Season 1 Episode 6: Wise Women: A Chat with Avani Desai
In this episode, Avani and Kristen discuss the plans that you make for your life, and what it turns out to be in reality. They discuss mom guilt, hardships experienced by family, and how making sacrifices and lending a helping hand can influence the life of generations to come.
Avani Desai is a Partner and President at Schellman & Company, LLC, the largest niche CPA firm in the world that focuses on technology and security assessments. She is also CEO and co-founder of MyCryptoAlert, a push notification and portfolio app for cryptocurrency.
Avani started her career working at KPMG for over 10 years, where she was involved with IT Risk Management and Privacy service-lines. Now at Schellman & Company, Avani has been focusing on growth strategies, strategic client and market development, industry analysis, and new services for the last seven years. In 2017, Avani, a crypto enthusiast, launched MyCryptoAlert. Also passionate about strategic philanthropy, Avani sits on the board of several non profit organizations. Avani still considers her greatest accomplishment to be personal rather than professional—she is the proud mother to her 8-year-old son, Sahil, and her 5-year-old daughter, Sareena