{"id":2404,"date":"2020-12-28T16:33:56","date_gmt":"2020-12-28T21:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/miaminewsnetwork.com\/?p=2404"},"modified":"2020-12-28T16:33:57","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T21:33:57","slug":"how-this-entrepreneur-turned-his-life-around-and-became-his-own-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miaminewsnetwork.com\/?p=2404","title":{"rendered":"How This Entrepreneur Turned His Life Around and Became His Own Boss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Trevor Cowley grew up in a household where the struggle was to keep the lights on and put food on the table.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of his earliest childhood memories was watching his Mom try to hold it together while she begged the city council to turn the power back on. He struggled in school, mainly getting D\u2019s and F\u2019s. From early on, his teachers planted the idea in his head that he wasn\u2019t smart enough, and for the rest of his school career, the school system reinforced those beliefs.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It wasn\u2019t until almost a year after finishing high school that Trevor was introduced to the world of sales. His friend told him about this job he had where he was making anywhere from&nbsp; $1,000-$2,000 a week. Trevor couldn\u2019t believe this. He figured he had nothing to lose, and decided to give it a shot.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As it turns out, Trevor was<strong> really<\/strong> good at sales.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not long after starting his new job, a couple of his coworkers told him about these pills they were taking on a regular basis. They said these pain pills would make him feel good, but more importantly they would help him get into an unstoppable \u201csales zone.\u201d Trevor was 19 at the time and he just wanted to do what the big guys were doing.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p><strong>\u201cIt\u2019s enough to say that after that first pill I discovered the rabbit hole was deep, and it sucked me in. It stripped me of all my values and I ended up a full-blown heroin junkie pretty quickly,\u201d He remembers.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After a long struggle with addiction, Trevor was able to overcome it with the help of his family.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p><strong>\u201cIt was a terrible experience. Even though I wouldn\u2019t wish that experience on anyone, I believe it helped shape me into a stronger person,\u201d He says.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After Trevor got clean, he went back into sales, but he made sure it was a healthy environment. He chose a company that did drug testing so that he didn\u2019t put himself around others who were using substances.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When he was finally finding his own success again, he met his now business partners and started working with them. When Trevor took over the ownership and operations role, the business accomplished a $700k turnaround. This was exhilarating giving that the previous year they had lost $200k. The business still continues to do well to this day. Since then, they have started other businesses together and continue to invest in new projects. Their main focus is Easier Accounting. They are changing the&nbsp; quality service business owners can expect within the accounting industry.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trevor and his three other partners owned two businesses and couldn\u2019t find a firm that was affordable and that provided good communication. If they found a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or an accountant that was good, they were always too expensive. If they found one that was more affordable, their work was bad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They jumped from CPA to CPA and from accountant to accountant. This was until they&nbsp; realized the accounting industry had some pretty big gaps that needed to be filled. If they couldn\u2019t find what they needed as entrepreneurs, that meant other entrepreneurs were facing the same issues.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p><strong><em>\u201cWho better to know how to serve a business own than a business owner? Who better than us? Essentially, we are the end customer and we know all the holes in the industry so who better to fix them?\u201d Trevor remarks.<\/em><\/strong><br><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Taking a reactive approach to solving the issue, Trevor and his partners built <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/easier_accounting_\/\">Easier Accounting<\/a>, a proactive firm that helps educate business owners on cool business deductions. If the business owner wants to apply them, they help them to implement the strategy.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Trevor, what drove him into this world of entrepreneurship was the hard time he had when he was starting to work.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>&nbsp;<strong>\u201cI got clean right before I turned 24. By the time I turned 27, I had saved $30k. I invested that money into the company I was working for and I become one of the owners. I am still partnered with the same people today,\u201d He says.&nbsp;<\/strong><br><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Trevor is now managing all the social media for Easier Accounting. You can find him giving business advice or doing motivational videos on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/realbusinessowners\/\">Instagram<\/a> platform (@realbusinessowners), which has grown to almost 30k followers in less than 5 months.<br><br>Currently, Trevor\u2019s goal is to continue building <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/easier_accounting_\/\">Easier Accounting<\/a>. So whether you\u2019re getting started in the field of entrepreneurship or you\u2019ve been at it for a while, Trevor Cowley is the type of entrepreneur you should be following. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trevor Cowley grew up in a household where the struggle was to keep the lights on and put food on the table.&nbsp; One of his earliest childhood memories was watching his Mom try to hold it together while she begged the city council to turn the power back on. 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