CPA · Founder · Dad
I help organizations think more clearly about money — the kind where the complexity means the details actually matter. Founder of NKW CPA, LLC, co-founder of DaHonu Life, and permanently overextended in the best possible way.
Work & Ventures
Advisory Firm
Accounting and advisory for organizations whose complexity demands more than a generalist firm — because in these situations, the details actually matter.
nkwcpa.com →CPG Startup
Nano-extracted kava beverages rooted in Pacific Island culture. A clean alternative to alcohol — and an ongoing lesson in what it actually takes to build a brand from scratch.
dahonulife.com →Forbes · MSUB Alumni
Forbes Top 200 CPAs in America (2024). Forbes Best in State CPAs (2025 & 2026). MSUB Outstanding Alumni (2024). Occasional speaker on financial clarity as a leadership skill.
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Personal Advisory
Most accounting problems aren't mysterious — they're just neglected. I specialize in walking into complex organizations with years of accumulated chaos and building a path out. The bigger and messier, the better.
Certified implementer and accounting specialist since 2016. If you're migrating to Intacct, stuck mid-implementation, or just not getting what you paid for out of the platform — I've seen it before.
Certified since 2016Tribal casino gaming. State-legal cannabis. Governmental entities and nonprofits. The industries where the rules are complicated, the stakes are high, and most firms don't actually know what they're doing.
You're scaling — multiple entities, multiple states, maybe multiple business lines — but you're not ready for a full finance team. You need someone who can operate at CFO altitude without the overhead. That's a problem I actually enjoy.
Looking at a business to buy, a market to enter, or an opportunity that seems too good? Bring me in to shred the details before you commit. I'm at my best as the skeptic in the room.
Background
I started my first business at 16 — a DJ gig that taught me more about cash flow than any accounting class. Since then I've built and sold, succeeded and failed, and landed somewhere between obsessive operator and systems-first thinker.
I built NKW CPA, LLC from scratch — and spent years doing the work most accountants avoid. Highly regulated industries like tribal casino gaming and state-legal cannabis operations. Multi-dimensional governments, nonprofits, and small conglomerates. The kind of complexity that keeps you sharp.
When I'm not at a desk, I'm with my family, probably at a museum or an outdoor event somewhere in Montana.
Writing
S corp, LLC, sole prop — the answer changes, and most people are doing it wrong in ways that cost them every year.
The systems talk I gave at a conference this year, distilled into something you can actually use.
It's one thing to advise clients on margins. It's another to watch your own COGS evolve in real time.
I've started (and abandoned) more blogs than I'd like to admit. This time I'm keeping it simple: when something's worth saying, I'll say it here. No schedule, no newsletter, just honest writing about business and money.
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