Byron began his career as a public practicing CPA before merging his passion for technology with his experience in public accounting. He transitioned to become the IT Director of a multi-office regional CPA firm in the Baltimore, MD area. Learning from the challenges of maintaining technology for a firm, Byron established Simplified Innovations Inc., a subscription-based IT department focused on servicing the needs of CPA firms. He successfully exited the company after eight years. Later, Byron joined the accounting automation startup Botkeeper, where he led the post-sales teams from Series A to Series C, ultimately serving as General Manager/Integrator. Now the CEO of VERIFYiQ, Byron leads an accounting software company that provides automated quality control tools for accounting and bookkeeping professionals. Byron lives on a small horse farm in Maryland with his future wife, Nikki, and their dogs, Trinity and Low Ryder. He is extremely proud of his accomplished daughters: one a civil engineer, and the other a student-athlete at the University of Pittsburgh, where Byron regularly cheers on the women's lacrosse team. #H2P!