People matter.

This simple but powerful statement is how Marilyn views the world and why she does what she does, every single day, providing support to online business owners and entrepreneurs.

Marilyn with her two children.

We think that Marilyn is a lot like you in many ways. She isn't just a CPA, she is a small business owner, online entrepreneur, and restaurateur. Marilyn is living in faith to balance work, being a mom, friends, and the many other things life brings along. Marilyn encounters many of the daily things you deal with and faces many of the same decisions you make.

Marilyn's clients appreciate the care she brings to their business, her “in-the-trenches” knowledge of small AND online business, and how who she is has shaped a vibrant support team of creative brains, finance + tax superstars, and online business mavens!

Marilyn A. Parham is the Bottom Line founding CPA. She graduated with a B.S. in Accounting in 1989 from Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, TN. Her CPA Certification was obtained in September 1993. The Bottom Line began as a sole proprietorship in 1996, and has been in operation since. Marilyn has performed various and many attestation services for clients over the years including taxes, payroll, financial statements, and customized business accounting reports.

Mike Michalowicz is the entrepreneur behind three multimillion-dollar companies and is the author of Profit First, The Pumpkin Plan and what BusinessWeek deemed the entrepreneur’s cult classic, The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur.

Mike is a former small business columnist for The Wall Street Journal and the former business makeover specialist on MSNBC. Today Mike travels the world as an entrepreneurial advocate speaking to groups just like ours. He is globally recognized as the guy who “challenges outdated business beliefs” and teaches us what to do about it.

Communication and collaboration is the best way to build a relationship that is strong and strategic.

No business grows on its own – it is the business that values community that creates an even greater impact on the world. We love connecting with our clients and other thought-leaders who are shaping a culture of online business owners destined to make a lasting mark on every person they connect with.

Don't be shy about reaching out to us if you are like-minded in purpose and spirit. We're so passionate about partnership that we are taking bold steps to make it easy for you to connect with us!