spring 2025) at Santa Monica College. You can take Erin’s higher education courses at www.stackeru.com (a separate corporation dedicated to teaching and learning).