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Your pretty face is not going to get you far

November 29, 2018 @ 7:30 am - 9:00 am PST

Free

Join in the adventure, pitfalls and triumphs of an immigrant female entrepreneur in Silicon Valley. Share in the life lessons of personal and professional (lack of) risk management as Kim Le recounts stories from living under a plastic tarp in a refugee camp to growing up homeless to losing a job when 8-months pregnant to starting a company when 5-months pregnant. Despite the best laid plans, our life journeys are full of moments that define and shape us in unimaginable ways.

Kim Le is the founder and CEO of A2Q2, the Special Ops team for accounting and finance departments. A2Q2 specializes in NetSuite, data analytics and SOX compliance.She has over 20 years of accounting, auditing, and consulting experience. Kim has led Sarbanes-Oxley compliance initiatives, financial statement audits, internal audits, special accounting and process re-engineering projects.

She spent 8 years in public accounting with Arthur Andersen working on initial public offerings, revenue recognition, SEC reporting projects, and mergers and acquisition due diligence and integration. In 2013, Kim was the recognized by Silicon Valley Business Journal as one of the 100 Most Influential Women.