Candy Bellau, MBA, CFE

Candy Bellau, MBA, CFE has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Candy is currently a Catalyst on the Advisory Empowerment Coaching Team at Woodard, where they help transform businesses by educating advisors on providing valuable services to their clients through classes and mentoring. Before joining Woodard, Candy owned Kramerica Business Solutions LLC, where they offered streamlined business solutions to increase profits. Candy also served as the Chief Financial Officer at Genobank.io, the world's first decentralized DNA wallet using blockchain technology. In addition, Candy held the CFO position at Legend Land Service LLC, where they managed audits and acted as a liaison with partners and vendors. Candy'searly career involved volunteering with the Peace Corps in Namibia.

Candy Bellau, MBA, CFE, obtained their Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Finance from Dowling College. Prior to that, they earned their Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in Accounting, also from Dowling College. In addition to their educational background, Candy Bellau has acquired several certifications. Candy obtained the Certified Financial Examiner (CFE) certification from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) in November 2022. Previously, they obtained the QuickBooks Online Advanced Certified ProAdvisor certification from Intuit in October 2017. In January 2016, Candy Bellau became certified as a Hubdoc Certified professional, and in 2015 they obtained the Freshbooks Certified Accountant and Live Plan Certified Expert Advisor certifications. Additionally, they became a Quickbooks ProAdvisor - Desktop, Online, Enterprise, POS through Intuit Accountants in January 2012. Candy Bellau also possesses knowledge in AS/400 Database and Database Utilities, Command Language Programming with OS/400, and Introduction to IBM AS/400.