What is your name?
Julia LoranEstes
What is your occupation?
Nurse and bookkeeper
What is your business name?
How long have you been a Boston Business Women’s Member?
Less than a year
What is your Instagram handle?
n/a
What is your LinkedIn URL?
linkedin.com/in/profitandequity
Were you born and raised in Boston? If not, what brought you here?
I moved here in my teens with my family.
Tell us more about your job or company and what led you to your career?
I’ve been in healthcare for almost thirty years and always seemed to end up in finance and administration, so after I’d been an RN for six years, I went back to business school thinking to focus on Leadership. I took my first Accounting class and the rest is history. So now I am a registered nurse and certified bookkeeper with an MBA, starting a virtual professional bookkeeping business!
What would your clients say about you and your company?
I hope they say I am reliable, easy to work with and discreet. All in all, I always aim for respectful friendliness.
What is the best advice you’ve ever received?
To join this site, hopefully. No, I think it was a quote I read in a book when I was a child and it always stuck with me: “Be brave. Even if you aren’t, pretend to be. No one can tell the difference.”
What is your favorite book?
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
What is your secret weapon?
Even though it is usually my use of Excel that blows people away, I would have to say that MS 360 is the best investment I’ve ever made. It is my ability to make use of it that sets me apart.
What is your most recent WIN? How are you slaying it in your career or business?
If it’s an inch or a mile, winning’s winning. This was just an inch, but it was a hard inch. Fighting frustration and discouragement at putting myself out there over and over without getting a client, I was losing momentum. Then I did the next task and called a local bookkeeper to interview them for tips. That person happened to be Jaime Lyn Soares. Not only was I humbled and awed by how open and friendly she was, I was rejuvenated and uplifted! It was the biggest win of the week.
What advice would you give to your younger self?
I believe things happen for a reason, and each bad decision led me to some great opportunities and each “right” decision led to some very dark places. By believing that everything happens the way it’s meant to, I can’t regret even the pitfalls because they were the lessons I needed. Remember to be brave!
How do you enjoy your free time?
Learning. Creating. Bonding. I’m always trying new things; most recently I’ve been teaching myself to whittle, learning calligraphy, and taking Hungarian. My creative outlet includes singing, poetry, writing, occasional drawing, or creating new calculators in Excel. I also bond with family and friends, which nurtures my spirit.
What is something that not many people know about you?
Beyond my inner circle, not many people know a lot. I’m not shy but introverted, so I don’t volunteer much. Until I tell them, most people don’t know I’m hard of hearing, for example.