Meet the Team of Professionals
Shawn Richards
Shawn is a business executive with over 30 years in the business world. Having worked for and with small businesses for much of that time as either a COO or CFO, Shawn is committed to business success at all levels.
Shawn is passionate about helping leaders at all levels develop into the best leaders they can be. In turn, he believes leaders at all levels can inspire the best of the people they lead.
Shawn is host of the Team Engagement podcast, a podcast that discusses leadership and teams. With over 400 guests from all over the world, Shawn is grateful to the many leaders who have contributed ideas, insights, and strategies. He is also the author of the "The Sapphire Sky Leadership" framework, a system that helps leaders at all levels become more effective in their individual roles.
Shawn is a baseball fanatic…or should we say “Phanatic?” A fan of the Philadelphia Phillies since childhood, Shawn follows the Phillies regularly and cheers them on in good years and bad. He lives in Utah with his wonderful wife and twin daughters.
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Alex
As the CEO, Alex is the glue that holds the company together. Responsible for marketing, client relations, and business development, she ensures that Backyard Bookkeeper offers consistent, reliable, and friendly service to all its clients.
Alex has been working most of her life and has a knack for knowing what people need. She keeps our bookkeepers in line when they party too hard. Alex loves Coke, Tom Cruise, and Mini Coopers, and won’t eat anything she can see onions in.
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Julie
Julie is an expert bookkeeper and accountant. Since the founding of Backyard Bookkeeper in 2008, she has worked with over 500 different companies in a wide variety of industries, including construction, nonprofit, health care, consulting, retail sales, online sales, legal, entertainment, real estate, and many more. Her latest interest is bookkeeping for businesses that involve cryptocurrency and digital assets like NFTs.
Julie also does most of the actual number crunching for the business and would rather play on Quickbooks than Facebook. She has a weakness for superhero movies, Rachmaninov, and chocolate, and loves reading in her spare time.
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